Thread: The 2018 QB Conundrum

I thought I'd make one thread for all of the QB talk. Mods feel free to merge this into another one if you want to.

Right now the Broncos have 3 QB's under contract for the 2018 season. Brock is an UFA. That leaves Lynch, Siemian, and Kelly.

Lynch is uncuttable. He carries a 4.46 million dollar cap hit if he's cut this year. Elway has never strapped this team with a lot of dead cap money. I doubt he even has the ability to, considering the team's finances are run out of a trust fund. Lynch also has no trade value. Siemian carries just a 13k salary cap hit if he's cut. That's certainly an option. Kelly carries a 48k cap hit if he's cut. That's an option as well.

We know that Elway is bringing in a free agent QB. Word is that he wants Cousins. Here are the other free agent QB's on the market:

Drew Brees- Doubt he's leaving N.O. He's too tied into the community and the team is winning again.
Sam Bradford- Injury prone, and 30 years old. He's spent more time in training rooms than on the field in his career.
Jay Cutler- Mmmmmm, yeah
Josh McCown- 38 year old grasping at his last straw
Drew Stanton- 33 year old career backup
Kase Keenum- He's an intriguing possibility after the season he had in Minnesota. 29 years old.
Teddy Bridgewater- He's only 26, and showed signs of being a franchise QB before his injury. I'd love to see Elway take a run at him.
Alex Smith and Eli Manning may both end up on the street, but as of now they're both under contract with their respective teams for the 2018 season.

Out of the possibilities, and assuming Brees stays in New Orleans, I think the Broncos look at taking a QB with the 5th pick of the draft unless they sign Cousins. This is another argument for signing Cousins in my book. You have a known commodity for the next 5 years, he's just now entering his prime, and you can add one heck of a football player with the 5th pick.