Denver's offense continued to struggle Sunday, casting poor early returns on the Russell Wilson-Nathaniel Hackett duo. 'Both appear overmatched early.' Russ failing to cook led to a first in SandoNFL's football-watching career. More Week 2 takeaways:
The impressions left through these developments, plus the delay penalty Denver took to knock the Broncos from field-goal range while trailing Houston 9-6 late in the third quarter, have shattered any idea that Wilson and Hackett would instantly collaborate in spectacular fashion. Both appear overmatched early, as if the games and situations are moving too quickly. Wilson completed 14 of 31 passes against Houston.Wilson wanted out of Seattle partly because he sought a more pass-oriented offense.
Hackett has been an NFL coordinator or head coach for 79 games when his teams had at least seven plays in the red zone. The Houston game ranks seventh and the Seattle game ranks 12th for pass frequency among all those games.Some coaches think Wilson struggles against certain zone defenses because he wants so badly to make big plays instead of taking what the defense gives him when big plays are not available.
The next week, with a national TV audience watching Denver face Bud Grant’s Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football, Reeves went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Denver 40 while leading 19-10. The Vikings stopped Denver and quickly scored a touchdown on the short field. Denver hung on to win, but Reeves came under fire. Howard Cosell and the Monday night crew went on during the broadcast about the elite moves Grant had made to keep Minnesota in the game.
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