Denver Broncos: 5 players that need to be re-signed ASAP
Denver Broncos: 5 players that need to be re-signed ASAP
3. Courtland Sutton, WR
Cue up all of the comments and responses.
The Broncos can’t sign both Tim Patrick and Courtland Sutton! They’re going to have to pick one! They won’t be able to afford both of those guys and Jerry Jeudy down the line! Who is going to throw them the ball? The Broncos don’t have an owner, re-signing players is pointless.
There is no argument that you could make against this that I haven’t already heard a million times, so spare me.
The Denver Broncos should be trying to re-sign both Courtland Sutton and Tim Patrick, plain and simple. Why? Those are two players that have proven to be core players for this team.
How many times has Tim Patrick proven his weight in gold for Denver? At the same time, how can you just move on from a guy like Courtland Sutton, a 2019 Pro Bowl selection whose physical traits are only outdone by his outstanding intangibles?
George Paton has to realize — if both Sutton and Tim Patrick can prove themselves to be core players without stable QB play, what could they do if the Broncos get that position figured out?
The Jerry Jeudy contract situation is a hilariously bad argument because Jeudy is under contract for three more seasons after 2021. At that point, you would be able to franchise tag him for a year if need be, so there’s zero reason to worry about losing Jeudy as a repercussion of re-signing both of Tim Patrick and Courtland Sutton.
You can always figure out a way to structure deals to fit your cap situation, as well. The salary cap can be manipulated in so many ways that it’s funny when fans act like NFL teams are super handcuffed by it.
The major question here is what the value of these two players will be and how the Broncos might justify those price tags.
Again, to me, these are core players on this team, and with a QB position in flux, you certainly don’t want to make the receiver group weaker. That argument is also hilarious.
The point is, George Paton is in no position to be letting his best players walk in free agency. Even if you kick the can down the road by re-signing Tim Patrick to a multi-year deal and then franchise tagging Courtland Sutton, the sentiment remains — both players should be back in Denver in 2022 if at all possible.