Drew Lock Thread

[Papa-pwn]

If he's not healthy, he's not healthy.

If he's not brought back, but is healthy, then we have an issue.

He was medically cleared the start throwing and practicing on his own back in week 4. Safe to say he's been healthy for a while.

[the0rangecrush]

He was medically cleared the start throwing and practicing on his own back in week 4. Safe to say he's been healthy for a while.

Being medically able to throw, and being healthy are different things.

[JvDub95]

Lock needs to be off IR, but only in order to run the practice teams. He's not ready to play, especially behind one of the worse Olines in the league.

You can't wrap these guys in bubble wrap, let him play and let him get the bumps and bruises. It will only help him going forward

[Fantaztic7]

Being medically able to throw, and being healthy are different things.

Lock had been throwing since the last week of September. He was throwing before the game in San Diego. If his thumb/ligament wasn’t ready he wouldn’t be throwing.

[the0rangecrush]

Lock had been throwing since the last week of September. He was throwing before the game in San Diego. If his thumb/ligament wasn’t ready he wouldn’t be throwing.

How much velocity can he put on throws? Can he reinjure the ligament? Can he fully grip the football? We are not privy to this info, so it might not be as simple as just "bringing him back" similar to guys coming back for ACL injuries, guys start running during the rehab process, but that doesnt mean they are near healthy enough to play.

[Bronco51]

How much velocity can he put on throws? Can he reinjure the ligament? Can he fully grip the football? We are not privy to this info, so it might not be as simple as just "bringing him back" similar to guys coming back for ACL injuries, guys start running during the rehab process, but that doesnt mean they are near healthy enough to play.

Then why bring him off IR?

[the0rangecrush]

Then why bring him off IR?

They haven't brought him back, he is just eligible to practice at this point, and is in the activation window. I'm just saying that it may not be as simple as just activating Lock.

[XterraRob]

This fanbase doesn't have the patience to let Drew Lock develop. If he was the QB this far along in the season, you'd be asking for his back up to start getting reps.

You know I'm right lol. Fickle fans we are...

[Bronco51]

They haven't brought him back, he is just eligible to practice at this point, and is in the activation window. I'm just saying that it may not be as simple as just activating Lock.

It would be the dumbest PR move to drag this out though IMHO. If Elway was truly going to shut him down, hopefully they would have said and done so a while back as to not stir up the speculation.

[the0rangecrush]

It would be the dumbest PR move to drag this out though IMHO. If Elway was truly going to shut him down, hopefully they would have said and done so a while back as to not stir up the speculation.

They might be hoping to see how it is during practice in the window. I don't know how it is, I'm just advising caution here.

[CheyennePress]

He might be but they absolutely have to play him once he gets back. Denver will have a top pick this year and they need to know if that pick is going to be 100% a QB pick or if they can entertain other options.

I watch Jacobi Brissett with all day making just okay throws behind Quinton Nelson, Costanza, Smith and co. If the Broncos drafted Nelson at guard instead of Chubb, Flacco would be looking a lot more serviceable now. We need tackles and badly. This team will not win games without them, fancy QB or no.

[Peerless]

I watch Jacobi Brissett with all day making just okay throws behind Quinton Nelson, Costanza, Smith and co. If the Broncos drafted Nelson at guard instead of Chubb, Flacco would be looking a lot more serviceable now. We need tackles and badly. This team will not win games without them, fancy QB or no.

I agree. Flacco has regressed as the season has gone on, but so has the entire offensive line.

Lock will probably become a starter sooner rather than later - but his O-line will be another factor that he'll have to overcome, along with his very raw mechanics/skills.

[orange crush75]

I watch Jacobi Brissett with all day making just okay throws behind Quinton Nelson, Costanza, Smith and co. If the Broncos drafted Nelson at guard instead of Chubb, Flacco would be looking a lot more serviceable now. We need tackles and badly. This team will not win games without them, fancy QB or no.

It's not just Nelson. They have1st and 2nd round picks on their line. They were talking about them on 104 the fan . I'm on the draft lineman early train now . The game is won in the trenches.

[Megalodon30]

JuWan James is injured, Wilkinson is playing out of position, and we have a statue stating at QB. Who wouldn't expect our o-line to look bad right now? I don't think our o-line is as bad as they've looked.

Are they a big reason our O is really struggling right now? Yes. Will they continue to look this poor when James returns? I highly doubt it.

And I don't believe Lock is going to magically make our o-line look better. He's a raw rookie. He'll probably look bad behind our o-line just as Flacco has, and may end up developing happy feet if we can't keep him protected.

[Broncos-R-Great]

How much velocity can he put on throws? Can he reinjure the ligament? Can he fully grip the football? We are not privy to this info, so it might not be as simple as just "bringing him back" similar to guys coming back for ACL injuries, guys start running during the rehab process, but that doesnt mean they are near healthy enough to play.

Oh c’mon, the IR was just a deceitful move cause they didn’t want to carry 3 QBs while his thumb healed. We all know it, quit trying to defend it.