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Russell Wilson needs to own the system to solve offensive woes
Russell Wilson needs to own the system to solve offensive woes,Russell Wilson needs to hack into the Broncos' offensive mainframe and make it his domain.

Russell Wilson needs to own the system to solve offensive woes

Russell Wilson needs to hack into the Broncos’ offensive mainframe and make it his domain. 

In a Wednesday news conference, reporters asked head coach Nathaniel Hackett how Wilson and the Broncos offense can improve. He said, “Just continually owning the system… we want to build this thing around him.” 

#BroncosCountry LIVE: Coach Hackett meets the media before Wednesday’s practice. https://t.co/lpbFHJO5Q2

— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 16, 2022

Perhaps Wilson taking more ownership solves the offense, which is like a malfunctioning catapult. 

He’s veered from his strengths after arriving in Denver. Standing in the pocket instead of scrambling and making plays. He’s been sacked 29 times, third most in the NFL. 

Coincidentally, the Broncos set franchise records 25 years after their first championship. The team is on the wrong side of history this time. The offense ranks last in scoring through nine games in addition to being last in red zone offense and second-to-last on third down.

“Twenty-five years after the Denver Broncos’ first Super Bowl title, the team is writing a new chapter of history that it probably won’t be celebrating two decades from now,” ESPN’s Jeff Legwold writes. “Search through the Broncos’ record book and there has been nothing like it since the earliest days of the franchise in the American Football League. Their 14.6 PPG is Denver’s fewest through nine games since 1966 — the first year a Super Bowl was played before it was even called the Super Bowl.”

Seemingly every week an incredible new stat emerges further highlighting the team’s offensive ineptitude.

Per The New York Times playoff picture, the Broncos’ chances sank to four percent after a 17-10 loss to the Titans on Sunday.

Even though the odds are bleak, the Broncos (3-6) need an uptick in offensive production. If they had scored more than one touchdown in eight of their nine games, they could be 8-1, tying the Eagles and Vikings for the league’s best record. 

Wilson decoding Hackett’s troubled system is their last gasp of hope.