Hackett fired in Denver

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2 hours ago, buffalostu2 said:

I don't think the Panthers is open

I think it will be. That owner is desperate to make a big move and have a franchise qb. I don’t think they’ll go with wilks long term at all imo

[Mango]

24 minutes ago, Reks Ryan said:

They have Miami's first rounder in 2023 from the Chubb trade.  And Hackett was a big part of the problem.   

 

But still a good point, that it's a bad job due to Russ. 

Yep.  Like Hackett, was such a disaster he didn't even last a full season. 

If Russ played to expectations Hackett would likely still have his job. He’d still be doing a bad job. But he’d be employed and Denver would at least think they were building something. But they’d also be wrong. 
 

There is clip from an interview on PMT/Barstool that is super disturbing. Basically in some bio/research class, Hackett pointed a sliced artery of a live test animal and started squirting it at his classmates. And that’s the moment he knew he was going to be a football coach because of his “sense of humor”.

 

 

[Jerry Jabber]

Wasn’t impressed with Hackett when he was the Bills OC. Felt he was in over his head, especially as a HC. 

[T master]

Not surprising when they announced him it was a bit of a surprise i didn't know that working in GB made him that much of a commodity & just seeing what he did here wasn't impressive at all !! 

[PetermansRedemption]

The most hilarious part of this is Rossburg is taking over at interim head coach. That’s the guy that Hackett hired to be his clock management coach 😆 

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5 hours ago, fergie's ire said:

If I'm reading it right his dead money hit is 107 million if they cut him after this season.  More knowledgeable capologists on here could tell us if that money can be spread out at all, but even so that is a LOT of money to be spending on someone not on the team.

There’s not a lot they can do, they guaranteed a fortune, they are screwed.

[Mango]

Nothing says “you’re all fired in 2 weeks” like naming the clock management specialist you hired mid season as your interim head coach. 
 

 

[EasternOHBillsFan]

2 hours ago, Southern_Bills said:

 

I bought a lottery ticket as well, the Broncos and that ticket have the same odds 🤣

 

I am doing all that I can to help the Bills being a Doctor of Reverse Psychology!

[Chewmylegoff]

4 hours ago, AuntieEm said:

 

 

    Can they get out of the contract they gave Russell?  They traded all those picks and the new contract even in the lowest  days of the drought have the Bills ever had such an inept signing.  

 

 

 

 

Yeah they can get out of it no probs… only $125m guaranteed so just need to adsorb a $100m dead money hit over the next two years or something like that.  

[Buffalo Super Fan]

The Denver Broncos coach Nate Hackett you would be better off with the late comedian Buddy Hackett coaching your football team. The Seattle Seahawks ripped off the Broncos Russell Wilson is done as a NFL QB. BSF it is the coaching? No it isn’t Russell won his Super Bowl he has checked out when it comes to putting in the time to be great. He is involved in ownership groups for Seattle SuperSonics NBA expansion franchise he is setting up for life outside of football. He is done being elite QB also Tom Brady QB is done when you are thinking retirement you already. Always remember it’s never the owners fault everybody else but the crazy owners that traded for Russell Wilson setting the Broncos back 5 years. I want to also add Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James with Las Vegas NBA he is done being elite he is already thinking retirement he won his rings in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo 

Edited December 27, 2022 by Buffalo Super Fan

[buffblue]

24 minutes ago, Chewmylegoff said:

Yeah they can get out of it no probs… only $125m guaranteed so just need to adsorb a $100m dead money hit over the next two years or something like that.  

That trade may go down as the worst in NFL history when all is said and done. No first or second for two years and an albatross of a contract for a player in deep decline.

 

Denver may challenge our 17 year drought. As it is they have the longest streak since 2011. They have literally no hope for the near future

[BlazinBill]

I've been utterly shocked on the  continued coaching opportunities he got in the first place- he will forever be remembered as Marrones fall guy when he was in Buffalo. I don't remember any success what so ever when he coached our offense. Maybe he was just to new.

