"Denver, are you sure about Russell Wilson?" - NFL world grills Broncos QB for terrible performance vs Seahawks
Russell Wilson's Denver Broncos debut did not go according to plan in his week one Seattle homecoming. Denver were favorites heading into Monday night's clash against Seattle, however, it was the home team that emerged victorious.
For Wilson, it wasn't his best night, he regularly missed throws and there were plenty of penalties on the offensive side of the ball.
He did finish with 340 yards passing and a touchdown, but it was what happened on the last play of the game that had us scratching our heads. Faced with a fourth-and-five, Denver head coach Nathaniel Hackett opted to trot kicker Brandon McManus on the field for a 64-yard field goal. Instead, what many thought Hackett would do was keep Wilson and the offense out there to convert and get closer to Mcmanus' range.
The NFL world took notice of this with Fox Sports' Undisputed Skip Bayless tweeting if Denver was sure about their franchise quarterback.
"Denver, are you SURE about Russell Wilson?"
Denver, are you SURE about Russell Wilson?
Shannon Sharpe was not thrilled with the much-vaunted defense that he says made Geno Smith look like Patrick Mahomes.
"Broncos Def got Geno looking like Mahomes."
Broncos Def got Geno looking like Mahomes .
Former Steelers safety and analyst Ryan Clark also gave his thoughts on Denver opting for a long field goal instead of putting the ball in Wilson's hands.
I ain’t paying $256 Million to let my kicker kick a 64 yard field goal on 4th and 5.
Others soon followed with their thoughts on what transpired on Monday night.
So, Nathaniel Hackett really decided to settle for the 64 yarder?? Don't worry he used his TOs when the Seahawks were taking a knee...brutal!
This. Exactly. Just completely inept twitter.com/joelklatt/stat…
IF* I’m paying 200 plus million for a qb. I’m not trotting my fg kicker out on 4th and 5 to kick a 64yd fg. You pay that type of many money for a qb for these situations 4th and 5 on the road in a hostile environment. #BroncosCountry
When you bring in Russell Wilson, you go for it on that 4th down. That was his moment, at his old home to be special or fail and they put it in the hands of the kicker. The BALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN RUSS’s hands.
Not great clock management or late game execution.. Rookie mistakes by the new head coach
This dude trusted some kicker more than he trusted Russell Wilson, a certain Hall of Famer, a franchise QB the franchise just gave up a bundle to get? “Dumb” doesn’t begin to describe how moronic this decision was/is.
I mean… twitter.com/sharpfootball/…
It is clear that everyone is in agreement that Denver should have let Wilson try and pick up the five yards needed. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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It certainly wasn't the way it was supposed to go and many had picked Denver to win the Monday night showdown. But as they say, that's why you play the game and the Seahawks defense which forced two goalline fumbles, deserves a lot of credit.
Wilson finished with 340 passing yards and a touchdown, while Geno Smith was super effective, finishing with 195 yards passing and two touchdowns while completing 23 of his 28 passes.
While it is only one game, people are already questioning rookie head coach Nathanial Hackett.
What a week of NFL football.