Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end and former Bronco Shannon Sharpe feels like "Broncos Country" needs to hop off the Russell Wilson ride.
.@RealSkipBayless & @ShannonSharpe on the Broncos/Russell Wilson problem:
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) November 22, 2022
Skip: "5 years and $243M. You are stuck."
Shannon: "Stuck like on an elevator with a song on repeat. Ain't no getting off." pic.twitter.com/spn0xeRVw7
"You're stuck, like an elevator with a song on repeat. Ain't no getting off," Sharpe said Tuesday on Undisputed.
Wilson probably thinks Sharpe needs to enjoy the tunes because it's all part of the self-titled ''Mr.Unlimited'' experience.
"I came here knowing that this is gonna be a journey," Wilson said following a 22-16 overtime loss to the Raiders. "I'm willing to go as far as we need to go for it."
However, it's not clear where the journey ends. The Broncos (3-7) are last in the AFC West and have less than a one percent chance to make the playoffs, let alone the Super Bowl, per FiveThirtyEight.
"The Broncos are on a road to nowhere," writes Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post.
Sunday's loss to the Raiders encapsulates the frustration. It was their sixth one-possession loss of the season. Wilson received blame because he threw an incompletion on third-and-10 with less than two minutes to go when the Broncos had a 16-13 fourth-quarter lead. The incompletion stopped the clock, buying time for a Raiders comeback.
When Wilson addressed the incompletion, he stated, "it just got away from me a little bit."
Even though Wilson thought he could make the play, it was a poor decision because he wasn't considering the time or score.
Wilson's hubris is concerning because it can lose games and cause a sharp decline in play. Consequently, he's posted a career-low 32.4 QBR in nine starts.
Perhaps he's trying too hard to live up to his contract, a five-year extension with $165 million guaranteed.
The pressure is understandable because it's a massive deal, but Wilson needs to get it together, or the Broncos will remain stuck.
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