 

Either way not surprised at all it was a horrible hire for them and they need to spin Wilsons abysmal season on something 

[Rochesterfan]

3 hours ago, T master said:

Not surprising when they announced him it was a bit of a surprise i didn't know that working in GB made him that much of a commodity & just seeing what he did here wasn't impressive at all !! 

 

 

They hired him specifically because of his time in GB - with the hope that Aaron who liked Hackett - would follow and give them a Vet QB. 
 

When Rodgers signed back in GB it was a very bad sign for the Broncos because all of a sudden you needed Hackett to coach not recruit.

 

 

[Malazan]

3 hours ago, Reks Ryan said:

It's a good comparison between Gase and Hackett.  Both were OC's for all-time great QBs who were late in their careers.   So Manning and Rodgers didn't need a strong hand at OC.   Plus both Denver in those years and GB in Hackett's years had excellent Defenses to support the team.   

..and both had putrid resumes outside of the years with all time great QBs

[thenorthremembers]

Denver isnt as bad off as people say.  If they cant bring in Sean Payton, they should be first in line to bring in Eric Bienemy.   They can restructure contracts and walk into free agency with over 71 million dollars.   They also have Miami's first round pick. 

 

I have to believe Wilson's season has a lot to do with Hackett.   If not, find a suitable back up, and hope having a better coach helps.

Edited December 27, 2022 by thenorthremembers

[Malazan]

4 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

The one season gase was the OC in Chicago Jay Cutler had the best quarterback rating of his career

 

They were 18th in offense that year. Truly impressive. His offense in Miami was 17th, 28th and 26th. The Jets were 31st and 32nd. So outside of 1 year with Peyton Manning running the offense he never even cracked the top half of the league as an OC (yes, he was the OC in Miami despite naming his yes man to the position).  

 

How does that make one qualified to be a HC? So we should go find an OC who's never had a top 15 offense and been in the bottom 3rd for most of his career at the thing he's supposed to be a genius at?

 

Gase was never qualified. Sometimes, when you find yourself in a hole.. stop digging. 

[AuntieEm]

47 minutes ago, Chewmylegoff said:

Yeah they can get out of it no probs… only $125m guaranteed so just need to adsorb a $100m dead money hit over the next two years or something like that.  

 

    Ah so at least they left themselves an out.  I wonder if Russell knows he's done and just retires or if he tries to sign elsewhere as there are still plenty of needy teams.  The Bills wouldn't even want Wilson as a backup these days.

[Buffalo716]

6 minutes ago, Malazan said:

 

They were 18th in offense that year. Truly impressive. His offense in Miami was 17th, 28th and 26th. The Jets were 31st and 32nd. So outside of 1 year with Peyton Manning running the offense he never even cracked the top half of the league as an OC (yes, he was the OC in Miami despite naming his yes man to the position).  

 

How does that make one qualified to be a HC? So we should go find an OC who's never had a top 15 offense and been in the bottom 3rd for most of his career at the thing he's supposed to be a genius at?

 

Gase was never qualified. Sometimes, when you find yourself in a hole.. stop digging. 

Our OC was fired from his last job as a QB coach … didn’t even get a job for a year … and than latched onto josh Allen the best player in the world

 

 

Edited December 27, 2022 by Buffalo716

[AuntieEm]

24 minutes ago, buffblue said:

That trade may go down as the worst in NFL history when all is said and done. No first or second for two years and an albatross of a contract for a player in deep decline.

 

Denver may challenge our 17 year drought. As it is they have the longest streak since 2011. They have literally no hope for the near future

 

 

   Ah so they just need another 6 years to match our drought and 7 to break the record.  

[Malazan]

3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Our OC was fired from his last job as a QB coach … didn’t even get a job for a year … and than latched onto josh Allen the best player in the world

 

...and? It feels like you think you have some sort of point here..