Question: Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy dropped five passes in Sunday’s 19-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. A tough grading scale or straight drops?
Answer: Straight drops. All of them.
Per the Denver Post’s game charting, Jeudy had five dropped passes in the Broncos’ first 14 games. He matched that against the Chargers.
Jeudy didn’t have a drop until the two-minute mark of the second quarter. Reviewing each drop:
1. First-and-10, Broncos 47. Jeudy ran an out route from the left slot and Drew Lock’s throw six yards downfield looked a little wide at first glance, but after further review, it was dropped.
2. Second-and-10, Broncos 47. On the next play, Jeudy ran a slant from the left wide location, but dropped Lock’s throw eight yards downfield.
3. First-and-10, Broncos 28. On the first play of the second half, Jeudy was wide left and ran a five-yard slant. Lock’s throw was a little low, but Jeudy should have made the play uncontested.
4. Third-and-5, Chargers 12. Lined up wide right, Jeudy ran a corner route to beat cornerback Michael Davis. Lock’s throw was well-placed over Davis, but Jeudy dropped the touchdown.
5. Second-and-10, Broncos 25. On the Broncos’ final drive, Lock stepped up in the pocket and threw a 45-yard pass deep middle to Jeudy, who worked from the left slot. The pass went through Jeudy’s hands.
Nothing next Sunday against Las Vegas is on the line so the Broncos should prioritize helping Jeudy finish on a successful note.
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A: There were breakdowns.
Brandon McManus’ kickoff only went to the 8-yard line and had 4.00 seconds of hang time. Nasir Adderley almost immediately veered left toward daylight.
The Broncos’ LeVante Bellamy tried to avoid a block and took himself out of a running lane. Trey Marshall overcommitted so he was out of position when Adderley turned left. And Alijah Holder (inside) and DaeSean Hamilton (outside) took bad angles.
The kick return led to a Chargers field goal and a near-immediate 3-0 lead.
Q: If you had to rank Lock’s poor throwing decisions this year, where would his opening-drive interception rank?
A: Pretty much at the top of this list. It was a head-scratcher.
The Broncos had put together a solid first possession, stringing together gains of six, eight, six, five, seven, one, seven, six, three, one and 17 yards to reach the Chargers’ 16.
Lock faced a third-and-6, Hamilton was lined up in the left slot and the backfield was empty after Royce Freeman motioned to wide right.
At the snap, Lock dropped straight back, but was flushed left out of the pocket. Lock kept his eyes downfield as he was being chased from behind by defensive lineman Jesse Lemonier. Cornerback Chris Harris was charging toward Lock.
Lock had three options: 1. Throw it away. 2. Scramble to make for a shorter field goal attempt. 3. Force a throw into traffic.
He chose No. 3. His side-armed, awkward throw was behind Hamilton, who deflected it into the end zone and to the hands of Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward.
Bad situational awareness.
Q: On the Chargers’ winning drive, what the key play?
A: Justin Herbert’s 23-yard pass to Jalen Guyton.
Austin Ekeler started the possession with an 11-yard carry to the 36. Fill-in cornerback Parnell Motley, who had replaced De’Vante Bausby, gave Guyton six yards of cushion.
At the snap, Motley went into a full-speed back-pedal, obviously wary of getting beat deep.
When Guyton caught Herbert’s pass, Motley was four yards downfield from him. Way too conservative.
One of the reasons why the Broncos have struggled all year with takeaways? They don’t break up many passes, a product of not contesting more routes.
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