They will keep Miller, Osweiler, Marshall and McManus.
Why are you so confident osweiler comes back? He essentially saved the season only to be sent back to the bench after the offense had a bad half that was largely not his fault.
Unless there is something different in his contract from what OTC is showing you wont gain any additional savings by cutting him versus him retiring.
We'll see.
Oz has got to be extremely upset; he did better than Manning did and got screwed over by the team, media and NFL's obsession with giving Manning another title. Denver still wins the Super Bowl and in easier fashion if he is playing as he was performing better than Manning. He could have been seen as possibly the next Tom Brady (while I doubt he'll ever have that type of career, it is a very similar story, coming in to replace a well respected veteran and winning the championship). Instead he sits on the bench while Manning gets gifted a championship through none of his own doing. I could see him leaving the Broncos just to spite them.
It would certainly be sub-optimal, but if the $4-5M price difference between Osweiler and RG3 is what allows them to keep Ware or Talib it might be worth it.
I agree. They just won a ring with one of the worst season-long QB performances of all time with Manning, so Kubiak can just double down on the defense and run another grungy offensive campaign to defend the title. Robert Griffin III has to have more upside than Zombie Manning or at least be as fungible as Osweiller.
And if he ends up being a pedestrian option for a few years, that buys them time to draft/groom a real option.
Because he's kind of a jackass--there's the tampering with the drug test, a bunch of moving violations, and apparently other failed drug tests. He's an amazing onfield talent and a bit of an off the field risk, and maybe you don't want to spend $20 million a year on a guy like that.
I'm not saying the Broncos will let him go, but if I were another team, I'd consider making an offer and putting the heat on the Broncos to match (franchise tag obviously comes into play).
Yeah I agree. Osweiller isn't going to get as much as he would if he led the playoff run and wasn't terrible in his work as a starter. Even if the likely outcome if below average quarterback there's enough ceiling there.
There's a good chance he will be, but I think it's a lot easier to pay a shitload to Brady/Rice/Joe Thomas/Manning/Watt/Calvin Johnson (superstars who are apparently awesome off the field, although we don't actually know that as outsiders) compared to, say, Randy Moss--a superb talent with a problem here or there.
Von has been fine since he served his suspension for trying to game the piss tests. Demarcus Ware has supposedly been a very positive influence on him and has inspired him to continue to master his game.
Certainly. It may be that the best way to handle him (although it's expensive under the cap) is just to keep tagging him--the cost would be about 14, 17 and 23 million for each of the next three years so the third year hit would be tough to stomach but at least you minimize your risk if he douches out at some point.
Jets could be an option. They would have interest I'd think and he would have a couple good WR, a solid running game and a good defense -- similar to the way Denver is built but not quite as good. A lot of baggage with being in the spotlight there but it's not as crazy as it was with Rex and if he does well he'd be a superhero.
good lord thats ridiculous
