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Originally Posted by staylor26
Obviously they aren't. I'm talking from a fans perspective when I use that term. Teams rarely do what's best long term. They are almost always trying to win now.
The truth is that this is a garbage free agency class though. Why spend a ton of money for short term mediocrity? Wouldn't it be better to play the long game?
It just feels like every other team last year doing everything they can to compete with the Chiefs, which we all know now was a terrible decision, but the Broncos are doing it with a team that's nowhere ****ing close to dethroning the Chiefs or even the Chargers. If there's any team that should be playing the long game, it's the Broncos.
Trying to win now with Russ, his contract, and no picks is foolish. A waste of time. They know they needed to spend their money if they had any chance of competing this year, and they spent it desperately. Sometimes the best move is to do nothing and wait. It's not like Payton doesn't have job security.
From their perspective, I don't think it would be "tanking". It would be accepting reality.
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I think the “win now” thing is 100% fan driven. Sean Payton knows who runs this division. Denver’s new owners found out last year. I think they want to be competitive and not a laughing stock. Being in the mix to make the playoffs or even making it as the 7th seed would be huge progress for them.
Sean Payton is sitting pretty tbh. They were desperate for him and he didn’t bring in Russ, so if things don’t work next year he could clearly say that he didn’t bring Russ in.
He’s pretty much God over there. Still doesn’t stand a chance against us though
