{"id":4100,"date":"2026-08-24T21:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:05:44","slug":"keeler-vs-gabriel-should-broncos-trade-for-shedeur-sanders-joe-milton-iii-to-be-bo-nixs-qb2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4100","title":{"rendered":"Keeler vs. Gabriel: Should Broncos trade for Shedeur Sanders, Joe Milton III to be Bo Nix\u2019s QB2?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Sean Keeler:<\/strong> Stiddy wasn\u2019t pretty. Sammy E\u2019s barely seen the field. Bo Nix against Green Bay looked ready to pick right back up from where his ankle left us in January. But when Bo had to go, the Broncos went to holy heck in two handbaskets. After Nix led the starters to 10 points on two drives, the Broncos managed only a field goal\u00a0<span>in\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0next seven\u00a0<span>possessions against<\/span> the Packers. Broncos Country isn\u2019t sure if it can trust Jarrett Stidham or Sam Ehlinger if the worst were to happen to Super Bo again \u2014 and I don\u2019t blame the fans. So I pose this question to you: If you were Sean Payton and George Paton, would you get on the phone with Cleveland today to try and swing a trade that brings Shedeur Sanders, who lost the Todd Monken\u2019s quarterback battle in Cleveland, home to Denver as your QB2?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4098\">Entry to Colorado national parks, monuments is free on Tuesday. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parker Gabriel:<\/strong> Well, that would certainly make Deion Sanders\u2019 weekend travel arrangements more convenient. Do you think it would also make it easier \u2026 eh, never mind. Bottom line: I cannot fathom that happening, although Payton did wax fairly poetic about Sheduer during the 2025 NFL Draft when his fall to the fifth round was approaching terminal velocity. It\u2019s one thing to be friendly with the coach and his kid, but it\u2019s another when it comes to Payton and being protective about his quarterback room. If he thinks Shedeur would fit well in that room, hey, let it rip. Turns out, Sanders is the No. 2 in Cleveland \u2014 somehow \u2014 to start the season anyway. But when Payton says he wants anonymous donors in his building, the only exemption is for himself. Shedeur around here would be anything but anonymous. If Von Miller can\u2019t get a call, it\u2019s hard to see Shedeur fitting Sean\u2019s \u201cright 53.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keeler:<\/strong> I can\u2019t see Stiddy or Ehlinger winning a postseason game for this franchise, and that\u2019s the problem. I also can\u2019t see Payton trusting his passing game to Shedeur. The former CU Buffs star has the touch, the vision, the cool and the \u201cit\u201d factor \u2014 but he\u2019s also got a career sack rate of 9.8% in the NFL, a clip that sits between Russell Wilson\u2019s 10.22% rate in \u201922 and 9.15% in \u201923 under Sunshine Sean. We saw how long that marriage lasted. So let me throw another name out there: Cowboys backup Joe Milton III. The former Tennessee\/Michigan man boasts a TD-to-int ratio of 3-0 and a passer rating of 142.9 this month. That works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel:<\/strong> Alright, now you\u2019re cooking. Just like Preseason Milton. The funny thing: Payton never specifically named Milton, but he complained about how the NFL Combine and Pro Days have changed and now it\u2019s just about seeing how far guys can throw the ball \u2026 conspicuously soon after Milton hucked it 80 yards or something like that. The thought process here, though, actually leads to the ultimate reason why I can see Payton keeping both at the roster cutdown on Aug. 30 and then maybe even playing it coy until Week 1 on who will be No. 2 and who will be the emergency third on gamedays: Who else is there? Maybe Zach Wilson gets cut at the roster cutdown, but other than that, there haven\u2019t been many young guys who have learned any of Payton\u2019s system since he\u2019s been in Denver. So, are you going to be one injury away from Stidham or Ehlinger as your starter and a guy off the street or just into the building as the No. 2?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4096\">Casa Juani\u2019s funky cheesecake helped this Boulder spot make best new restaurants in America list<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keeler:<\/strong> Stidham vs. Ehlinger doesn\u2019t feel like a fair fight. The latter needs more preseason snaps, and Payton\u2019s playing time so far feels as if he\u2019s got a thumb on the scale. It also feels as if Stiddy\u2019s got a job for the same reason Zeke Nnaji is still a Nugget \u2014 he\u2019s too expensive to move. But Super Bowl windows with a cost-controlled star QB don\u2019t last forever, and the time is now. I\u2019m ringing up Jerry Jones about Milton \u2014 career NFL sacks taken: zero in five appearances \u2014 to see if he\u2019d like to swap backups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel:<\/strong> That would be fun. From here, I\u2019ll say the Broncos keep Stiddy and Ehlinger through 2026 and then try to identify a Milton-esque young, developmental player to add to the room for 2027 \u2014 potential Bo Nix extension season, as it happens \u2014 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><em>Want more Broncos news? 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