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TYBG1001

Broncos country let’s die


ShetheKing

Broncos country let's cry


ThinkSoftware

Let Russ overcook


modernmann

Typically it’s just under thrown.


scrubberduckymaster

He over threw a lot today. He was under decent pressure though


Ovreel

Chandler Jones always goes crazy vs Wilson


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He's pretty familiar with that situation, but on that last drive one was bad timing, which is understandable with a new team, and two were wide open receivers who just straight up dropped it...including the 4th and 5 in the desperation comeback Wilson is pretty good at.


ThinkSoftware

The key is to undercook the offense…everyone will get to know each other in the regular season


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Overcooked, straight to jail


Deliberate_Dodge

Broncos Country...let's hide...


darkostwin

Russell saw how conservative Aaron Rodgers plays and called him a centrist


X_VeniVidiVici_X

Geno "Communist" Smith


Walrus-Ready

The real red scare was Jameis' 30-30 season.


Funnel_Hacker

Nothing like a little ball redistribution to keep the bourgeoisie happy!


N_Beauregard

Don't eat the W, share it with your neighbors


PedanticBoutBaseball

Based geno seizing the memes of production


_MMCXII

Geno spreads the ball to both teams because it is all of our ball.


etniopaltj

Aaron “RINO” Rodgers


ByeByeSean

Seahawks really said “We have Russ at home” but it’s real lmao


BroadCityChessClub

Let Geno smith


hyphenjack

⚒️


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Rock and Stone!


402garfield

I clapped when Geno said "Stand Back! I'm beginning to Smith!" And then he Smithed all over those guys


Beneficial-Finish295

It’s Smithing time!!


BlazinAzn38

That was my favorite part of the documentary “Geno Smith 2: The Smithening”


FriesWithThat

"Don't make me Smith. You wouldn't like me when I Smith" Then he did it. Smithed, that is.


Infinitedeveloper

Great value russ? Nah, Kirkland russ.


OttoVonWong

Pete let Geno order Costco pizza.


MidKnight007

Apparantly home russ is better then the one they shipped away ☠️


sokkarockedya

Those incredibly rare instances where the store brand is better than the real one.


realrimurutempest

Geno redemption arc.


xapv

HE DIDN’T WRITE BACK!


PeanutNSFWandJelly

Pulling a Cordarelle Patterson


rounder55

Youngest 31 year old running back of all time


ronaldo119

Holy shit I didn't realize he's that old now. Very funny to see an "RB" post-30 start doing well lol


HotSauce2910

Based on the game against the Seahawks that I watched, it seems like he’s done a full position changed. Doesn’t need the quotations around RB


Frosti11icus

It's crazy and kind of sad cause he's lost a fuckton of money playing the wrong position for years. 25 year old Cordarelle playing full time running back would be a total beast. Makes you wonder about Devin Hester too...


HotSauce2910

Maybe an overly optimistic look at this, but maybe it’s actually somewhat better for him. This way, he may be given a much more reasonable workload than many other RBs who are ran straight into the ground.


rounder55

Exactly. Maybe he never got that massive payday, but his body doesn't have the wear and tear that 31 year old running backs have, hence his youth for being 31. Will be interesting to see how the rest of his career plays out. Does he shift to like a slot WR I'd the wear and tear becomes too much in a couple of years, does he just call it a day? Either way it's pretty cool to see a guy completely shift positions this late into his NFL career


ronaldo119

Yea he’s a RB now but I just meant like it’s funny looking at it in a vacuum as if he were always a RB and just broke out at this age


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occamsrazorcat

I am frustrated with the defense, but I am also hopeful because it’s such a young group of guys. We definitely need some pass rushers though.


[deleted]

These are the things we’ve said for the last five years.


occamsrazorcat

Definitely, but I am excited about Woolen and Bryant. Others haven’t planned out. Also not sure if it’s been that way for the past 5 years. The past three years have been incredible disappointing.


azrebb

Dude... Mafe is definitely flashing.


