It’s been just about a year since the Denver Broncos have played relevant football. What wait it’s been.
Gone are the ineffectual ownership trusts, curmudgeon coaches, static coordinators unable or unwilling to adapt, and yes, the 47th ranked quarterback in the league is also no longer in Denver.
Patrick Surtain II, Javonte Williams, Jerry Jeudy, Cortland Sutton, Bradley Chubb, Melvin Gordon, Baron Browning, and KJ Hamler; pieces that gave Broncos Country hope over the last few years remain. Enter Randy Gregory, Nik Bonitto, and Montrell Washington to bolster those hopes. Oh, and did I forget?
Russell ‘Freakin’ Wilson!
For years the Broncos have felt like they were just a quarterback away and they wasted no effort in trying a couple dozen of them trying to find him. Who knew that the answer would be the dude who helped the Legion of Doom whoop up on the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII?
It’s still remarkable to me that that the Seahawks would be stupid enough to trade Wilson. The mental gymnastics to convince themselves that Drew Lock and then Geno Smith would somehow be an upgrade at quarterback have been nothing short of impressive.
Our friends in the Pacific Northwest have talked themselves into believing that Wilson wasn’t going to be the one to win them games. Now they get to experience the special hell that is to watch your quarterback lose game after game after game. Been there, done that. We have seen enough of that.
The Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks. There’s are a couple reasons this is the first Monday night game of the season. This game marks the end of Seahwaks relevancy. If the league had scheduled this matchup any later, nobody would watch because the Seattle’s season is already doomed. The NFL is about to witness the one and only time Seattle will enjoy being at .500 during the 2022 season.
The second reason this is the first game of the season, it’s a showcase of the new and vastly improved Denver Broncos to the rest of the football-loving world. All the pieces are there for the Broncos to make a statement run in Wilson’s first year in Denver. The leadership is in place to ensure quality play helps them realize those goals.
It’s Broncos at Seahawks on Monday Night, y’all! It’s finally time. Let’s Ride!
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