Colin Cowherd likes the Joe Flacco trade for the Broncos

FS1’s Colin Cowherd likes the Joe Flacco trade for the Denver Broncos and thinks they can win games right away with him under center.

Though some of Colin Cowherd’s takes through the years have been piping hot (can’t say I haven’t had some hot takes of my own), he’s a prominent voice in sports media and often has a pretty reasonable perspective on things.

At least, he’s more reasonable than Stephen A. Smith, who thinks the Panthers need Le’Veon Bell because they don’t have ‘receivers’ and didn’t realize Hunter Henry was on injured reserve all year for the Chargers.

Cowherd at least has an understanding of what he’s covering, which is sports and in this particular case, professional football.

Cowherd loves the trade of Joe Flacco for the Denver Broncos, and his opinions are worth hearing if you’re one of the ones who hates the move.

Not everyone hates the Broncos’ trade for Joe Flacco.

Cowherd points to Flacco’s proven ability to win on the road, in the playoffs, and thinks he gives the Broncos a much better downfield thrower than Case Keenum and someone who can win with a good defense and strong running game.

The Broncos will probably try to do just that with Vic Fangio coming in as the head coach and the trio of Phillip Lindsay, Royce Freeman, and Devontae Booker running really well last season.

Cowherd seems to think more highly of Flacco than many others, including the Ravens who decided to move on and move forward with Lamar Jackson this past season. It’s hard to blame them.

Flacco seemingly reached his ceiling as an NFL quarterback in 2014 when he was paired with Gary Kubiak for a season before Kubiak became head coach of the Denver Broncos.

The hope is that Flacco can re-emerge in a way in an offense designed by Rich Scangarello that will be quite similar to the one Flacco emerged with when he was with Kubiak.

The Broncos do have pieces, and they proved last season with Case Keenum they could go toe-to-toe with some of the best teams in the league. They could have beaten the Chiefs on an early Monday Night Football game if Case Keenum hits a throw down the sideline to Demaryius Thomas. They came within three points of the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams. They were a missed field goal away from beating the AFC South champion Houston Texans.

Although the Broncos’ roster has holes and weaknesses, this team was competitive last year against the best teams it faced, and that was with poor coaching and often poor quarterback play.

It’s not unreasonable to think Vic Fangio and his staff along with the veteran Joe Flacco can make the Broncos a much better overall squad.