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Four reasons Denver Broncos won’t draft a QB with tenth pick

By Andrew Wade

GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, FL – NOVEMBER 03: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL – NOVEMBER 03: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

John Elway has been searching for the long-term answer at QB for the Denver Broncos for some time. Here’s why he won’t attempt it this year at pick ten.

Since John Elway joined the Denver Broncos in a front-office position, he has been on the search for a quarterback of the future. Although he hasn’t been successful yet, you can’t deny that he is certainly trying his hardest.

In fact, since John Elway took over, the Denver Broncos have drafted, traded for, or signed 15 different guys that have either made the active roster or were on the practice squad during the season.

Here are those guys:

Adam Weber (UDFA signing), Peyton Manning (signed), Brock Osweiler (2nd round draft pick), Caleb Hanie (signed), Zac Dysert (7th round draft pick), Christian Ponder (signed), Trevor Siemian (7th round draft pick), Mark Sanchez (trade), Paxton Lynch (1st round draft pick), Austin Davis (signed), Brock Osweiler (signed), Chad Kelly (7th round draft pick), Kyle Sloter (UDFA signing that would have been a practice squad guy), Case Keenum (signed), Kevin Hogan (claimed off waivers), and Joe Flacco (trade).

So again, it’s not that he’s not trying.

After passing on the possibility of Josh Allen or Josh Rosen last year with the fifth overall pick, the Denver Broncos are once again primed with a top-10 pick, and they’ve been once again doing their work on some of the top quarterbacks in the draft, most notably Missouri’s Drew Lock. The Denver Broncos have so closely tied to the senior gunslinger that we have written ten articles specifically about it at Predominantly Orange.

However, with pick #10, the Denver Broncos will not be selecting a quarterback, and here are the four reasons why.

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