We noted yesterday that the Vikings could be interested in trading for Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton, and that giving up a third- or fourth-round pick for Orton might be a better deal than giving up whatever the Eagles will demand to trade Kevin Kolb.
But what if a third- or fourth-round pick isn’t enough to pry Orton away from the Broncos?
That’s what NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora says the Broncos are thinking: They’d probably trade him if they got an offer of a second-round pick or better, but if the best offer they get is a third-round pick, they’d hold onto him.
The Broncos figure they can afford to keep both Orton and Tim Tebow under contract, and that’s what they’ll do if they don’t like the trade offers they get.