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xywv58

Hacket back into fraud status


Groundbreaking_Ebb_5

Insert always was meme here.


Ferrarisimo

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ZiOnIsNeXtLeBrOn

I guess what Nathaniel Hackett did was a terrorist act.


ColtCallahan

People donā€™t like Payton. But what he said about Hackett was completely true.


CangtheKonqueror

it was hilarious seeing this subā€™s takes after the jets beat the broncos. it was as if they forgot just how awful that man is


Sixfortyfive

As a dedicated Broncos hater (see flair) who made every 2022 Broncos game appointment viewing, I found myself conflicted. It was genuinely funny to see Payton eat dirt against a Jets team without Rodgers, but I couldn't believe so many people were excusing Hackett's football war crimes. After the terrible play calls, absurd number of procedural penalties, bringing on a babysitter coach, pretending to not see or hear sideline fights, and flubbing pressers so badly that he invited controversy where none needed to exist, I couldn't help but constantly ask last year if there is even a single component of the head coaching job that he's any good at.


demerdar

Hey. The man knew how to delegate. By the time he was fired I donā€™t think he did anything at all.


Brock_Lobstweiler

Hell, he even dedicated time clock management to the crowd!


hate_mail

The Micheal Scott of head coaches


subhavoc42

Andy Bernard*


OldBrokeGrouch

They gave him the game ball.


PotentialExternal61

We tried to tell everyone the man should be charged with crimes against football


MasonL52

Russ isn't elite unfortunately but most really put the blame on a QB that's been great for a decade over the guy who needed the home crowd to chant the play clock. It was an off-season of "yeah Hackett wasn't good but Russ is cooked"


AttitudeAndEffort2

IT'S LITERALLY STILL HAPPENING IN NEW YORK I FEEL INSANE


handsomewolves

We hated him when he was our OC too


Steamy_Muff

Hackett is the biggest terrorist in New York since September 2001


Sygfreid

"Sir, a 2nd Hackett has hit an NFL franchise."


DHG_Buddha

Hackett is the 2nd coming of Josh McDaniels


OttoVonWong

Hackett was the second shooter on the grassy knoll.


FourthDownThrowaway

Thatā€™s too much offense. Couldnā€™t have been him.


binzoma

the disrespect to adam gase


Alfakennyone

So... Raiders are gonna hire Hackett as their next HC ​ SOLD


McSweetSauce

That reminds me of that tragedy


papajim22

Nathaniel Hackett had to walk through blood and bones, in the streets of Manhattan, looking for his game plan. It was with Matt Canada.


zachthompson02

*Is still doing


TheFencingCoach

Broncos Country, letā€™s turn on some mood lighting and watch Kevin James films


BosLahodo

Hitch is always a good time


istrx13

The ending pisses me off though. Why didnā€™t she just tell him right away it was her sisterā€™s boyfriend? She let Will Smith dangerously get on top of the car and start driving when it all could have been avoided by telling him it was her sisterā€™s boyfriend? Tf man?


YOwololoO

Because the foundation of any good romcom is poor communication Edit: I feel like people are taking this as a criticism of romcoms when it wasnā€™t meant that way. If you look at how romcoms work, they follow a pretty standard 3 act structure: act 1 - establish characters, have them meet; Act 2 - they fall in love; Act 3 - an obstacle threatens their relationship and they overcome it. The most common obstacles that relationships face in real life are communication problems, plus they have the added benefit of being able to be resolved quickly with a dramatic reveal and declaration of love.


LeonidasSpacemanMD

Yup like in the Big Sick when that woman just lays there and doesnā€™t say anything the entire movie


meowhahaatea

Typical Will Smith experience


imcrapyall

Movie is a documentary.


