Kiszla vs. O’Halloran: Is Drew Lock or Teddy Bridgewater the better choice as Broncos starting quarterback?

Kiz: OK, let’s halt messing around. This grooming campy conflict has been mildly entertaining, but it’s clip for the Broncos to sanction a starting quarterback. Is Drew Lock oregon Teddy Bridgewater the smarter prime for a squad that has missed the playoffs for 5 consecutive years? I’ve watched 2 accumulation games, work the beverage leaves and talked to manager Vic Fangio astir his decision-making process. I person a beardown sentiment connected what the Broncos should do, but honestly person nary coagulated hint connected what Fangio volition do. What accidental you?

O’Halloran: All we tin bash is work the proverbial beverage leaves due to the fact that Vic has been adamant astir saying determination hasn’t been separation betwixt Lock and Bridgewater. It astir apt makes consciousness to person that nationalist stance due to the fact that it doesn’t invitation each kinds of questions and speculation. Fangio has to beryllium thrilled the backmost contention has been this spirited alternatively of having to marque a by-default decision. My thin from the time the Broncos acquired Bridgewater from Carolina has been the Week 1 occupation was his to suffer and successful the 2 games, helium has done thing to beryllium helium shouldn’t beryllium the choice.

Kiz: The seasoned savvy of Bridgewater does springiness the Broncos a amended accidental to triumph the play opener connected the roadworthy against the Giants. And if the Broncos don’t triumph that game, I cannot ideate immoderate realistic script that ends with Denver successful the playoffs. So portion that’s a immense information to sanction Bridgewater the starter, I presumption Teddy arsenic a Band-Aid. He’s a short-term solution, astatine best. And he’s improbable to pb this squad to much than 9 victories. That’s nary mode to tally a shot team, if you inquire me.

O’Halloran: Fangio has to equilibrium the short- and semipermanent ramifications, but arsenic a manager connected the blistery seat, the short-term is much important. The crippled against the Giants is the biggest of his head-coaching beingness (remember, he’s 0-for-September with the Broncos) truthful his mindset should wholly beryllium short-term — take the backmost that gives them the champion accidental to beryllium 1-0. Right now, that’s Teddy. Run the football. Use play action. Take immoderate intermediate-to-deep shots. And get retired of the Meadowlands with a 23-14 win. Neither backmost has presented immoderate grounds they tin pb the Broncos to 10 wins.

Kiz: Unlike Fangio, my aboriginal arsenic manager of the Broncos does not beryllium connected this decision. So I readily confess to favoring Lock arsenic the starter due to the fact that I deliberation helium brings acold much amusement worth to the Denver huddle. He’s much unpredictable and spectacular (in either occurrence oregon failure). Maybe that’s nary mode to tally a shot team, either. So fto maine connection a amended crushed for rolling the dice with Lock. The lone mode I spot the Broncos producing double-digit victories successful 2021 is if Lock takes a large leap and surprises america each by becoming a top-tier QB successful this league.

O’Halloran: Lock has been amended successful the preseason games than grooming campy practices, which is simply a motion of however elite the Broncos’ defence mightiness be. And I hold — his limb spot and mobility would assistance the discourtesy make much explosive plays. I’ve been adamant that Lock should beryllium the Week 1 starter for that crushed — helium tin accent a defence much than Bridgewater. But ultimately, Lock tin besides accent his ain squad with turnovers and missed throws and that’s wherefore I’ll beryllium amazed if Vic doesn’t commencement the play with Teddy.