The Broncos Are Going ALL-IN...

The Broncos just picked up the phone for the best tight end in football. And Arizona hung up almost immediately, but things are not finished. Adam Schefter reported that Denver contacted the Cardinals about Trey McBride and was quickly rebuffed. The word is the Cardinals have no intentions of trading him. Now look at why Denver asked. The whole Broncos tight end room has 220 receiving yards. McBride, by himself, has 544. And in week 7, he caught 10 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown against Denver. And here is why this still matters. Denver owns every pick it has in the next three drafts, three firsts included, plus $24.1 million in cap space. Denver can get a trade done with anybody they want. So a no on the first call is not the end, I think it's the opening bid, so stay with me here because I think Denver should juice this offer. So if you want to see how this ends before Tuesday, we're currently sitting at 2,713 subscribers, I urge you to hit that subscribe button. We have to think what Arizona actually turned down, a phone call, nobody ever put a number on it. And Adam Schefter says there was a call. Last week, nobody had reported even that. And you can see why Arizona said no so fast. In April, they signed him to a four-year, $76 million deal through 2029 and $43 million guaranteed. He's 26, he's from Fort Morgan, Colorado, and he's the centerpiece of a rebuild that also has the number three pick in Jeremiah Love. Arizona is three and five, which is last in the NFC West, and that sounds like a team that is going to sell. But you don't sell the one player you're building around, right? However, Arizona has already started to sell. This week, they shipped off Jacoby Brissett to Baltimore for a fourth round pick and a seventh, according to tweets on November 6th when that deal was finalized. So the front office is very willing to take picks for players. So a team in a rebuild says no to a phone call. That's a posture. The real answer comes when somebody puts a pick on the table or something that will really juice this offer. So what can Denver put on the table? I think we've got to start with the picks because we know that Denver has All of their firsts, all of their seconds, all of their thirds over these next three drafts. Arizona also has all of their own first picks as well. So this isn't a team that needs draft picks. It has to be offered something that it can't say no to. And a rebuilding team that could have multiple first round picks over multiple seasons is something that I think might be very hard to pass up. You got to think like this of buying a house and the owner says it isn't for sale. The first knock is always going to get a no, but the offer that comes with a number that nobody expected is the one that is going to open the door. Denver is $24.1 million in cap space as well, and McBride's cap hit of $8.7 million this season is a very easy thing that the Broncos can do, and it leaves them with about $15.4 million. So that $15.4 million of room, After the 2026 hit, Denver can absorb him for this year with no other moves needed. And look at what his deal does after this season. $16.1 million in 2027, $24.2 million in 2028, and $23.2 million in 2029. So Arizona isn't selling a cheap player. They're selling what would be the cheapest year of this player. And Denver would pay big for the next three years after that. And that's why this offer... has to be big, and we know the Broncos are willing to make a move like this. And if we do look at the Denver Broncos' tight end room right now, Evan Ingram is on a one-year deal, so after this season, he's gone. Adam Troutman is signed through 2028 at $3.3 million, and Nate Adkins' deal is up after this season as well. So Denver already has a massive hole right now in their tight end room, but it's going to be even bigger come this spring, and... Why not go ahead and get one of the best, if not the best, in the NFL? Now, one thing also to consider about this trade is that Denver is 6-2, so the first round picks would be late ones, assuming that this continues throughout the season. And Arizona may not want those late picks, so you almost maybe have to consider that being closer to a second rounder. So is it worth overpaying for Trey McBride? Before I answer, because it's a pretty obvious one, I want you to remember this. 220 yards. That's how many the Denver Broncos room has right now, and only Tampa Bay's tight ends with 212 yards have been worse than what this Broncos room already is. And Denver's paying for it. Evan Ingram on the one-year deal was at $14.1 million on a cap hit for 136 yards. McBride's cap hit this year is $8.7 million, so a little over half of what you're getting from Evan Ingram on a far, far superior tight end. He's got 66 catches in 8 games, that is first in the NFL at any position, and last year he caught 126, the most a tight end has ever caught in a season. He's caught 5 or more passes in all 8 games this season, and this is the order it goes in, 9, 8, 9, 7, 9, 7, 10, and then 7. Look at how steady he is. His lowest yardage day this year was 31 yards against the Giants, but he still caught 7 Passes, and that's what this Broncos team needs, is someone who can move the chains. And he scored in five of those eight games. He got five touchdowns, five different games. And he doesn't need space. He has 20 contested catches, the most in the NFL, according to PFF. After the Denver game, he said, I had a good game, but I didn't finish the job. That's a player who put up 111 yards and a touchdown on you, and he's annoyed about the way he played. McBride has been targeted 86 times and caught 66 passes, and