Vic Fangio still not ready to choose between Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater

As the saying goes, when you have two quarters, you have none. The Broncos believe they currently have two quarterbacks and have two quarterbacks.

“These two guys did well,” coach Vic Fangio said of Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater after Saturday’s 30-3 win over the Seahawks in Seattle. “We can play and win with either of these guys, and that’s a good thing.”

Fangio has yet to decide which of the two will start the first game that counts, three weeks before the Giants’ regular season opener.

“The schedule is getting closer to us,” Fangio said. “It won’t be tomorrow. The earliest would be early next week, or we’ll drop another week. These guys, both Drew and Teddy, did well, as you’ve seen, and they made a tough decision. We will think about it in depth. We discussed it with the coaches, with [General Manager] George [Paton] throughout, and we will continue to do so.

Bridgewater took the start and played two series. Drew Lock has managed five series. It was 23 snaps for Bridgewater and 29 for Lock.

Bridgewater completed nine of 11 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. Lock completed nine of 14 passes for 80 yards (136.74 score). Bridgewater led the offense with two TDs on both drives (odds 79.46). Lock led the offensive by nine points (three field goals).

It’s a little surprising that it’s so close. Lock appears to be the favorite, given he has the highest cap and was a second-round pick. Bridgewater, however, has an understated calm and consistency. Fangio praised Teddy’s subtle ability to buy time without running.

“He’s got a good conscience and good watch instinct,” Fangio told Bridgewater. “I think it shows in the way he can move around in a pocket and save time that way. You know, there are two types of elusive quarterbacks, the ones who run and there are the others who manipulate the pocket to save time. And the best over the past 20 years has been Tom Brady. And he has a little of that in him, even to manipulate the pocket.

Fangio also pointed out that there had been “protection failures” when Lock was in the field. “I want to see all of its pieces with a remote in my hand and have a good look at it, rather than what I saw on the pitch at the time,” Fangio said.

As for what matters most – turning possessions into touchdowns – Bridgewater was perfect last night.

“I just wanted to get my unit into the end zone,” Bridgewater told reporters after the game. “This has been my message throughout training camp. My mentor, my great mentor [Bill Parcells], he always says to me, ‘Hey, just get your unit in the end zone. No matter how you do it, just place them in the end zone. And that’s my state of mind every time I step on the pitch, it’s how do I get that unity that’s here with me competing and fighting every game to the end zone because that’s the most exciting feeling when you score a touchdown.

A slightly more exciting feeling could come for Bridgewater by next week, if Fangio informs Bridgewater that he’ll be the starter when the Broncos start the season with a rematch of the first Super Bowl victory designed by Teddy’s mentor.