This is a Generational Heist for the Broncos...

The Broncos beat the Chiefs on Sunday and moved into first place in the AFC West. They are now 6-2, and they have the weakest tight end room I can remember on a first place team. Evan Ingram, Adam Troutman, and Nate Adkins have combined for 220 receiving yards this season, and all three of them together put up that number. Trey McBride has 544 by himself in eight games. And on October 25th, he went for seven catches and 50 yards and a touchdown. against Denver his hometown team nobody has reported just yet that the Broncos have called Arizona but the cap space is there the picks are there and the trade deadline is November 10th and it makes a whole lot of sense stay with me because this is a lot more real than a fan wish and if you want to see how this plays out before that November 10th deadline be sure to subscribe we're currently sitting at 2611 subscribers so let's start with the hole that Denver has because that's the whole reason this conversation can exist Evan Ingram is the starter. He has 13 catches on 25 targets for 136 yards, 1 touchdown in 8 games, and that is 37th among tight ends in receiving yards. He's on a one-year deal with a cap hit of $14.1 million, which means Denver is paying a top market number for the 37th best tight end. Behind him, Adam Troutman has 4 catches for 40 yards, and Nate Adkins has 6 for 44, but 3 of those 6 are touchdowns. Add the three up, and the whole room has been targeted 39 times this season, and McBride, by himself, has been targeted 86 times, the most of any tight end in football. Think of it just like running an offense, with the second read always covered. You know, Bo Nix is going to throw to a tight end because he has to, not because it's a weapon. And Denver is winning anyway, so the question is a tight end who is actually good, what he does to an offense that already works. And Trey McBride is not only good, As a tight end, he is one of the best in football right now. Last season in 17 regular season games, he caught 126 passes for 1,239 yards and 11 touchdowns on top of that. That's more yards than any other tight end in the league. And the next one was Kyle Pitts, who had 928. And that 126 catches wasn't just the best for a tight end. It was second in the entire league at any position. That is the receiver number from a tight end. This year it's even louder. 66 catches on 86 targets, 544 yards, and 5 touchdowns in 8 games. First among tight ends in targets and catches, and second in yards behind only Brock Bowers who has played 6 games. He's also the 5th youngest tight end in NFL history to reach 300 career catches, and the 4 ahead of him were Jason Witten, Rob Gronkowski, Tony Gonzalez, and Kellen Winslow. You look at that list and also consider that is who he's being compared to and he's still only in the middle of his deal and still super young. And here's the part that makes Denver fans lean forward and really lock into this because when Arizona played Denver on October 25th, he had those 7 catches for 50 yards and a touchdown against his home team. And 3 days later, he was still thinking about the catch he didn't make in the end. He said, I had a good game, but I didn't finish the job. A guy who was angry that he only caught 7 against you. That is who the Broncos are looking at. So he would be a massive help, and nobody can argue about that. But the question is whether Arizona would ever pick up the phone. And I'll be straight about the hard part first, as Arizona just paid him. In April 2025, he signed a four-year, $76 million deal through 2029. The biggest deal a tight end has ever gotten. But look at where the Cardinals are right now. They're 3-5. Last in the NFC West with a point differential of minus 63, and one thing to consider is they don't have a quarterback, and they're carrying $81.7 million in dead money. $46.6 million of that is from cutting Kyler Murray. They have $13.5 million in cap space. Now watch what happens to McBride's cap. $8.7 million this year, then $16.1 million, then $24.2 million in 2028. Right now he's at his cheapest and his most valuable. Both at the same time. That's the window a team sells them, if it ever will. And if we picture it from Arizona's side, we have a better idea of it. The year is slipping, the dead money is already on the books, and the best player on the roster is about to cost them more than ever over the next couple of seasons, and pretty much double against the cap. And I'm not going to say for sure Arizona wants out, because nobody's reported that, and it's kind of hard to imagine for your best receiver, your best ball catcher, that's the case. I'm telling you that a team that's 3-5, with that much dead money, if they get a call... You have a number for sure in your mind if you're George Patton here. So what is that number? We have to look at the last time a start tight end moved at the deadline, and it was 2022 with TJ Hockenson. Minnesota sent Detroit a 2023 second round