A quarterback who has logged significant starts in just one of the last five seasons changing hands for a sixth-round pick on the eve before the draft might barely register among the list of most intriguing subplots over the next 24 hours. Until you realize that Teddy Bridgewater’s moving to Denver might have told us a considerable amount about the behavior of at least two teams (and probably three) heading into one of the most uncertain quarterback drafts in recent memory.
On its surface, the deal makes a great deal of sense for Vic Fangio. The defensive mastermind, like so many coaches of his era and of his mindset, would covet a sensible, ball-control quarterback who is conducive to a play-action, run-first offense and rarely turns the ball over.