He’s aging just fine. He stays in shape and has
He is not aging poorly. He’s in good shape and is still a gifted athlete. He has never sustained a serious injury. There’s nothing wrong with him physically.
I know what you're saying and I agree with it in principle. If you pay him $16M per year you pay him league minimum year 1 and $30.8M in year 2. The problem is finding a team that is willing to fully commit to an already limited and declining Wilson for at least 2 years. If there's a team willing to pay him $20M+ per year for 2 years they could just trade for him. Personally I'd rather sign someone else on a 1 year try-out.
No matter what happens with him and the Broncos, he’s not going to retire
If the Broncos falter next season, will Payton survive or be fired!
I doubt that. There are plenty of players and recently retired players who still remember Payton from his time with the Saints. His reputation from that time will weigh more heavily than his current dealings with a QB who clearly has a bloated ego and superiority complex.
Well most Free Agents are looking to get paid.
Denver doesn't need stars. A couple of star players isn't going to fix them overnight. They need a longterm plan including quality young players that have the potential to become stars.
They need some serious upgrades, especially on offense.
McLaughlin is a playmaker. They just need to give him more opportunities. Javonte Williams hasn't had a good game since mid-October. Sutton is a solid player too. Prior to Sutton's concussion, he was coming off of 5 consecutive productive games. Sutton and Jeudy could both be 1000-yard receivers if they were targeted more.
Jeudy is not a top tier WR. Denver needs to move on from him. He’s lazy when he’s not the primary receiver. McLaughlin is not a feature type RB. He’s mediocre at best.
I believe that.
Yep.
I didn't say top tier. I said a 1000-yard receiver with more targets. Denver doesn't need a top-tier receiver anyway. Bringing in a top-tier receiver rarely makes a team markedly better than developing one does. For every Tyreek Hill success story, there are 10 others that didn't work out. Just ask Pete Carroll and Jimmy Graham. Or Pete Carroll and Sidney Rice. Or the Oakland Raiders and Randy Moss. or....meh. I could go on forever.
If he isn't guaranteed a starting job going into camp, at a contract value that he thinks he is worth, then I doubt if he plays. And because he is such an egomaniac and hard for a head coach to work with, there may not be as much demand for his services as one might think at first glance.
Russ has been fine but you can't omit last seasons failures.
