QB Free Agents Broncos Should Consider
by stevendbt on Jan 19, 2012 7:54 AM MST
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The draft is a great way to build your team in the long run. But as we are all aware, the Broncos have a lot of issues with depth and uneven talent. Free agency will be critical this off-season. We don't have enough draft choices this year to fill all our holes. So without further adieu, who should the Broncos consider going into the free agency period? Here are some of my thoughts, beginning with the Quarterback position.
The pickings are slim at the QB position for the most part. However there are a few veteran QB's that I believe should be on EFX's radar:
Dixon is currently a Steeler. He came out of Oregon, s an option QB with decent if not great passing stats and excellent speed and running skills. He would appear to be a good fit for the Denver offense as it is currently formulated and would make a good back-up to Tebow. At 6'4" he is taller than Tebow and a faster runner, if less sturdy. He has experience in a system that emphasizes the long ball. By all accounts his arm strength has improved since college. There's a good chance that the Steelers will not re-sign him. The FO should definitely take a long look at him. The other QB prospects available would not fit our current offense as well.
Yes, I know he's been a head case at times, and Philadelphia may keep him, but if they aren't interested, he would also be a good back-up who would push Tebow. Young wants to start in this league. No offense suits him better than ours and his passing skills are probably better than Tebow's though his game management and judgment may not be. Nonetheless he has had one 400 yard passing game and one thing he shares with Tebow is that Merill Hoge hates him. Not an ideal choice but he has had experience with good QB coaches in the Eagles system. An incentive based contract would seem do-able.
In many ways he is similar to Tebow, though older and prone to injury. Nonetheless he has been a starter in this league, can run the ball, and is a more accurate passer than Tebow at this stage of his career. He might be willing to take a second seat to Tebow while getting his body back into shape, and there is no doubt he could fill in as a competent back-up should Tebow go down with an injury for several games. Not my first choice, but probably the safest choice of the three I've listed.
Other QB free agents who might deserve having their tires kicked include the following (assuming they are not re-signed by their current teams):
J. P. Losman*
* Only as a back-up.
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I like Jason Campbell
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I'm assuming he will be re-signed
or that he’ll want to go to a place without any Tebowmania, but you never know. Still I see him as a more mobile, less accurate Kyle Orton. I agree that in a run heavy scheme he could do well, just as he was doing well before his collarbone broke with Oakland.
Im not as worried about Tebowmania scaring off potential backups
They could come here and make $ or they can sit at home. Easy choice
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I like Campbell too. I thought the raiders made a huge mistake in getting Palmer over Campell.
Campbell was playing some good football. If it wasn’t for his injury, he’d be talked up like Alex Smith is right now. He would be a nice fall back plan.
by tiderfootball09 on Jan 19, 2012 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
Yup and what the Raiders gave up for Palmer too
So awesome
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That's a wait and see project. I don't think EFX acquired him just to fill a spot.
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I do
He is a perfect practice squad QB. His upside is bench so PS gives him plenty of practice and gives the PS as good a QB as they will ever have. That upside also means he won’t be stolen by another team. So he can become completely familiar with ours and every other teams playbook. So if we do get multiple QB injuries, we can pull Weber off the PS and he will be ready to play without embarrassment.
A “franchise” practice squad QB is a pretty good slot to fill as long as the team isn’t wasting draft slots to do it.
Jason Campbell would be my first choice with Dennis Dixon a close second
I’d say hell no to Donovan McNabb and David Garrard.
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Can't buy into Adam Weber as our #2...
Someone FA like Garrard/Young/Campbell wll be signed. Depending on which QB they select, whether it’s Kellen Moore, Case Keenum, or Russell Wilson. Kirk Cousins, etc., I’d think they’d grade higher than Weber. Just a thought…
I think Jason Campbell is the backup to pursue. Plus he has a GREAT reason to hate the raiders….not a bad thing?
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One thing we have to keep in mind
Only 1 QB can effectively run the “Tebow offense” in the NFL and that’s Tebow. Dixon and Young won’t survive running the ball like Tebow, and the zone read wouldnt be effective at all.
