By: Dylan Jones
The Broncos finished 8-9 and Russell Wilson got benched in the final game of the season. Ever since Russell Wilson has been in Denver, he has not produced at a good enough level for them to be a playoff team. There is no one to blame for their failure except Wilson. They have a great coach in Sean Payton, weapons around him like Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy, and they have had a very good defense for years. With the off-season on the come up it offers the question what do you do if you are the Broncos at quarterback.
This offseason the Broncos have the 12th overall pick in the 2024 draft. They can do plenty of things here. First they could draft a quarterback like Bo Nix (Oregon) or Michaels Penix Jr. (Washington) at pick 12. This would give Russell Wilson someone to compete with and mentor until Wilson contract expires. Another option would be to try to trade up in the draft and get a better quarterback prospect in Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, or Jayden Daniels. I think if Denver trades up they would have to give up at least their 12th pick, another first round pick, and potentially Russell Wilson. Another option would be to cut Russell Wilson and play backup quarterback Jared Stidham. Stidham would probably not be much better then Wilson but this would most likely give them a very high pick in the 2025 draft to get a top quarterback in college football. Lastly they can take a chance on a free agent quarterback. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did this in 2023 by signing Baker Mayfield and it showed to work out well as they won their division and played in the NFC divisional round. Some notable quarterbacks in the upcoming free agency would be Gardner Minshew, and Jameis Winston. Now these aren’t great options but I think they offer the Broncos a better chance to win then Stidham. If I were in Denver’s front office I would definitely look into drafting a quarterback either this year or next year.
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