DENVER – The 1-3 Denver Broncos and the 1-3 New York Jets faced off last Sunday in a game full of storylines.
Last year the Denver Broncos were led by Head Coach Nathaniel Hackett and did not have the success they hoped after trading for Super Bowl-winning Quarterback, Russell Willson. Sean Payton, who has won a Super Bowl as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints, called the job Hackett did, “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL.”
Nathaniel Hackett was then replaced by Sean Payton as the head coach of the Broncos after sending their 2023 first-round pick from San Francisco, which they used to draft defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, and a 2024 second-round pick to New Orleans for Payton and its 2024 third-round pick. Hackett would go back to offensive coordinating after his year with the Broncos, and would reunite with Aaron Rodgers in New York. Hackett and Rodgers were together in Green Bay before Nathaniel got the head coach job in Denver.
Many thought that the combination of Wilson as Quarterback and Payton as the leader of the team would result in instant success in Broncos Country. After four weeks the Broncos have only won one game and that was against a Chicago Bears team that was winless at the time.
This was expected to be a “get right” game for the Broncos going against their former head coach who was without his star Quarterback after a torn Achilles suffered after 4 plays in the season opener.
The Broncos would eventually lose the game with a final score of 31-21. Bronco fans were unimpressed and some of them are starting to point the finger right back at Payton.
Some are calling this just another mistake in the long list of recent decisions by the Broncos organization.
The game wasn’t all bad for fans. Jaleel McLaughlin had a big game for the Broncos and has added some excitement for fans on what seems to be a gloomy road ahead.
Some sports personalities have also stated that they believe the issue in Denver lies in the Quarterback play. Others are starting to wonder how long the Payton and Wilson duo will last.
New York Jets head coach did not forget the comments made by Payton this offseason and had a few choice words for him after the game.
Wide receiver Courtland Sutton is also catching some flack from what fans believed to be “low effort” last week against the Jets.
The Broncos will face the Kansas City Chiefs this Thursday for a prime-time game in Kansas.
