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

Originally Posted by Nomad

VJ said there would be changes.

Was just hoping that he'd be muttering that on a desert island somewhere.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m excited to think about what the FO would do with any draft pick received, most recent class excepted. :sarcasm off: Our draft track record has sucked for a long time. Maybe we can use the pick to reach on a Tackle or an undersized, shitty guard who isn’t NFL material? A proven player is always worth more than a roulette draft pick. I’d rather keep him, restructure him, and let him retire a Bronco.

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m excited to think about what the FO would do with any draft pick received, most recent class excepted. :sarcasm off: Our draft track record has sucked for a long time. Maybe we can use the pick to reach on a Tackle or an undersized, shitty guard who isn’t NFL material? A proven player is always worth more than a roulette draft pick. I’d rather keep him, restructure him, and let him retire a Bronco.

DT is gone next year whether we trade him now or cut him after the season. I'd rather get a pick for him at least.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

DT is gone next year whether we trade him now or cut him after the season. I'd rather get a pick for him at least.

Right, that's what people aren't getting here. He's not going to retire in Denver. We won't be extending him. So do we keep him in what will likely be a wasted season and get nothing out of him, or do we find a willing trade partner and get something in return.

I love how folks say, “get nothing out of him”. We get plenty out of him, he’s the #2 all time receiver in Broncos’ history. Like him or not, he’s an all time great who has meant more to the franchise than 90% of the guys we revere around here as “all time greats”. It’s sad that the madden/ draftnik generation has forgotten what loyalty means and everything seems to be about what kind of draft pick you can get for a top player. News flash, the shit you find in the crapshoot draft is normally NOT better than what you already have.

I see the business side of this, but he is a legend and will be sorely missed, not a fan of trading him....Marshall and Roby on the other hand, give me a 5th rd. pick for each and I'm good lol. Its funny though we had complaints about WR depth and finally we have the best depth at WR we have had in years and we want to get rid of some of it again....uuuuggggghhhhhhh

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

I love how folks say, “get nothing out of him”. We get plenty out of him, he’s the #2 all time receiver in Broncos’ history. Like him or not, he’s an all time great who has meant more to the franchise than 90% of the guys we revere around here as “all time greats”. It’s sad that the madden/ draftnik generation has forgotten what loyalty means and everything seems to be about what kind of draft pick you can get for a top player. News flash, the shit you find in the crapshoot draft is normally NOT better than what you already have.

Smart teams cut bait a year early instead of a year too late. Being loyal to guys because they were good in the past isn't how you win in the NFL. The Pats have perfected this strategy. Nostalgia doesn't win games.

I Actually really like DT. But he doesn't do the things he used to and It's my belief he's gone in the off season regardless. Plays he used to turn into 1st downs now get stopped. He used to get separation on a lot of plays, now even when thrown at he's usually got a defender right with him. And he drops too many passes for my liking, used to be he made up for the drops with big plays making them more acceptable, but he doesn't do that anymore. I'm not a hater, I'd be perfectly happy if he retired a Bronco. But I think that is very unlikely and he's not the guy he once was. But I'll concede the QB is a factor.

Originally Posted by Freyaka

Right, that's what people aren't getting here. He's not going to retire in Denver. We won't be extending him. So do we keep him in what will likely be a wasted season and get nothing out of him, or do we find a willing trade partner and get something in return.

I love DT, and I get it. I think a lot of it depends on what happens in the next few weeks. If we’re .500 going into the break they probably won’t trade him, but...

Good. If we can get fair value for him then I hope they pull the trigger.

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

I love how folks say, “get nothing out of him”. We get plenty out of him, he’s the #2 all time receiver in Broncos’ history. Like him or not, he’s an all time great who has meant more to the franchise than 90% of the guys we revere around here as “all time greats”. It’s sad that the madden/ draftnik generation has forgotten what loyalty means and everything seems to be about what kind of draft pick you can get for a top player. News flash, the shit you find in the crapshoot draft is normally NOT better than what you already have.

Look trading him doesn't diminish what he's done with us previously. If he's gone next year, shouldn't we at least collect some picks or a player out of him?

That's not saying what he did wasn't compensation in the past, but this is smart business man...

What good does keeping him around in a lost season do? What do we gain out of keeping DT.

As for this part

News flash, the shit you find in the crapshoot draft is normally NOT better than what you already have.

He's not going to be here in 2019, so what do we have? If we get draft picks we have draft picks, if we don't, we don't have DT in 2019...so he's not here so how is nothing better than something?

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

I love how folks say, “get nothing out of him”. We get plenty out of him, he’s the #2 all time receiver in Broncos’ history. Like him or not, he’s an all time great who has meant more to the franchise than 90% of the guys we revere around here as “all time greats”. It’s sad that the madden/ draftnik generation has forgotten what loyalty means and everything seems to be about what kind of draft pick you can get for a top player. News flash, the shit you find in the crapshoot draft is normally NOT better than what you already have.

Uh, players leave all the time for a bigger payday. It's absolutely not one-sided.

I'd be sad to see him go. He is an all time Broncos great. But, if it happens, so be it.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

I love DT, and I get it. I think a lot of it depends on what happens in the next few weeks. If we’re .500 going into the break they probably won’t trade him, but...

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.

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

Uh, players leave all the time for a bigger payday. It's absolutely not one-sided.

I'd be sad to see him go. He is an all time Broncos great. But, if it happens, so be it.

Yup...Ask Danny T, Malik Jackson, Julius Thomas, ect... how much loyalty means...

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.