Star linebacker Von Miller has seen a lot of quarterbacks struggle with the Denver Broncos, but he thinks the future is bright with Drew Lock under center. Since Peyton Manning hung up his cleats, Miller has seen Paxton Lynch, Case Keenum, Joe Flacco, Brandon Allen, Brock Osweiler, and Trevor Siemian compile a 24-36 record.
Lock was on the injured reserve to start the season, but once he finally got a chance to start he didn't disappoint. He led the Broncos to a 4-1 record and the expectations are high going forward.
The Broncos brought in Pat Shurmur as offensive coordinator, something Miller thinks will be great for Lock's development.
“I thought he was going to be good without a new offensive coordinator,” Miller said of Lock, via Pat Graham of the Associated Press. “And now they’re bringing in all these guys to help him be successful? The sky’s the limit for him.”
Miller thinks that Lock's greatest strength is how he handles himself. He has confidence that the rest of the Broncos' locker room can feed off of.
“Whenever you have a confident quarterback out there balling and doing all the great stuff he does, everybody feeds off that,” Miller said. “It gets everyone excited.”
Miller knows playing in the AFC West means he is going to have to go head to head with Patrick Mahomes twice a year, so he needs to continue to up his game.
“Probably the best quarterback in the league right now,” Miller said Mahomes. “They’re going to score points. They’re going to score points and get into the end zone. That’s a fact. You have to score points.”
The Broncos project to be an improved team next season and the development of Lock will be a key factor in the extent of their growth.
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