Anybody watching him play for the past, I don’t know, 4 years could have guessed. He made due with athleticism early on, but he is not a complete quarterback. He really never has been. *Maybe* he was briefly, but I’ve always seen him as someone who struggled reading defenses, seeing the full field, and finding a rhythm. He always wanted to improvise and when he didn’t, he often made mistakes. It worked for a while. I know even as recently as 2020 he was playing well enough, but he’s lost himself in his schtick and he’s not a guy the players want to play for. I’m sure Hackett is making it worse, but Russ was bound to fail wherever he went.
Agree the offensive talent in Denver is overrated.