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The best veteran quarterbacks available for the Denver Broncos

By Sayre Bedinger

CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 10: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Washington Redskins throws a pass in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 10, 2017 at StubHub Center in Carson, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 10: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Washington Redskins throws a pass in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 10, 2017 at StubHub Center in Carson, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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Jay Cutler, Miami Dolphins

Jay Cutler’s career started with the Denver Broncos, where he was acquired in the 2006 draft after Mike Shanahan traded up to get him.

Cutler was an up-and-coming young player that made the Pro Bowl in 2008 and was traded the following offseason as the Broncos brought in Josh McDaniels and made the difficult decision to move on from Shanahan.

McDaniels and Cutler couldn’t even get to one OTA session together, but I think all of the bad blood between the Broncos and Cutler — as far as the actual people who caused it — is gone.

John Elway had nothing to do with Cutler leaving the Broncos, but would the two sides be willing to put pride aside and reunite?

I’m not so sure. Cutler is out there as an emergency option, and he’s said he’s only going to sign with a team that he would be the starter on. As it currently stands, Cutler is better than anything else the Broncos have.

I don’t view him as a likely option, but he would round out the bottom of the ‘acceptable starter’ caliber player list.

It cost the Dolphins $13 million to bring Cutler out of retirement last year. That’s low-level starter money to say the least. If the Broncos could get him for $10 million, that would be an acceptable option for a season while a rookie develops.

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