Sean Payton was right about the Broncos, and the Jets

In late July, Broncos coach Sean Payton became a pin cushion for widespread criticism after his comments to Jarrett Bell of USA Today went public. Payton was dragged for his stunning candor, with shots fired at the Broncos for their mishandling of Russell Wilson in 2022, at former Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett for the poor job he did with the team, and at the Jets for the over-the-top hype they were receiving at the time.

Payton drew further ridicule after the season began and the Broncos stunk, since Payton also said of the 2023 Broncos, ““I’m going to be pissed off if this is not a playoff team.”

In hindsight, Payton was right. About everything he said.

Of the 2022 Broncos, he said this: “It doesn’t happen often where an NFL team or organization gets embarrassed. And that happened here. Part of it was their own fault, relative to spending so much fucking time trying to win the offseason — the P.R., the pomp and circumstance, marching people around and all this stuff.”

Of the 2023 Jets, he said this: “You watch. Hard Knocks, all of it. I can see it coming. Remember when Dan Snyder put that Dream Team together? I was at the Giants [at the time]. I was a young coach. I thought, ‘How are we going to compete with them? Deion’s there now.’ That team won eight games or whatever. So, listen . . . just put the work in.”

On Wilson’s struggles during his first year with the Broncos, Payton said this: “There’s so much dirt around that. There’s 20 dirty hands, for what was allowed, tolerated in the fricking training rooms, the meeting rooms. The offense. I don’t know Hackett. A lot of people had dirt on their hands. It wasn’t just Russell. He didn’t just flip. He still has it. This B.S. that he hit a wall? Shoot, they couldn’t get a play in. They were 29th in the league in pre-snap penalties on both sides of the ball.”

On Hackett, Payton said this: “It might have been one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL. That’s how bad…

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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports

Publish date : 2023-12-02 15:45:05

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