Five reasons to believe Kirk Cousins will be a Denver Bronco

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 24: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Washington Redskins and wide receiver Bennie Fowler #16 of the Denver Broncos shake hands after the Redskins defeated the Broncos 27-11 at FedExField on December 24, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 08: Peyton Manning holds the Lombardi Trophy to celebrate the Denver Broncos in win Super Bowl 50 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High before taking on the Carolina Panthers on September 8, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

3. John Elway has succeeded with a veteran once

John Elway certainly has some precedence of a big money contract given to a quarterback working out in the recent past.

Now, this is Peyton Manning we’re talking about, but signing Manning wasn’t as much of a slam dunk initially as it turned out to be.

Manning’s neck procedures and health were a significant concern and the main reason he was even available in the first place. Had the Colts known he would more than return to form, they might have just forsaken the great Andrew Luck and kept Manning the rest of his career.

Elway signing Manning paved the way for the Broncos to be a consistent threat to win it all annually. He may view signing Cousins as giving this team the same opportunity to win if he can keep the nucleus he’s built in-tact for the foreseeable future, and connect with the majority of his high picks in 2018.

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