The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Grading Washington's Trade for Case Keenum

SI ^ | March 7, 2019 | Conor Orr

[C19fan]

Now that the Broncos have secured Joe Flacco, they were clear to break-up the pre-free agency quiet by dealing his statistical doppelgänger somewhere else.

Case Keenum will now battle with Colt McCoy for the right to be Washington’s starting quarterback in 2019, in a move that may not exactly ignite the team’s fan base. It’s odd: A trade like this barely registers on the offseason Scoville scale, but has some far reaching implications across the NFL. Because no one is measuring Kyler Murray today and we have some free time, let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from this one:

[Hootowl]

I maintain that the Broncos had their QB of the future in Kyle Sloter and let him go, another Elway misstep.

[libertylover]

Here’s a link to a great version of the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkM71JPHfjk

[sparklite2]

That was wonderful. Thanks for the link.

[Go Gordon]

If Case Keenum was worth a dang, does anyone think John Elway would be getting rid of him?.................

Elway, the GM who: drafted Brock Osweiler in the 2nd round (2012); thought he got a steal in the 7th round (2015) and had the answer with Trevor Siemian (2015); traded up to make sure he got Paxton Lynch in the first round (2016); and also gave journeyman Case Keenum (2018) to a 2 year, $36 million deal - that John Elway?

[Red Badger]

He can’t seem to make his mind up....................