The Denver Broncos faceoff against the Chicago Bears on Saturday. Here are three things they will have to improve on for their second preseason game.
The Denver Broncos’ performance against the Minnesota Vikings last week was up and down, which is to be expected for a team with a new starting quarterback and other additions on the team.
It takes a while for players to get on the same page with each other, and the first preseason game was just the first step in the Broncos’ quest to improve from a really bad 2017 season.
The exciting thing is the potential of the players on the roster. They just need to clean some things up and get on the same page.
Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bears will be a good test for the Broncos. It is the final step of the week that saw both teams face off against each other in practice last week leading up to the game.
Here are three things I’d like to see improve from last week.
Quarterbacks
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Case Keenum has to look better. The Broncos signed Keenum to a 2-year/$36 million deal, and with his first outing, against the team he went to the NFC Championship game with in 2017, fans were concerned that the team made the wrong decision in signing him.
Well, that is an overreaction. He had just two drives. Yes, the Broncos went 3-and-out both times. It happens. The more time the first-string offense gets together, the better they will become. Not to mention they had the opportunity to practice against the Chicago Bears all week in the joint practices. The Broncos are confident in Keenum.
They should be, especially after a season in which the team saw Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, and Brock Osweiler all take snaps for the team throughout the regular season.
Gaining chemistry with each other on any sports team takes time. It might take a couple of weeks to get going on a consistent basis. That’s what training camp and preseason are for.
The biggest advantage this year, in my opinion? There is no starting quarterback controversy. It was tough for the Broncos’ offense to go from quarterback to quarterback in 2017. Now they don’t have to play the whole carousel game again.
Each game the offense plays together, they will be able to gain chemistry and trust among each other. That will translate into success.
Trust is everything.