that's a 77% catch rate. Now think about the quarterback, because Bo Nix completes 59.6% of his passes to everybody. McBride catches 77% of his targets by himself. And the offense is 28th in the league in yards per attempt at 5.97, with only 10 sacks allowed. Third fewest in the NFL, so Bo Nix has time. He needs somebody to throw to, and you can put the ball anywhere near Trey McBride, and he will pull it in. That's exactly what you pay a first four plus more. A guy who can get open on the third read keeps a 6-2 team's drive alive at any point in the season. And of course, you gotta be fair to Bo Nix, because this Denver team is 6-2 with four straight wins, and he's been a big part of that. You don't want to discredit him in any way. He's thrown for 1,493 yards in eight games with nine touchdowns and three interceptions. He also has run 32 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns. And he could have a day. We've seen it. In week two against Jacksonville, he went 22 of 31 for 288 yards. But look at the other Sundays. In week one against Kansas City, he threw for 131 yards. In week seven against Arizona, 222. And week eight against Kansas City again, 222 with two touchdowns. This is an offense that wins 6 of 8, and still ranks 21st in passing EPA per play. EPA is expected points added on each throw, and Denver is slightly below 0 at minus 0.012. So Bo Nix is not the problem, neither is the scoreboard. A tight end who catches 77% of his targets gives him a safe throw over and over and over. So what does juicing this trade look like? Here's mine, and I know this is very, very bold, but I go a 20-27 first, a 20-28 first, and a third round pick. You can alter that which any way, and I think this is my idea, like I said, it's not a report, it's very bold, but nobody... As said, Denver wouldn't make this move to be able to go and get the best tight end in the league. And does that hurt? Yes, it does. Denver will be giving up two of its three firsts for a tight end who costs $16.1 million for next season. But Denver is 6-2 with a very good quarterback who's on a rookie scale deal and a hole in one position that it can't... Phil, by cheaper means. Engram's deal was one year, so after the season, he's gone. You have McBride for multiple seasons. And here's the thing about that, no, that Denver received when they called for Arizona. Denver now knows exactly how Arizona will answer their call. The next call they make can have a number attached to it. If Arizona says no to two first round picks, then, you know, you may walk elsewhere and go see what else is on the market for tight ends. Denver could walk to Philadelphia, go for Dallas Goedert, who's 31, and there's a couple outlets that guess he could cost a 4th or a 5th round pick. Now, is he living up to Trey McBride? No, not at all, but he certainly would help this Broncos tight end room. And it's pretty cheap to find out. Denver loses nothing by just making a phone call, and Arizona don't lose anything by listening or picking up the phone 4 or 5 times. And we know that Denver has reportedly liked Trey McBride multiple times already throughout his career, and we've seen that from 94's WIP's Elliot Shore Parks. Sam Laporte is another name who was in Detroit. The outlet calls a deal that is unlikely, and that can help you because sellers know you're serious, and it also can hurt you though because nobody gives a discount for a buyer who's desperate for a position. So a couple fallbacks are there. I mean, Dallas Goddard, 31. He's on an expiring deal, McBride's 26, signed through 2029, your ideal guy, and you have some other names like Sam Laporta who could be an option. One fixes this month, but the others fix the next three years. So is it over? No, not at all. Denver asked for the best tight end alive, and they got a no to the question with no price on it. So you can certainly make Arizona think about this. And remember, he put up 111 yards and a touchdown on Denver in week 7. The Broncos have seen exactly what they'd be buying because he did it to them. So I do continue to think that Arizona will say no until somebody puts a price that is very, very high. Because they don't have to sell them. They are, I guess, classified as sellers now after getting rid of Jacoby Brissett. But Denver has the picks to make anything happen. And I think that's something that... I wouldn't be surprised to see Sean Payton want, George Patton do, and it fits exactly what they can, and it fills their biggest hole. And even if we do think about the other way that this could go, where they say no to a trade regarding Trey McBride, Denver could do nothing, Evan Ingram walks after this year, and next spring you have an even bigger hole to start the season, you gotta make some calls in the offseason, or go big in the draft. So, my mindset is just completely juice the trade, make the call again before Tuesday, with a real number on it, and you know, you can negotiate from there. The worst case, I think, could be Dallas Goddard, I guess, other than your current tight end room, and if he's not an option either, you go with what you have. And that's pretty much the whole case. Denver has their picks, it has the cap, they have the hole, Arizona has the answer that Denver wants to their question, with no price attached So a team that is 6-2 should not stop there, they should go out and make an effort to go and get Trey McBride. So do you think that the Broncos should go after Trey McBride, juice this trade, or kind of fall back on a guy like Dallas Goddard? Let me know down below, comment juice, or move on to let me know in the comments below. And Tuesday at 4pm Eastern, we'll see who picks up the phone.