Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieftain
Another way to look at this trade is the Chiefs will "potentially" draft 4 higher quality prospects in the next couple of years which gives us a significant advantage. We draft higher than the Broncos in the first two rounds for the next couple of years.
By then, Broncos will have to pay Russ $40+ million per season in an extension to a player going into his decline.
The Broncos window is now yet they lack the O Line and D Line to compete with the very elite in the AFC.
They would need to hit a grandslam in this year's draft to really be in contention.
|
There’s no doubt that it’s much better to hit a grand slam on a relatively late pick to get the best QB in the league.
You are leaving out free agents—when Manning came, Denver was able to add a few very good free agents—e.g. Demarcus Ware. Denver’s odds of signing Von Miller, for example, went from zero to might happen with the addition of Russell.