If you want to make a case that this is a great time to play Denver in any phase, I'd point to the new, unproven coaching staff more than the injuries. New head coach that's never been a head coach, new D Coordinator that's never been a D coordinator, new O coordinator that's never been an O coordinator. Denver is a complete unknown outside of QB. Chubb will be fine. He knocked the rust off when he played the last 7 games of last season. He just wasn't fully healthy. Gregory might need a game or two to get back into rhythm.
And yet, when he's been carrying the team, it hasn't gone anywhere....When it wasn't the RW show, we were going to superbowls. RW can account for some wins, but when the team is on his back, he crumples.
It's been fascinating watching the evolution of the Seahawks fans on Russ takes. When the trade happened it was,"Man that sucks. We just lost our hall of fame QB." Since then the Seattle media and Pete Carroll have conducted a great smear campaign to turn the fans against him. I'm guessing the 12 is going to try to boo him off the field on Monday. Pete more or less encouraged them to do so yesterday. Can't wait to see how he responds.
There isn’t one individual on that D line that is elite. You couldn’t re-sign Von Miller because you had to save money
for the Wilson deal. It’s a ripple effect. I know Bronco fans are all geeked out about Wilson but you will be pulling your hair out come that first L. He isn’t top 12 anymore he’s 13-17 range realistically. You need to worry about other aspects of your team guy. You stank last year and lost key guys in the offseason so. Your donkeys have one of the longest playoff droughts in the league buddy. Wilson may not be enough to get over that slump
this is laughable, especially the smear campaign tidbit. ... What your seeing isnt a smear campaign, its the truth of who russell is. He wants to put up the good guy crap, and not that he's gone no one has to be obligated to like it, deal with it or see it. Russell and his pr team or whoever holds his jockstrap have done just as much except Id say seattle has been more upfront about it and not relying on local media to walk it back and cover for them like Denver, Russell and whoever no name sports casters you have down there.
Hawks also have a DC that has never been a DC, an OC that was never an OC until we hired him last season. OK, Pete has been around for a long time, but lots of folks felt like he is a dinosaur way pass his sell by date.
Denver is fourth in the NFL in cap room right now, so no. Not even the Rams were going to match the 6 year 120 million dollar (51.4 mill guaranteed) deal that Von got. Not for a 33 year old pass rusher. That had nothing to do with Russ. I know exactly how long the Broncos playoff drought is. I've watched it unfold with the likes of Drew Lock and other subpar quarterbacks and bad coaching. I'll take the occasional loss with Russ. You however, are about to find out what life is like without a legitimate quarterback in the modern NFL. Good luck with that.There isn’t one individual on that D line that is elite. You couldn’t re-sign Von Miller because you had to save money
To the playoffs and winning records EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Just wait. if we don't draft a good QB next season were in for a long road of awful football
Agreed. We need to blitz early and often and make Wilson try to throw with a collapsing pocket every play. Make his middle finger feel nervous thus affecting accuracy like usual with wussy
The Seahawks fans? The only way that you could take that kind of pulse would be from boards like this. And there, Wilson has been criticized for years for failure to evolve his game. He's good enough to give you winning seasons, but he's never carried the team through the playoffs. In any event, the Broncos are on the wrong side of the Bills cycle right now, and Wilson will continue to age as that plays out. Fortunately the season is finally about to start so you can all start experiencing yours/his successes counterbalanced with the "but I thought..."
Be prepared for more than the occasional loss. Kj Wright, who loves Russ, framed the issue around him perfectly in a recent interview. His stats and a media obsession with his knack for the highlight play has fed an image that he WAS the Seahawks when everyone in the lockerroom knew it was always the defense and running game that was the backstop for a passing game that would hit big and put up great stats, but struggle to move the ball in non hurry up mode or when the deep shots weren't there.
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