Russell Wilson has become the epitome of scrutiny after he arrived at the Denver Broncos. New HC Sean Payton is bringing the change, and the transition could evolve the lineup into an impressive one. But situations were not the same under Nathaniel Hackett, who gave out extensive privilege to DangeRuss. It led to the NFL fandom, linking Wilson’s opportunities to Aaron Rodgers’ recent retreat.
The 2022 offseason had QBs Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers in the limelight. Wilson went from Seattle to Denver in a trade, while Rodgers bagged a heavy contract. But their seasons were unfruitful as their records tumbled down. Both the Broncos and Packers missed out on the playoffs, and the quarterbacks were under intense scrutiny.
NFL fandom found an Aaron Rodgers-DangeRuss parallel
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The Athletic’s insiders Kalyn Kahler, Mike Sando, and Jayson Jenks revealed that Russell Wilson had special privileges under Nathaniel Hackett. The QB1 had his office on the facility’s second floor, where the coaches and executives work. Additionally, Robot Russell had “too much influence,” and Hackett was very welcoming.
WOW: #Broncos QB Russell Wilson had his own office on the second floor, the same floor where coaches and executives worked, which created an “unusual team dynamic”, per @TheAthletic:
“The players were always on the first floor. they never really came up to the second floor.”… https://t.co/V8JiGNr9qA pic.twitter.com/92XV0syuiF
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) February 24, 2023
The reports around the Asterisk come around Aaron Rodgers’ darkness retreat. The NFL fandom kept their thoughts and found a Rodgers-Wilson parallel.
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A user said that DangeRuss and A-Rod have all-time egos.
Aaron Rodgers darkness retreat, Russell Wilson acting as if he owns the team – its ridiculous. All time talents & all time egos
— tony alphonse (@atuf13) February 24, 2023
But this user said the order will be maintained as Sean Payton is in the franchise.
Order will be restored in DEN w/ Payton
— John Tigue (@JohnTigue9) February 24, 2023
However, this user is wondering if it has ever happened before.
Was this ever done before? Did Brady ever have his own office?
— Trev (@TrevorCooks) February 24, 2023
This user claimed it sounded like Russell Wilson sabotaged Hackett just to have Payton in Denver.
Sounds like Wilson sabotaged Hackett to get Payton .
— SirVeyor🧭 (@MiamiDon__) February 24, 2023
This user claimed Hackett should not have had the HC role ever.
Nathaniel Hackett never should have been in the running for a HC job. I still can’t believe Denver hired him and Jacksonville was willing to interview him.
— Amber (@Amber_isAwesome) February 24, 2023
Another user can understand why Pete Carroll was mad at Wilson.
I’m starting to see why Pete Carroll was so fed up with Wilson. Pete literally took Geno Smith to the playoffs and turned him into a pro-bowler. Russ wants his own office. Big difference.
— JazzG 🎷 (@GrizzlyG26) February 24, 2023
This user cannot understand why Wilson needs an office.
Why did he even need his own office? It’s not like he was looking at Excel for 8 hours
— El Ganso (@ganso_sigma) February 24, 2023
With Sean Payton now in charge, is there any change after all?
Russell Wilson makes moves ahead of HC regime change
Robot Russell’s first year in Denver was a bummer, as the franchise constantly remained on the losing end. The Denver Broncos QB1 could finally touch upon success with the crucial development of Sean Payton. But ahead of the changes, the franchise coaches interacted with Wilson, wherein he gave his privileges back.
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The Broncos gave Russell Wilson an unprecedented set-up.
◽️QB had his own support staff and an office
◽️Office walls were "littered with quotes and new play concepts"
◽️Wilson told teammates he had an "open-door policy," which a coach found problematichttps://t.co/DAdQ4sv6fL pic.twitter.com/K1YIzuVfAE— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) February 24, 2023
Since Wilson’s office and personal staff situation became problematic, some franchise coaches interacted with Wilson after Hackett’s sacking. Eventually, the QB1 gave up his privileges, including his office and the allowance of his personal staff in the franchise’s facility.
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With Sean Payton’s arrival, will the Denver Broncos have a positive turnaround? It is subject to witness.
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