NFL: The Broncos, since beating us in the Super Bowl

[Mr. Scot]

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“Do I trust him to fix what’s gone wrong? No. I mean, how did he fix it in the first place? He found himself a unicorn, Peyton Manning,” Schlereth said on FS1. “Peyton Manning makes up for a multitude of sins. All the quarterbacks he’s gotten after don’t.”

Schlereth said Elway has built a roster lacking in depth and talent, and he singled out left tackle Garrett Bolles, whom Elway drafted in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft, as a player who’s only on the roster because Elway can’t admit he was wrong to pick him. Schlereth said that Bolles is playing so poorly, the rest of the team resents it.

“You think you can continue to run him out and not every guy in that locker room’s pissed off? Why is he on this team? Why is he playing?” Schlereth said. “Because he was my first-round pick and I’m going to prove I got it right.”

Those are harsh words, but it’s hard to disagree with Schlereth’s point. The Broncos still haven’t made the playoffs since Manning retired, and Elway is showing no evidence that he knows how to get them back to the postseason.

Keep in mind as you read this that Schlereth and Elway were teammates. This'd be like having Mike Singletary ripping Ron Rivera.

But it's true; since beating us in the Super Bowl, the Broncos have fallen off a cliff.

(not that I expect that to exactly hurt anyone's feelings, here)

[therealmjl]

outside of 2017, we’ve pretty much sucked all the same.

At least they can hang their hat on a victory in 2015. We can’t even do that.

[Pantha-kun]

We fell off a cliff as well. Since then one playoff appearance with a wild card loss

Just now, mjligon said:

outside of 2017, we’ve pretty much sucked all the same.

At least they can hang their hat on a victory in 2015. We can’t even do that.

I don't even count 2017 if you remember the context. Getting swept 3x to the Saints including WC loss is pretty shitty and left a horrible taste in my mouth. I wouldnt consider that a successful season

[therealmjl]

Just now, Pantha-kun said:

We fell off a cliff as well. Since then one playoff appearance with a wild card loss

I don't even count 2017 if you remember the context. Getting swept 3x to the Saints including WC loss is pretty shitty and left a horrible taste in my mouth. I wouldnt consider that a successful season

Hard to argue with that.

[ellis]

It’s been a pretty tough ride for both teams since 2016.

By the way, the Panthers are 6-15 in the division since Super Bowl 50. 

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, ellis said:

By the way, the Panthers are 6-15 in the division since Super Bowl 50. 

Ouch

[PantherFanInPhilly]

3 minutes ago, ellis said:

It’s been a pretty tough ride for both teams since 2016.

By the way, the Panthers are 6-15 in the division since Super Bowl 50. 

Jesus Christ, is that horrible. 

[therealmjl]

2 minutes ago, ellis said:

By the way, the Panthers are 6-15 in the division since Super Bowl 50. 

This is the most defeating part of it. We haven’t done well at all in our division since that year. You don’t win in your division, you don’t make the playoffs. 

[raz]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

From PFT

Keep in mind as you read this that Schlereth and Elway were teammates. This'd be like having Mike Singletary ripping Ron Rivera.

But it's true; since beating us in the Super Bowl, the Broncos have fallen off a cliff.

(not that I expect that to exactly hurt anyone's feelings, here)

i saw this show.   mark also said elway tried to hire kyle shannahan and wasn't allowed to (kyle went for a visit). even would have hired his dad.  they don't have an owner right now, they have a board, and the board decided they had been down the shannahan road and weren't going to go down it again.  can't blame that on horse face

[Forty-Eight]

Elway had some poor draft classes since 2015 other than taking Bradley Chubb last year. But give the man his credits. Elway added Talib, Ware and TJ Ward which made that SB50 defense that great of a defense. The Broncos beat us bc of their defense, not Peyton Manning. 
 

Elway playing Garrett Bolles is like Hurney and Ron playing Daryl Williams game after game. 

[Dunn]

At least they got a trophy out of that Super Bowl run before they tanked...takes a bit of the sting off it imo. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, raz said:

i saw this show.   mark also said elway tried to hire kyle shannahan and wasn't allowed to (kyle went for a visit). even would have hired his dad.  they don't have an owner right now, they have a board, and the board decided they had been down the shannahan road and weren't going to go down it again.  can't blame that on horse face

That's fair.

Even so, it's hard to deny a lot of his personnel choices have been horrible. That's especially so at quarterback, which is kind of hard to forgive given that if Elway knows any position, it should be that one.

[Forty-Eight]

1 minute ago, Dunn said:

At least they got a trophy out of that Super Bowl run before they tanked...takes a bit of the sting off it imo. 

I would take a SB right now if you tell me that I have to suck the next 20 years

[raz]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

That's fair.

Even so, it's hard to deny a lot of his personnel choices have been horrible. That's especially so at quarterback, which is kind of hard to forgive given that if Elway knows any position, it should be that one.

i totally agree.  later in that segment they were wondering just how neutered elway is, since he's not even allowed to select the coach.   but there's no doubt he's been awful at personell