NFL Draft: 5 teams that could be in position to land Spencer Rattler

NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 4: Quarterback Spencer Rattler #7 of the Oklahoma Sooners heads off the field before a game against the Tulane Green Wave at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 4, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

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DENVER, COLORADO – AUGUST 28: Drew Lock #3 of the Denver Broncos looks on in the bench area during an NFL preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Empower Field at Mile High on August 28, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

2. Denver Broncos

The Broncos tried to thread the quarterback needle by nabbing Drew Lock in Round 2 of the 2019 Draft. That dream died when Lock lost the battle to be Denver’s starting quarterback to veteran Teddy Bridgewater last week.

There’s a reason why Carolina let Bridgewater go without a second thought. He’s nothing more than a stopgap at the game’s most important position. He might lead the Broncos to respectability in 2021, but he won’t emerge as the team’s long-term answer.

Denver has the defensive bones in place to be a big-time playoff team, but they need to significantly upgrade their scoring if they want to hang with the competition inside their own division. Rattler doesn’t have the ceiling of a superstar like Patrick Mahomes, but he could give Denver their own version of Justin Herbert.

Vic Fangio’s defense might be too good to allow the Broncos to land Rattler, but it’s easy to envision a scenario where this team’s season goes off the rails. If that happens, Rattler could be headed to the Mile High City as the team’s offensive messiah.

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