Dear Mr. Elway and Mr. Miller, it is Time you Learn the Definition of Compromise

Mathew Huff

7/5/2016

Anyone who knows me knows me knows I am a huge, somewhat crazed to the point of it being unhealthy, Denver Broncos fan. I have suffered through thick and thin with this team and my patience was finally rewarded this year with a Super Bowl title. Now, I know about the contract controversy surrounding Von Miller, the Super Bowl 50 MVP, and John Elway, the team’s Vice President of Operations and legendary hall of fame quarterback. Some of you may be wondering whose side I am taking in this matter and I’ll you the truth which is I don’t side with either one of them. Yes, you read that right, I believe there is wrong and right on both sides. I can see why Von may be feeling low-balled with $39 million in guaranteed money, especially after Fletcher Cox of the Philadelphia Eagles just signed a contract worth $64 million in guaranteed money, but at the same time, Miller needs to realize part of Elway’s job is watching the salary cap and making sure there is enough money left over to continue building and improving the team. This is something that Miller seems to not understand and/or not care one iota about which is becoming frustrating to Broncos fans everywhere. Not to mention the fact that Miller is showing a ton of hypocrisy when he comes out and says he wants to be a Bronco for life, yet threatens to hold out when he doesn’t get what he wants. Now, I’m not about to let the great John Elway off the hook either. He can be doing better in this dispute as well. For example, Elway is notoriously cheap, sometimes to a fault, when trying to re-sign players. This showed last year in the Demaryius Thomas contract talks. No, Miller is not worth $65 million a year (in my opinion no player really is), but he could meet somewhere in the middle around $50 million a year to keep the Super Bowl MVP, and still have cap space for the following years to come. And, in Von’s defense, he was the Super Bowl MVP and was Tom Brady’s and Cam Newton’s worst nightmare in the two most important games of the year. Let’s face it, the Franchise Tag in the NFL is not what is used to be, and is becoming more of an insult to important players of all teams rather than a compliment. There needs to be a compromise of some sort that is reached if Denver is to continue being a contender for the years to come. The problem is neither side is willing to budge. So, from a lifelong, crazed Denver fan, Mr. Elway and Mr. Miller, please for the love of all holy, learn to compromise and come to some type of damn agreement!