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Broncos Fans on Twitter Rip Russell Wilson and More After Loss to Chargers

By Aaronn Sittig
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In our October 17 report about former Denver Post writer Ryan O’Halloran’s in-season switch from covering the Broncos to the Buffalo Bills, we noted that terrible things were likely to happen during Denver’s Monday Night Football matchup that evening against the Los Angeles Chargers — the team’s fourth prime-time national standalone game since the start of the season. And lo, it came to pass, by way of a 19-16 overtime defeat so dispiriting that afterward, many fans on Twitter seemed to have trouble keeping track of all the people to blame for a campaign that began with sky-high promise but seems to be exploding on the launchpad.

Still, two people lead the list: quarterback Russell Wilson, brought to the franchise by way of a blockbuster trade and rewarded with the largest contract in Broncos history, and head coach Nathaniel Hackett, a supposed offensive genius whose squad has only surpassed twenty points once so far (in a loss to the Las Vegas Raiders).

That mark seemed in danger early on, when Denver put up ten points in the first quarter, including a touchdown to new tight end Greg Dulcich during a drive when Wilson actually left the pocket and rolled out — a strength that he’s generally avoided exercising with Denver, for inexplicable reasons. He also managed to complete a crazy second-quarter fling to KJ Hamler that set up a field goal, producing a 13-10 halftime lead.

But that was pretty much it for firepower. During the second half, Hackett returned to what has become his trademark play-calling pattern: frequently ineffective and totally unimaginative runs on first and second down, setting up a third-and-long situation that allows the defense to tee off on Wilson, generally resulting in either a sack or an incompletion. And rather than adjusting when the Chargers took full advantage of this by-now familiar scenario, he stuck with it, resulting in repeated three-and-outs.

Wilson was hardly an innocent victim in this sequence of events. While Chargers QB Justin Herbert, who was mostly held in check by an overworked but stellar Broncos defense, was able to get rid of the ball quickly while under pressure, thereby keeping the chains moving and eating clock, Wilson generally held onto the rock even when he had open receivers in front of him, effectively squandering one opportunity after another. That put the Broncos in the position to lose, and after Montrell Washington’s second muffed punt of the game (the last one was caused by one of his own players being pushed into him), they did so. Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins was visibly injured, but when he went four-for-four anyhow, Denver had to take the “L” home.

On Twitter, fans reacted with a blend of anguish, resignation and confusion about how badly things have gone. Here are twenty examples, with the final tweet expressing loyalty if not faith that the situation is going to improve anytime soon.

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