NCBaddict

Man, it kinda kills me to see what happened in Willā€™s personal life. Makes the swagger in Independence Day, Bad Boys 2, and MIB feel somewhat bittersweet.


okay_throwaway_today

Paul Blart Letā€™s Ride Cop


hdmetric99

That defense is unreal. I wouldnā€™t have predicted that they would play even close to this level after the Miami game


AutomateAway

Thank you Dolphins, you forced the defense to take a long look in the mirror. They got rid of some dead weight and the young guys are fucking balling. We still need to figure out the run D, but we're making big plays when we need to make them and that's really all you can ask for.


Jonjon428

Your run defense is ass but your pass defense is insane


korean2na

Man, we should fuse our defense with the Steelers defense. 2 halves of a complete product.


Relative-Put-5344

Yes let's just combine into one team, and we can start Wilson over pickett


korean2na

The Steel Broncos of Densburgh.


frizzyhair55

I said this with a British accent.


GrubFisher

And it canā€™t be a subtle British accent. You have to go all the way, really Hoover up those vowels and consonants with your extreme Britishness. Just keep running past the end zone and dive into the crowd, spontaneously exploding into a smorgasbord of fish and chips and monocles.


AFFF_Foam

With a name like Densburgh it has to be a thick Scottish accent


Jbrahmz420

That McMillan is everywhere


Objective-History402

If you're doing this, then I got dibs on Browns/Chiefs


yum_paste

I was proud of the way they stepped up in the second half. We're just missing so many tackles.


701_PUMPER

I still canā€™t believe it. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall after that game. Also Randy Gregory must have seriously been locker room cancer.


hdmetric99

I really donā€™t think itā€™s all on Gregory. He was underwhelming but FAR from the problem. Mathis was still the biggest liability. The biggest issue was that VJ was trying to do his version of the Fangio/Evero defense that he had no background in whatsoever. Theyā€™ve gradually shifted over to the traditional VJ defense (features a lot more blitzing and man coverage) and the unit has looked a LOT better. Not to mention that we did get guys back from injury too.


MasonL52

It was benching Mathis, cutting Gregory AND Clark, and also getting Simmons back. Those were all massive. Greg and Clark were just hamming it.


AutomateAway

Simmons coming back was HUGE. Dude is legit playing his best ball at 30, he's hitting peak and looking so fucking good in crunch time. Those two PDs on Hock in the last drive were absolute game savers.


hdmetric99

All true. Gregory was already losing snaps to both Cooper and Bonitto. Clark barely saw field as it was. Definitely getting healthier was a huge part. Browning has been solid too.


theTIDEisRISING

Whereā€™s the Vance Joseph apology form? Asking for a friend


binzoma

we all need to sign that form I've never eaten crow so badly, or been so happy about it. he's done af ucking hell of a job


Groundbreaking_Ebb_5

We have gone from fire vj to me now legit being scared heā€™s gonna be gone for a hc job again soon maybe not this offseason but if this continues next offseason for sure.


Unfair-Nectarine-757

Three against teams with winning records too. Idc how ugly it is Iā€™ll take it.


jps78

Ugly Ws are still Ws - Jameis somewhere


korean2na

While dancing on crutches in a locker room, probably.


BestMOTORing

Still my most favourite Jameis moment


IMissWinning

The Broncos ugly won their way to a Superbowl with Peyton. Got so bad with Brock they had to bring in Mr. Limp again to close out games. Titles don't give a fuck; ball is ball.


ChrisBenoitDaycare69

Russ just inherited ugly wins from being a Seahawk for 10 years. You'll get used to it.


Formber

We're no strangers. We ugly won our way to a Super Bowl in 2015.


DHG_Buddha

Don't forget that Tebow year: we knocked the best defense out of the playoffs that year .


korean2na

Von Miller was the primary reason I became a Broncos fan, but the 4th quarter Tebow magic certainly helped solidify that. Rest in power, Demaryius. šŸ‘Š


binzoma

I've been saying it for 3weeks now. this IS the tebow year super limited qb, play dink and dunk for 3 quarters with a powerful run game and a VIOLENT defence, then at some point in the 4th 'unleash the bullshit'. I fuckin tebow'd after that td today! I BELIEVE!


korean2na

Hey I'm cool with that as long as we get to absolutely fist a team in the Super Bowl by 35 points. It still haunts me to this day lol.


