The Denver Broncos will head into the bye week with a sour taste in their mouths, losing at home to the Eagles. Who should be benched during the bye?
The Denver Broncos lost another game they should have won. Stop me if you’ve heard that song before.
Despite having a number of chances to take this game from the Eagles, the Broncos’ lack of aggressiveness and ability to execute in the red zone plagued them, along with a very untimely fumble by Melvin Gordon.
After beating both Washington and Dallas, a win going into the bye week would have put the Denver Broncos in first place in the AFC West. Instead, they are in last place at 5-5 because they failed to win a home game that everyone had penciled in as a likely “W” before the season started.
5 Broncos players who should be benched during the bye week
Given the fact that the team still has a shot at the playoffs, who knows how dramatic any changes will be over the next week. It may not be likely, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to call for Vic Fangio to make some moves over the course of the next week after sleeping on that loss.
Here are some players that need to be benched after this disappointing loss to the Eagles heading into the bye week.
1. Teddy Bridgewater, QB
It’s time for the Denver Broncos to see if Drew Lock can provide a spark at the quarterback position.
There’s obviously no guarantee of that, but it’s worth a shot.
Drew Lock has been on the COVID/reserve list for the past couple of weeks, so he couldn’t have stepped into the game against Philadelphia even if the Broncos wanted him to.
Denver’s offense against the Eagles was, once again, horrendous as it relates to the passing game. There is no rhythm. There is no flow. There are almost no shots downfield despite having excellent downfield receivers to target. The Broncos cannot run simple screen passes. They are inept as it relates to converting third downs. They are unbelievably bad in the red zone.
Are those enough reasons in favor of making a change at QB?
Teddy Bridgewater has put up solid statistics as a starting QB in Denver, but those statistics mean nothing compared to the team not being able to convert solid drives into touchdowns.
Denver’s stellar group of receivers are not getting targeted enough. Although Drew Lock struggled with giving the ball away last season, the result of the offense has been mostly the same with Teddy Bridgewater — points are not being scored.
With the running game making great strides the last two weeks, the timing could not be more perfect to insert Drew Lock into the lineup and see if he can provide a spark.