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Originally Posted by rubecube
Is DFF the only Broncos fan who's actually upset about this?
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I'm going to be more upset than anyone. I'm from Kalispell, MT as most know and have been a Broncos fan since I was about 10 years old. They draft a kid to play QB from Kalispell, MT. How cool is that? To root for a hometown kid on your favorite team?
That said, I don't think that factor is blinding me here. I absolutely understand where Res is coming from on this, but I'm not interested in losing seasons waiting for the next option over $2M per year in a world where the salary cap is $155M plus. The market is changing. Look at what Malik Jackson is going to get today. He'll have a salary higher than Von Miller's tag #. That's insane, but that's the market and the market will adjust. In 2 or 3 years Jackson won't be among the leagues highest paid defenders and in 2 or 3 years Osweiler will be in the bottom half of the league in terms of salary for a QB. Hell, Jackson wasn't even a starter in Denver.
I just don't see how you invest 4 years training a guy behind one of the GOATs and then let him walk away and think that guys that have already failed on other teams are a great backup plan.