Klatt: Broncos move to Lynch a ‘reaction,’ not a ‘strategy’

In an effort to tune up a sputtering offense, Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph made official the team’s third quarterback change of the season on Wednesday — from Trevor Siemian to Brock Osweiler to Paxton Lynch.

Speaking to the media after practice, Joseph said his aim in turning to Lynch is to “change up what’s happened offensively.”

“We obviously changed coordinators on Monday,” Joseph said, referring to the promotion of Bill Musgrave to offensive coordinator and firing of Mike McCoy. “We’re hoping to again, play better offensively and not turn the football over — very simple.”

However, Fox Sports football analyst Joel Klatt, joining “Schlereth & Evans” on Wednesday, cautioned the team making a change for change sake.

“This is not a strategy. It’s a reaction,” Klatt said. “This is not like, ‘Hey, we think this is going to be better.’ It’s, ‘Well, what else are we going to do?’”

Klatt did call the move an “upgrade” for the offense, saying it will probably look different and be more effective, but it’s only just a “grab in the bag.”

“Any time in life that you’re doing something just, one, to be different or, two, to do it differently than someone, that’s the wrong vein,” Klatt said. “If you want to do it better, that’s fine. But don’t do something just because it’s different.”

On Tuesday, “The Drive” host Alfred Williams said the Broncos offense is poised to “look way better” under Lynch and Musgrave.

“The reads should be clear. It should be a one-read, maybe two-read, offense for the quarterback. Maybe more sprint passes, more boots, more things to get the ball out of the hands of the quarterback quickly so that there is not a whole lot of ‘sit back and read the defense’ type of stuff,” Williams said on Tuesday.

“I don’t know if the passes will be accurate, but at least the coordination will be there.”

“Schlereth & Evans” host Mark Schlereth echoed a similar sentiment, saying Musgrave’s offensive style will fit Lynch’s skill set.

“I think you’ll see a lot of the zone read plays. I think you’ll see a lot of the run-pass option stuff. I bet you’ll see a lot of single-receiver routes and things of that nature,” Schlereth said on Wednesday.

“I think he’ll play pretty well.”

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