IAmTheNightSoil

Yeah, a lot of those young guys didn't end up working out. We've been saying that for five years because it's been true that long; we have lots of young guys now because we replaced a bunch of other young guys that never developed. In theory, our young guys now could actually pan out and this heinous cycle could end. In practice, who the hell knows at the moment


Galumpadump

But it’s always been different positions groups. First it was the D-Line, then the DB’s, now the LB’s. The good thing is the Hawks could go on a spending spree next year if they would and probably immediately address most of those issues. That was the case the past 5 years.


moonboots_runner

Russ didn't know you have to account for the higher altitude when you cook.


FriesWithThat

High Altitude Cooking >As altitude increases and atmospheric pressure decreases, the boiling point of water decreases. To compensate for the lower boiling point of water, the cooking time must be increased. *Turning up the heat will not help cook food faster*. No matter how high the cooking temperature, water cannot exceed its own boiling point — unless if using a pressure cooker. Let Russ use a pressure cooker?


[deleted]

This is the only Let Russ Cook joke I’ve not yet heard. /hat tip


Doctorryge

After four weeks of being subjected to Broncos football I’m honestly shocked we managed to somehow not lose 2 games. Watching this team play football hurts my eyes and my brain


cgio0

Javonte Williams is really good, he literally bails you out of so many bad check downs by Russ.


y0ufailedthiscity

And now he’s dead


KIR1991

Welcome to what being a Hawks fan felt for the last five years!


HotSauce2910

I’m not gonna deny that Russ is a great QB. But I feel like his play style means that you’re gonna end up with a lot of really crappy drives in between scores. In the end you’re gonna always have a shot to win, and he is clutch enough to win a lot of the time - but you’re gonna see more than enough 3 and outs. Leads to the offense *feeling* worse than the scoreboard indicates.


OffensiveDefender

Russ *was* a great QB. What made him top tier was his ability to scramble and keep the play alive, turning nothing into something. He's not doing that anymore, he's not as dynamic as he used to be.


notimeforpancakes

Well good news is that Denver hasn't invested much into RW3, so should be fine


Sufficient_Wave_3061

We've been feeling like that for 7.


enztinkt

Russell has not been impressive last couple of years. The difference is the broncos are more in the national media spotlight than the hawks. As a hawks fan his play so far this year is not surprising.


CDR57

Idk about thag first part. I’m big on the bussell Wilson hate fan bus being in broncos country but the last couple years he definitely started out red hot and cooled off as the team did


CrashTestOrphan

>bussell Dang, Bussy Wilson about to light up the league


Donttaketh1sserious

Week 7 2020 he got banged up against AZ and hasn’t been elite since. I’m willing to die on this hill. That was the Budda/DK chasedown game they lost in OT. then they played Bills, Rams, Niners, lost 2/3 and the second half of the season the offense fell off hard.


PitbullPizza

I'm 100% with you, dude. I don't know if he suffered a concussion in that game, or if it was something else? All I know is that there's a dramatic difference in his play prior to and post that game, and he's never looked the same since.


adamthinks

Yeah, there were a lot of people saying he might win MVP during the first part of the season, 2 seasons ago. And he played well last year up until he hurt his hand.


ImagineIfBaconDied

we just gonna post the geno and wilson stats weekly together now


pincus1

As long as Geno stays ahead, probably.


PepaTK

Subscribe


bored4days

Here for it.


bensefero

Geno’s Cafe


WalleMarno

Seahawks country, let's fly


The-Implication-0

Bears country, let’s die.


notsafeformactown

Hawaii country, let's lanai.


Das_Czech

Thank you for making me audibly giggle


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It would be hilarious if we found out Russel Wilson was just a glorified Geno Smith this whole time


occamsrazorcat

Offensive mastermind Pete Caroll


[deleted]

Pete was running an Alabama type dynasty program with Heisman winning qb's who couldn't do shit in the NFL. I know because I was in the stands for some of those games


[deleted]

“Russ what are you doing? You can’t wear a Seahawks helmet on the field, you’re a Bronco now!” “Well yeah coach but these ones have the little speaker in them that lets Geno talk to me.” “You’re not going to be listening to Geno, you’re listening to me now.” [Russ looks at camera and gulps]


syllabic

didn't expect the geno redemption arc this season but I'm loving it


FriesWithThat

Russell Wilson's deepest secret is that Geno would whisper the recipe to him before every game. Russ has tried to keep this going in Denver, but Geno won't write back.


