Paxton Lynch will miss at least five games with shoulder injury
Denver Broncos second-year quarterback Paxton Lynch will miss at least five regular season games with a shoulder injury…
News on the injury front at the time of 53-man roster day is never usually good news. That bad news streak lives on with Paxton Lynch, who will reportedly miss at least five games with his shoulder injury.
#Broncos QB Paxton Lynch is expected to miss roughly 5 weeks with his bruised shoulder, source said. No IR. But an extended stint for Brock.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2017
Like with Vance Joseph’s vague ‘couple real games’ declaration after the injury happened, Ian Rapoport is only willing to say ‘roughly’ five games here. Does that mean more? Less?
The last time we saw Lynch in public, he was wearing a sling. Great friend of Predominantly Orange Carl Dumler pointed out that obviously the best way for a shoulder injury to heal quickly is to immobilize the arm.
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That makes sense, but why all these vague timelines? And why is Paxton Lynch not going on injured reserve, but Shane Ray is?
The Broncos are stuck between a rock and a hard place, and this news explains why they let go of Kyle Sloter and didn’t go after a short-term backup option. This explains why Brock Osweiler was the team’s preferred option as a new backup for Trevor Siemian.
Lynch’s injury was worse than we were led to believe initially, though the way Joseph talked about Lynch at the time, it was obvious anyway.
The Broncos want to make sure Lynch is getting as many practice reps as possible, and placing him on injured reserve prevents him from being able to practice with the team.
For the time being, the Broncos can afford to be patient with Lynch. They have no real need to rush him back to the field, unless they want to supplant Trevor Siemian as the starter right away.
This news ensures that Lynch won’t be starting for the Broncos until at least their fifth or sixth game, and that’s in case of emergency.