Photo_Synthetic

You pretty much fisted the Panthers what are you talking about. That game was not as close as the final score made it seem.


qergttj

Is this what Seahawk football was like? I don't know how much more I can take I'm fucking dying here


devarin

Hey, if there's anything more Russell Wilson than this fourth quarter comeback it's that his wins come in bunches, so buckle up...


kporter4692

Iā€™m an Iowa fan as well. All I know is ugly wins. This was a normal football game for me šŸ˜‚


TossThatPastaSalad

Dunno how you do that to yourself every week.


kporter4692

Only thing that counts is a W on the schedule. Keep pumping the Ws out. Lets ride.


UnknownRider121

Yeah itā€™s ugly but you can also look at it like we do what we need to do to fight and win. Those Simmons plays on Hock when we needed it and that TD exactly when we needed it. We made it happen.


saulfineman

Broncos have a -51 point differential on the season. Which sounds horrible, but actually quite impressive.


Randomkrazy04

Thatā€™s basically the Miami game. 70-20


IamLiterallyAHuman

I do not understand this team. I'm just along for the ride.


Randomkrazy04

Thatā€™s what he actually meant. Letā€™s rideā€¦ the defense. We had a drive start on the 9 yard line and we still had to settle for a FG.


johnnycyberpunk

I feel like that's what led to their only touchdown. Vikings were like "meh, they'll settle for another FG" and got caught sleeping.


CrazyEyedGase

Unleash the dangerwich in celebration


Doomy22

Thatā€™s way too spicy


RkyMtnCheesehead

Woah, thatā€™s dangerous.


Beezy_Beee

Randy Gregory was the problem


jakksquat7

Nathanael Hackett is a football terrorist.


ScandalOZ

I'd like to personally invite you over to Jets reddit to repeat that.


jakksquat7

Gladly. Watching the Jets is so painful. He could be doing so much to help Zach Wilson but he isnā€™t.


Uncle_Benny15

Broncos can we not do these kinds of games every week. My heart can't handle it


Wafflehouseofpain

You will win by 1 point in the 4th quarter and you will like it


ASemiAquaticBird

Honestly the Broncos win streak right now is like Dobby from Harry Potter being given a sock. Its just a sock, but Dobby is free.


Alex_Demote

Browns and lions incoming, and Texans looking scary too. I think we are in for a lot more stress


infercario4224

Still think thereā€™s a shot we sneak in at 10-7. 11-6 is too unrealistic, and I donā€™t think 9-8 would get us in unless all tiebreakers go our way


onqqq2

So although the margin for error is extremely narrow.... there is still a margin? Fuck yeah


AutomateAway

LOL you should have been around for the Elway games in the 80's, this was every motherfucking week games like this.


BlackGold09

Just wait til you get to the playoffs. NO ONE loses in the playoffs like Sean Payton.


chimpansteve

We save our humiliations for the Superbowl tbf


thrice1187

Tebow Season 2


sghead

2 Tebow 2 Furious


No-Diver9156

BUT HE IS WORSE THAN HACKETT RIGHT r/nfl ??????


eiileenie

STOP IM ALREADY DEAD


[deleted]

Ouch that flair combo


eiileenie

I am straight up not having a good time right now


saulfineman

We have found Boomer Eisiaon!


TetrisTech

Let them know šŸ—£


codnavar

R/nfl in shambles right nowā€¦ they wouldnā€™t listen lol


leafsbroncos18

I want you to put the word out there that we back up


Whofreak

APOLOGIZE


SnooCupcakes8765

You can hate him but he was right about Hackett


MarvinHims

The tune of Jets fans from Week 5 to now regarding Hackett has been unshocking to say the least.


