RUMOR: Denver Broncos Backup QB Jarrett Stidham Receiving TRADE INTEREST

0:00ahead of NFL free and she's some teams around the league have interest in Denver Broncos quarterback Jared Stidham but with Sean Payton pull the trigger we'll take a look at that here on today's episode of the show you are locked on Broncos your daily Denver Broncos podcast part of the locked on podcast network your team every day what's up Broncos country I'm Cody Rourke Credential Broncos reporter from Ohio sports welcome to bonus episode lock on Broncos your daily Denver Broncos podcast part of the locked on podcast network the number one sports podcast network in the country thanks to you every day is out there thanks for making us your first listen however you choose to do so on today's bonus episode of the show we're going to talk about Jared Stidham and the trade rumors surrounding him several teams around the league according to Diana Rousini have interest in trading for Stidham which teams could look at trading for Stidham and if in fact Stidham gets traded could the Broncos and Sean Payton and Davis Webb reunite with Zach Wilson as

1:00the potential backup quarterback the bonix we'll look at all that here on today's episode of the show let's get into it here though the athletics Diana Rousini put out an interesting report yesterday talking about several teams that she has spoken to have indicated they have interest in trading for Denver Broncos backup quarterback Jared Stidham now I think when you look at this it is interesting considering that Stidham is entering the final year of his deal here in Denver he's got an eight million dollar cap hit but this is why I think trading for him if you or some of these teams are on the league it makes perfect sense here now for him he hadn't played a meaningful snap in two years leading up to the AFC championship game he did step into those shoes for bonix got off to a little bit of a nice start there finding Marvin men's deep down the right sideline and then obviously a touchdown passed a quarterland sudden but in that game as well I'd say some of his limitations in the athletic department there impacted the Broncos ability to ultimately win that game he did contribute in one of the more important more crucial mistakes made in that game by Denver offensively

2:02that led to the Patriots scoring and obviously that changed the whole dynamic and outcome of the game here but I think right now as you look around the NFL depending on various teams in their situations I want to look at the New York Jets as one of those teams I want to look at the Arizona Cardinals right there where there could very much be a scenario here where if there is a quarterback that those teams want to go out and they want to draft now obviously we know the Raiders probably going to go Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick after that quarterback class is kind of up and down there there's some really good options but I'd say this is probably a draft class and the quarterback department for some of these teams where a veteran bridge quarterback might be the best option to ultimately hand the keys to the younger guy here down the stretch now for a guy like Jared stood him he's a veteran guy he's older but I think for a team like the Jets or the Arizona Cardinals I think those are two ideal situations where you could go out there and you could have Jared stood him for a year or two as that bridge quarterback option and then eventually past things off to a younger guy that maybe you taking this year's NFL draft and that you develop

3:05those guys but I think the conversation that we have to have here is what does that look like for the Broncos and how does Sean Payton think about this now with Davis Webb as well that quarterback brain trust that we see here in the mile high city Sean Payton has always been on the record of saying I think it's important that you have a high quality backup quarterback on your roster behind your starter in the event of an injury Sean has seen that historically behind Drew breeze with the Teddy Bridgewater the James Winston's of the world even throwing Tyson Hill into that category from time to time when the Saints needed him when he was a member of the New Orleans Saints and I think for where the Broncos are at right now certainly we saw Bonix unfortunately suffer the injury against the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs not able to play in the AFC championship game you can make the argument I think having maybe a little bit more of an athletic quarterback or a guy who's got some of that backyard football style of traits could have actually helped the Broncos maybe win that game but it is what it is here it is a good quarterback and he's got a lot of good experience I think to be able to step into one of those situations for a team out there and help

4:09but I think so much is also contingent upon is Sean willing to depart with a backup quarterback who he said he would take over a lot of different QBs in the league that he's happy that Stidem was his number two guide because he believes that he's got the best number two quarterback in the NFL he's got a guy who he believes could start for a handful of other teams so that theory I think this offseason with this report from Diana Rossini will certainly be put to the test a little bit about that but also Denver's got Sam Ellinger was obviously set to become a free agent as well this offseason I think with that quarterback coaching staff kind of remaining very similar with Davis Web now the OC Logan Kilgore getting promoted to quarterback coach John Peyton still obviously having a major say in what the Broncos do offensively I'm curious to see if there is a team out there that will give the Broncos any kind of capital I don't know what the exact range would be especially considering the fact that Stidem is on the final year of his deal in Denver here in 2026 what that would be maybe a fourth maybe a fifth-rounder I'm not sure that's just me speculating right here but if there is team interest out there maybe the Broncos do that right maybe

