5 reasons Trevor Siemian will lead Broncos to success

1. Confidence, baby

Finally, the best thing Siemian has going for him (and what probably won him the job) is a whole lot of confidence. Not just his own, but the confidence of his coach, his general manager and his teammates.

Pundits will argue: yeah, of course the Broncos are raving about him – what choice do they have? The truth is, the team made several choices that led to Siemian becoming their starting quarterback, from not re-signing Brock Osweiler, to releasing Sanchez, to keeping Lynch on ice. Far be it for us pundits to doubt the defending Super Bowl champions on their decision making.

Siemian is confident though. He is confident in his ability to make tight throws in the middle of the field, hit his receivers outside the numbers with passes Sanders described as “very catachable,” and even run the occasional bootleg due to his underrated athleticism.

Whichever way he gets it done, the Broncos are confident Siemian will get it done in 2016, because he has that “it” factor. Whether that’s a Russell Wilson or Alex Smith “it” factor has yet to be decided.