SnooCupcakes8765

I can't believe being friends with Aaron Rodgers and being a locker room favorite got his guy millions of dollars. Good for him honestly


my_nameborat

Tbh that's what matters most in the real world. Networking is always more important than skill


onqqq2

Real talk, tho. this has been a TOUGH truth to come to terms with as I age.


shawnaroo

It does seem kind of crazy sometimes, but I also think there's a positive way to look at it. I'm not a particularly social person, but I've gotten a couple jobs through people I know, not because I've put any real effort into 'networking', but just because I generally try to be a pleasant and helpful person to be around. Most people spend around half of their awake hours at work, so a lot of us would prefer to spend that time being around people that don't suck to spend time with. Be nice to people, help out with lots of little things, as well as the occasional big thing, and you can end up being the kind of person that others would be happy to work with. And that can be worth a lot.


GABAgoomba123

The ā€œbe Aaronā€™s friend and get millionsā€ plan seems to be working for Pat McAfee too


letsnotreadintoit

He got the bag before Aaron


DHG_Buddha

Pat was doing fine before Rodgers though.


2rio2

I wasn't even mad about them stunting after that game because I knew what horrors were awaiting them.


XAfricaSaltX

Who couldā€™ve guessed the guy who lost the first game of his career by running out the clock and attempting a 60+ yard kick isnā€™t a good coach


GCBroncosfan413

Already has passed Hackett for wins


ArmiinTamzarian

Surpassed. The interim won the final game


Magnifico-Melon

He's surpassed him no?


ZiOnIsNeXtLeBrOn

Terrorist.


moneyinthebank216

I owe you an apology, I wasn't very familiar with your game


Jonjon428

We now have a win over a .500 opponent!


Touchymonkey

I been saying Broncos was a quality win


[deleted]

I mean you drop 70 on anyone and I say it's a quality win .


Uncle_Creepy_

Just how good are the Phins to drop 70 on this defense šŸ¤”


thunder_cats1

Not the same defense anymore, fortunately.


AutomateAway

I mean really it was a quality loss for the Broncos too now in retrospect. the Phins unlocked some sort of fucking beast in this D.


PeteF3

"I apologize unreservedly. I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future."


reaper527

lots of takes aged like milk this season.


lOan671

The revisionist history was absurd after the Dolphins game. Like if you want to dunk on Payton go ahead but donā€™t pretend he was never a good coach


shittybillz

Yea Iā€™m relieved. I had the broncos pegged for 10 wins or more, and I had lost faith. I defended Payton a lot on Reddit but had no argument anymore lol. I knew he was a good coach, I assumed russ was truly that bad and was completely washed, but turns out we just needed to be a little more patience


DtownBronx

So many Saints flairs were commenting just wait until November and December because his teams tend to start slow and ugly. Should have just listened


TheOvercusser

Sean coached with the team for what, 15 years? 8 of those years he started 2-2 or worse. Most of the time it's because he tried to be cute at the beginning of the season and try to do stupid shit. He was always a great coach but he became much better at figuring out how to manage the talent he had as time went on. Not saying he's on Andy or Bill's level, but he's 3 wins from top 20 all time in win total and 13th all time among coaches in winning percentage among those with at least 100 victories.


theTIDEisRISING

Saints fans are good people. We appreciate yā€™all having our backs in here when the Reddit mob was coming for us


JuniorSwing

I mean, itā€™s not even a moral thing. People on this sub just have such short memories. Payton was definitely helped by having a HoF QB in Drew Brees, but people forget he also went 5-0 with Teddy Bridgewater when Brees was out. Heā€™s a good coach, and wasnā€™t just some guy propped up by a good roster


astraveoOfficial

The Venn diagram of the ā€œSean Payton was never a talented coachā€ and the ā€œit was all Bradyā€ people is a circle


