The Broncos went into the draft with two obvious needs. Just about every NFL analyst outside of Colorado knew quarterback made sense. There was no way George Paton would be content with a third year quarterback who finished 2020 last in every measure that matters and a veteran who’s former team willingly accepted to pay $7 million for him to play in Denver.
Less glaring but more pertinent was the 317 lb. question mark set to start at right tackle. I want to be clear that I have no problem with a man prioritizing his family’s health in the middle of a pandemic, as it is truly a life-or-death kind of decision.