The Denver Broncos are straight up struggling, sitting at a dismal 27th in both points and yards through a rough 2-2 start. After an offseason move that put offensive coordinator Davis Webb in charge of playcalling instead of head coach Sean Payton, everyone knew the spotlight would be intense. Well, the early returns are definitely not pretty, and people are already wondering if Payton is gonna snatch those playcalling duties right back.
What Happened To The Offense?
With the Broncos offense just failing to get going, the questions for Payton are piling up faster than a sack on a blitz. On Wednesday, he got hit with a direct one: is four games enough time to really judge Webb’s performance? And honestly, Payton’s answer kinda swerved around the whole “who calls plays” thing. He really pushed hard on other matters being way more important.
“I think our focus needs to be more on the specific and the detail of each play regardless,” Payton said. He even kept backing Webb up, saying, “I think Davis is very fast and quick and understands what we’re doing.” But then came the real gut check: “I appreciate the question, but I think that the most important job I have is really evaluating the whys. I think collectively, we all, after a game, and after a four-game sample size, certainly this isn’t championship football, what we see. How quickly can we correct those things?”
It’s All About The Details
Payton wasn’t kidding, either. He circled back to the “importance of details” multiple times when he was talking about his team’s struggles. Basically, it sounds like he’s saying it doesn’t matter who is dialing up the plays if the execution on the field is missing the mark. But when your offense is ranked 27th across the board, fans have to be asking if the problem runs a little deeper than just “details” after you shook up the playcalling structure to begin with. This definitely isn’t the “championship football” everyone was hoping for.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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