{"id":290173,"date":"2023-09-09T23:46:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T23:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290173"},"modified":"2023-09-09T23:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T23:46:26","slug":"kickin-it-with-kiz-is-sean-payton-itching-to-bench-russell-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nfl\/kickin-it-with-kiz-is-sean-payton-itching-to-bench-russell-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickin&#8217; It with Kiz: Is Sean Payton itching to bench Russell Wilson?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>During their playoff drought, the Broncos have had the worst offensive line in memory. They went through a basket of quarterbacks, because the O-line could not protect them, nor could the line open up running lanes. Pockets collapsed, lanes closed. Yardage was lost. The O-linemen have been pathetic. As for Russell Wilson, until the team&#8217;s front office repairs or replaces the O-line, DangeRuss will be playing at his own peril. What Wilson needs in an O-line, not a retirement plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>David, Durango<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiz<\/strong>: While you might&#8217;ve heard a goofy pundit (or two) speculate that coach Sean Payton is secretly itching for Wilson to fail, the conspiracy theory fails to recognize the Broncos&#8217; recent commitment of nearly $140 million in contracts for linemen Mike McGlinchey and Ben Powers to protect the backside of DangeRuss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Until I see otherwise, Ol\u2019 Russ seems to have lost a critical step, arm strength and field vision since his time in Seattle. Will the Brconos&#8217; running game really be strong enough to compensate? We\u2019ll see. Payton did win with an undersized quarterback in Nola, but\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Michael, angel from L.A.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiz<\/strong>: Wilson is not Drew Brees. They&#8217;re vastly different quarterbacks. Payton, however, also won games in New Orleans with Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston as his starting QB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiz, in your column about Wilson keeping receipts from his doubters, you summarized the Broncos will adopt a less-Russ-is-more approach to get back in the playoff hunt. That sounds to me as if Payton wants Wilson to be a game manager. The Broncos have tried the game-manager approach for years with no results. Wilson must be a star or be gone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Dale, Golden<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiz<\/strong>: Early in the brilliant career of John Elway, there was a coach named Dan Reeves who managed to win a bunch of games while managing the gunslingling tendencies of Elway until the Broncos needed a big play from No. 7 in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiz, you and The Denver Post have failed to acknowledge what Sepp Kuss has accomplished in the cycling world. A lot of people in Colorado care and are interested. It&#8217;s sad reporting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Tim, needs a hug<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiz<\/strong>: Well, Kuss pedals so fast it&#8217;s hard for me to keep up with him. But I love The Durango Kid. If I&#8217;m not mistaken, Kuss is a CU alum and former mountian-biker who turned in his fat tires and now puts pedal to the metal on roads around the world. While our football-crazed state has been obsessed with the Buffs and Broncos, Kuss is threatening to win a big cycling race in Spain. Am I right or am I right?<\/p>\n<p>And today&#8217;s parting shot is a quirky piece of football analysis from my favorite old NFL quarterback, although I sometimes wonder if he might have been hit in the head one too many times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What will be the key to the Broncos-Raiders showdown? This is the most important home-opener for the Broncos since Bubby Brister threw the pigskin for Denver. The key is &#8212; ahem &#8211;.what will Condoleezza Rice be wearing in the owners suite and who will she be sitting next to?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Mike, mad genius<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more Broncos news? Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/09\/09\/broncos-russell-wilson-sean-payton-conspiracy-theory-kiszla-column\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During their playoff drought, the Broncos have had the worst offensive line in memory. They went through a basket of quarterbacks, because the O-line could not protect them, nor could the line open up running lanes. Pockets collapsed, lanes closed. 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