Kickin’ It with Kiz: Should Broncos pursue trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson? – The Denver Post
The Broncos should get Deshaun Watson from Houston to play quarterback, if they can. He’s their best chance of being competitive and getting another Super Bowl ring. He hasn’t hurt anyone. He’s just a little freaky, like most of us, including Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
Jerome, tired of losing
Kiz: There are 22 women who have accused Watson of sexual misconduct, but it only takes one NFL team to look the other way and trade for the troubled but talented quarterback. But it seems to me the Broncos are in no position to even consider a trade for him until the team is sold and the new owner decides if Watson could be the face of a $4 billion franchise.
No to the idea of the Broncos trading for Watson. It’s not just about the legal risks involved in getting him, which are significant. We’re trying to rebuild a culture in Denver. Going to great lengths to get a true leader as head coach and then getting a low-character quarterback wouldn’t line up with where general manager George Paton wants to take the Broncos.
Dee, Oakland, Calif.
Kiz: Watson could present a better long-term solution for the Broncos than either Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, except for the fact that nobody knows when (or if) he will ever play quarterback again.
I don’t condone what Watson has been accused of, by any means. Having said that, I would take him in orange and blue.
Dan, forgives and forgets
Kiz: Desperate times call for desperate measures, eh?
Watson would be a great upgrade at quarterback, but I think he would rub Denver fans the wrong way.
B.V., San Antonio, Texas
Kiz: As soon as somebody explains the meaning of double entendre to the knuckleheads here at Kickin’ It Headquarters, we’ll be able to chuckle at your little joke. But the charges against Watson are serious and force us all to ask: In the NFL, is winning really the only thing that matters?
What are your thoughts on hiring a head coach for the Broncos before a new owner gets selected? It seems backwards to me.
B.J., Boulder
Kiz: With the acquisition of Teddy Bridgewater to play quarterback in the final season of lame-duck executives John Elway and Joe Ellis, it felt as if Paton spent 2021 marking time rather than making truly tough decisions. Keeping Vic Fangio as coach for another season while waiting for the sale to close would’ve been foolhardy procrastination that could get Paton fired by the new owner.
And today’s parting shot is a brash attempt to raid your Denver Post and steal away some of the brightest football minds on the planet.
The Broncos don’t have to look far for a new coaching staff. Let’s make Kiz our head coach, Kyle Newman the offensive coordinator and Ryan O’Halloran the defensive coordinator. Then all our problems are solved. You guys obviously know more about how to coach the Broncos than anyone else they have hired in recent years, although probably none of you have ever worn a jockstrap. It’s an easy solution. The Broncos would have an instant winner.
Larry, master of sarcasm
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