Whether or not Russell Wilson saw it this way, a trade from Seattle to anywhere else was always going to be the biggest risk of his career. How lucky we would all be, if taking a massive leap of faith in our personal lives could also come with $124 million in guaranteed money.
But if narrative control is of any interest to Wilson, these are dire times. The Broncos have averaged 15 points in their first five games and have not topped 23. Their loss to the Colts in overtime Thursday night was so bad that Kirk Herbstreit called the totality of their offensive performance “horrible” during the broadcast. Thus far, most of the weight has been shouldered by Denver’s new coach, Nathaniel Hackett, with consistent references to time management hiccups and myriad cutaway shots of the team’s new coaching assistant who was brought in to help with those matters.
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