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Paxton Lynch probably thought he hit his lowest point as a Denver Bronco on Saturday night, when the ballyhooed bust of a quarterback was booed off the field.
But the real rock bottom came after Denver's 42-28 preseason-opening loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Adding insult to insult, one Broncos fan has created a GoFundMe in order to expedite Lynch's release.
As of publication time, the fundraiser is yet to receive any donations toward its $600,000 goal. Keep in mind the Broncos would suffer a $2.5 million hit by cutting Lynch, who carries a $4.457 million dead money charge in the third of his four-year rookie contract. Hey, every penny helps.
Lynch is entering a make-or-break campaign, with the former first-round draft pick needing to progress -- some way, any way. The last thing he had in mind was completing 6-of-11 passes for a whopping 24 yards and an interception across two quarters. Context: He logged less completions (six) than his QB2 challenger, Chad Kelly, had incompletions (seven).
After the game, Broncos coach Vance Joseph characterized Lynch's performance as "up and down."
"He made some plays and he didn’t make some," said Joseph. "I haven’t watched it yet, so I couldn’t tell you exactly what I saw out there, but up and down.”
In the least surprising statement of all-time, Lynch admitted there's much to improve about his game.
“There’s always things to work on obviously," he said. "You can go out there and throw four touchdowns and 300 yards and there’s still things to work on. I’m going to have to watch the film. I can’t really tell from looking at the photos on the sidelines. You get a glimpse of it and an idea of what you need to work on, but when I get the chance to sit down and watch with coach and get his feedback, I’ll be able to really tell what I need to work on and get better at it.”
The Broncos continue gifting Lynch the benefit of the doubt despite him not being worthy of it. His draft status is the only reason he's still employed by Denver, let alone grandfathered into the No. 2 job. He remains mentally slow on the field, struggling with basic concepts like getting rid of the ball or going through his reads. Regression in its truest state.
Truth is, he's about to lose out to a seventh-round signal-caller for the third consecutive season. And Broncos Country couldn't be happier.
Paxton Lynch probably thought he hit his lowest point as a Denver Bronco on Saturday night, when the ballyhooed bust of a quarterback was booed off the field.
But the real rock bottom came after Denver's 42-28 preseason-opening loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Adding insult to insult, one Broncos fan has created a GoFundMe in order to expedite Lynch's release.
As of publication time, the fundraiser is yet to receive any donations toward its $600,000 goal. Keep in mind the Broncos would suffer a $2.5 million hit by cutting Lynch, who carries a $4.457 million dead money charge in the third of his four-year rookie contract. Hey, every penny helps.
Lynch is entering a make-or-break campaign, with the former first-round draft pick needing to progress -- some way, any way. The last thing he had in mind was completing 6-of-11 passes for a whopping 24 yards and an interception across two quarters. Context: He logged less completions (six) than his QB2 challenger, Chad Kelly, had incompletions (seven).
After the game, Broncos coach Vance Joseph characterized Lynch's performance as "up and down."
"He made some plays and he didn’t make some," said Joseph. "I haven’t watched it yet, so I couldn’t tell you exactly what I saw out there, but up and down.”
In the least surprising statement of all-time, Lynch admitted there's much to improve about his game.
“There’s always things to work on obviously," he said. "You can go out there and throw four touchdowns and 300 yards and there’s still things to work on. I’m going to have to watch the film. I can’t really tell from looking at the photos on the sidelines. You get a glimpse of it and an idea of what you need to work on, but when I get the chance to sit down and watch with coach and get his feedback, I’ll be able to really tell what I need to work on and get better at it.”
The Broncos continue gifting Lynch the benefit of the doubt despite him not being worthy of it. His draft status is the only reason he's still employed by Denver, let alone grandfathered into the No. 2 job. He remains mentally slow on the field, struggling with basic concepts like getting rid of the ball or going through his reads. Regression in its truest state.
Truth is, he's about to lose out to a seventh-round signal-caller for the third consecutive season. And Broncos Country couldn't be happier.