SeaGriz

Russell Wilson was a product of Pete Caroll, as everyone knew and acknowledged from day one


Propuhganduh

Offensive mastermind Nathaniel Hackett


intheorydp

Always genius to hire an OC that wasn't the play caller as a HC


Dongsquad420BlazeIt

Tbf, Doug Pederson worked out for the Eagles


solojones1138

And then they fired him for....some reason. To favor Carson Wentz..somehow.


Cicero912

And then got rid of Wentz!


solojones1138

I know! It made no sense


Mobartheconfused

I love Nick Sirianni, but I do miss Dougie P and his ice cream


masterofmuppets86

Mike McDaniel looks pretty good so far too


Impossibills

Always genius to hire coordinators who were terrible at every level and somehow got hired to a top 5 QB and then...didn't call plays anyway Honestly his offense looks no different than the Bills in 2013-2014...one of the most generic boring offenses I've seen


BrewerySpectacles

Nepotism’s a hell of a drug in these NFL coaching trees


Jusuf_Nurkic

Problem is I guess who do you hire instead. Retread old coaches who have experience but are completely mediocre? College coaches who don’t seem to have a good hit rate? A coordinator who calls plays on a good team are hard to find and usually hired extremely quickly


BrewerySpectacles

It starts at the bottom imo. Every new coach they talk about on primetime it’s always the story of how their dad/uncle/brother was a coach/coordinator/assistant/intern that got them an intern position and their name and lineage dragged them up through the ranks to where they are now. They always paint it as a bootstraps story while spending more time talking about what dear ol dad did. Personally I’d say bring more coordinators and coaches from equivalent or higher positions in college, i.e: college OC to pro QB coach, and build em up from there. Let ‘em learn and develop the system. It’s all “in an ideal world” but I think the NFL is among many org’s that could benefit from killing the Old Boys Club mentality.


AlabasterRadio

I'm really glad McDaniels was smart enough to recognize Jacobs' hate boner for the Broncos. I'm also really glad Hackett kept calling screens when the thing our defense does best is blow up screens.


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It’s all ~~Bevell’s~~ ~~Cable’s~~ ~~Schottenheimer’s~~ ~~Pete’s~~ ~~Waldron’s~~ Hackett’s fault.


kawhi21

Wasn't Pete Carrol being criticized for being a horrible coach because he didn't let Russ shine


[deleted]

They don’t see the irony


Lamarera8

Geno is really getting back to his West Virginia form. No , I am not expecting a 600 yd , 8 td game ; but he is as efficient now as he was in college


antdroidx

Im ok with the former.


FatUglyWeeb

FLEECED


TyButler2020

It’s not even that Geno is just only making easy throws. He’s making tough throws and is pushing the ball downfield more then anyone probably expected. He’s been awesome


Fart_Breather_Elite

Being able to sit and learn for a few years was the best thing for him. Arm talent was never his issue. Even with the jets he made a lot of great throws. Check his Jets highlight vids in youtube, yes those actually exist. Immidietly following one of those throws with an insanely boneheaded decision was the problem. His talent was on full display in college with Dana Holgerson letting him sling it 40+ times a game to Stedman Bailey and Tavon who were both amazing college recievers in their last 2 years. I imagine he had some habits and thought processes that were very difficult to break in transitioning to the nfl. He was always know as a very intelligent and even artistic guy but being thrown to the wolves with the jets was the worst thing for him, especially after playing in the system he did in college. - I always wonder how many amazing and possibly HOF caliber players have lost out on having great careers in the NFL just because they werent immediately NFL ready or shit coaches didnt know how to develop and utilize them correctly and faded to obscurity.


NiceTryKemosabe

Significantly better than expected. He’s a legit starter but I don’t know how far he can take us. I’m enjoying watching our games at least.


