Elky Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Ever since Peyton retired after the conclusion of the 2015 season, Denver has been going backwards. Part of the problem is Elway's inability to draft quarterbacks. Brock Osweiler is Brock Osweiler, Paxton Lynch was a complete and total failure and Drew Lock looks to be on the same trajectory. Edited August 3, 2019 by Elky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywabbit Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 They won a freaking super bowl 3 years and 6 months ago from right now. There are 32 teams in the league. Only 1 team wins a SB a year. People wildly underrate the achievement of winning a super bowl. Like anything else matters? I'd gladly take a decade+ of terrible seasons in exchange for one SB. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelersfan43 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Hard to fire someone who was a legend for your team, even if it was as player Also, the fact that John Elway won a super bowl as GM (it was because of the defense that Elway built, not Peyton Manning in 2015) helped him to have a good job security. But this year is an important year for him ... The Broncos have to show some improvement this year otherwise he will have to leave soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywabbit Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, Elky said: Drew Lock looks to be on the same trajectory. Forgot to lol at this 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoric Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, wackywabbit said: Forgot to lol at this Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elky Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 16 minutes ago, wackywabbit said: Forgot to lol at this Drew Lock is complete and utter trash. Players with poor pocket awareness like him typically do not improve in that department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duluther Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Elky said: Drew Lock is complete and utter trash. Players with poor pocket awareness like him typically do not improve in that department. Stop. Not everything is utter trash. You’ve been throwing that term out for anyone who’s not great this whole offseason. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Being one of the handful of GM's to of actually won a SB (let alone made two) this decade, tends to get you a longer leash then others. That's why! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNBlackFan Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Because Peyton Manning basically signed him. Lower tier GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckweath Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I have long said he is not a good GM if not one of the worst in the league. Winning a SB has bought him years of ineptitude. This being said, he deserves some credit for those free agents that he signed when Manning was there but other than that, he's just not a good GM in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Dude's a bad GM and if never signed Peyton he would've been fired by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KewlBeanz Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Because he is John Elway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeTheBallDeep Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I live in Denver and trust me, Elway is on the hot seat with fans and local media. As wackywabbit said they did just win the Super Bowl 3.5 years ago. John is a living legend around these parts so that will probably allow him some more time, right or wrong. He did hit big on last years draft class Round 1 - Bradley Chubb: 12 Sacks and 2 FF Round 2 - Courtland Sutton: 42 Rec 704 Yards 4 Tds (Will be the #2 WR this year) Round 3 - Royce Freeman: 130 Rushes 521 Yards 5 Tds (Good #2 RB) Round 4 - Josey Jewell: 58 Tackles & Started 9 Games (Fangio has been saying the whole LB core seems to play better with Josey in the huddle, look for him as a possible breakout player) Round 4 - DaeSean Hamilton: 30 Rec 243 Yards 2 Tds (Will be the #3 WR this year, people have pretty decent expectations for him) UDFA - Phillip Lindsay: 192 Rushes 1,037 Yards 9Tds & 35 Rec for 241 Yards 1Td (Lindsay looks like the real deal, he could possibly become a Top 10 Back) As far as their rookie season went they look to have drafted/signed 3 legit starters (Chubb, Lindsay, Sutton) along with nice role players who have a chance to take a leap in year 2 with Jewell, Hamilton, and Freeman. Time will tell if this draft class can keep getting better but it looks to be a very good one, anytime you can draft 3+ solid starters for your team that is huge. I am originally from Iowa and I think Fant will be a stud, Risner looks good at LG, and Lock will need time to learn, but if this years draft class hits along with last years, the Broncos could be a surprise team this year. Lots of "ifs" of course 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefs_5627 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 The Catch-22 of bringing in a Franchise Legend. Great when it works, tough to get out of when it doesn't, though I think he still has some good credit built up but not a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Slim Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 1 hour ago, SwoleXmad said: Dude's a bad GM and if never signed Peyton he would've been fired by now. 16 minutes ago, KewlBeanz said: Because he is John Elway these are the correct takes, came in here to say this but it’s already been said 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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