Perhaps Hackett is the answer to un-Locking (see what I did there?) Drew's potential. And if anything, it only further muted any momentum the young QB might have built up at the tail-end of a wasted Year 3.

That much was palpable.īut Lock's conservatism did nothing to save Fangio or Shurmur, as both were fired at season's end. He quite diligently followed his coaches' directive but still found ways to push the ball downfield at a far greater clip than Bridgewater. The mandate to not turn it over absolutely limited Lock's potential over that three-game stretch. However, Lock was exceedingly safe with the football, seemingly focused entirely on not turning it over. Lock started the final three games of the 2021 campaign after Bridgewater suffered a second concussion, losing all three. And so, Lock's development and what was best for the Broncos long-term was scrapped in the interest of expediency and what was best for Fangio in the short-term. In retrospect, despite Lock showing improvement in camp and blowing the doors down in his one and only preseason start, Bridgewater taking his job was always fait accompli. Upon Teddy Bridgewater's arrival, Fangio pitted Lock against him and sold it in the press as an 'even-Steven, 50/50' open competition. 2021 would be a do-or-die campaign for Fangio as head coach.Īnd so, Fangio did what anyone with a coaching-not-to-lose mindset would do and looked for a more proven veteran to supplant Lock surreptitiously. The blame was pointed almost solely, and unfairly, in his direction.įangio, seeing his boss John Elway step down as GM at season's end, saw the writing on the wall when George Paton was hired to succeed him in the front office.

Long story short, 2020 was a disaster for Lock.

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