Broncos aren’t sure who will be their quarterback this week
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos aren’t sure who their quarterback is.
In the latest twist to the uncertainty that’s surrounded the position ever since Peyton Manning retired, coach Vance Joseph said Monday he wasn’t sure whether to name Brock Osweiler or Paxton Lynch his starter at Washington this weekend.
“We’re going to discuss it with the staff and see where we are with both guys,” Joseph said. “Paxton hasn’t practiced in three weeks and we have to see where he’s at physically. He came in on Saturday and Sunday and threw the ball and rehabbed. We’ll see, but there are a lot of things that go into that decision.”
Keeping the locker room engaged in among them.
“That definitely has to be considered,” Joseph said. “We’ve won two (consecutive) games and our locker room wants to win. So again, our first priority is to win a football game. We all know that, the players and coaches included. That’s very important.”
Safety Darian Stewart said the players “trust the coaches to do what they need to do to help this team. We’re all in. We still have to go play a football game. Whoever they choose will be ready to help us.”
Trevor Siemian went on IR with a left shoulder injury he sustained at Indianapolis last week. Osweiler relieved him and led Denver to a 25-13 win with one of the best performances of his career.
Although that earned Osweiler praise from his teammates, it won him neither the unequivocal support of his coach or the starting nod Sunday when the Broncos (5-9) visit the Redskins (6-8).
“Brock played well. It would be hard to say he didn’t play well. It’s proof in the film there, but we have a lot of things going on as far as the quarterback deal,” Joseph said.
Insisting that winning games is still paramount, Joseph reiterated Monday that he’d like to see Lynch play some more over the last two weeks. That’s provided he’s sufficiently recovered from a sprained left ankle that left him sobbing on the sideline at Oakland last month in his only start this season.