Inside the Game: How Saints baited Broncos young QB Siemian on picks
Nov 17, 2016, 8:51 PM | Updated: Nov 18, 2016, 11:36 am
Heading into the Week 11 bye, the Denver Broncos left off on a good note — with a close win, 25-23, on the road against the New Orleans Saints.
But for second-year quarterback Trevor Siemian, it was perhaps one of the low-lights, throwing for just the second time in his career multiple interceptions in one game.
This week’s edition of “Inside the Game” with Mark Schlereth, Stink focuses on one of those picks in particular, which changed the momentum of the game right before halftime.
With a first-and-10, driving deep into the New Orleans zone, Siemian threw his first pick of the night after being baited by Saints cornerback Sterling Moore.
After the game, Moore said he showed man coverage and knew to jump the route as soon as Siemian looked up.
“It was a three-step drop. He ran a slant route right into the second window of the coverage that we were in. I tried to show like I was in man coverage, and when he looked out, I knew what was coming,” Moore said. “I saw the receiver go in, read his eyes, and jumped it.”
At the time Denver led 10-0, but the interception left future Hall of Famer Drew Brees enough time to drive down the field for a field goal as the half expired.
Siemian would toss another interception with the game tied 10-10 midway through the third quarter, after which Brees would drive down again and put the Saints on top 17-10.
Said head coach Gary Kubiak on Monday: “I don’t like the fact that we’ve turned the ball over the last few weeks. (Siemian’s) in charge of the football. Whether you’re getting hit or not, you’re in charge of the football.”
“I want Trevor to play big. I don’t want Trevor to play OK or good. I want Trevor to play big for this football team. If he can do that and get the ball in the right spots and protect the ball, with the formula that we had going yesterday, I think some really good things can happen for this team. I have big expectations for him and he knows that.”
On Tuesday, Siemian pointed to a couple different reasons for the string of turnovers, saying he believes he’s just not seeing the field right or feeling a little pressure and getting the ball out too early.
“It’s different every time, but no doubt (I) have to take care of the ball.”
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