Thread: Is Russ a fraud?

Originally Posted by dogfish

It's worth noting that they were without Bosa, while we didn't have McGlinchey, and IMO the pass pro was still pretty damn shaky. Still, we should probably be grateful for any improvement. O-line is the unit where cohesion matters the most, and there's simply no substitute for live game reps. Even if we get lucky on the health front (not holding my breath over here!), it will be mid-season at least before that group really rounds into form and shows us what we've got. I most definitely think it's going to require at least one more off-season of rather significant investment to truly build a legitimate quality line, so "progress" is going to be my watch word this year. Just be functional, not a total abortion that completely sabotages any chance of success the rest of the team has. If they can somehow manage to be better than competent, that's basically found money IMO, and I will be f'n delighted about it. Especially considering that our OL coach is also in his first year in that position.

This is where I’m at regarding our OL. I went from feeling deflated to at least being somewhat encouraged by the progress week over week. This is what I expect from professional level coaching, progress. It takes time to turn it all around. I still think playoffs is our barometer for success in this season.

Originally Posted by Davii

This is where I’m at regarding our OL. I went from feeling deflated to at least being somewhat encouraged by the progress week over week. This is what I expect from professional level coaching, progress. It takes time to turn it all around. I still think playoffs is our barometer for success in this season.

Agreed. Anything less will be a failure.

Originally Posted by Canmore

Agreed. Anything less will be a failure.

Yep.

Originally Posted by Canmore

Agreed. Anything less will be a failure.

I'm kinda at a point where if we just win more than we lose, that's a win for me. That may or may not by default land us in the playoffs, but I just can't handle another losing season.

Originally Posted by Freyaka

I'm kinda at a point where if we just win more than we lose, that's a win for me. That may or may not by default land us in the playoffs, but I just can't handle another losing season.

Understood. They are draining.

Originally Posted by Davii

This is where I’m at regarding our OL. I went from feeling deflated to at least being somewhat encouraged by the progress week over week. This is what I expect from professional level coaching, progress. It takes time to turn it all around. I still think playoffs is our barometer for success in this season.

Playoffs? Nah - we don't have the horses to outgun the top QBs in the AFC.
The best we can hope for is a competitive season where the offense doesn't look like trash and Wilson takes a massive pay cut in the offseason. Otherwise we'll have to blow it up, get rid of that contract, take the dead money hit, and start on another rebuild looking for a QB yet again.

I mean, let's be real here - the most impressive guy on offense has been an undersized, undrafted free agent RB. That pretty much says it all.

Originally Posted by Helios

Playoffs? Nah - we don't have the horses to outgun the top QBs in the AFC.
The best we can hope for is a competitive season where the offense doesn't look like trash and Wilson takes a massive pay cut in the offseason. Otherwise we'll have to blow it up, get rid of that contract, take the dead money hit, and start on another rebuild looking for a QB yet again.

I mean, let's be real here - the most impressive guy on offense has been an undersized, undrafted free agent RB. That pretty much says it all.

Don't sell this offense short! The 4th string undrafted tackle has also been impressive, apparently. So we've got that going for us.

Originally Posted by Buff

Don't sell this offense short! The 4th string undrafted tackle has also been impressive, apparently. So we've got that going for us.

Yeah, or the no name TE who we got for a 6th round pick and now sits at the top of the depth chart!

But it's cool, Wilson dropped weight so he's back to pro bowl Russ now.

It's hard to believe in this team anymore. Not after they got clowned by Mcdouche last year when they were a clown show themselves.

Originally Posted by Buff

Don't sell this offense short! The 4th string undrafted tackle has also been impressive, apparently. So we've got that going for us.

They should play McGlinchey at LT when he comes back and bench Bolles, who sucks.

McGlinchey played LT in college and never got the opportunity in NFL, stranger thangs.

Originally Posted by Helios

Yeah, or the no name TE who we got for a 6th round pick and now sits at the top of the depth chart!

But it's cool, Wilson dropped weight so he's back to pro bowl Russ now.

It's hard to believe in this team anymore. Not after they got clowned by Mcdouche last year when they were a clown show themselves.

Trautman isn't horrible, and he's someone Payton Drafted with the Saints, Payton is familiar with him and Trautman is familiar with the offense.

Dulcich is great, but he can't block, so everytime he's on the field it pretty much screams "pass play". It doesn't seem too crazy to me seeing Trautman up top.

Originally Posted by Freyaka

Trautman isn't horrible, and he's someone Payton Drafted with the Saints, Payton is familiar with him and Trautman is familiar with the offense.

Dulcich is great, but he can't block, so everytime he's on the field it pretty much screams "pass play". It doesn't seem too crazy to me seeing Trautman up top.

When the best thing you can say about our #1 TE is that "he isn't horrible" you're resting my case.

Thanks for doing that.

We've got an aging QB who's best attribute is the deep ball and any deep threat worth a stable hamstring from Patrick, Hamler, to Jalen Virgil is now on IR.

But hey we've got a half a dozen try hard trautmans.

https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/news/...oncos-priority

When Wilson devolves into “Gigantic ******* douche bag thief” and “sexual predator” territory we’ll ask Brett Farve about his opinion on Wilson’s priorities.

Of course Farve is doing the Jason Whitless podcast, two douchebag pees in a douchebag pee pod.

Wilson was the 5th rated QBR QB in week 1. He will be just fine. Favre can go f right off.