1) Colin #Kaepernick: The #Broncos are definitely interested. The Browns don't have to make a move until April 1st when his salary becomes fully guaranteed. So there is no rush on either party to move from their positions. The word is that the #Broncos have evaluated Kaepernick's value at a 4th round pick.
The issue is the #Broncos don't have a 4th round pick (which they can trade, compensatory picks cannot be traded) in 2016. So one way around that would be to give the 49ers their 3rd rd. pick in return for Kaepernick and the 49ers 5th or 6th round pick. The 49ers want a 2nd rounder, but come March 31st they'll be desperate to move him or pay him. So Elway is playing it cool there, hoping they'll flinch.
Now the Browns are also in this sweepstakes and are reportedly willing to give up their 2nd rd pick but have been unable to agree to restructured terms with Kaepernick. And contrary to reports that Kaepernick prefers the Browns over the Broncos, he does not. He'd much rather play in Denver. And the #Broncos are a lot more likely to reach an agreement with Kaepernick on a restructure than the Browns are. The ball is in the 49ers court at this time. We may not know until April 1st.
2) Ryan #Fitzpatrick: The #Broncos have been the most interested team in Ryan other than the Jets. The Jets offer to Fitzpatrick, at the moment, tops out at $7 million per year. Fitzpatrick wants Osweiler money, and no one is willing to pay that at his age. The #Broncos have spoken to his agent and have made it clear where they value him as well. I'd guess his status hinges on a conclusion to the Kaepernick saga, since I believe Kaep is the #Broncos 1st choice. So that situation is also at a stand still.
3) The third option, if the above two fail, is another veteran QB, like a Brian Hoyer, brought in to compete with Sanchez and Siemian for a starting job. Not anyone's plan B nor C if they can help it.
4) The final option would be to draft a QB in the 1st round and give him the keys to the team. I don't know if the #Broncos feel there is a QB that they could draft at the bottom of the 1st round worthy of putting their future in his hands. The fact that they are pursuing Kaep and Fitz tells me they're not that keen on the idea. I also wouldn't be surprised that if they land Kaep or Fitz, they would still draft a QB with one of their 1st two draft picks no matter what.
5) One final possible twist in the Kaepernick saga: The #Broncos may end up packaging Sanchez with a draft pick to the 49ers as well in order to move them from their 2nd round request. It's not probable, but is possible & plausible. Chip Kelly, the 49ers Head Coach, would love to have Sanchez and tried to trade for him with the Eagles, but the Eagles refused to deal with Chip in any way shape or form. So the #Broncos pounced on him. A smart move considering their situation.
So as you can see it's a fluid situation. And until April 1st there is no motivation for any of the involved parties to move from their current stance. So we'll see. Cross your fingers #BroncosCountry.
- Michael Salavati
#MichaelSalavati
No comments:
Post a Comment