Broncos won't pass up the perfect deal despite HC comments
The Denver Broncos let everyone know that they are shopping some of their best players – wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton. These guys have been a focal point of past offenses and are still really good. But, the Broncos have other things in mind obviously. Now, just because the team has shopped them, […]
The Denver Broncos let everyone know that they are shopping some of their best players – wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton. These guys have been a focal point of past offenses and are still really good.
But, the Broncos have other things in mind obviously. Now, just because the team has shopped them, or tested their value in the trade market, doesn't mean they will get traded, but it also doesn't mean they can't get traded, if that makes sense.
But, if Sutton was to be traded, Pro Football Focus broke down some really good potential trade partners that could acquire Sutton.
Possible Landing Spots: New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions
Rumors have been swirling all offseason that basically the entire Denver receiving corps is on the trading block for the right offer as Sean Payton looks to change tack and craft an offense that Russell Wilson can succeed within. Sutton has looked like the most obvious odd man out from the beginning. Last season, he averaged just 1.55 yards per route run and registered six drops. At 6-foot-4 and over 210 pounds, Sutton has the skill set to be a true X-receiver, something that this free agency class and draft are light on. There are teams that have yet to find that player, or actively lost one, that could be interested.
The Broncos asking price for Sutton has been reported as "too high." He isn't viewed as a wide receiver one, which is kind of how the Broncos are treating him in terms of the asking price. For the Broncos, he has been a wide receiver one in the past.
Now, Sean Payton came out and said that they aren't going to trade Sutton, but then again, coaches say that. If they weren't going to trade him, why would they shop him? I believe that if a team were to preset the Broncos with something they couldn't pass up, like one of these teams, they would trade him, despite what Payton said.
The teams PFF listed would all make sense for the Broncos and for Sutton. He could have a fresh restart, which at this point is something he may need, and the Broncos could get what they want, if the two sides, whoever the team may be, could come to an agreement.
In terms of the best trade partner out of the teams they listed, I think the best would be the Ravens or the Lions, who have both shown interest in Sutton. The Ravens though would be the best fit because they need wide receivers, badly. They need a guy who could be a number one and Sutton can.
But, as we said, that doesn't mean a trade will happen. I still think that the Broncos shopping Sutton does mean that they had a plan to trade him. If that perfect offer comes through, and it could from any of the teams listed, the Broncos won't pass it up. Payton may just be bluffing.
You can read the rest of the PFF article here.
