John Elway was ahead of his time as a quarterback.
The Denver Broncos quarterback possessed a huge arm. He was confident, competitive and as smart as they come. Elway could make every throw and wasn’t afraid to take off and run with the ball. When he did run, Elway did not shy away from contact.
Elway, in many ways, was a lot like Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
Despite drawing little interest at the collegiate level, Allen was confident in his game. He believed that he could play not only at the college level but the pro level as well. Much like Elway, Allen possesses a bazooka for an arm and is one of the best running quarterbacks in the league. Fans who watch Allen see his competitiveness as he stiff-arms or leaps over defenders weekly. As for his intelligence, Allen scored higher than any quarterback in his draft class on the Wonderlic test.
In a recent appearance on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take, the legendary Broncos quarterback admitted that Allen was his type of quarterback and that passing on him in the 2018 NFL Draft was his “biggest mistake” as Denver’s general manager.
“I know he is [my type],” Elway told the hosts. “Last year, I played golf with him and I’m wondering how long is it going to take him to realize that I passed on him and took Bradley Chubb instead? And it took him two and a half holes to bring it up. And I loved him right? Just, you know, he was my type and you’re right. That was probably my biggest mistake of my GM days was not taking Josh [Allen].”
To Elway’s credit, Chubb was one of the top prospects in the draft class and played at a high level as a rookie recording 11 sacks. While Chubb performed well, the Broncos never found their answer to the quarterback tenure. Case Keenum, Joe Flacco and Drew Lock never panned out for Elway before his contract ultimately ran out as Broncos GM in April of 2021.
Unfortunately for Denver, things have not gotten much better in the past few seasons with Teddy Bridgewater…
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