No. 2 – Ryan Harris
#broncos Ryan Harris said was oblivious to joe Thomas trade talks. “I can’t deal with hypotheticals. I am happy here. We are playing well.”
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) November 4, 2015
It was no secret the past few days that the Broncos were looking to acquire Joe Thomas, the perennial Pro Bowl left tackle who is toiling in NFL purgatory as a member of the Browns. That’s a clear sign that John Elway knows his team could use an upgrade at that position, where a revolving door of players have tried to protect Peyton Manning’s blindside this season. Ultimately, Cleveland’s asking price was too high, as Denver wasn’t going to mortgage the future in order to upgrade for the remaining nine games and beyond. Thus, Harris remains the starter at left tackle; he now needs to show that Elway was correct in balking at sending a first- and second-round pick to the Browns for Thomas. If he lets Robert Mathis do to Manning what happened the last time the Broncos were in Indianapolis, people will be saying the Broncos should have rolled the dice.
