Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is watching the same games we are.
And he knows right now that the Denver offense isn’t good enough to win a Super Bowl.
In a 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday Night Football, Broncos fans were frustrated. They even booed the team multiple times at Empower Field at Mile High, voicing their displeasure.
The offense is definitely going to have to be better on Sunday with the Kansas City Chiefs in town, winners of the AFC West nine times in a row.
Sean Payton is well aware that QB Bo Nix and the rest of the playmakers will need to perform better to take a stranglehold on the division.
“It’s our jobs to offensively to put ourselves in a position of starting faster,” Payton said. “There aren’t many times when a game’s over, when you win, even, where you’re fully satisfied. There’s something bugging you. And certainly, getting that balance and the time of possession also to help our defense.”
The Broncos possessed the football for 30 minutes and 46 seconds against the Raiders, but also punted seven times and went just 5-15 on third-down. For Sean Payton, it comes down to execution in tight games, but also knowing there’s room for improvement.
“I like that this we’re doing better in these one-score games. And I think you gain some confidence. And if you tried to pick, ‘when did that turn?’ you might look at Philly. But, to go where we want to go, there has to be improvement and certainly we understand that,” Payton said.
For an 8-2 team on a seven-game winning streak, that’s refreshing perspective from the head coach. At the same time, Broncos Country is running out of patience.
It’s up to Sean Payton and the offense to fix it, something that happening this weekend against the Chiefs would be a darn good place to start.
