Thread: Get Minkah!

The Broncos are losing their #1 CB next season when CHJ gets paid. He's in his 30's but he's still the best slot corner in the game which is invaluable to defenses in today's NFL. Who's waiting in the wings? Duke Dawson was a good start, but he needs some development. Yiadam might be a good 3rd corner with some more grooming. Jackson can fill in at corner, but Fangio seems to like him better at safety. The Broncos need corner help both now and in the years to come.

Enter Minkah Fitzpatrick. He's a big, fast athletic guy that can play outside corner, slot corner, safety, and linebacker in certain situations. He has the size to cover bigger receivers (6'1 202). Playing slot corner in 2018, he ranked first in completion percentage allowed, first in passer rating allowed, and ninth in coverage grade. In college, he was the highest graded slot corner in the PFF college era (2014-2018). He was known as Saban's kid at Alabama because the coach loved him so much. They couldn't keep him out of the film room and it showed in the draft. He's a high character, crazy work ethic, leader type that Elway covets.

Miami wants a first for him, but I think a second and a player would do it. He's on the second year of a rookie first round contract, meaning the team trading for him would have his rights for 4 more years. Opportunities like this one rarely come up in the NFL. Getting a stud player that was a first rounder last year is hard to do, but the door is open.

Get it done Elway!

I think even Elway believes privately that this team is in rebuilding mode, not "win now" mode no matter what he says. They might need every draft pick they can get their hands on to move up to the top of the first round for Tua or Fromm next year.

We're likely to see Drew Lock this season. What if he looks terrible? Will they just roll the dice and hope he isn't another Paxton Lynch? Or will they finally bite the bullet and go out next season and get a top 3 pick QB prospect and maybe find a guy who can compete with Pat Mahomes for the next 10 years.

If the wheels continue to fall off the bus, the Broncos are likely to finish 6-10 or worse and those picks are top 10 picks. True, they will need a CB when Harris leaves next year.

But, they are likely to dump salary rather than add it, as expiring contracts and departing veterans like Derek Wolfe, Emmanuel Sanders, Harris, and possibly Von Miller add tons of cap room and the team rebuilds from scratch.

That might be unavoidable if they can't win with Joe Flacco. And do you think they can?

call up and see if you can steal him with a lowball offer since they're in fire sale mode, sure. . . can't give up a 1st or a 2nd, though. . . if the rest of the season goes the way monday night did, denver could well find themselves at the top of the draft again. . . keeping their options open in case they're in range of a blue chip QB prospect is more important than adding a hybrid DB. . .

We need to send them pits 3rd. But we shiukd absolutely get him. Hes worth a 2nd too. This is a homerun move. We need the agressive Elway of old. Hed make this move

I read yesterday that they are asking for a first round pick. I don't want to do that. He's a very fine player. I understand his frustration because he's being asked to play in roles that he can't really do. And he's on a tanking team, so he can't even 'buy in' that his 'sacrifice' is 'helping' the team.

Can he play offense

I can’t high five this enough.

I don’t wanna hear about rebuilding when the player we’re talking about is 24 years old and going into his second season.

i don’t think this team should be losing draft picks.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

i don’t think this team should be losing draft picks.

True enough, we could always use another Garrett B.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

True enough, we could always use another Garrett B.

Or Isaac Yiadum.

Go look at Elway’s history of drafting DB’s.

It’s not good.

He should stop.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

True enough, we could always use another Garrett B.

You can’t stop drafting people because you made a bad pick.

Harris is gone after this year. We wont find a cb as good as minakah in rd 2.
He also returns punts and kicks I'm pretty sure. This trade makes too much sense for us

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

You can’t stop drafting people because you made a bad pick.

Agreed, but you can trade picks for proven players, especially starters.

$10 says he ends up in NE for a conditional 2030 draft pick.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

You can’t stop drafting people because you made a bad pick.

What's the point of drafting?