Broncos reportedly set to bench QB Plummer

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DENVER - Jake Plummer's been looking over his shoulder since the Denver Broncos chose Vanderbilt's Jay Cutler with the 11th pick in the NFL draft back in April.

He can stop looking.

The Denver Post reported that Broncos coach Mike Shanahan will start Cutler over Plummer when Denver plays host to the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 3.

The Broncos (7-4) have lost back-to-back games against the Chargers and Chiefs, both of which saw Plummer struggle. Cutler, the last of the "Big Three" quarterbacks taken in the draft, behind Texas' Vince Young and USC's Matt Leinart, was a fan favorite after a stellar preseason.

Plummer, 40-18 as Denver's starter, admittedly began the season wondering if he'd get a quick hook if he played poorly. Shanahan, however, showed plenty of patience in Plummer, who has 11 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions, a completion percentage hovering around 50 percent and a passer rating that ranks near the bottom of the league.

It would have been hard for Shanahan to bench Plummer during Denver's 7-2 start, when a stifling defense covered for Plummer's poor play. That's harder now with injured safeties Sam Brandon and Nick Ferguson out for the year.

Shanahan has been quick to point out the offensive struggles aren't entirely Plummer's fault:


The pass protection has been spotty with Matt Lepsis (knee) and George Foster (inconsistency) forcing some shuffling at tackle.

The tailback tandem of Tatum Bell and Mike Bell has been terrible. Tatum can't stay healthy and has been inactive three of the last four games; he's rushed for 27 and 37 yards in his last two starts. Mike can't stay consistent, and he's rushed for 25, 136, 28, 90 and 28 yards in his last five games.

Wide receiver Rod Smith has lost a step, leaving newcomer Javon Walker facing almost constant double teams while David Kircus and Brandon Marshall prove powerless to make teams pay for it.

And the pass-catching tight end has all but disappeared from Denver's offense. Rookie Tony Scheffler was supposed to be that guy, but he's caught just six passes all year — none since Oct. 29 against Indianapolis.
So, tight end Stephen Alexander wonders about the wisdom of switching quarterbacks now, suggesting Cutler certainly is no quick fix.

"I've said all along that it's not all about Jake," Alexander said. "You guys want to make a big deal out of Jake Plummer and what he's not doing, but this is not a one-man team. There are a lot of guys that need to go out and play better. Whether that's protection issues up front, whether that's guys running routes and getting the proper depth, dropped balls, there are a whole slew of things."

Plummer, however, got no words of encouragement or votes of confidence after his latest bad game.

"No, I haven't heard anything," Plummer said. "I get little bits and pieces from people around me. People are saying, 'Hey, hang in there. Don't listen to what's going on.' I realize it's the media: you guys that start that stuff because it is your job to. And the best I can, I shut it out because I know I have a lot of fans that are rooting hard for me. Yeah, there are some that don't want me to play anymore, but I can't control their thoughts unless I play well."
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I have been hearing it all weekend and it makes no sense. Lets see we have wr's who drop passes, and an o-line who can't stop a highscHool rush, LETS THROW A ROOKIE BACK THERE.

It's going to be a long rest of the season.
 
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thascary1 said:
I have been hearing it all weekend and it makes no sense. Lets see we have wr's who drop passes, and an o-line who can't stop a highscHool rush, LETS THROW A ROOKIE BACK THERE.

It's going to be a long rest of the season.
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This may be true, but i TOLD you they would play Cutler this year, and you refused to believe me.Plummer is boo-boo.
 
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Gringo Starr said:
This may be true, but i TOLD you they would play Cutler this year, and you refused to believe me.Plummer is boo-boo.
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They are only playng Plummer to cover up the rest of the holes.

Losing Nalen hurts more than they thought, and even with Cutler throwing the ball the damn wr's still have to catch which they have shown all year they cannot do.

This has nothing to do with Plummer sucking it up. If the wr's would catch the ball on 3rd downs we would be moving theball keep ing the defense off the field. If the defense would tackle a goddamn running back for once this year they would stop the scoring from happening.

I don't know I am actually sort of happy this is happening because now the truth will come out.

So what will everyone say when all the mistakes keep happening? They are going to bench their 2nd best qb ever in team history, and best in winning percentage because they think that is the major problem.

We will see.
 
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