Broncos Country stays on the edge of their seat in anticipation of the Houston jeans finally catching up and making the disgruntled quarterback Deshaun Watson available to the trade. Right now, Houston’s new GM, Nick Caserio, has firmly maintained his stance that the Texans are not interested in changing Watson, even if that means veteran QB continues to threaten to stay out of the 2021 season. .
But it hasn’t stopped Vegas from betting on Watson’s next NFL destination. FanDuel he recently installed the Broncos with the best odds of landing the three-time Pro Bowler.
In the meantime, what does all this media and fan speculation mean to Drew Lock, combined with the obvious involvement of new Denver Broncos GM George Paton in the QB commercial market? Lock reaches the second season in which he started 13 games, going from 4 to 9, while completing 57.3% of his evil passes on the way to pacifying the league in interceptions (tied with Carson Wentz a 15).
So worth it, even though Lock made a lot of selections, their TD-INT-INT ratio was still plus-1 between 16 and 15. He finished the season with 2,933 yards of passing and got three extra touchdowns. Lock accounted for 19 touchdowns in total, while also being responsible for three missed fumbles, bringing the TD-to-Giveaway ratio from 19 to 18 (even 1 more).
Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons intervened in Watson’s case against Lock last week during a live Twitch broadcast in which he sent questions from his audience.
“We just saw what was going on, man,” Simmons said. “I like Drew … I think if someone adds someone like Deshaun Watson, you’re automatically a contender, right?[ational]”He’s an incredible talent.” That said, I also love Drew and I think it will be fantastic as the years go by. “
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Lock has been put in a difficult situation. It’s hard enough to hear, see, read all the media and fan base speculation, no doubt, but he’s also seen in addition to a vocal advocate and / or open recruitment teammate from Watson in Denver.
If Lock has courage in the NFL, he will put aside all the negatives and negatives like water from a duck’s back. If it’s not equal to his chance as an NFL QB, it could be an albatross around his neck that would drag him down (enough with the bird metaphors).
Only time will tell. For now, however, Watson Watch remains unchanged. Houston has maintained its reluctant position, while Lock has generated a bit of a stir to stay in Denver at the Broncos headquarters and work hard to attack the offseason early.
The new league year opens on March 17, which is when the free agent bell will ring, although the legal handling period opens two days earlier. Simmons ’fate could be decided at that time if the Broncos negotiate a long-term extension earlier or if the franchise labels him for the second year in a row.
If none of these possibilities are made, Simmons will reach the open waters of an unrestricted free agency and will be able to negotiate with outside teams starting March 15th. If that happens, the chances of the Broncos signing him again will be minimal.
As for the QB situation, there could be additional context for the Broncos ’future soon, even if Watson Watch doesn’t change, if Paton signs a veteran free agent like Andy Dalton, Jacoby Brissett, Ryan Fitzpatrick or Cam Newton. It seems to be the most likely course, given the King’s ransom that Houston will demand if it rolls and meets Watson’s demands.
If Paton is about “writing and developing” and storing selections of drafts, as he grew philosophically during his greeting press in January, running it with Lock one more year and keeping all those options to fill the gaps in Denver’s roster, while expected it looks like the most likely course of action is that consecutive years of Pat Shurmur’s offensive system will pay dividends for Lock.