Broncos coach Sean Payton didn’t sugarcoat anything when addressing the performance of last year’s team in an interview this week.
Addressing the franchise’s 5-12 season in an interview with USA Today’s Jarrett Bell, Payton saved his most unkind assessment for former head coach Nathaniel Hackett.
“Everybody’s got a little stink on their hands,” Payton told USA Today. “It’s not just (quarterback) Russell (Wilson). It was a (poor) offensive line. It might have been one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL. That’s how bad it was.”
Under Hackett, who was fired after 15 games, Denver had one of the worst offenses in the NFL, finishing last in points per game (16.