So i think we will go get a traditional backup.
thank you!
I feel Elway provides the mentor role for tebow.
We need a backup and plan B incase of tebow failure.
I still say draft Kirk Cousins, even in the 3rd.
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Can you find the 'W' in this mess? Tebow can.
Scotty,
Tebow won’t survive running the ball like Tebow.
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Agreed.
he can do still, but to bring someone in with a “Similar Skill Set” wont work
by Scotty Payne on Jan 19, 2012 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
I've always liked Campbell
Being that I currently live in the land of the Redskins, I’ve seen the abuse he takes from the local media. They absolutely bashed him his last two years with the Skins. The guy was always a true professional throughout. I always said he was a better QB than he got credit for, and he proved me right when he went to the faiders. (I was actually hoping we would pick him up in FA that year, hated to see him go to Oakland) Garrard would be a good mentor for Tebow as mentioned above, and I think Dixon would be a great option as well should, God forbid, Tebow get hurt. I do know one thing, I DON’T WANT YOUNG ANYWHERE NEAR THIS TEAM!!!! The guy is a cancer and does not have the character to deserve to be a Bronco. I’ve heard a lot of people saying on here that we should get Finnigan to bolster our CBs, and he is enough of a stretch. NO YOUNG NO WAY!
Win or lose, I'll always be a BRONCOS fan! We've had enough of the former the past few years though, so how 'bout some more of the latter.....
by mtnbikinbronc on Jan 19, 2012 10:18 AM MST via Android app reply actions
Brady Quinn may well stay
what team is going to sign him to be their starter ? After checking free agency he may well decide it’s not a bad gig in Denver .
by ultraclassic04 on Jan 19, 2012 10:24 AM MST reply actions
If McCoy lands the Miami job, Quinn has a good chance of starting there.
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Can you find the 'W' in this mess? Tebow can.
what if they asked in the interview if he would be able to bring Tebow over in a trade?
Wouldn’t that be a crazy twist?
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 19, 2012 10:34 AM MST up reply actions
I could bang my Kirk Cousins drum a little louder.
but I doubt Tebow is going anywhere.
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Can you find the 'W' in this mess? Tebow can.
Lay off the crack pipe
Why would the Broncos trade away their Golden Goose? Even if you absolutely hate the way Tebow plays you have to admit he’s made Bowlen a ton of money and breathed life into a struggling franchise.
I don’t know if you guys have been to many games over the last few seasons but the seats haven’t exactly been packed with Bronco fans. Now that the fanbase actually has something to be excited about you want to trade him away? You guys are crazy.
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lol they wouldn't. It was just a wild thought that has no reason to come to fruition.
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 19, 2012 1:35 PM MST up reply actions
My mind would be blown if Quinn won a job over any QB
Let alone a decent starter like Henne or Moore.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Jan 19, 2012 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
Why do people assume Quinn is a McCoy kind of guy.
Just because McD brought him here does not mean McCoy wants him in Miami.
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by Digger24 on Jan 19, 2012 12:07 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Personally I like Jason Campbell, Josh Johnson and Dennis Dixon probably in that order.
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I'd love to see us draft Russell Wilson
But I realize this post is about FA’s so I would say Campbell or Dixon. I’ve heard Young’s name come up before but I would hate to see him come to Denver. Donovan McNabb? No!
Me too. Wilson will be the next Drew Brees in the NFL.
by tiderfootball09 on Jan 19, 2012 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
I hear that about at least one QB every year and not one has yet to become that. Last year it was Colt McCoy.
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 19, 2012 1:36 PM MST up reply actions
He just may be
Colt is an accurate passer and can get rid of the ball fast. There is a reason that Texas went from the championship to the cellar in one season. If he would have been able to play they would have beat Alabama. I bet Colt has a great season next year if they draft a good receiver.
I doubt Colt will be starting next season.
