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Before the Denver Broncos landed quarterback Joe Flacco in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday, they considered swinging a deal for Philadelphia Eagles signal-caller Nick Foles.
However, according to Mike Klis of 9 News, the Broncos felt that Flacco was a better fit for their offense because he is a more traditional quarterback, while Foles is more of a shotgun-spread guy.
You also have to figure that Foles' price tag was higher, as Denver nabbed Flacco for a fourth-round draft pick, which almost surely would not have been enough to pry Foles away from the Eagles.
Still, if the fit was the reason, that's kind of weird.
Foles is four years younger than Flacco, and while he is not exactly a proven commodity, he is a year removed from leading Philadelphia to its first-ever Super Bowl title.
There was a time when Flacco was a good quarterback, particularly midway through his Ravens tenure when he led Baltimore to a Super Bowl championship of its own during the 2012-13 campaign.
However, it is blatantly obvious that the 34-year-old is in decline, and last season, Flacco lost his job to rookie signal-caller Lamar Jackson after suffering a hip injury nine games into the year.
The Broncos have been searching for a quarterback since Peyton Manning retired, rifling through names such as Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, Mark Sanchez and, most recently, Case Keenum.
To be fair, Flacco is probably the best of the bunch, but that is also not saying much. It seems like Denver is trying to merely put bubble gum over a leak, and that never ends well.
