Falcons sign Trevor Siemian as new QB3

Siemian, 34, was Denver’s more-or-less full-time starter in 2016 and 2017 and stepped in to make spot begins for the Jets (in two completely different stints), Bears, and Saints after that. In whole, he is made 33 begins on the NFL stage and posted 44 touchdowns towards 32 interceptions with 7,751 yards and a 58.5% completion proportion. He can transfer pretty effectively within the pocket and is mostly good at each eliminating the ball and avoiding blundering into strain and sacks, however is a poor downfield passer and one whose efficiency is noticeably worse underneath strain. If you’ll be able to shield him and have a sensible gameplan that does not power him to attempt to hit sideline pictures and deep routes too usually, Siemian can provide you strong fill-in work for a number of begins. If issues are a bit extra chaotic and you are not adapting to the boundaries of what he can supply, Siemian seems to be fairly lackluster, and something that forces him out of a recreation manager-type position might be going to finish poorly.

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You’re getting a participant who you are hoping could be a good teammate holding a clipboard and that you just’d solely have to put in for a begin or two in dire straits, as a substitute of somebody who will likely be counted on to start out for half a season. In mild of that, Siemian is a wonderfully strong alternative for QB3 who has the expertise and monitor document to offer the Falcons some confidence in an emergency. Given Tua’s concussion historical past and Penix’s harm historical past and restoration this 12 months, there is a non-zero likelihood we’ll see him in 2026; if we will we simply need to hope it is for a brief stretch the place he can maintain down the fort decently.

Give Siemian a heat welcome, in case you would.