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Who Might Need To Switch QBs After 2016

Throughout the NFL, a number of teams are trying to sort out their quarterback situations and, even though we’re just entering the sixth week of the season, some teams are likely to make changes.

Some of those teams have QBs they signed to deals a couple of seasons ago but may want to get out of those deals, while others have QBs that are set to become free agents after the season and have to decide what to do next.

To think the Broncos were one of those teams who some pundits said were going to have problems, only for Trevor Siemian to show he can do well enough for the time being and that, even if he proves not to be the long-term guy, Paxton Lynch has shown potential. Other teams, though, have not been as fortunate.

Let’s examine the teams who may get talked about as needing to change their QB situations or move on from a player on the roster when the 2017 offseason starts. Keep in mind that none of these teams will make a move this season, because most of the QBs have guaranteed money or parting ways with the QB would affect the cap too much. When applicable, I will look at how moving on from a QB will impact a team’s 2017 cap situation.
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Midweek Musings: Be Patient, People

Hello, Bronco fans! I didn’t get a chance to put up The Morning After because I had a lot of other things to get done earlier in the week, but I did want to touch upon a few things regarding the game against Atlanta.

It’s understandable that fans would be frustrated to lose that game because it was at home against a team that didn’t have a top defense, but signs are showing that the Atlanta Falcons are a better team than they were last year. I think some of us didn’t give enough credit to the Falcons for what they can do on offense and the scheme Kyle Shanahan has implemented.

And nobody should think twice about criticizing the performance of certain players. However, while it’s fair to point out when those players don’t play well, to throw them under the bus or start questioning what moves should or shouldn’t have been made is panicking. Let’s examine the one situation everyone knows about, that being what happened at right tackle.
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Not The 10 Things I Liked and the 10 Things I Didn’t

I’m sorry I missed last week’s game and I won’t be able to deliver another one for this week. Between projects picking up at work and traveling / family things at home, I just haven’t had the time to dive into the stats and write something good. Instead, I’ll write briefly about what I’ve watched over the past two weeks and add some news:

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Broncos D Back In Conversation For NFL’s Best

Football Outsiders has released its DVOA ratings for Week 4 and is now accounting for opponents to an extent.

Although we are four weeks into the season, it’s still too early to say for certain how every team will finish overall and the full playoff picture. It’s possible for a team to start 1-3 but finish 10-6 or for a team to start 3-1 but finish 8-8. And, in recent seasons, we’ve seen multiple teams finish with unimpressive overall records but make the playoffs because their division was weak overall.

So what does it all mean for the Broncos and other teams? Let’s start by looking at FO’s DVOA.
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The Morning After: Broncos Keep Getting Better

We’ve often talked about how great teams should be able to beat the bad teams decisively and put them away by the fourth quarter. The Broncos did that yesterday against Tampa Bay.

Last year, that wasn’t the case. The Broncos tended to let even the bad teams hang around with them, only for the defense to come through with crucial plays that gave the Broncos the win. They had to go to overtime to beat the Browns 26-23, they won a sloppy game against the Bears 17-15 and they turned the ball over too much against San Diego to close out the season with a 27-20 win. Throw in the Ravens’ game, which the Broncos won 19-13 thanks to last-second heroics by the defense and the Broncos had their issues against several teams who drafted in the top 10 this past offseason.

Things have changed this season. Tampa Bay looks like a team that may draft in the top 10 and the Broncos had the game won early in the fourth quarter, despite losing Trevor Siemian to a shoulder injury. That Paxton Lynch was able to hold the fort down is a good sign (I’ll get to that in a few minutes). The Bucs did have injury issues throughout the game, but the great teams have to capitalize on that rather than assuming they have the game in the bag.
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Broncos at Bengals: The 10 Things I Liked and the 10 Things I Didn’t

First off, my apologies for the long delay. I was out of town this past weekend and, for privacy and security reasons, I didn’t want to inform everyone prior to leaving. I recently got married and we went to visit some family and friends on the east coast who couldn’t attend.

This game came as a complete shock to me. I had a strong feeling we would lose this game, but I am pleasantly surprised. One of the largest observations I have to say is that I think the Bengals beat themselves more than the Broncos beat them. There were two obvious interceptions that were dropped, and the Broncos got 5 first down from penalties that extended drives.

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