The Denver Broncos general manager was a brilliant player but brought a long list of terrible QBs to his team. But we shouldn’t rush to lay blame
At 3-6 the Broncos are set for a third-straight losing season. With four tricky road games remaining, another expensive veteran quarterback on the sidelines, and another young, inconsistent, inaccurate, highly drafted quarterback riding the bench, the pressure is starting to reach the team’s head of football operations, John Elway.
Due to his status as a Broncos legend during his playing days, Elway has good job security but he also faces unique pressures. Most general managers aren’t the best player to ever wear the team’s uniform and one of the most gifted players to ever play the most important position in the sport. How many top decision-makers walk around their facility with a bust already enshrined in Canton?