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Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Which on-the-bubble players have enough value to be traded before or at final cutdown?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Ed Helinski, Auburn, N.Y.<\/em><\/p>\n Hi Parker, with the depth the Broncos have at some position groups, do you see any opportunity to trade anyone for future draft picks? Thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Brandon Brown, Rogers, Minn.<\/em><\/p>\n Thanks to Ed and Brandon for the trade-related questions that get us going. And pardon the slight hiatus the past couple of weeks in the mailbag. We\u2019ve been pushing to get The Post\u2019s preseason Broncos magazine finished, which it now is. It\u2019s got a ton of good stuff in it and is out Aug. 31. Make sure you find a copy.<\/p>\n OK, on to the trade-related question. There hasn\u2019t been much buzz so far about specific players, but let\u2019s use some common sense to help at least guide this conversation. In an ideal world, if you\u2019ve got a player you A) know won\u2019t make your 53-man roster and B) would be in demand around the league, you\u2019d love to get something for that player rather than losing him on waivers. And, typically, the buyer would be a team toward the bottom of the waiver order \u2014 like Philadelphia two years ago when they swapped picks with Denver for tight end Albert Okwuegbunam<\/a> \u2014 and doesn\u2019t think it will be in position to win a waiver claim.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also important to remember that far fewer players get claimed than is normally assumed and that a lot of hand-wringing gets done over players who ultimately clear waivers and end up on the practice squad. One example: Just because the Broncos have more running backs than they can keep doesn\u2019t mean they can just trade one.<\/p>\n The Broncos have significant depth at two positions that are almost always in high demand: Cornerback and defensive line.<\/p>\n So, if a team called about Jordan Jackson or Eyioma Uwazurike<\/a>, Denver would be in position to listen. You\u2019d have to imagine there\u2019s teams out there that look at a guy like Kris Abrams-Draine or Ja\u2019Quan McMillian and wonder if they could pry one away from coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s also reason for caution. The Broncos saw what it looked like last year when their depth at cornerback was tested. It wasn\u2019t pretty, and it was part of the reason they were so excited to draft Jahdae Barron at No. 20<\/a>. Payton\u2019s continually lauded that group this summer and gushed about how most teams don\u2019t have five or six guys who can cover. So would you really trade from that depth to get a draft pick next spring? Maybe they could be convinced, but the bet here is it would take serious convincing. Teams with Super Bowl aspirations typically aren\u2019t in a big hurry to get rid of good players.<\/p>\n\n