QB Tom B. must get some reps soon

Since Chris is still on the roster I must assume he is the number 2 QB. Love Simms, but sometimes you just cannot make it back.

and we do not know if TB is an improvement at this moment. BUT give TB some reps and I think he would quickly jump ahead of CS on the depth chart.

I’m afraid that we’re stuck with Sims for the rest of this season. Plus I don’t know that this offense has what it takes to blow any one out. Sorry

It doesn’t matter who our #2 is, If Kyle Orton goes down the season is over.

Kyle Freakin Orton, how is it that this man has become irreplaceable.

If however we get a goood lead in the game, we should work on fixing that KO is irreplaceable!

toward the end of the NO blowout? Smart to get at least a few reps to the young backup.

I was one of the biggest fans of us picking up Simms, but he’s been a huge disappointment in the two games he played in. Dude just looked lost. He does NOT have the capability to help us win a football game. If we are in a situation where the game is either well in hand or well out of hand, Brandstater needs to get reps…if nothing else then just for the practice factor in looking toward his future with the team.

Simms is out this off-season. I see us dropping Simms and drafting another QB this off-season.

It was a risky proposition to play Kyle with the injured gloved finger. Lucky for us it worked out for us. Simms could do a better job I think if he had more reps. What has he played since the life threatening injury? 2 or 3 qtrs of preseason? Tom looked terrible in his first outing, preseason game 3? I think. But came back and made 180 switch in the last game. I don’t know won’t try to out guess McD, he knows more about football than everyone on this site put together. I have to trust his instincts.

My personal oppinion is that the roster spot occupied by Chris Simm would be as well served by having Elam rejoin us for the final run – maybe a little continuity from the glory years.

If Kyle does go down and McD does not believe TB is ready, then it is wild horses to the max. Buck, Moreno and Larsen in the backfield, Royal and BM becoming our passers. Keep the defense so confused they don’t have time to confuse our “OB”.

I totally love how you started this post by saying “I just demoted Chris Simms.” Right to the point Coach el Don of the Tacos. Totally awesome. :)

I’m of the opinion that if Orton goes out, McD will make the right move. I remember the first preseason game when Orton looked like a deer in headlights on every snap. Uncomfortable, rushing, holding on too long, 3 INT, etc.

Not that Mr. Simms should get a pass that he hasn’t played live ball in this system or the NFL for two years. You have to expect your backup to perform whenever he’s called upon. Yet with all the mostly successful decisions McDaniels has made so far, there must be something in weekly practices, film study, 2nd/3rd team reps that he sees Simms in a better position to backup than Tommy B.

Next year though I would hope to see Tommy B. a bit more. Just so that I could see more of what looked so promising during the preseason.

Unfortunately, outside of very curious circumstances, I don’t think we’ll see it. Simms had a lot of tallent, but he is playing for a paycheck now and nothing more. His lack of prep is obvious in his two outings. Brandstater just might be a special tallent, I know as a Boise State fan he was one of only a few QB’s that remained composed, each time I saw him, reguardless of what the Broncos threw at him.

I would love to see Brandstater play, I think we have something special.

I think it is Simms who should get the extra reps if they are available. At least for this season. I don’t think you can take what Brandstater did in preseason game 4 and have it translate in any real way to the speed of the regular season in December. Simms may be totally lost mentally right now, but he has the physical ability and study to overcome that- I believe better than Brandstater would at this stage. If Orton goes down (why are we even puting that idea out into the universe?) we have the best chance to win with Simms and running the ball 70% of the time and passing only 30%. Also, Harris is back and I think he would offer better protection for Simms’ blind-side than what we saw Simms get previously. Simms blind-side protection lead to his poor performance as much as anything and that is why McD put Orton in, because his blind-side was better protected by Clady.

Something people seem to be forgetting when they try to dethrone Simms is the sort of offense he’s supposed to command. It’s ludicrous the sort of expectations we’re throwing on him. We’re expecting him to execute perfectly in a system that supposedly takes years to master, with a cast of players around him that he’s largely unfamiliar with (in game-time), and, what, one game worth of regular season reps. It’s truly baffling.

And it’s coming from people that claim to be aware of Orton’s development. Have we learned nothing this season? Am I the only one that has a feeling of deja vu here? Didn’t Orton have the same problems in his first game (or two… or three… or…)? If I remember correctly, he had happy feet, the O-line struggled, and he kept missing the receivers.
But I figured it would take some time (and so did some of you), because he needed to get used to his new surroundings, and sure enough, he eventually started executing.

You guys should consider this before you toss him in front of a speeding bus. I’m not saying he’ll play as well as Orton, but you should at least give him some time before deeming him “worse than a #3 QB”. (Is Pittsburg’s offense as complicated as the Broncos?)

I have no idea what McX is thinking, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if Simms isn’t cut after this season. In fact, I say he won’t be cut, unless a truly better QB replaces him (i.e. fits the system better than Simms does), as Simms will have a year in the system under his belt, or Brandstater improves drastically to take the #2 spot.
(I could be wrong, but I’m still going to stick with it.)

(For the record, I’m not saying I haven’t been disappointed with his performance… but the greater jolt to me wasn’t his play, but his reaction to it. It wasn’t the way a leader – like Orton – reacted… and actually reminded me of how Cutler would react to bad games; mentally imploding as the mistakes kept coming.)

See what he does with it.

Ryan Harris not protecting his blind side might have had something to do with his dismal performance.