Thread: Broncos listening to trade offers for star WR Demaryius Thomas

Quote Originally Posted by BroncoWave View Post
Or we could just have an incompetent coaching staff.

Well, obviously we have an incompetent coaching staff. But, you can't seriously believe that Vance Joseph is behind this move!

This is Elway 120% all the way. VJ can't be happy about it either.

"Sure thing, John. Take away my second leading receiver who's tied for team lead on TDs! I'll just go ahead and start polishing my resume shall I?"

DT has been nothing but good this year.

Originally Posted by Freyaka

No, ES actually still has gas in the tank and can work with the crap we have at QB.

If nothing else we can part him out and trade his organs. It's a business after all.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

Originally Posted by Freyaka

I like DT too, he's one of my favorite Broncos and I've always stuck up for him prior to this year, but I dunno...We gotta start looking to future years.

Even if we are still in the playoff hunt, trading him makes sense. Trading him gets Sutton and Hamilton on the field more and that's our future at WR.

I get the fan sentiment over DT, he's a great dude, has a great attitude, used to be a fantastic players (one of the best at the position in franchise history) but this is smart business. It sucks, you hate seeing it happen, but it's smart and if someone will trade for him, I get it and I say go for it.

I’m not ready to run that that many assumptions. We have no idea how much of the offense Sutton really knows or how developed his route tree is. I’m not convinced he’s ready to be a #1 or #2 full time.

Watching him run the route that he ran when they broke it down on the game on Thursday and protection broke down he bust it up field then came back. The guy still runs fantastic routes for his size.

Honestly, the DT trade ship has probably sailed. I’d be willing to bet it was the Cowboys that inquired about him - not “several teams”. They just tossed the Faiders their 2019 first rounder for Amari Cooper.

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Kind of funny most interest is in ES but the Broncos are not interested in letting him go but are open to letting DT go.

Originally Posted by Northman

Kind of funny most interest is in ES but the Broncos are not interested in letting him go but are open to letting DT go.

DT has a much bigger contract, almost double the size.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

DT has a much bigger contract, almost double the size.

Yea but i would think the teams interested probably have the cap room.

Originally Posted by Northman

Yea but i would think the teams interested probably have the cap room.

I would not assume that at all. I would assume teams looking to trade for a quality starter at this point of the season are contenders looking for help in a playoff run.

Let’s look at Amari Cooper for example. His contract has a lot to do with why he garnered a 1st round draft pick. He’s still on his rookie deal. The Cowboys might not even be able to resign him next year but his contract is relativley easy to fit in their cap.

This is a big reason why the best case scenario in swapping DT is a conditional mid round pick. No one is giving up a 1st for either Sanders or DT.

People want sanders because he still has gas in the tank. thats it.

People want DT because they hope they can role back a year or two in the right scheme

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

People want sanders because he still has gas in the tank. thats it.

People want DT because they hope they can role back a year or two in the right scheme

So, Sanders team friendly contract has nothing to do with it? I don’t think it’s either or my friend. People wouldn’t be after Sanders if he was scheduled to make $15 million this year.

Do you really think Amari Cooper is a better football player than Sanders right now? I think we would have heard about it if someone offered a first for Sanders.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

So, Sanders team friendly contract has nothing to do with it? I don’t think it’s either or my friend. People wouldn’t be after Sanders if he was scheduled to make $15 million this year.

Do you really think Amari Cooper is a better football player than Sanders right now? I think we would have heard about it if someone offered a first for Sanders.

Amari Cooper had potentially at least another 5 years in him.

Sanders, maybe 2.

No one gives up a first for 18 months

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

I would not assume that at all. I would assume teams looking to trade for a quality starter at this point of the season are contenders looking for help in a playoff run.

Let’s look at Amari Cooper for example. His contract has a lot to do with why he garnered a 1st round draft pick. He’s still on his rookie deal. The Cowboys might not even be able to resign him next year but his contract is relativley easy to fit in their cap.

This is a big reason why the best case scenario in swapping DT is a conditional mid round pick. No one is giving up a 1st for either Sanders or DT.

Cooper is due 13.9 million next year (fifth year option) and then is a FA. Cowboys either gave up a first rounder for 1.5 years of a not so cheap WR or need to give him a bigger contract. Dumb move

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

Amari Cooper had potentially at least another 5 years in him.

Sanders, maybe 2.

No one gives up a first for 18 months

I agree Dave, and I’m also not blind. I can see that Sanders has been outplaying DT this year. However saying the contracts involved has nothing to do with it is shortsighted, IMO.

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Cooper is due 13.9 million next year (fifth year option) and then is a FA. Cowboys either gave up a first rounder for 1.5 years of a not so cheap WR or need to give him a bigger contract. Dumb move

It might be a dumb move. We’ll find out if they are able to negotiate an extension before next season.