Gary Kubiak says Trevor Siemian can be Broncos starter
Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak clearly loves QB Trevor Siemian, and said he can ‘absolutely’ win the starting position this offseason…
The quarterback position for the Denver Broncos is currently occupied by 2015 7th round draft pick Trevor Siemian and former 1st round pick Mark Sanchez, who was acquired from the Eagles this offseason via trade.
We know the Broncos aren’t done adding to their number at quarterback, but we also know that the two guys they currently have are options to start if the need arises. Is it likely we would see Trevor Siemian as this year’s starting quarterback? Perhaps not, but does he have the ability to do it?
Head coach Gary Kubiak has no doubt about it.
“Absolutely,” Kubiak said on Thursday. “Trevor is a young player who made up a lot of ground last year. Obviously we think a lot of him. This is going to be a big step for him. If a guy makes a big jump, he usually makes it from Year 1-2. Trevor will know what he’s doing when he walks in here in April. It will be up to him. We’ll see, but I think our football team has a lot of confidence in him. l know I do. I know he’s got the talent to do it. We’ll see what happens.”
Siemian was basically an afterthought in the draft process before the Broncos and a whole host of other teams started lining up visits with him and working him out. He was never really a household name for his college team at Northwestern, though to be fair to Siemian, I can’t remember watching a group of receivers drop more perfectly placed passes in all my years of evaluating quarterback play.
Coupled with a torn ACL, Siemian’s low completion rate caused teams to pause but his arm strength and football IQ drew them back in. The Broncos could have tried to wait to get Siemian as an undrafted player, but they knew the situation they had with Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler entering their (potential) final years with the team, so they snatched him up with one of three 7th round picks last year.
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As Siemian prepares for another NFL season, he was invited by Mark Sanchez out to California for the “Broncos West” passing camp, or so it’s being dubbed by some. Siemian’s progression from year one to year two is going to be fascinating to behold since he was coming off of the knee injury last year, and played only sparingly in the preseason.
When he did play, it excited the fans. So much so, there are a number who don’t understand why he’s not more of a solidified option and more of a backup projection. Siemian came out in training camp last year and was slinging the football. This might ultimately mean nothing, but in conversing with my brother and dad after practices, they both came away more impressed with Siemian than either Brock Osweiler or Peyton Manning.
At that time, you don’t really want to let your eyes see it, but it was probably true.
Siemian followed it up with a very good preseason performance and the Broncos thought enough of him to keep him on the roster the entire season instead of trying to sneak him on the practice squad.
Whether or not the Broncos bring in their new QB via the draft or via trade, they believe in Trevor Siemian.