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 19, 2012 3:09 PM MST up reply actions
Colt
had the absolute worst wide receivers in the league last year, by far. It was a huge difference from even the #31 crew.
I agree with you but that doesn't change the fact that I dont' think the FO believes he's their guy.
It wouldn’t surprise me to see the Browns trade up into the #2 spot and take RG3
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 19, 2012 6:20 PM MST up reply actions
Funny that no one seems to recall that Brady Quinn
had the exact same receivers – except they were rookies then as well
I think the Browns are nuts if they don’t stop playing QB roulette. They need a good RB, and a solid WR. They’ve already got a pretty good o-line
They have to be in the right system and everything to become the next drew brees
I remember watching Brees in San Diego, the guy wasnt good. Once he got to New Orleans and with Sean Payton, something clicked.
Wilson needs to be with a coach like that
by Scotty Payne on Jan 19, 2012 1:45 PM MST up reply actions
He had a great year in 2004 in SD (his 3rd as a starter I think). I agree coaching has to do with it but I think maturity as well.
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 19, 2012 3:11 PM MST up reply actions
Dixon is intriguing, not sure why Pittsburgh wouldn't resign him though
I think Vince Young makes the most sense though at this point, to me he is a natural fit and plays with a similar style. Jason Cambell would also be an interesting canidate, I like his makeup, but not sure he would want to come here though, I think the new HC in Oaklnad may want to keep him as a backup though to Palmer, who may struggle next season.
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Young, Garrard,
I don’t know how bad Garrards Back surgery was but given he was gonna play the season without having it and only did it when he got cut, but Garrard could really be a starter for a lot of teams. I’m from Jax so its just funny how much $ we paid him after he led the Jags to some playoff wins in 07, but then Gene Smith never got him any receviers and blamed him for their failures.. He can still ball, and he scrambles pretty nicely, I would rather have Vince Young over him tho, he another guy that could be a starter, either one of those guys would be solid backups, but pribly pretty pricy
by JDUVAL911 on Jan 19, 2012 3:02 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Garrard's a great QB for us
Good locker room presence (unlike McNabb). Veteran enough to deal with Tebowmania. Good enough to be a transition QB if Tebow busts next year
How about Mark Brunell?
He’s a lefty and has plenty of experience to mentor Tebow. His contract is up with the Jets and the word is they are going to grab Chad Henne or at least get someone to push Sanchez.
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He would be a great pickup
for the leadership aspect, but he would get broken in our offense if he ever had to fill in. But I like the idea of getting another lefty.
by coloradoSportsguy on Jan 19, 2012 5:35 PM MST up reply actions
I would feel really good about him
Me & my wife r right handed,our 3yr old girl seems to b a lefty. I’ve thought of the challenges of teaching her to write nicely(me being a righty),& I’m convinced a lefty would have an easier time than I’m gonna have. That in mind, Brunell could b the right guy to mentor Tebow. Between the HOF Elway & the experience of the lefty Brunell(in his prime I think he was a top 10 qb), what is it,30 yrs exp? Worth thinking about anyways. Course if Brunell had to play I wouldn’t want him running the option(don’t wanna get the old guy killed), it would b back to conventional offense w/ Weber behind him.
by Mike@4th&99 on Jan 20, 2012 12:37 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
The only QB on this list that I would want to bring onto the team as it is currently formulated is Dixon.
The others listed just do not fit IMO, whether it is from a playing style standpoint in the case of Delhomme, age and injury problems in the case of Garrard and McNabb, or just being a general idiot/knucklehead in the case of VInce Young.
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by the_prodigal_fan on Jan 19, 2012 4:35 PM MST reply actions
These guys are all crap
I would even consider any of these guys, except maybe Dixon/Young (assuming we are planning to enhance the option/zone read aspects of our offense) and possibly Campbell (because he has proven he can be somewhat effective running a team, and he isn’t over the hill.
I think the rest of those guys are crap.
I expect Quinn is a goner, looking for a place to challenge for playing time.
I think them all should be only a backup
And my favorite name here would be Garrard.
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