There’s some lingering benefit of the doubt here for Wilson, who deserves it based on an incredible, Hall of Fame-worthy tenure with the Seahawks before joining the Broncos. The team hasn’t exactly made it easy on him either, with shabby defense and instability within the coaching staff.
That said, the aforementioned price tag—two first-round picks, two second-round picks, a fifth-round pick, Lock, Harris, and Fant—was huge, especially considering that Wilson is one of the highest-paid players in the game and the Broncos are financially handcuffed to him for several seasons to come.
Again, this story isn’t necessarily over yet. Wilson’s numbers have been much better this year than they were in 2022, even if he still hasn’t looked right at all. But the Broncos put basically all of their eggs in Wilson’s basket and they really could have used top-10 picks as well as their original second-rounders in each of the last two drafts.
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