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Originally Posted by RealSNR
Ehhh...
You can probably find better examples than Croyle. He was taken in the 3rd round in 2006 and was the highest drafted QB we had since Matt Blundin in 1992. You can't blame us for having enthusiasm for the franchise finally attempting to legitimately try developing our own QBs.
And even then, I don't think people were blowing him the way Knowmo does any and all draft picks taken by the Broncos, particularly their QBs. I mean, the guy legitimately thought Elway had found future starters in Swag Kelly and Kyle Sloter. He totally thought they would be more successful and better QBs than Mahomes based on what he saw in preseason and comparing it to Mahomes' preseason stat lines.
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Well, also, Lock spent much of his junior year being talked about as the presumed #1 pick in the draft. He then went and had an average senior year. The fact that we seemed to get him at a bargain price, plus the way he came out of the gate for us when the pressure was off - it justifies it, a little.
One of my favorite memories on the Mane was the poll I started about who you’d choose at that moment, Mahomes or Lock. I flowered the first post with just silly hyperbole. And then I started checking this thread. It was pretty funny, immediate, and went on for a few days. Finally, someone here said, “Guys, he’s obviously messing with you,” and ruined all the fun.