John Elway on Thursday answered questions at the Denver Broncos’ headquarters at Dove Valley about the NFL draft. Here are the highlights.
I know this is a total shocker, but John Elway said the Broncos will take the best player available for his team at No. 5. Said board will be finished later today.
— Gina Mizell (@ginamizell)
John Elway announced the fifth overall pick is for sale.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)
Elway: "I'm open to trading (the No. 5 pick)."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala)
Elway said they'll finish up their draft board today and then start looking at the various scenarios to move up or down: "All those scenarios we'll start working on on Monday."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala)
Elway on evaluating QBs: "We've stacked them and got them in order of how we think they fit … we do that process with every position."
— Kyle Fredrickson (@kylefredrickson)
Elway says Vance Joseph's role in the draft process is the same as it was last year.
— Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4)
Elway said they haven't made a decision yet on picking up Shane Ray's fifth-year option.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala)
Rosen, Darnold, Allen, and Mayfield. No Jackson or Rudolph. —->
— Lionel Bienvenu (@lionelbienvenu)
Elway on 2017 rookies who didn't play: "Our expectation is that class participates a lot more than it did last year."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala)
Elway: "Obviously we have needs in the draft, but i don't think it's going to cause us to reach."
— Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4)
Elway said calls to other teams about possibly moving in the draft typically start next week.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala)
Elway said his opinion on QBs has changed a lot in the last 5-6 years — Peyton Manning's cerebral nature helped with that. But the one non-negotiable, he said, is being able to play in the pocket.
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones)
Elway said he was drawn more to the big-arm type of QB 6-7 years ago, but then Peyton Manning came in, and Elway saw the success of the “more cerebral type” of QB.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver)
Elway "Case is our starter. We will cross that our road when we get there (about possibly taking a QB)."
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck)
Elway on strong personalities of guys like Mayfield/Rosen: “I don’t jump to conclusions. I draw my own conclusions.” Said there’s no consensus yet on how to “stack” the QBs, but he has to break the ties.
— Gina Mizell (@ginamizell)
Elway on QBs in general: “You’ve got to win it from the pocket.”
— Gina Mizell (@ginamizell)
Elway on Aqib: "I like Aqib. He did a lot of great things for us. Was a definite personality and caused a lot of issues one way or the other (chuckles)."
— Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4)
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