5:15it is one of those situations where they say you know what we are going to look at a different option here like Stidem we appreciate what you've done in Denver now maybe Jared gets a chance to go play more which is certainly certainly something I think that he certainly wants to do he wants to have the opportunity to go out there and showcase himself and you never know which system he could go to he might be able to reinvent himself entirely earn himself a little bit more money as well beyond just 2026 something to look at here as well so we've looked at Arizona we've looked at New York the jets as one of those teams it could be a potential bridge option where he could be a bridge option for a potential young quarterback over the next couple of years here Broncos country make sure you share your thoughts with me here on today's episode of the show but let's look at a hypothetical scenario here when we look at potential free agents that are available if in fact the Broncos do right away Jared stood with there's a team that's interested could they reunite with Zach Wilson to keep that quarterback continuity intact we'll look at that and more here on today's episode of the show. Hey it's Matt Derry from the Lockdown Lions podcast the people I love depend on me if I'm gone the financial responsibilities don't disappear I didn't want my family figuring

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8:26the continuity and familiarity with him behind the scenes is something that Sean Peyton Davis Web maybe Logan Kilgore would like inside that quarterback room and maybe it's a clear upgrade as well at that position there behind bonix here real quick Broncos country want to say thanks for making us your first listen every single day appreciate all you every day is out there if you want a little bit more make sure you join the every day or all access club you can go to it right now locked on Broncos dot super cast dot com sign up today and get a free month with promo code free agency yes you can get a free month of the every day or club where you get access to our discord server you get one-on-one texting with Sarah and myself you get access to film breakdown so much more go to locked on Broncos at super cast dot com use the promo code when you sign up free agency and you'll get a free month we appreciate so much here let's talk about Zach Wilson here Broncos country now look these are hypothetical free agency scenarios there's nothing substantive behind this this is just speculation when we're looking at the tea leaves here if in fact jarestidom

9:26does get traded if the Broncos do that which as to my knowledge right now I'm not sure the Broncos are interested in that but that could obviously always change depending on what a team is willing to give them if it's capital for them to make more moves to upgrade the roster certainly they'll do that but I think Zach Wilson is one of those names to watch if jarestidom is traded I could see the Broncos going back to Zach Wilson and trying to make him the backup quarterback now obviously he signed with Miami dolphins last off season and spent time there Quinn yours obviously ended up being the premier guy to take over after to a tongue of I lower god bench there but I think for Zach Wilson his athleticism his mobility obviously his arm strength I think when you look at maybe a stylistic profile comparison to bone nicks Zach Wilson probably is an upgrade at quarterback here for Denver over a guy like jarestidom and I think we can all imagine their minds what would the Broncos have done if Zach Wilson with his athleticism his ability to play off schedule to make plays

10:26and use his legs would that have made a little bit of a difference in AFC championship maybe maybe not right it's crazy to kind of go back and look at that but I think where the appeal is for Wilson to come back and be a potential backup here that is on the table if in fact jarestidom goes elsewhere now look I think you can look at other free agent quarterback options right Denver's not going to have interesting error Rogers Russell Wilson Marcus Mario to might be an interesting option considering his mobility his ability to use his legs there that might be something but Zach Wilson was the top guy that stood out to me and there's other guys that are kind of certainly be available out there depends on where you want to go Malik Willis not going to be an option for Denver he's probably going to land a starting job and it would not surprise me if he actually ends up in Miami as the starting quarterback there for them Brett Ripon former Broncos obviously in the mix as a free agent this year I don't think that would be the case here in the mile high city as much as I love Brett Ripon that's that's my guys always been good to me very very smart quarterback to me the clear cut option would be Zach Wilson over bringing him back Sam Ellinger in my opinion and I'm curious

11:30for your thoughts on that Broncos country because I really do believe like for Zach at this point what NFL team out there is going to have a starting job open for him right maybe a team that I talked about with potential interest in jarestidom like the Arizona Cardinals maybe they would have some interest in Zach Wilson but I can't see a scenario where Zach is going to go and start for an NFL team this offseason and ultimately that could change we could see that maybe Minnesota with Kevin O'Connell but very unlikely at this point but it wouldn't surprise me if you do see some of these quarterback options go out there and free agency and maybe go to a place where they feel like they can rehabilitate their image right like look what Sam Darnal did he went to San Francisco for a year rehabilitate himself under Kyle Shanahan then he ended up going to the Minnesota Vikings ended up balling out over there 14 wins and then he goes to Seattle balls out wins a Super Bowl I mean the path might be there that might be the most appealing area there for them going for but Zach Wilson in my opinion for what Denver needs from a backup quarterback I feel like you have to have

12:35somebody that's similar to your quarterback from an athleticism standpoint I'm not saying that Zach Wilson is Bonyx or vice versa that Bonyx is Zach Wilson I'm saying stylistically from an athleticism standpoint they are very similar compared to where you have gerostatum who wasn't as athletic as ball and so you have to maybe change some of the things you're doing from an offensive standpoint if your quarterback gets injured your starter gets injured gerostatum no disrespect to him there are things that he couldn't do that Bonyx did really well the athleticism the mobility the ability to avoid sacks we saw him struggle with that in comparison to what we've seen from Bonyx whereas I think stylistically Zach Wilson actually fits that bill a little bit better and that actually might make more sense for them going forward here but Broncos country let me know your thoughts on today's bonus episode of the show if in fact the Broncos do look at trading gerostatum as reported by Diana Rossini with some of the interest that he's garnering around the NFL would you welcome Zach Wilson back in as the potential backup to Bonyx interesting question to float out

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