pick, which was number 55, and a 2024 third rounder, which was number 73, and got two fourth rounders back. That's the ceiling of what we know, and it's the closest thing to a price tag a tight end at this level has ever had at a deadline. But there's no doubt that McBride is better. He's younger than Hawkinson was, and the deal runs for more years. So the price starts higher than that, most likely. And, you know, I think my read, I probably have to see a first round pick in there and maybe more. And that's where Denver is actually built for this. The Broncos have $24.1 million in cap space. McBride's cap hit this season is $8.7 million. It fits with $15.4 million left over. And the picks. Denver still owns its own first three- Through 7th round picks in 2027, 2028, and 2029, not one of them has been traded. And a 1st round pick from a 6-2 team is a late 1st, so the pick Denver would cost... The Broncos less than it would cost, you know, almost anyone else in the league. They're also already shopping at this level. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the Broncos are among teams that have pondered or are expected to consider a trade for Jonathan Taylor. That one is real and Taylor's price would be huge. And reporters are comparing it to what McCaffrey got when he was traded to the 49ers, which was a second, a third, a fourth and a fifth round pick. So Denver's already shown they're willing to go out and spend these big picks at the deadline. Would you rather... send and kind of get a haul on a running back or... really have the best tight end alive signed through 2029 because that Taylor package buys you four chances at a hit. But McBride is the one sure thing signed through 2029. Engram's deal is a one-year deal and McBride would be the answer at that spot for the next four years. And you can talk about the price being too high and I get that. It makes a lot of sense. So let's talk about who Denver could target if McBride is a no. Here's the thing about the other tight ends who couldn't move. Two of them have more yards than Denver's whole tight end room already. Dallas Goedert with the Eagles, they're 2-6. He has 22 catches for 228 yards and two touchdowns in five games on an expiring $10.3 million cap hit. Last year, he had 11 touchdowns, and what he'd do in Denver is the thing that Denver can't do now. Finish drives, a red zone target who can actually catch it as a tight end. Kyle Pitts from the Falcons, Atlanta are 3-5. He has 22 catches for 197 yards and four touchdowns in eight games this year. He had 88 catches for 928 yards. And his cap hit is $4.6 million this year, with a deal that runs through 2028. So if McBride doesn't go, this is the one I'd probably call on first, a big target Denver would have for three seasons. Mark Andrews from the Ravens, Baltimore is 4-4, so that's the long shot, and he has 29 catches for 218 yards and one touchdown on the season. He's currently on a $7 million deal this year, and $14.7 million next year. Then there's a cheap rental in Greg Dulcich, the Dolphins, who are 1-6, 22 catches for 256 yards in six games, and he's on a $1.6 million deal that ends after this season. And Cole Kmet, the Bears tight end. Who's been called an obvious trade or cut candidate with an $11.6 million cap hit this year and next? Every name on that list is more than what Denver has now. I think the only question is whether you swing for a dream or settle for the sure thing. And it's not going to be the same move for all of them. Goedert is a rental, Kyle Pitts has three years, and Greg Dulcich is kind of a cheap flyer that you may just want to get for depth, but... You pick based on how long you want the answer to last. So here's my verdict. Is Trey McBride a trade possibility? Yes, the cap works. The picks are all there. Everything that Denver has can move for Trey McBride. And Arizona's three and five with a heavy bill coming and no quarterback to speak for. The only part is, is it likely? Probably not. Arizona just paid him knowing that that's the guy they want to have and nobody has reported it just yet. The deadline is exactly when the unlikely ones happen. Plus, we got about eight days away until November 10th. Think about how the Jonathan Taylor talks work. Denver has already been tied to a star at another position for a big package. So nothing says it can't make the same kind of swing for a spot that it needs more than a running back. So this is my order for Denver if you're looking for a tight end from those names. I'd go Trey McBride, then Kyle Pitts, Dallas Goddard, excuse me. And it really makes sense why, because each one of them have something that beats out this entire tight end room that the Broncos currently have now. Who should Denver go and get? McBride, Pitts, Goddard, anybody else? Comment M, P, or G for those respective names, or let me know down below who else you would go for. And keep in mind, the deadline is November 10th, so we'll see who the Broncos pick up the phone for.