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Originally Posted by MahiMike
I don't get this logic. Who cares about controlling these guys. All that matters is getting the guy. If he turns out to be our savior, pay him.
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If you only have the 2nd rounder, you can end up like the Broncos did with Osweiler.
They ended up getting lucky and making the right call, because all the reports were that they were interested in giving him a multi-year deal worth 8-figures AAV and rolling with him as the starter... they just didn't anticipate he'd receive an offer as big as the Texans threw at him.
The fact that Elway wanted to keep him aboard as the starter means they thought he had it in him, but he didn't have enough time to evaluate if he was a TRUE starting QB in the longterm. It could have ended up burning Denver pretty hard if Osweiler was as good as Elway thought, or if they bit on the contract and he turned out like he did.