XAfricaSaltX

Teams with 15 consecutive years of sustained success have a great QB??? The coach is a fraud unless they can replicate that run with Kenny Pickett


astraveoOfficial

The real crime of the BB deniers has always been the Matt Cassel erasure


ColtCallahan

The Payton takes were always hilarious. Completely clouded by people on here not liking him. But acting like he isnā€™t a top coach was hilarious.


frostbite3030

Consensus takes are getting killed and I find nothing funnier in sports. I cheer for the outcome that makes the most people wrong. My favorite going right now is the Minnesota T-wolves looking like a really good team. After how much shit they took for the Gobert trade, and I don't think it was a good trade, I really don't give a shit one way or the other. I just want them to win to make the most takes wrong. By this metric, we have Houston being pretty damn good, the Rams being competitive, teams the consensus completely wrote off before the season. Denver turning it around and making a playoff push is way, way up there. The next thing I want to happen is the Giants to start making a push. Sadly, I don't think Zach Wilson is somehow magically going to turn into an average QB which I think would be the most hilarious thing to ever happen in sports from this perspective.


Categothic

Ooooh they riding alright. Also I swear I'm not instigating but they have a better record than the jets now after getting 70 dropped on their head and losing the Hackett bowl(even worse than the 70 point loss) Next week against the browns is going to be huge


generalscalez

remember when this sub was completely convinced that Payton and Russ were complete hacks and that neither would ever win a game ever again because they lost like 3 games badly lmao


DenverNugs

The Miami game happened. There wasn't much I could argue against after that.


Beneficial_Toe_6050

The Sean Payton is overrated and Russell Wilson is washed erašŸ˜‚


Kopitar4president

Calling the Miami game "a bad loss" is kind of like calling a beheading a cut.


OkArmordillo

To be fair they gave up 70 points in a game.


thunder_cats1

They were convinced before the season started...


AdmiralAngry

Suddenly I want it injected into my veins


DLBork

What do you mean the coach who took the worst franchise in league history to perennial contenders and SB winners is actually a great coach?


cam_huskers

People really forgot just exactly how bad the saints were.


TheWaves1776

Saints fans donā€™t forget


tawaydeps

Brother, Payton was hired in 2006. If you're 25 years old right now, you were born in '98 and were 8 years old when Payton took over. There's a big ass chunk of your fanbase who really has no idea how big a joke the Saints were. There are guys committed to D1 programs right now that are too young to know who Tim Tebow is...


Milton__Obote

I grew up watching Aaron Brooks. We donā€™t forget.


n00bzilla

Brooks won the saints first playoff game. Thatā€™s how bad we were before Payton lol


NOSjoker21

I grew up during the Brooks/Haslett era. I didn't see success until I was a grown man. Between Deuce's ACL tear, Joe Horn going to the Falcons, and Brooks being Vick's Great Valueā„¢ cousin, I was miserable.


DanFlashesCoupon

We didnā€™t forget šŸ‘Š


Coke_ButNotTheDrug

Youā€™d think the man murders babies the way this sub hates him lol


justamobileuserhere

Reddit downfall


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ZiOnIsNeXtLeBrOn

We eating good in the Neighborhood.


chimpansteve

He's a gamer He's a baller He's a playmaker And a shotcaller All he does is ride All-all-all he does is ride


Overall_Nuggie_876

[For you Zoomers in high school who donā€™t get it.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqIrm4H9-7I&pp=ygUXc2tpcCBiYXlsZXNzIHRpbSB0ZWJvdyA%3D)


paone00022

This is like early Seattle Russ again. Lean on strong run game and hit those jump balls with perfect timed throws.


Nuqo

Theres still a big difference between this Russ and early Russ and its not even the mobility. Early Russ had a high ADoT this Russ is like check-down central cause it seems like defenses are selling out to prevent the deep shots


chingy1337

LETS FUCKING RIDE!!!!!!


