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The Denver Broncos’ 16-9 home loss to the New York Jets on October 23 left fans on Twitter grasping for words – and many of the ones they managed to seize were profanities. Although expectations were high going into the season, the team has fallen to 2-5 after another display of offensive ineptitude that brought back bad memories from the days of leather helmets without facemasks for those over eighty and felt flat-out inexplicable to everyone else.
On Sunday, the squad fell well below its average of 14.3 points per game so far this season, with backup quarterback Brett Rypien filling in for the injured Russell Wilson, averaging just 4.9 yards per pass against New York. His inability to move the team, save for a touchdown drive in the first half when the running backs did all the heavy lifting, was so obvious to those at the game that Empower Field at Mile High began emptying out well before the clock hit zero, when Denver had the ball down a single possession.
Clearly, very few people thought good things would happen – and they didn’t.
The Broncos’ defense remains stellar, and as a result, all of the losses have been close – agonizingly so. Yet the offense created by first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett has failed to generate much beyond heartache – and the chorus of those hoping for him to be bounced is growing louder with each defeat, particularly on social media.
Here are twenty examples of dismay from Twitter, capped by the story of a woman who now has one more thing to blame on a former love:
Number 20:
Watching Broncos highlights- damn the Jets got away with murder today!! Fuck!
—(@D1Entertainmnt) October 24, 2022
Number 19:
@Broncos yo what the fuck is y’all doing
— VANEssa â· (@vanessaa_marie1) October 24, 2022
Number 18:
Just wondering how you losers will fuck up having the 1st Pick in 2023
— LookAtMeNow (@LookAtMeNow278L) October 24, 2022
Number 17:
fuck broncos im only watching nuggets now
— silâ?¢va (@s1llay) October 24, 2022
Number 16:
This sums up Broncos Country in a nutshell. Fuck that and make it happen. https://t.co/EAQXbxjFpo
— Spencer Smith (@BigDriveSpence) October 24, 2022
Number 15:
@Broncos fire this fucking idiot. What the fuck are you idiots doing?
— Bogey (@bogeywins) October 23, 2022
Number 14:
Broncos D allowed 7 touchdowns in 7 games and they are 2-5… for fuck’s sake Ryan…
— hercegovinabronco (@hercegovinabro) October 23, 2022
Number 13:
Hackett/Outten/Russ/Ryp are making a historically bad offense. Please @Broncos do fucking something ab this. Hackett calls plays like a fucking idiot. Fuck this team. Trade Jeudy, trade everyone but ps2. Sell the team. Anything to end this suffering.
— Hunter (2-15) (@cluezfr) October 23, 2022
Number 12:
Being a Broncos fan in 2022 should come with hazard pay. What in the entire fuck, man.
— Rob-lent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (Ro2R) (@Ruleof2Review) October 23, 2022
Number 11:
Everyone on this roster needs to take a hard look in the mirror. We received so much praise we didn’t deserve before the season. We didn’t earn shit. Still haven’t earned shit. I don’t blame Broncos fans for not wanting to watch this piss poor offense.
— Sad Broncos Fan (@club_broncos) October 24, 2022
Number 10:
Same shit every week tbh. Our players are like robots. Tired of listening to them. https://t.co/JIsazzpN6v
— go broncos tbh (@GoBroncosTBH) October 24, 2022
Number 9:
That shit is not funny
— Tired (@ImagineDoffy) October 24, 2022
Number 8:
Trash. Anyone who watches the #Broncos clearly understands that there’s a deficit between play calling and execution. Not having Wilson, yet seeing the exact same shit is clear. The coaching is trash and the Waltons would be smart to move on #BroncosCountry https://t.co/9kmLRfk3v3
— Kameron Ruble (@KameronRuble) October 24, 2022
Number 7:
Same shit different sunday #Broncos https://t.co/ZQsqN2ePzz
— McKinley G. (@_KinlayyG) October 23, 2022
Number 6:
This is now the WORST broncos offense in PPG and points overal at this stage of a season in broncos history. The broncos have never been worse on offense. Fire hackett. Hire Dan Quinn in the offseason and don’t even think about it so it day 1.
— DarthGeez (@DarthGeez) October 24, 2022
Number 5:
Fire Hackett@Broncos https://t.co/k6UsyjdLRw
— Justin Henry Ocho (@thehenryocho) October 24, 2022
Number 4:
Now is a good time to fire Hackett @Broncos
— CoonDoogle (@CoonDoogle) October 24, 2022
Number 3:
@Broncos it’s time to fire Hackett. He’s a great guy, but not a head coach. We need a leader, someone who can lead the team and most importantly call quality plays. We have the best defense in the league and it’s all for nothing.
— INT Arrow (@ArrowTD_) October 24, 2022
Number 2:
Was fortunate to attend the Broncos game today.
Our defense is so good.
But our offense continues to be completely unacceptable. We need to fire Nathaniel Hackett or Offensive Coordinator Justin Outten or both.
A chage is necessary. #BroncosCountry deserves better! #NYJvsDEN pic.twitter.com/ssipSHeWnW
— Nick Brown (@NickBrownCO) October 24, 2022
Number 1:
Why do I keep doing this to myself? I haven’t really felt like crying despite VJ and Fangio but right now I am. I’m I’m so tired of losing , losing badly at that. It’s a horrible, horrible feeling. I blame my ex for getting me hooked on this team.
— Maris (@true_BroncosFan) October 23, 2022
