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Originally Posted by Cochise

In the offseason Denver signed

Aqib Talib (6 years, $57 million, $26 million guaranteed)
TJ Ward (4 years, $22 million, $15 million guaranteed)
Demarcus Ware (3 years, $30 million, $20 million guaranteed)
Emmanuel Sanders (3 years, $15 million, $6 million guaranteed)

...and there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth around here.

Peyton Manning's base salary next year goes from $15 million to $19 million, and Denver's penalty for cutting him would drop from $22 million to $5 million.

Denver's team was built for this season, and they have failed with a one-and-done in the postseason.

Furthermore, how did those free agents look today, when it mattered?

Should add Chris Harris too I know it's not offseason but he got paid some big bucks. Plus they got some good players that might be let go.