An incomplete pass has Von Miller convinced that Drew Lock is a 'star in the making'
Sounds about right.
It’s been a rough few years with Denver quarterbacks ever since Peyton Manning retired in 2016. In those three years, the Broncos have trotted out the likes of Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, Brock Osweiler, Case Keenum, Joe Flacco and Brandon Allen while unsurprisingly yielding dreadful results from that position.
So, we’ll have to give Von Miller a pass here for getting super excited about rookie quarterback Drew Lock.
The second-round pick from Missouri made his return to practice off injured reserve this week, and he wowed his Broncos teammate. Lock didn’t even need to complete a pass to have Miller comparing the rookie to Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo.
Miller said:
“I just want to be here when he gets famous. He’s gonna kill it. He’s gonna kill it. He’s got everything you need. The other day, he ran out and did a little bootleg, and he threw it — it was an incomplete pass. But I’ve seen a lot of good ones play, and that was probably the best incomplete pass that I’ve seen thrown. He has a little flip up. He’s just a star in the making.”
Considering the number of incomplete passes Broncos quarterbacks have accumulated over the past three years, that’s pretty high praise from Miller. Who knows? Maybe he’ll complete a few passes eventually.
Though Lock made his return to practice on Monday, the Broncos haven’t announced any plans for Lock’s potential debut at quarterback. Flacco was placed on injured reserve with a season-ending herniated disk in his neck.