Paxton Lynch will be the starter for the Denver Broncos in 2017. Lets take a look at why it is now or never time for the 2016 first-round pick…
The Denver Broncos have a choice to make regarding 2016 first round selection Paxton Lynch. Lynch is no longer a rookie, and Trevor Siemian no longer has Gary Kubiak in his corner. The new coaching staff will structure an offense to fit their players strengths. This means the excuses are gone for Lynch. The Denver Broncos have a choice to make; if they still plan on having Paxton Lynch be their quarterback of the future, now is the time for that to begin.
Coming out of Memphis, it was well chronicled that Lynch was going to be a bit of a project. The system he ran didn’t translate great to an NFL offense. Gary Kubiak didn’t do him any favors by mixing in concepts of his Memphis offense, and blending them into what he does.
However, there are still things that a quarterback needs to be able to do at the professional level that Lynch simply wasn’t ready to do. He spent 2016 learning the ABC’s of NFL quarterback play. He learned how to take proper drops from under center. Footwork was a struggle last year, but he spent the past season and the offseason cleaning up his footwork.
Needless to say, Lynch got his redshirt year that was needed. However, there is only one way he is going to progress moving forward—he needs to play.