If Sean Payton needs his quarterback to see the game through the coach’s eyes, Russell Wilson is the wrong guy to be running the Denver offense.
This sticky problem goes beyond the way Wilson and Payton process plays and analyze the game in real time. What we’re witnessing is nothing less than a minor football miracle, because during this remarkable 5-1 stretch of success that has pushed the Broncos back in playoff contention, I sometimes wonder if this quarterback and this coach are even watching the same game.
While Wilson preaches faith that a struggling Denver offense is thisclose to a happy breakout of touchdown dances, Payton grouses about “chaos” in the red zone and laments receiver Jerry Jeudy has reason to be frustrated after repeatedly being undetected by his quarterback as he runs wide open down the field.