ESPN soccer analyst Robert Griffin III not too long ago spoke out on the state of affairs in Denver with Russell Wilson and head coach Sean Payton. Griffin sees similarities between the Payton-Wilson dynamic and his personal, with former head coach Mike Shanahan in Washington. From the skin, it looks like coach Payton doesn’t imagine in his quarterback, the identical factor Griffin says he handled throughout his stint within the nation’s capital.
“The Denver Broncos aren’t taking part in to win soccer video games. They’re taking part in to win the BLAME GAME. That’s what occurs when Sean Payton is available in throwing shade at his Tremendous Bowl-winning QB Russell Wilson EVERY CHANCE HE GETS. The locker room will implode as a result of nobody in it believes the coach has their greatest curiosity at coronary heart.”
This one appears to hit dwelling for the previous No. 2 general choose. Shanahan by no means wished any a part of that choice again in 2012, which he highlighted by choosing Kirk Cousins within the fourth spherical of the identical draft, a rebuke of his personal entrance workplace and a direct undermining of the sign caller slated to be his day-one starter. Their relationship by no means received any higher. Evidently, RGIII has seen and lived via what seems to be brewing in Denver.
Whereas they’re just a few video games into this relationship, there nonetheless appears to be a scarcity of chemistry between coach and quarterback within the mile-high metropolis. And the way in which Payton got here in scorching together with his public criticism of Wilson, it’s simple to see Griffin’s perspective on the matter.
Generally, Griffin could be a little further in his commentary, however he’s spot on right here. Every week threatens to result in an impending implosion within the Broncos locker room. Wilson hasn’t been flawless however has performed higher than final 12 months. Turnovers in unhealthy spots have been the most important level of competition between Wilson and Payton. However general, he’s performed effectively.
Griffin probably has flashbacks to his time in Washington each time he watches the Broncos. We’re not even midway via the season, however at 1-5, it’s exhausting to think about issues bettering a lot this 12 months. If Payton continues down the identical path, RGIII could possibly be completely right in his prediction of a locker room collapse. Payton has a number of extra video games earlier than the crew utterly checks out on him in the event that they haven’t already, and if that occurs, don’t anticipate the chilly battle between coach and QB to let up any time quickly.
