Payton and Wilson

[LinvilleGorge]

23 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Worth noting though that the offseason didn't exactly go as Payton planned.

He thought he'd be able to pick his spot. Instead he ended up with the only team that still wanted him.

He could've always stayed on the booth and tried again next year.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

He could've always stayed on the booth and tried again next year.

That was actually my expectation.

Felt like Denver went into full court press mode after they lost out in their other choices.

Edited February 8, 2023 by Mr. Scot

[Mr. Scot]

 

[RenoCarolina]

I understand why people don't like Wilson but the man proved many times that he can win football games.  If Payton can find anything under all that fakeness the broncos could jump back sooner than expected.  Odds aren't good and I'm rooting against it but get ready to hear all about it to start out season 2023.  

[Mr. Scot]

 

[Basbear]

I want this to be true, but it doesnt feel that way...

[KatsAzz]

1 hour ago, Shocker said:

Russell Wilson was so overrated and Denver is going to pay for making that move. Payton won’t change that.  I can see some serious infighting happening even as soon as next season

The next several years may not be a good time to be a Denver Bronco fan.

[LinvilleGorge]

Is Bradshaw a dick spewing stuff told to him in confidence off the record or is Payton a dick and Bradshaw is just like "fug this guy, watch me kick the hornet's nest". Well... we know Payton is a dick, so....

[frankw]

I would thoroughly enjoy every minute of it if this is true but Terry Bradshaw is legitimately insane so you can't really believe it.

[ladypanther]

1 hour ago, stbugs said:

I don’t think the Wilson story is true. He’s stuck with Wilson for 3 years at a minimum. You don’t take the job if you can’t work with Wilson.

 

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Look at the guaranteed money in Wilson's contract. You don't take that job unless you think you can fix him because you're stuck with him.

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

His ego is larger than Wilson's. He is arrogant enough to think he can fix him enough to win with him.  Also Denver is a much better organization than Arizona.  Payton makes bank either way.

I don't think Payton has his own personal team that follows him around everywhere - Wilson's ego is larger. 

[Jon Snow]

5 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

I don't think Payton has his own personal team that follows him around everywhere - Wilson's ego is larger. 

Not anymore. 

[TheRumGone]

2 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

Bradshaw doesn’t seem like a guy who would make something up

This the same terry bradshaw who said Sam Darnold was the best qb the panthers ever had.

[Mr. Scot]

From the article...

For most people, there’s a sharp difference between things they’ll say publicly, and the things they’ll say privately.

Terry Bradshaw is not most people.

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During Fox’s pre-Super Bowl media availability, Vic Lombardi of Altitude Sports Radio in Denver asked Bradshaw a series of questions about his soon-to-be-former Fox colleague, who is now the head coach of the Broncos.

“We hung with him,” Bradshaw said, establishing a clear foundation for his basis of knowledge about Payton’s preferences. “We would talk, and he would talk and talk and talk.”

And then it slowly started to get more and more interesting.

...

“I’d say, ‘You can’t go to Charlotte,'” Bradshaw said. “That’s the NFC South.'”

OK, fine. Makes sense. No controversy there.

“You can’t go to Houston,” Bradshaw said. “They don’t have a quarterback down there. And you don’t want to be in Houston.”

...

But then it got good. Bradshaw was asked about Payton coaching the Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray.

“He didn’t want to work with that quarterback,” Bradshaw said.

And then Lombardi swooped in for the hammer: “He’d rather work with Russ?”

“I don’t think so,” Bradshaw said, bursting out a big ol’ Louisiana laugh. “But that’s all he’s got. He’s got no choice. But I’ll tell you one thing. He’ll get the most out of him.”

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Payton truly has a no-lose situation. If Wilson works out, Payton is a hero for turning him around. If Wilson doesn’t work out, it’s not Payton’s fault. And then Payton gets a fresh start with a new quarterback.

Other than Kyler Murray, of course.

...

There’s a chance Payton is dismayed by Terry’s loose lips. There’s also a chance Payton is pleased that his message was communicated to the work in a way that seemed spontaneous and unintentional.

Edited February 8, 2023 by Mr. Scot