Quote:A friend of mine is a HUGE Broncos fan.  He says what most of us are thinking, which is Osweiler is a boom or bust type of prospect.  He might turn out to be a really good QB but there isn't enough playing time to say that you can see that trend.  It was a bold move by the Texans, and now with their draft they are obviously doubling down on him.  They needed to do that NOW because that D has a few years left before they need to rebuild it.  

 

I tend to think that with the D he can at least be a good game manager, maybe more.  On the other hand, I am always cautious of QBs that are being paid as franchise guys that are not resigned by their own team.

That's basically how I feel.


I'm excited because the Texans haven't had this type of high ceiling young QB in a long time, but it's always a wildcard move that more often than not leaves you with average or disappointing results. Revamping the offense for him is a smart decision, and I agree that we needed to at least try and be splashy with it now because we don't have a very long window of time for our entire defense to remain intact. About four years max, maybe five if we're lucky.


As for him not being resigned by Denver though, people forget that Elway couldn't really up his offer. Our cap space was way more than Denver's. $16.5 million is still a significant offer by Elway though, amd it shows that he indeed wanted him back. Yeah he didn't want to risk breaking the bank and going way over the cap for him, but what team would? It was definitely a better decision for Elway to just let Brock go, but people need to quit acting like Elway laughed and said sayonara. Him and Kubiak clearly wanted him back and both were very high on him and praised him throughout the season last year. Elway can try and pretend otherwise, but losing Brock definitely made him sweat over what the team would possibly do at QB. Getting Lynch is an ideal solution long term, but Lynch is a guy who will very likely need a year or even a year and a half of sitting and learning before he's ready for an NFL offense. In the meantime they have to hope Sanchez is decent enough to get them back into the playoffs. They probably will win a wild card, but I don't see them winning the division. Right now it looks like a battle between KC and Oakland.

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