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The Broncos are firmly in the market for a quarterback with Aaron Rodgers, who is probably at the top of the list if he decides to leave the Packers.
But because Rodgers has a contract with another team, Denver general manager George Patton cannot speak publicly about Rodgers.
Still, the two-time defending MVP is the proverbial elephant in the room when Broncos staff are asked for a quarterback. Speaking to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Patton said: “We just want the best person.”
“We don’t care if it’s a free agency. We don’t care if it’s a draft. “We don’t care if it’s a trade,” Patton said. “We will exhaust all possibilities to try to find the best person for the Broncos.
To that end, Patton noted that finding the right quarterback is always a priority until it happens.
“This is the most important position in the sport, so we are always looking,” Patton said. And we have Drew Locke under contract, we have Rip [Brett Rypien]. But we are always looking. And we will [leave] there is no stone upon stone to find this man. We know we need to play better than the quarterback, so we will be aggressive. “
If things don’t work out with the Rodgers trade, there are other veterans on the market, such as Jimmy Garopolo of San Francisco. Or they could turn to someone like Mitchell Trubyski at a free agency. Or the Broncos can make a QB, as they currently have number 9 as the overall pick.
“Obviously we’re going to sit with all of them, watch them compete with other really good quarterbacks,” Patton said. “And this class is an interesting class. You have five or six talented boys and they are all different. So we all really need to improve and put them in order, put them in order and see who is the best for the Denver Broncos if we go in that direction in the draft. ”
Whether the Broncos eventually acquire Rodgers or not, it certainly looks like they’ll have someone new behind the center when the season opens in September.