Then their offense punted within 55 seconds.
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The Super Bowl 50 Champion Denver Broncos lost a close one to the San Francisco 49ers Saturday, but it’s preseason, so that doesn’t matter.
But the 49ers’ sluggish start didn’t ruin their night. In the opener, he was 4-of-10 for 63 yards and a touchdown, with three rushes for 18 yards. Kubiak said today that Siemian’s interception was “just a poor decision”. “I’m going to give him a chance to do that again”. It is expected that Kubiak will give the exact order after Siemian later in the week. Speaking of Kaepernick, that throwing arm looked alive in pregame warmups, when he attempted over 50 passes in a 25-minute workout.
The chains didn’t move but at least the 49ers were able to get a punt away and not lose field position in the process. He has not thrown in a formal practice since August 10, and he did not play in last Sunday’s exhibition opener.
“It goes back to the repetitions”, Gabbert said. “He’s gotten better and better each day”, Kelly said. The biggest thing is how he responds, in terms of if there are any residual effects when he wakes up in the morning. He is 21 of 33 for 187 yards with two touchdown throws and one interception, although he has taken six sacks.
So this battle seems to be down to Siemian and Lynch and whoever plays the best will be announced the starter I think. “Unfortunately you can’t have one bad play”. Welcome to exhibition football. TE Jeff Heuerman (hamstring) is day to day but Kubiak didn’t know if he would play Saturday. It’s hard playing like crap on two plays and then ruining an opportunity. Wide receivers Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders are back and healthy.
Normally, the third preseason game is the last time the fans will see much (or any) of the starters until the regular season.
The Broncos also got stronger on defence with the return of linebacker DeMarcus Ware. Siemien is getting the nod over Mark Sanchez and rookie Paxton Lynch. This game was a reminder of that. DT Tony Jerod-Eddie was sidelined in the first half with a chest injury.
Siemian also led the offense on a 10-play, 86-yard touchdown drive to open the game. This is made possible because Anderson and rookie Devontae Booker have shined with the little action they’ve received. He nearly had a fourth sack, but Lynch escaped Rush’s grasp. I’ve seen a lot of football from them.
He sure made it look easy, though. He did some really good stuff tonight. Both were third-down attempts, with the 49ers being forced to punt.
“My confidence is as high as it’s been in a while”, Brown said. I mean if he’s not going to start or be in the running for the backup job, what good is he?
Sanchez started the first game, Siemian the second.
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“It’s so crucial to avoid sacks, whatever you can do to get the ball out”, Gabbert said following the game. Rather than line up at right tackle as he did previous year, Pears is the second-string left tackle. Sanchez could have chiseled his starting spot in stone Saturday by following Siemian and playing well. Armstrong replaced Hodges on the next series, then Wilhoite came in the following drive.
