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Tape Don’t Lie: Trevor Siemian should not be the Denver Broncos’ Starter

By Jacob Weindling

Nov 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian (13) passes the football against the Oakland Raiders during the first quarter at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian (13) passes the football against the Oakland Raiders during the first quarter at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak stands on the sideline during action against the Oakland Raiders in the second quarter at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak stands on the sideline during action against the Oakland Raiders in the second quarter at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

…like any surprise, the law of diminishing returns will rear its ugly head and render it completely unsurprising at some point. Kubiak has yet to abandon this strategy where he thinks he’s zigging when the rest of the league is zagging.

In reality, he’s still zigging while the NFL has zagged, then zigged, then zagged again, and now are back to zigging. It’s time to change things up. Here are the first twelve offensive plays from last week’s game:

Incomplete, incomplete, incomplete, (punt), incomplete, 2-yard run, incomplete, (punt), 3-yard run, incomplete, 4-yard completion, (punt), 4-yard run, 1-yard run, incomplete (punt).

By the time Kubiak adjusted to the run, the Raiders knew he had to anyway. Frankly, if the play-calling isn’t going to change, then it doesn’t matter who’s playing quarterback.

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