Though He slay me, I will trust in Him . . . (Job 13:15)
This is a one year audition for Keenum. Elway is giving him a chance to become the long term franchise QB, but it's only a 1 year audition.
Of course they didn't offer Keenum a full 4 year deal, which would mean a $50m + guarantee. Their guarantee was $36m which is about NFL starting QB average.
If Keenum plays like he did last year, then he's a huge bargain. The Broncos tear up his contract and sign him to a new 4 year deal at $20-22m a year or something. Long term franchise QB.
If Keenum plays average, they keep him and draft another QB in 2019 assuming they don't do that in the 2nd or later rounds in 2018.
If he sucks they would have to work on him and draft a QB and start that guy.
That seemed kind of Keenum's idea, too. He was asked about his contract in an interview, and
he said something to the effect that he and his agent talked, and that is what they came up
with, that he wanted the opportunity to prove himself. He asserted he will do better this year
than he even did last year, so if he does, he knows he's in for a bigger payday. Anyway, this
is my inference on the basis of he contract, FWIW. As quickly as the contract was signed, there
couldn't have been much negotiation, so it was apparently amenable to both sides.
Though He slay me, I will trust in Him . . . (Job 13:15)
"Tuning ... into each other ... lift all higher”
“I’m just different!”
“ . . . Picture a cup in the middle of the sea”
Draft
1st round— Cooper Dejean CB
2nd round— Jack Sawyer OLB
3rd round— Will Shipley RB
4th round— Ricky Pearsall WR
5th round— Ladd McKonkey WR
6th round— Cash Jones RB
7th round— Carson Steele RB
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