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Denver Broncos

Wow, the Broncos got it handed to them by the Rams. That game was never close and the Broncos looked like hot garbage. I suppose it isn’t even worth talking about the game because what happened after was the only newsworthy item. The Broncos parted ways with their first-year head coach, Nathaniel Hackett.

There is plenty of speculation as to why Hackett was originally hired and it all comes down to the quarterback position. We have made fun of Russell Wilson all year but he wasn’t the original target for the Broncos this season.

Hackett came from Green Bay and the thought was they could lure Rodgers out of Green Bay – turns out they couldn’t and were stuck with Wilson who turned out to be a giant prick. I mean, come on… if the players are fighting on the sidelines and your $250 million quarterback is at the center of it, something is seriously wrong.

Regardless, the Broncos are stuck with a bad quarterback that costs them boatloads of money, a team that appears to hate him, no head coach, and a disaster of a staff. Wow! This offseason will certainly be one that is interesting for Chiefs fans to sit back and watch with a bowl of popcorn. What do the Broncos do? They certainly can’t part ways with Wilson now, since that cap hit is too high. So it seems like they suffer through another season because no team is going to take on that man.

Next week, we’ll see what interim head coach Jerry Rosburg has up his sleeve when he and the Broncos travel to Arrowhead. The Broncos have absolutely nothing to play for while the Chiefs need to remain perfect and hope for a Bills loss to get that one seed. I anticipate this will not be a great showing by the Broncos and the Chiefs will walk away with a win.