Ranking every Denver Broncos quarterback since Peyton Manning

We’ve had 11 starters at QB since Peyton left. Buckle up Broncos Country, I promise it’ll be fun. Ranking Denver Broncos QBs since 2016.

We’re doing it. We’re ranking every quarterback who’s suited up in Orange & Blue since Peyton. Trust me, it’s going to be therapeutic.

It’s been a long time, and now that we have a Hall of Fame franchise quarterback again, I think it’ll be healthy to look back at the past six years to see where we’ve been and appreciate what we now have. I’m sure everyone will be very civil in the comments.

Ranking every Denver Broncos quarterback since Peyton Manning

Let’s start with the quarterback cliff that we fell off of on March 7th, 2016. Peyton Manning, the Sheriff, the MVP, the Legend, retired. Coming off of a Super Bowl victory, in a 2015 season where he powered through planar fasciitis that restricted his mobility and footwork as a 39-year-old pocket passer, and lingering nerve damage from his 2011 injury.

After a decade-plus of ups and downs at quarterback since Elway retired, Peyton came in and brought Hall of Fame passing back to Denver for 4 incredible years.

And then he was gone. The Broncos had been prepared for his retirement since the 2012 draft when they took Brock Osweiler in the 2nd round.

He was groomed over the next four seasons as the heir apparent and showed up great when Peyton went down in 2015. He led the team to a 5-2 record, keeping the Broncos on course to a first-round BYE as the No-Fly Zone & Company took the lead on defense.

Yet when Peyton was retired, and it was Brock’s turn in the saddle, he switched horses. He turned down the Broncos’ three-year $45 Million for a 4-year $72 million deal with the Houston Texans. The Broncos were left scrambling for a new quarterback to helm their Super Bowl roster.