Yeah, I think he is in a tough spot. Admittedly, some/much of it is of his own creation.
But, personally, I can feel my empathy towards him coming over time; as he is going to be piled on over much of the duration of the remainder of his career - be it salary, assets given up for him, or diminishing ability; and he isn't good enough anymore to shut people up with his play. I believe as far as I can tell that he is a genuinely good man/father, if not a little unauthentic; but he has become a massive target and he just doesn't have the equity in the bank with Broncos fans for that market to go to bat for