Denver Broncos: List of non-preferred quarterback scenarios

Case Keenum

Let me preface this by saying something: I really like Case Keenum.

As a guy, as a leader, and even as a quarterback — he seems like he’s headed the right direction. With that being said, I think there’s certain things  that happened this past year in Minnesota circumstantially that lead me to believe his best fit is either there or wherever Pat Shurmur is, which is now in New York.

Keenum is 29 years old, and is coming off of the best season of his career. He completed over 67 percent of his passes, with 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions and helped get the Vikings all the way to the NFC Championship game.

Given what we saw from Keenum this past season, it’s hard for me to believe he would do anything other than find his way back to the Vikings, who have surrounded him with a great cast of players including two of the best up-and-coming receivers in the game in Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs.

Not to mention, Keenum has a Pro Bowl tight end in Kyle Rudolph.

I don’t think Keenum is the type of player who can just jump in on any roster and have instant success. I don’t mean that as a slight to his abilities, but what he has in Minnesota just works. I don’t think paying him upwards of $20 million a season — and trust me, that’s what he’s going to command — is the right decision.

Even if it was Gary Kubiak who gave him his first shot in the NFL back when he was a rookie with the Houston Texans…