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COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Los Angeles Chargers Authentic Ben Bishop Womens Jersey head coach Anthony Lynn was understandably laudatory in discussing the potential of new quarterback Cardale Jones, who was secured in a trade with the Buffalo Bills for a conditional, seventh-round selection, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. "Cardale is a good, young talent, and he's going to add competition behind Philip Rivers," Lynn told the team's website. "He's the type http://www.officiallightningproshop.com/Ben_Bishop_Jersey of quarterback you want waiting on the runway. He's going to have the opportunity to come on the field and compete. Cardale is someone we think can be developed." Rivers is signed through the 2019 season and has already said that he wants to still be playing when the Chargers open the new Inglewood Stadium in 2020. The addition of Jones gives the team someone to take time with and groom behind Rivers. The Chargers did extensive work on this year's quarterback class but did not select a signal-caller in the draft for the fourth straight year. Although Rivers has started 176 straight games, he turns 36 in December, and at some point, the Chargers need to develop a succession plan for the North Carolina State product. General manager Tom Telesco has drafted just one quarterback since he joined the Chargers: Brad Sorensen, a seventh-round selection in 2013. Sorensen is no longer with the team. The Chargers have two additional young quarterbacks on the roster in Mike Bercovici and Eli Jenkins, both of whom were undrafted. The #68 Joe Hawley Womens Jersey Chargers took on a reclamation project last season, claiming Zach Mettenberger off waivers after the Tennessee Titans released him last May. A sixth-round selection in the 2014 draft, Mettenberger finished 0-10 as a starter in Tennessee. Mettenberger had a relationship with Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt from his time as the Titans head coach. Whisenhunt had a hand in selecting the LSU product. Mettenberger was brought in to compete with Kellen Clemens for the No. 2 quarterback job, but that competition never really materialized, and the Chargers released him toward the end of training camp last year. He eventually landed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Chargers were enamored with Mettenberger's physical tools -- he's 6-foot-5, 225 pounds -- but it did not translate to production on the field. Similar to Mettenberger, at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds with a rocket arm, Jones is a project who needs a lot of seasoning. At Ohio State, Jones finished 11-0 as a starter and helped to lead the Buckeyes to the 2015 national championship, so he has a winning pedigree. He also has decent movement skills for a bigger quarterback, so zone-read option could be in his future. However, it's fair to question how Jones' skill set will translate to Whisenhunt's complex passing game after he spent most of his time at Ohio State as a spread quarterback. The Chargers can begin their assessment http://www.authenticbuccaneersofficial.com/Nike-Joe-Hawley-Jersey.html of Jones once training camp starts Sunday. But at least they have a moldable piece of clay in Jones waiting in the wings once Rivers walks away from the game, which likely won't be any time soon. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In a perfect world, the Denver Broncos would know who their starting quarterback will be sooner rather than later.
Coach Vance Joseph said Wednesday, as the Broncos’ veteran players reported for training camp and all players went through their conditioning tests, that having a starting quarterback named by the third preseason game would be “ideal.” But Joseph also said he refuses to rush the decision. Either Trevor Siemian, who started 14 games last season, or Paxton Lynch, who was the Broncos’ first-round draft pick in 2016, will win the job in the coming weeks. Both know the learn-the-new-offense honeymoon is over. Joseph said this spring the coaches weren’t keeping Authentic Victor Cruz Womens Jersey score during the offseason program, but everything Siemian and Lynch do now is being evaluated. And Joseph affirmed his desire to make the right decision rather than the quickest one. “I’m not concerned about time,” Joseph said. “In my opinion, time allows for fair competition; time allows for both guys to put their best foot forward. And time allows us to make good, sound decisions. ... It’s good for us.” Then Joseph was asked if he would like to have a starter named by the time the Broncos play their third preseason game, Aug. 26 against the Green Bay Packers. “[That] would be ideal, but again, it’s going to play itself out,” Joseph said. “It’s going to separate itself. Someone’s going to show they’re the best man for our team, and when he does, I’ll call it off.”
That was a theme Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway touched on Thursday as well. After seeing Siemian and Lynch work through last summer’s training camp battle -- which also included Mark Sanchez -- and then the offseason program, the expectation is one of the two is going to make the decision clear.
“Even though you may think a lot of http://www.authenticnikegiantshop.com/Victor-Cruz-Jersey times there’s differences of opinion, there really is not,” Elway said Thursday. “I believe the quarterback position -- everyone’s going to see it. To me, it’s going to show up. ... Those things usually show up.