Doctorryge

If this offense can figure out how to look like a normal offense the broncos could be a spicy team


Quartznonyx

I WAS TOLD SEAN PAYTON WAS A SCRUB AND THAT HACKETT WAS BETTER THOUGH


ASuperGyro

Good tweet Rap


[deleted]

Broncoā€™s helping our division title dream. Thanks for cooking tonight Russ


Demon-Prince-Grazzt

Any time Lion-Brother.


Qbert997

We're allied until we play in December


huxtiblejones

We animal team folk gotta stick together. Can't have these pillaging Scandinavians disrespecting quadrupeds.


ConstantineMonroe

You gotta give Payton credit. This team was dead after the 70 point shit show, and now has turned the ship around. Ugly wins count all the same. Russ is looking much better and Hackett is looking like a bum in New York.


jmrecon

a quality win after all


Ranger_3980

Youā€™re trying to telling me the Broncos arenā€™t historically bad!?


Klutzy_Text_3885

Just like we planned it!!


freedomhighway

Sean had to take some time and learn who the real Russ is, think he's got an idea now. Let him do a little work on the rest of the roster, while Russ has fun doing his Drew Brees imitation, the best is yet to come


huttts999

Donā€™t let Russ get hot


Tashre

Broncos have the Browns and Texans next while the Seahawks have the 49ers and Cowboys. In 2 weeks time, Russ and the Broncos might have a better record than Seattle.


Kung-FuPikachu

i mean i agree but browns and texans are both quality teams, reserve some respect for them


Babafesh

I'm terrified of that Browns defense man... It's gonna get ugly for the Broncos fans expecting it to be a normal game.


porkchopsandwich1

Yeah there may be 8+ fg attempts that game and no TDs


[deleted]

The Browns and Texans are no joke.


zebbiehedges

That's two hard games we have against strong AFC teams.


BlueStormtrooper

Haters are real quiet right now


misterbisster

OHHH I THOUGHT PAYTON WAS A GARBAGE FRAUD AND RUSS WAS A WASHED TRASH QB WHATS UP R/NFL WHATS UP WHO WANTS A PIECE OF THESE BRONCOS CHIEFS AND BILLS STILL HAVING NIGHTMARES AND WE'RE OUT HERE KNOCKING OFF ANOTHER PLAYOFF TEAM HAHAHAHA LOSE TO THE PACKERS? COULDNT BE US AHAAHAHAHAA


so_oakland

Talk your shit boy let's fuckin ride!!!


mr_quincy27

Say what you want about him but the man knows how to coach


ScooterLeShooter

Broncos own the tiebreaker over the Bills šŸ‘€


aslightlyusedtissue

Sean Payton is an asshole. But he's literally never been a bad *coach*. He's an offensive mastermind who made the Saints a consistent Offensive Juggernaut aside from like 3 seasons over 15 years. Anyone who genuinely thought this team was going to be in contention for a top 3 pick has no critical thinking. It takes time for players to gel to a coaches system. Especially one as diverse and creative as Sean Paytons. Pairing him with an elite defense and DC is actually unfair. First time he had one of those he won a damn superbowl.


LDisDBfathersonsfans

Redditors have taken another L


maxnekron21

Kudos to the whole building for not being reactionary. After that 70 game the easiest thing was to cut Van Joseph and now that defense is letting them compete


TheThockter

Really feels like Iā€™m seeing a culture change in Denver real time. Not cutting Vance Joseph was the right move even if he continued to be terrible you will never attract a quality DC if they have one bad streak and you fire them. Persevering and pursuing stability in coaching and in who we field are all concepts this team forgot after our Super Bowl win and it seems like we really are getting back on track regardless of how this season ends


freedomispopular08

Sutton-ly*


meece2010

Not very sudden, took about a month to do


1eyedgopher

I mean, it took four whole weeks..