It's too soon to talk sunk cost. Besides, they don't own their 1st round draft pick any time soon.

I agree on the first - maybe a few more games. I am not sure what you mean by the second point though. I know they don't have a 1st round pick but the minute you find someone who adds more value than Wilson you go with that guy.

I would give him another season before dumping him. I would draft a quarterback and fire the head coach this offseason.

While it can be viewed as a sunk cost, there is a moral hazard element in these cases (Jason Heyward is another example). Paying the player to sit at home would create an incentive where players are rewarded for being terrible. The fairest thing would be for Wilson to agree to a buyout since he's not living up to the contract (assuming it's not due to injury), though that would never happen so early on.

Cutting Wilson would be a 107 million cap hit.

It's too soon to talk sunk cost. Besides, they don't own their 1st round draft pick any time soon.

Cutting Wilson would be a 107 million cap hit.

There is talent on that team, the QB is the biggest weakness. You don't need a 1st round pick to get a QB. Outside of Buffalo and KC and maybe S D. Everybody would trade their qb for Hurts[ 53]

Which would likely lead to the Broncos cutting players who are good.

This might be a really good example of a sunk cost. People are saying the Broncos are screwed for the next five years because of Wilson's contract. That may be true salary cap wise but it doesn't prevent them from moving on from Wilson on the field. They can totally bench/cut Wilson and just eat the costs. Doing so would jettison their on the field loss and clear the way for them to draft a QB . The wrong thing to do would be to keep rolling him out there as a starter just because he has a massive contract. If you truly believe he's not going to get better you actually move on from him regardless of his salary - the cost shouldn't be the reason you keep sending his bum ass out there to start. Cut him, eat the cap hits, and move on.

Russell Wilson has his own team at the facility. They aren't employed by the Broncos and wear Team Russell Wilson gear. He has a personal qb coach, trainer, nutritionist, and massage therapist. Its very strange that these people are walking around the facility. He also has a personal water girl who hovers around him with his special bubble water that he says helps prevent concussions. He gets 4 seats on the team plane for his entourage and 6 parking spots at the facility. He also has his own office. He organizes what he calls "State of the Union" meetings on off day that are very unpopular. Who knows if anyone shows up anymore. He had a reserve defensive tackle blow up on him Sunday so situation is starting to bubble over.

you fire this idiot coach and try again next year. you also hope russ has been humbled and will work hard in the off-season. you can't pull the plug now, that is insane.

Remember when some people used to argue that football player contracts weren't good deals for the players?

They aren't in comparison to other leagues. You're trying to extrapolate an anecdote of a former star player.

NFL players have the highest top salaries in American sports and they play a sport that has double or triple the number of players overall.

Most of their contracts aren't guaranteed. Russell Wilson won't see all of that money. The only reason he can't be cut immediately is it would screw up their salary cap. Russell Westbrook doesn't have that concern. Ben Simmons doesn't have that concern. Spider Tack Gerrit Cole doesn't have that concern.