Thread: Keeping both Thomases will cost the Broncos. A lot.

As tight end Julius Thomas was catching more touchdown passes than any other NFL player and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was putting together the best four-game receiver stretch in team history, Broncos fans were left with one thought.

Pay the men!

The value of Peyton Manning's two most potent receiving targets seems to go up each week. Spare us the details, John Elway. Broncos fans don't want these guys to get away.

"It has to be done at some point," Julius Thomas said. "The contract ends after this season, so something has to get done, right? I'm just playing football, enjoying it. We have a good team. You can't worry about it."

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If it comes down to DT or JT you keep DT.

DT, Harris, then JT.

Welker will come off the books this year which should free up some $ for re-signing one of them.

I agree that our priorities should be DT, then Harris, then JT, but with the drafting of Roby, I could see them letting Harris test the market and bringing back DT and JT to keep weapons around Peyton and then Oz moving forward.

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

Welker will come off the books this year which should free up some $ for re-signing one of them.

It's a question of HOW much, and how much the Thomases, Harris and (IIRC) Knighton can command. I love Welker, but—especially if he finally gets a Ring this year—it's very much in his best interest to hang it up while he's still verbal, and we've got Sanders to man that spot now. Paying big money for an oft-concussed 32-year-old slot WR fresh off a suspension just doesn't make sense, especially not at the expense of losing young stars just hitting their prime as the Thomases are.

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

I agree that our priorities should be DT, then Harris, then JT, but with the drafting of Roby, I could see them letting Harris test the market and bringing back DT and JT to keep weapons around Peyton and then Oz moving forward.

In a passing league where we (and many teams) spend more time in nickel than any other set, we need THREE starting CBs and a decent #4 for dime/injury. That is, even if Roby's legit for the long haul, he and Talib would still leave us a man short unless Webster's just as good, and in dime, as well as when ANY of them are hurt, we'd be a man short even if Roby AND Webster are solid starters. Remember last year, when we had at least one CB injured pretty much all year? We still had two solid ones just about that whole time, but remember the gaping thoroughly exploited hole wherever the third guy was missing?

If we get those three and Knighton back, I'll be VERY happy, but also a bit surprised, because that's three stars coming off rookie deals (or a tender, in Harris' case) plus a fourth whose "prove it" deal's worked out so well he's doing TV commercials. We can talk about "win from now on mode," but this is one of three big reasons we REALLY need to finish the championship job NOW.

It would be nice if PFM did an Elway or even a Brady and gave up a slice for the betterment of the team

Welkers probably not going to be back and the cap will go up again.

We must keep both Thomases.

Originally Posted by Northman

If it comes down to DT or JT you keep DT.

I agree..... plus I want to keep Knighton. I just don't think we will have the money to keep both or they would have accepted that offers already. We finally have a D line that can make a difference and I'm loving it.

Eff JT.

With Roby playing well I think Chris Harris will be the odd man out, unfortunately. Harris has been nothing short of spectacular on defense.

Does anyone know how much the salary cap will increase in 2015?

Top 5 base salaries for WRs 2014
http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/wide-receiver/


Top 5 base salaries for TEs 2014
http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/tight-end/


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Manning is one of the single biggest factors in how good DT/JT are, I'd be embarrassed to ask him to take a paycut.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Manning is one of the single biggest factors in how good DT/JT are, I'd be embarrassed to ask him to take a paycut.

Agreed. We should actually get rid of them both and pay him what we were going to pay them.

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

Agreed. We should actually get rid of them both and pay him what we were going to pay them.

And mortgage the future? Bold.