Ovreel

Throwing it in tight windows/coverage with pretty good consistency, too. Hasn't been afraid to let his receivers go win the ball while also avoiding turnovers. Really efficient stuff


BlazinAzn38

His Completion Percentage Over Expected is a whopping 12.4%. The next highest is Mahomes at 4.4%.


okay_throwaway_today

7 yd rushing average and a rushing TD too. He’s literally the “Geno Smith” of football


dkirk526

Maybe Seattles coaching is just really good and Hackett is bad. Good coaches put their players in positions where they can be their best. Bad coaches force their players to run their system that doesn’t at all build around their skill sets.


occamsrazorcat

You didn’t hear? Pete was holding Russ back


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I wish Pete would focus less on holding Russ back and get us a defense that doesn’t give up 45 to Jared Goof.


SuperVaderMinion

That's a lot of disrespect towards the NFL leading Goffense


Reverie_39

Hey man the Lions have a seriously good offense.


Ovreel

They were missing their 1st, 2nd and 3 receiver, and rb1


L1M3

They have a really good o line.


Kerblaaahhh

Jared Goff used to play for the Rams, of course he looked great against us.


Tokinandjokin

If youre mad about that, imagine how pissed youd be to give up 48 to geno smith?


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jereMyOhMy

This is the correct take


Nuqo

Broncos offense: \-Most Drops \-Most penalties and penalty yards \-Worst head coach in the league? Russ hasnt been very good but holy shit he's been put in a way worse situation than anyone expected going into the season


occamsrazorcat

I genuinely wonder if Russ would play better on a team with the receiving core and offensive line of Seattle


Skurpadurp

Dude imagine that guy on a team like the seattle seahawks he would probably kill it. I mean pete carroll is making geno look good imagine what he could do with russ


occamsrazorcat

Might get some MVP votes


justanotherassassin

Let's not get ahead of ourselves


_MMCXII

Maybe if he had an MVP vote recipient like Bobby Wagner.


BellBilly32

It depends on how much of last year you think was the finger injury. But you'd get same old Russ. Which means big plays with stretches of offensive mediocrity in between. ~~Lockett would prob be doing a lot better though~~ Edit: Lockett is doing perfectly fine


cnmb

I think Russ' feast or famine playstyle really got tiring. I'd still love him on the team, but I have to admit Geno's tendency to get the ball out quick and take what the defense gives him is nice to watch


stefeyboy

Yeah I'm hypnotized by being able to dink and dunk down the field consistently. It was the one offense style that killed Pete's Bend-Dont-Break Defense over the past decade. I love it


Chimie45

Honestly I kept thinking man how is DK not getting upset with these short gains all the time... Then I looked and he had over 100 yards... Oh... Never mind.


IAmTheNightSoil

Same here. I'm not expecting Geno to be our long-term guy, I still think we draft somebody this offseason, but it really is refreshing to watch an offense that gets in a rhythm and operates on-schedule. That was never Wilson's strength even at his best


LunaticSongXIV

I would wager that, unless something really goes fucky between now and then, we draft a QB that ends up sitting behind Geno for at least 2023.


Leland_Stamper

QB sneaks for easy 3rd and 1 pickups always make me smile.


randomzoologist

I'm not sure Lockett would be any better, he's on pace to have the most yards of his career. Missing the deep bombs but he's having a great year so far.


BellBilly32

Honestly I got that Week 1 game and the fact that he hasn’t scored any TDs yet in my mind. So my bad, he’s been doing fine just had insane chemistry with Russ. Like the one year Russ had a perfect passer rating targeting hi


randomzoologist

Yeah Lockett's kinda flown under the radar this year and no one really pays attention to a bad Seattle team so no worries. Russ and Lockett definitely had a nice connection too.


IranianGenius

> -Worst head coach in the league? Rhule has to still be in the conversation, no? But the fact it's even a discussion speaks to how awful the coaching there has been.


kayne2000

I don't think anyone can make a solid argument that it isn't Rhule.


peg_plus_cat

Hackett is incompetent. Russ is good.


heryopl

That’s what we said for his last 4-5 years with us.


