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#54511 |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
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#54512 | |
Three-Pat
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Colorado Springs
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#54513 |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Oct 2007
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It's more convenient to blame it mostly on Hackett, because they're stuck with Russ, and they still desperately want to believe that Pay A Ton is a good GM.
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#54514 |
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Ohio
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At my workplace, it is always known when someone is advanced for reasons other than merit. It happens A LOT these days. Initech People is not the company it used to be and politics are more important then merit.
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#54515 |
The man you could post like.
Join Date: Oct 2010
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I don't know why, the Walmart crew is more than likely going to gut the entire organization from top to bottom and clean house. At this point I'd honestly be much more furious at Paton than at Hackett if I was a Broncos fan. Hackett was a patsy brought in to try and lure Rodgers, which probably would've failed just as spectacularly as Wilson has given how badly he's fallen off in Green Bay. So plans A AND B were to trade an exhorbitant haul of capital away for a DOA QB and pay him 50+ million AAV, completely keelhauling the organization if it went south.
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#54516 |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
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One of the two major problems (Hackett) can be replaced without hurting the team in other ways, while replacing the other major problem (Wilson) would handicap the team's future. If the goal is to improve the team, obviously you start by replacing the broken part that doesn't come with a huge cost.
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#54517 | |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Also, the fact that you don't think Pay A Ton is a major problem when he hired Hackett for such a ridiculously short sighted reason AND made the trade for Russ then paid him is hilarious. |
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#54518 | |
SuperChiefs
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Florida
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#54519 |
The man you could post like.
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Seriously. It's beyond obvious now that Wilson is beyond cooked. Unfortunately Paton got sold a massive bill of goods and it's in all likelihood wrecked the organization for the foreseeable future. Going to be incredibly hard to compete with that anchor around your necks, never mind the fact you have next to no assets at all to get a franchise QB at least until 2024.
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#54520 | |
M-I-Z-Z-O-U
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Kansas City
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Sutton, Jeudy, Hammler: Not a good unit despite their draft slots. The offensive line: Not that good. Running backs: Not that good behind Williams Quarterback: WASHED |
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#54521 |
NFL's #1 Ermines Fan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
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Is elway still involved with the broncos at all? I've read that the new ownership wants nothing to do with him, and that his contract as ... whatever he was ... has expired. The last article that I can find says that he's an "outside consultant", but that can mean anything.
I'm going to blame him for this season regardless, but I'm curious if they've lanced that canker sore. |
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#54522 |
MVP
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Lawrence, KS
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In less than a year, Paton has:
1) Hired one of the worst coaches in NFL history. 2) Facilitated one of the worst trades in NFL history. 3) Offered one of the worst contracts in NFL history, to a player who hadn't put on the uniform yet. Q Joe: "Thank you, General Paton, may I have another!?" |
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#54523 | |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
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My personal conspiracy theory is that Wilson didn't want to come to Denver (he had a no-trade clause with Seattle, and Denver was not on his initial list of teams he would waive it for) until he was promised a huge extension before having to play a single snap. Again, was this Paton's decision? Elway and Ellis were in control at that point. If Paton made those decisions, then yes, he should go. The only thing I know he's been in charge of was drafting, and our drafts have improved significantly since he was hired. |
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#54524 | |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Oct 2007
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I guess that's why Elway bascially came out and tried to put it out there that he preferred O'Connell. Paton is the GM. Hackett was his guy. You're delusional if you think otherwise. |
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#54525 | |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
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