The Broncos are in win-forever mode, not win-now mode
Year after year, John Elway has made one thing very clear: He’s not going to mortgage the future to satisfy the present.
Elway is interested in the long game, and that’s what he exemplified this offseason.
Yes, the Broncos are champions, and they want nothing more than to repeat this season, but Elway’s equally concerned about competing for a championship in 2017, 2020, 2025 and every year in between. That’s why he played hardball with Colin Kaepernick, and that’s why he drafted Paxton Lynch.
You can argue about whether he’s making the right decision, but it’s very clear that that’s the decision he has made.
Only time will tell if it pays off.