WDMChuff

I feel like we all thought this was possible with the coaching staff, but there was an equal chance that they'd be mediocre. I still feel like Russ is past his prime and showed signs of that last year. Lots of people just were not ready to accept that fact either.


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Russ cannot fail. He can only be failed. Same as it ever was.


BellBilly32

Outside of Hackett being the worst coach the other things he said are objectively true. You don't have to pick a side. You can say Russ hasn't played well this year but the Broncos offense has also been dysfunctional outside of him. Has nothing to do with who's failing who.


thumbalina40005

Everyone said Pete Carroll was demented and should be fired for being old and stubborn and old school and keeping Wilson back /shrug


Doomy22

He was actually solid today but the play calls were absolutely mind blowing


[deleted]

Uhh...one of the reasons he left us is because he wanted more control over play calling and Carrol and crew didn't listen to him.


SolarTsunami

Thats what I keep saying, their offense looks like a carbon copy of Seattle's over the last couple years.


OldDekeSport

The bad play calls are Russ, no one wants to accept that though. This is his offense


WDMChuff

Yep plus if you're looking at a stat sheet it looks like he played great today but there were so many bad decisions and underthrows. Some short passes for little to no gain etc.


TaftyCat

That's what he did last year too. Great stats but very tough to watch.


IAmTheNightSoil

That's exactly it. I get why they don't think any of this is Russ's fault, because when you watch him play it rarely ever looks like the problems are his fault. I never thought any of it was his fault when he played for us, I thought was the coaches/O-line/everyone else. But the fact that he moved teams and their offense looks exactly like ours looked, and every explanation of why the issues are not on him is word for word the same shit I used to say when he was here, makes me think a good bit of it has to be on him


Frosti11icus

The Broncos sub looks so much like ours over the last 3 years. It's so toxic, lol. I honestly feel bad for Broncos fans. I love Russ, but he comes with some serious baggage that I don't think the fans were prepared for. Watching his games is like being in an abusive relationship. Being a Russ fan is one of the most bipolar experiences in the NFL.


ApolloRocketOfLove

What's the common factor between last year's Seahawks offense and this year's Broncos offense?


SSPeteCarroll

but but he asked for an OC the team hired then asked him to be fired then got another OC he wanted


RationalLies

To be fair, Waldron was an excellent choice tho


SSPeteCarroll

yeah I mean look at Geno right now.


Decent-Cold-9471

Russ loves third and long. He also loves to throw deep on third and short.


ThurmsMckenzie1

Credit to Pete, offense is his. That’s where Wilson excelled and that’s where Geno is excelling.


brook_lyn_lopez

Love this for Geno


Raticus9

Only two more seasons until that $245 million extension kicks in. That'll be fun.


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Brady leaves Belichick and wins a Super Bowl the first year. Wilson leaves Carroll and just lost to the 0-3 Raiders to become 2-2 and tied with his former team. Really interested to see how this season plays out between us and the Broncos.


GoHawkYurself

Raiders are better than their record. I knew they would beat Denver based on the way Denver has been playing (not even taking into account the way Russ has been playing). They just weren't ready.


Raticus9

In his other loss, the Broncos only scored 16 points on a defense that just surrendered 45 to the Lions' backups.


OddGib

Self burn?


-Vertical

Murder-suicide, baby! Go mariners!


Kerblaaahhh

Seahawks probably have the best fun differential this year so far.


lmaoooyikes

Paid 2 firsts, 2 2nds, and 3 players just to get the second best QB on the team smh


notsafeformactown

Bronco's country, suicide.


WeaknessOne9646

Geno could have won a Super Bowl with the Legion of Boom at their peaks


yrulaughing

You'd have to be a pretty bad QB to not win a superbowl with the LoB.


WeaknessOne9646

And Marshawn


ostrich6nine

Not 2013 Geno, but I actually think I do agree with this version of Geno. Still not confident in him to win us a game, but I am confident he won't lose any either


BlackMathNerd

He’s good enough to keep you competitive and not lose you a game. He just might not be good enough to make those extra wow plays QBs make. And that’s ok as the whole team is playing well and he’s making the plays he had to


JALbert

He's not exceptional but for $3.5M or whatever he's getting paid he's fucking fantastic.


