Broncos revel in parade amid questions about Manning, Miller

Manning and Miller were the biggest topics when Elway and coach Gary Kubiak met with the media before the Broncos parade through downtown Tuesday.

While a franchise tag could buy Elway time to work out a deal with Miller that's sure to top the $52.5 million guaranteed in Justin Houston's contract, the Broncos could find themselves in a quarterback quandary if Manning retires and somebody outbids them for Osweiler.

The Broncos went 5-2 in Osweiler's starts, although Manning had to rescue them in the season finale, reclaiming the starting position for the playoffs.

Elway praised Kubiak for his handling of the delicate quarterback situation over the last half of the season when Manning was sidelined with an injured left foot before reclaiming his starting job.

There are other difficult choices ahead, including those involving linebacker Danny Trevathan and defensive lineman Malik Jackson, pending free agents without whom the parade of firetrucks might have been winding through the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, instead.

T.J. Ward contended that while the Panthers were seemingly more interested in the pre-game party, dancing and fame, the Broncos were all about winning this trophy.

[...] in a nod to the old Brylcreem slogan, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips trolled the Panthers with a tweet "A little Dab will do you but too much Dab will undo you!"

Good thing, because odds makers are already giving the Panthers, Patriots, Seahawks, Packers, Steelers and Cardinals better odds of winning the next Super Bowl, in Houston.