AFC Contenders

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(09-10-2016, 02:40 PM)BoomerFan Wrote: It still blows my mind that Carolina lost the season opener to Denver. And again it makes me think about how important special teams are. Hopefully Nugent is back in form for the regular season cuz yeah, that will change the outcome of games.

The season is long so a lot of things can happen even if start out with a weak beginning. The Jets may be a real AFC contender -- especially if the Pats stumble. Denver, Pittsburgh, New England...yeah this open stretch could be brutal for us. Gotta play the long game while still fighting for the inches right in front of you.

I'm not surprised Denver won, though I sure wouldn't have bet on it.  I think the important thing to remember is that Sieman is a backup QB, regardless if he's starting or not and backup QBs can all win games and look pretty good BUT the thing that separates them from starers is consistency.

He also dove head first (a trademark of backup QBs desperate to keep their jobs) so I fully expect him to be injurebenched for Lynch by week 4 or so.  It's just the way it goes in the NFL, and until I see long-term evidence he can win (even with this team) he's more likely to fall into the company of Hoyer circa 2013 than anything else.  I could be wrong, but I don't see Siemian (or however it is spelled) being the QB for the Broncos as the year winds on.