Originally Posted by Broncoknight30 View Post
Well, Sloter did all of that. He outperformed everyone and he was let go. That is due to the economics.
If the Broncos let go Oz, and Siemian is not brought back, I seriously doubt they will be going into TC thinking the battle will be between Kelly and Lynch.
That won't happen, which means they would be planning on drafting yet another QB in the first round, or signing a high priced FA. Either way the economics will not allow Kelly to have a realistic opportumity.
Maybe I misread your first sentence, but Sloter wasn't let go for any economic reason. They chose not to outbid MN, but then a week later the Broncos gave a RB even more money than Sloter got to sign to their practice squad.
Who knows whether or not they would have kept him on the active roster if Lynch hadn't gotten hurt and they then signed Brock, but based on the fact they weren't willing to match MN's offer, all indications are they wouldn't have.
Siemian beat out a first round draft pick, so there is no reason to believe that if the Broncos draft a QB and don't think he's ready to start (not uncommon with QBs), that Kelly could win the starting job. Now, presumably, if it's a high draft pick, then Kelly would be considered a seat warmer, but he would absolutely have the chance to win the job.