DENVER – Make no mistake about it, Drew Lock knows He knows he’s completed 53% of his passes wobbly and threw four interceptions in the last two games
And after Sunday’s 43-16 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, he knows he might be in too much of a rush
“Yeah, that could be a bit,” Lock said. “I mean since I’ve been here, when I was on the sidelines [injured in 2019], you’ve seen a lot of people angry, angry, unhappy with how we started at the start of this season, and see how happy and excited we are and eager for everyone to be at the end of last season when we started winning arriving this year , you want it so much for the guys around you I mean, obviously, I want it for myself, but it ends up being that you want it more for the guys around you than for yourself – that’s probably the worse «
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Lock needs that steadfast self-awareness he has consistently shown after games to show himself further behind center Since his night of effective work at the season opener – 22 passing 33 for 216 yards and a touchdown with no bags and no turnovers in a last-second loss to the Tennessee Titans – the potholes came fast and furious his development path Lock managed a one in five pass when he suffered a shoulder injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week two
He then missed three games and did not lead the offense to a touchdown on his return, and despite his two interceptions, the Broncos escaped with a win in New England
« It was top to bottom, top to bottom, » Broncos coach Vic Fangio said of Lock’s day against the Chiefs. « I thought we had some good shots, good moments in the passing game, but we didn’t have enough We had to mix up some games in the passing game there and they didn’t seem to come «
Lock repeated potential successes in the short and middle zones on Sunday to force the ball onto the pitch Chiefs were more than happy to accept the favor
Throw four turnovers – both Lock’s interceptions, one that was returned for a touchdown, and two fumbles awarded to Melvin Gordon III, including one on an unfortunate chip flicker – and a kickoff return for a touched And Lock’s bumpy ride became more bumpy
« Yeah, 100 percent, » Lock said when asked if he should just do the short throws more often when available. « I can do the plays when they’re there I just gotta judge a little better when to do this play or you know what, they got us and, you know, eventually we’ll stop having this conversation It has to happen faster [ rather than] later and
« I can play a lot better, and I’m going That’s the thing – I’m going This week hasn’t been the best for me »
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No it wasn’t, but there is hope on the horizon for the 2-4 Broncos Their next four opponents are 9-16 combined and two of them – the Chargers and Dolphins – will start rookies at quarterback And the Broncos, with plenty of defensive players like Shelby Harris and linebacker Bradley Chubb showing a lot of anger on Sunday at how things turned out against the Chiefs, appear to be facing a watershed moment.
« They have the credibility and the right to do it in this locker room, » said Lock « Shelby Harris, Bradley Chubb, they have the right to express their feelings, without a doubt They have the right to tell someone ‘one directly in front that you have to pick up your penis And if they came to tell me that, I wouldn’t mind «
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