Exploring Brock Osweiler's Value in Free Agency and Whether Denver Should Pay Up

Super Bowl glory notwithstanding, Peyton Manning passed the mantle last season. Whether he likes it or not, Brock Osweiler is the future pf the Denver Broncos.

Of course, the Broncos are going to have to pay him first.

Before that happens, though, Manning is going to have to retire. That or the Broncos are going to have to push him out as delicately as possible. After all, misguided loyalty can be a drag on franchise success—just ask the Los Angeles Lakers.

Manning was finished last season, barely capable of holding his offense together in the playoffs and putting up the weakest offensive performance in the history of Super Bowl victors. The 39-year-old was finally felled by Father Time,…