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Josh Rosen should be the Broncos top target after this

By Sayre Bedinger

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins looks to pass during the second half of a game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Rose Bowl on September 30, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins looks to pass during the second half of a game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Rose Bowl on September 30, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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The Denver Broncos may have no choice but to make Josh Rosen their top target in the 2018 NFL Draft after these stunning revelations…

There are plenty of on-field reasons to consider UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen the best player in the 2018 NFL Draft. Off the field, some seem to have a laundry list of concerns about this player, most of which I would say have been diminished (at the very least) over the course of the offseason.

The more I get to know Rosen a little bit better through interviews and public appearances, the more I like him.

But something I heard Rosen say in this interview with Rich Eisen may have elevated him to the top overall spot on my own Denver Broncos draft board.

If you scrub forward to about the 15:00 mark, Rosen mentions his visit to the Broncos, and talks about meeting John Elway and Dan Marino at the Combine, how starstruck he was.

He then proceeds to say that Peyton Manning was his ‘guy’ growing up, how he idolized Manning during his glory days with the Colts.

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Rosen grew up an Eagles fan, and reveals that from a very early point, he was ‘not a Patriots fan’. Obviously, if you’re an Eagles fan and one of your first NFL games is the Super Bowl they lose to New England, you’d understandably develop a bit of a hatred for that team.

He even said though it wasn’t easy as an Eagles fan to root for the Giants, his hatred for the Patriots won out and he rooted for New York to beat the Patriots in the Super Bowls they played against each other.

Rosen went so far as to say he was ‘rooting for Eli and the Giants in those Super Bowls vigorously’.

All joking aside, Rosen’s hatred for the Patriots is one of the best qualities he possesses as a potential Denver Broncos selection. I value competitiveness very highly, and not only is Rosen a huge fan of John Elway and Peyton Manning, he can’t stand the Patriots.

I don’t think it’s out of place to feel like that elevates a player. It’s all part of the evaluation.

Watching that whole interview, it’s really tough not to like Rosen. He is a well-spoken, outspoken individual, and if the Broncos were somehow able to get him to Denver, it would be phenomenal.

Of course, Rosen would have a chance to play Tom Brady and the Patriots twice a year if he were drafted by the New York Jets, but it would be great if he could bring his hatred for New England to Denver.

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