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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
I think we're looking at the wrong thing. Why is it just Russ? Not suggesting he was phenomenal, but again ... 12 penalties, several dropped passes that were where they needed to be for the receivers.
Right now, Denver's issues are primarily coaching based. The team is not disciplined and some of the play calling is just horrific. Rolling the 'what if' clock back and looking just at Lock or Teddy... I think we all agree, most any QB should have been able to beat HOU yesterday.
Denver's disappointments so far... there are many, but none that make me say had we just kept Lock or Teddy, we would be 2-0.
Pick one of these below... they wouldn't need all 3.
They would be 2-0 if the defense could have contained the mighty Geno.
They would be 2-0 if they only had 1 fumble, not 2 at the goal line.
They would be 2-0 if they only had 6 penalties, not 12 vs SEA.
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If the playcalling is bad, then the future looks pretty bleak in the Hackett era. That's the one area in which fans had reason to think he might excel.
As for the penalties, I think that's kind of a weak excuse. How many of those were 5 yard penalties? It seemed to be almost all of them. Those shouldn't be drive-killers. Plus, the Broncos also benefited from several penalties that extended drives. Houston only had 6 fewer penalty yards overall than Denver.
I don't think anyone's blaming everything on Wilson, but we've heard a lot of "just a QB away" talk over the years, and all offseason we were told that Denver had found their elite QB who was going to take them to a completely different level. The fact that you seem to already be scaling back your own expectations for this year only proves our point about Wilson and the quality of the roster/coaches.