ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - As the Denver Broncos
http://www.officialvikingshop.com/shop-by-players-linval-joseph-jersey-c-2_41.html convened at the UCHealth Training Center here beginning July 26, the same story that dominated the offseason will remain the top headliner.
There is a new head coach (Vance Joseph), a new offensive coordinator (Mike McCoy) and a new defensive coordinator (Joe Woods). But the focus will be on quarterbacks Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch to see which one will open the season when the Broncos host the division-rival Chargers in the second game of a Monday night doubleheader.
Siemian has the advantage in terms of experience, having started 14 games in 2016, but the offense has been tweaked to play more toward Lynch's strengths, and he appeared to gain confidence during offseason work, particularly in his timing with starting wide receivers Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders.
Joseph has said that he wants consistency from his starting quarterback, and with a veteran team, that is a priority. However, upside has to come into
http://www.officialvikingssale.com/shop-by-players-stefon-diggs-jersey-c-2_43.html consideration, and if Siemian can't break free from Lynch, he could find himself as the No. 2 quarterback by Week 1 behind Lynch, whose first-round pedigree and raw arm strength could give him an advantage despite his scattershot moments.
For the time being at least, Joseph announced Wednesday that Siemian will be the first unit for the opening practice of camp.
On the defensive side, Woods, the defensive backs coach last season, takes over for the departed Wade Phillips and promised only minor changes from the way Phillips ran the defense.
"I don't want to come in and change the fingerprints or the foundation of our defense," Woods said in the offseason. "All I said is, I want to sprinkle a little sugar on it. It's something that will give us a little change-up, make offenses work at the line of scrimmage. That's all we're doing."
Said cornerback Chris Harris Jr., "Our defense, we made little tweaks. We're not as simple as we have been in the past. In the past, we played so
Troy Aikman Youth Jersey much man and just making it so easy for the quarterbacks. So now we're going to sprinkle in (some) different little things and make them think."
