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Broncos free agent quarterbacks to consider as backups in 2020

By Sayre Bedinger

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 06: Colt McCoy #12 of the Washington Redskins looks to pass against the New England Patriots during the first half at FedExField on October 6, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 06: Colt McCoy #12 of the Washington Redskins looks to pass against the New England Patriots during the first half at FedExField on October 6, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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Denver Broncos Marcus Mariota
NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 15: Marcus Mariota #8 of the Tennessee Titans warms up before the game against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans

Marcus Mariota, to me, is the coup of the 2020 free agent quarterback class in the Broncos’ context.

Yes, he stunk this past season. But that doesn’t mean there’s not upside left there and this was once a player many thought to be part of the future wave of NFL stars.

Mariota needs a change of scenery, and the Broncos can provide it. He needs correction on whatever has happened to him as a passer mechanically, and the Broncos have the coaches to get the best out of him.

We’ve also seen in recent years a willingness from NFL teams to pay up in trades for guys who show well in preseason play, so what if Mariota signs with Denver to rehab his image for the offseason, camp, and preseason, then gets a shot with another team while Denver reaps the benefits in a trade?

At the very least, he could take the year to be a backup in Denver, rehab his image around the league, and create demand just by being a talented young player whose distance from Tennessee will create a value for him in that, it was just the circumstances there.

I feel like I could be his agent…

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Mariota has upside athletically, he’s a good dude, and if he’s willing to accept a backup role, I would love to see him come to the Broncos for a year.

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