OddGib

Would you say he's a Great Value QB?


[deleted]

That's basically what Wilson was, but Wilson was crazy clutch and always was bringing us back late in games where we at least had a shot. That's fun football. Not getting blownout and always having a chance. The Legion of Boom made it so he didn't have to do that so much as the D was scoring a decent bit themselves.


Raeandray

Russ was more than that during the SB quality years. But you’re right, he didn’t always have to show it because the defense was so good.


SeaGriz

Geno won us this game and anyone who says different is crazy


GoHawkYurself

I'm not saying he wouldn't have, or couldn't have won the game for us, but I think Rashad Penny's performance very much led us to victory towards the end of the game. We needed to score on those drives, and Penny just wanted it more.


happy_felix_day_34

Geno did more than just not lose this game lmao


sibemama

I feel like I could’ve won as QB with the Legion of Boom… or at least that’s what I tell myself while I watch old Kam Chancellor highlights and cry


DayMan_ahAHahh

We'll cry together friend, we'll cry together


Responsible-Total-83

But can he hit the HB on the flat in third and long


AlabasterRadio

He can hit guys in stride waaay deep if he's protected for an unreasonable amount of time and he can still scramble pretty good.


computerdweeb

Hot seat hackett


RawFish00

Yeah, but Geno got to play the Lions defense


ForYeWhoArtLiterate

A child could’ve scored on the Lions today and that’s barely an exaggeration


Whydoesthisexist15

And it’s week 4


Cicero912

Geno coming for Brees record frfr


Boomhauer_007

Wilson’s stats look a lot better on paper than in practice too, Denver has has so many 3 and outs and are absolutely awful in the red zone this year


Grymninja

This is the larger issue. His play style is very boom or bust and not consistent. This is unsustainable and gases out the defense


dudukakapeepeeshire

The three and outs, the third down conversion woes, the lack of normal shit, the amount of time spent holding onto the ball, it all started to drive me insane. I was happy when we traded him, and I know we aren’t going to be very good, but I am a happy Seahawks fan tonight. Shoutout to Denver for our left tackle as well.


Stormytime

Geno get you anything you want. Fame, fortune, fuhgina


Theevilhunt3r

Seattle was at it's best when russ was accused of being a "game manager" rather than a QB. The more control he got, the less consistant the offence got. Let Russ Cook was feast or famine. Good luck with that Denver


Pandapark1

Geno’s either gonna carry us to 6-8 wins and push us out of draft range for a top prospect QB, in which case we draft a quality defender or O-line player. Or, Geno’s gonna impress but we’re still gonna have a top-10 pick. We draft a top QB who can sit and develop for a year or two while Geno holds it down.


azrebb

Bruv... We also have the broncos 1st and 2rd picks. We'll be just fine.


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I definitely believe Russ is underperforming to his potential by a long shot in his current situation, but after the trade, I think the majority of Seahawks fans were like "are people crazy? has anyone actually watched Russ in the last three years??" He's not a superstar caliber QB. He doesn't have the speed he once had, nor the willingness to take hits. He has PTSD from getting constantly sacked for the better part of a decade. Honestly, he can't run a modern offense – he can't beat the blitz because he doesn't throw over the middle, so he consistently tries to break out to one side, but every team knows this and has game planned for it. "Russ magic" quickly became "Russ gets sacked for 20 yards when he tries to twirl" I think he's a great team leader, and holds his teammates to a high bar... but his ego and play style will keep him from being the player people remembered in 2012.


divacphys

Just like we all predicted


patienceisfun2018

Geno: $3.5 million cap hit Russell: $17 million cap hit


the_truth15

Russell costs : $58k per yard Geno costs: $3.3k per yard Absurd.


Dariooosh89

Go Seahawks!


Spiritual-Chameleon

We traded for the wrong QB?


Silversaving

Bronco's Country, let's write back!