You've got a HoF QB (and potentially HoF GM) with Elway and a proven offensive minded coach in Kubiak both wanting to keep Brock.
Yet, that's not an endorsement for the player?
Either they want to keep the guy or they do not. And with the current offer on the table, one that is clearly restrained by salary cap restrictions, it is obvious that the Broncos desperately want to keep Brock on their roster.
As far as your analysis, you might want to go watch some film. Literally NOBODY that analyzes talent as a profession agrees with your assessment of Brock.
And it is clearly obviously why they put Manning back in the game: RESPECT. They were not going to let one of the best QBs in football history end his career on the bench if he was able to play at all. If you can be bothered to go back and read the stories of the chemistry between Manning, Elway, and Kubiak, it is very clear that it was never Brock's job to lose. They were resting Manning until they felt he could make a last season push.
It reminds some folks of this:
First off, props to Kubiak. I'm not a hater.
That said, a case could be made that he benefited of inheriting a great team in the exact same way that Jon Gruden benefited.
As Warren Sapp said of Gruden, the cake was already made and Gruden just put it in the oven.
And a solid case could be made that Wade Phillips had a bigger impact on the Broncos than Kubiak, all things considered.
