The best veteran quarterbacks available for the Denver Broncos
Case Keenum, Minnesota Vikings
Case Keenum at the age of 29 is coming off of a very interesting season, in which he threw for over 3,500 yards, 22 touchdowns, and just seven interceptions.
As far as 2017 is concerned, Keenum looked like a budding star at quarterback.
The major question is whether or not he can do this consistently, and whether the players and coaches and other factors surrounding him in Minnesota were just the perfect storm and 2017 was an outlier.
Prior to the 2017 season, when Keenum signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Vikings, he had proven himself to be worth exactly that. he was a decent backup option and had proven that in his time on the field.
Then this breakout season happens, and now all of a sudden he’s going to have an interesting market in free agency.
To me, Keenum is going to command at least $20 million per season and if I were him, I would be holding out for a multi-year deal (provided he’s not franchise or transition tagged).
It’s going to be really tough to sell the Denver Broncos fan base on a multi-year, big money deal to Keenum whose best season came as a ‘reliever’ in Minneapolis.
Color me skeptical, though Keenum is a player I’ve liked dating back to his college days. Perhaps he’s coming along as a late bloomer and will continue to get better with age.