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 – DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Brock Osweiler #17 of the Denver Broncos throws as he warms up before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

4. Elway has also failed with draft picks

Signing Manning in free agency was a huge hit, but Elway’s draft picks at quarterback have been horrid.

Starting with Brock Osweiler in 2012, and going on to the likes of Zac Dysert and Paxton Lynch among others, Elway’s selection of quarterbacks in the draft has been underwhelming at best.

The Broncos have failed to find the right option in the draft, and that’s the primary reason we are where we are right now.

Osweiler wasn’t the answer. Paxton probably isn’t the answer.

It’s perhaps not justified, but this could cause Elway to fear the ‘unknown’ of another rookie draft pick at the position. He said himself that starting a rookie quarterback is ‘not ideal’ and for this team specifically, he may still find that to be true.

Because of past failures drafting quarterbacks, I could see Elway pushing hard to sign someone like Cousins so he doesn’t have to risk it all in the draft again.

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