THE BRONCOS GOT ROBBED

 

After watching that Denver/Indianapolis game last night, I am starting to think that the Broncos got robbed big time on that trade. Could it be that the Seahawk management (Carroll, Schneider) had it figured that Russell Wilson, for all his accolades and accomplishments, was fading and that it was time to cash in? It sure looks like it and it came at a time when they are bring in a whole crew of young guys again just like they did in 2010 and 2011. 

 

For a quarterback that has a QB rating of 82 so far this year (which is not a good number), the Seahawks got the following:

 

Drew Lock – backup to Geno Smith, who has a rating this year of 108

 

Shelby Harris – 31 year old DE

 

Noah Fant – reasonably productive TE (10 receptions and 1 TD in four games), first round pick in 2019

 

First round pick in 2022 and 2023 drafts

 

Second round pick in 2022 and 2023 drafts

 

The more the Broncos with Wilson at the helm suck and continue to do so, the better this deal looks. Some of that will depend on the result of the draft picks, but all of that for what we’ve seen Wilson do so far this year? And it isn’t improving. It is getting worse.

 WHAT? THE SEAHAWKS BEAT THE BRONCOS?

Some random thoughts on the Seahawks/Broncos game yesterday which the Seahawks won 17-16.

 

* If the Seahawks wind up going 1-16 this year, this game alone will make it one of the best seasons in franchise history. I’m still laughing at the idea that Wilson thinks he can get a whole bunch more rings with the outfit he’s with now. The Broncos are basically the Seattle Mariners of the NFL. A hard core commitment to mediocrity on the part of management, fueled by a complete lack of interest in a winning tradition. 

 

* Russell who? This guy isn’t the same QB he was when he was 23. He used to be able to scramble when he got in trouble and no one could catch him. Someone would chase him and he’d just flat out outrun them. He can’t do that any more. He doesn’t have the same speed he had when he was a kid. He’s also way more protective of himself physically than he was ten years ago. If you’ve been watching this guy over the years you will have seen him slow down and try to become a pocket passer. He’s too short to do that. My guess at the moment is that Pete Carroll and John Schneider knew this and figured it was time to fleece the Broncos the same way they did the year they got Earl Thomas for nothing. Russell Wilson is not a stand up, Tom Brady/Peyton Manning style “pocket passer”. I wish him all the best but I don’t see him succeeding with this outfit.

 

* The Denver coach is a rookie. He had no idea what he was doing late in the game. It’s just basic time management. You’re supposed use your timeouts when you need to get down in to field goal range with under a minute and he didn’t do it. It was painful to watch such an obvious screw up. And you then wind up 4th and 5, you’ve got Russell (who?) and you don’t give him a shot at advancing the ball EIGHT YARDS? 24 FEET? That’s a complete dumbass move.

 

* Seattle football has some good days ahead. This team looks a lot like the 2011 team which was a bunch of young guys that didn’t quite know how to play together. But eventually they figured it out. If I were running the team I’d tank the season and look to draft one of the top tier Qbs. C.J. Stroud is going to be a big star in a couple of years and the Seahawks could get him.