Buzz on the street is that the Lions are going to try and trade him this offseason.
So, for the sake of argument, let’s just say the Broncos move on from Case Keenum. We will be top 10 pick and cap wise. If Case is gone we either outright cut him or trade him. I don’t know what Stafford will command in a trade but it won’t be TWO 1st round draft choices. Would Detroit bite on our 1st rounder AND Case in a trade? Detroit saw what Keenum did in Minn and it would give them a starter for a year if they draft a rookie or wait another year. Well below what they are paying Stafford.
Make no mistake Stafford is having a bad year but he had consistently put up Madden like stats year after year with a terrible Lions team. He is only 31 as well, way younger than Manning when he came here. I think he would have at least another 7 good years left. Let’s face it, we suck at drafting QBs. Why not go get the proven veteran and build around the most important position on the team? Idgaf if Stafford is getting paid 29 mill a year. That’s what the market is. Last year I wanted Cousins and we blew it. We went with plan B and it bit us in the ass.
Elway is no dummy. He knows he has to do something. Getting a pro bowl veteran QB would change a lot of things around here. It would give these guys a winning mentality again.
Say the stars aligned, would you as a fan want Stafford as your next Broncos QB and do you think we would be a playoff team with him here?