Broncos' bizarre Joe Flacco bet epitomizes franchise in denial
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Just as they did for most of the 13 seasons following John Elway’s retirement, the Broncos have hovered off the national radar in the three years since Peyton Manning’s exit. The Broncos have delivered three unmemorable seasons, their succession of shakyBroncos' bizarre Joe Flacco bet epitomizes franchise in denial
Just as they did for most of the 13 seasons following John Elway’s retirement, the Broncos have hovered off the national radar in the three years since Peyton Manning’s exit. The Broncos have delivered three unmemorable seasons, their succession of shaky quarterbacks squandering some talented defenses’ work. Although the franchise lost 10 games in consecutive seasons for the first time in 46 years, it generally resided in that space between relevant and awful during that time. This stay in anonymous mediocrity may be over. Wednesday's agreement to acquire Joe Flacco generated mockery on a level the Broncos rarely see. Barring significant strides in the other offseason chapters, the Broncos will head into next season after enduring an avalanche of snark. This is the only franchise to see its starting quarterback retire after a Super Bowl victory, and the Broncos have experienced it twice. Some difficulties replacing Elway and then Manning were understandable, but the fallout from Manning’s retirement brought Read more