Every WRONG Decision The Broncos Have Made Since Winning The Super Bowl

[@thatsgoodsports]

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[@jpjh8844]

How much do you wanna bet, that Drew Lock becomes Seattles franchise QB after they get rid of Geno?

[@aeonrjf]

Would love an "I'm Dying Inside" hoodie or crew neck sweater - plz make it happen!

[@carylibby8282]

Purchased one for my son's 27th birthday which arrived on the day itself. He's very happy (as happy as a Broncos fan can be this year) to wear it every Sunday for the remainder of the season.

[@AalexFitzgerald]

Hold up, condeleza rice is a part of broncos ownership ... Icky

[@JWhitten1911]

Prena is Super BBBBOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR

[@Letterman0412]

You forgot to mention that Lynch was also benched in the XFL as well. Possibly the first QB ever to be benched in four pro sports leagues.

[@eodmike82]

Manziel was also benched in the XFL

[@ExiledTC]

Yeah but didnt manziel kinda come back and play decent in that twitch league? I thought i saw something that said he won mvp or something.@@eodmike82

[@KingGoblin]

​@@eodmike82Manziel never played in the xfl

[@ArlanKels]

Poor guy. Hope he's doing okay.

[@Letterman0412]

@@ArlanKels He really wasn’t that bad last year in the XFL.

[@crayvd8229]

What Brandon needs to understand is that this is year 7 of a 35 year rebuild. Things aren’t going to turn around overnight.

[@Wyomingchief]

Exactly, as a Kansas City Chiefs fan who sat through our 50-year rebuild, this brings me great joy to see Denver going through this. I'm sorry I'm a bad person for enjoying their pain, but I was bullied by too many Bronco fans over the years including my own damn sister

[@e2rqey]

Browns fans 😭

[@johnjohnjohnjohn8620]

@@e2rqey The Browns have dysfuncitonal ownership and will never succeed unless they sell.

[@mikepalmer1971]

Lmao

[@warlordofbritannia]

Pirates fans who went through 20 consecutive losing seasons: *F L E E*

[@twoshirts1842]

This is content we want, not that we deserve. Thank you, Perna.

[@jordaneditsss]

Lol, not sure if you said that correctly but we'll go with it.

[@broncosstampede494]

On The Free Agent Bust List He Forgot Jamaal Charles And Jurell Casey!!! 😡

[@lileze182]

It's also the topic the Broncos organization does NOT want, but evidently they do deserve lol

[@ytsportsrage]

EVEN CHIEFS FANS FEELING SORRY FOR YALL......KIDDING!! YOU GET BACK WHAT WAS PUT IN . PERNA HAS GOOD CONTENT BUT LIKE ALL NON CHIEFS FANS THEY DONT GET THAT A GOOD CULTURE TENDS TO MAKE BETTER OVERALL DECISIONS EZ ..ITS WHY TAYLOR SWIFT&KETCHUP AND NUGGIES GO HARD RN LOL

[@wolfmangler25kmagoo87]

At this point, after the last two years of content we got….the content we DESERVE would be next year the Broncos going 15-2 and blanking the Chiefs twice on their way to the Super Bowl. Perna’s earned it, and this is from a Chiefs fan

[@johnkluge3421]

That the Broncos failed to hire the son of their greatest coach who was also the hottest coaching prospect in the league at the time is really amazing. What are the chances that your all time franchise coach's son turns out to be a great coach? That never happens. It actually happened to Denver, and they were too stupid to take advantage of it. Wow.

[@AsAugustSleeps]

I consider that to be their single most stupid decision. It made so much sense. Elway’s ego must have interfered with that one.

[@DavidSmith-tu1nd]

Joe Ellis

[@beeaggro2593]

And then when his protege who was a die hard Broncos fan, adopted son of a Broncos employee is available...don't even interview him.

[@blahblahblah6668]

Washington made the same mistake the reason I'm sure has to do with billionaires ego they just can't handle anything but yes men

[@ilboi1789]

@@DavidSmith-tu1ndthat dude messed up a lot

[@MrBlue3rd]

I think Perna needs a hug. I hope the fire sale happens to rebuild the team and culture.

[@exxarkuun891]

At this point I think it's more of a barn burning for the insurance money than a fire sale.

[@AlexanderFort]

I’d give him a hug anyday!

[@RampagingChipmunk]

“The CULTURE is actually damn good.”

[@thevideogameclipccentral3182]

Fire sale Patrick Surtain to Detroit pls. We desperately need him, but Ik it will never happen

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

​@@AlexanderForthah gaaay

[@parkerdavis7859]

I'd love for you to do an autopsy of the Panthers since Super Bowl 50, since it seems our fates both took a nosedive after that game.

[@ChiefQ83]

Yes the broncos sold thier souls for that win where cam took a dive or refused to take a dive for the ball I guess you could say.

[@jacobswatek2504]

As a Bears fan, this is the place we've been since Super Bowl XX 🥴

[@dobe46]

Yup, call us when your team has not done anything for 38 years. Imagine being born into that season…

[@GNRACDCAIC]

1 back to back playoff appearances in 33 years…..I’ve seen the Broncos win 3 Superbowl’s in my life time, I’ve seen my Bears make the Playoffs 6 total times in 28-29 years……Don’t feel bad for ya Denva.

[@johnathanrush4666]

​@@dobe46(the Cleveland Browns have entered the chat)

[@dobe46]

@@johnathanrush4666 technically that team started in 1999 and the Cleveland Browns team you are think about is in Baltimore and has 2 title.

[@SteelKreel]

Perna is starting to feel what it’s like to be a Raiders fan. The difference is we LOSS in the SB prior to our nightmare

[@English_MoFo]

What a great SB that was ❤

[@16ktsgamma]

@@English_MoFo For Jon Gruden.

[@ConradIacobellis]

And we've been going through it for 20 years now. Broncos fans haven't even hit the 10 year mark

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

The Broncos got shellac'd by Seattle harder than Tampa Bay got the Raiders.

[@raw-b6658]

Same with us falcons

[@seamusmurray8176]

I feel bad for any football fan that has never come across this channel. Great work as always, Perna

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

My favorite channel. The most worthy of Patreon.

[@Rhapbus1]

if i had to make a tier list for sports youtubers this guy would definitely land on the C tier

[@horseshlick]

@@Rhapbus1who would be s tier?

[@electricnorseman]

You can always revel in the 2013-14 season, when the Broncos had the greatest offensive season on NFL history… and went on to score 8 pts the Super Bowl…

[@russlehman2070]

You had to remind me. That Superbowl, and all three when Dan Reeves was head coach, are the ones I want to forget, but I can't. The Broncos that year were a lot like the Panthers the year the Broncos won. Cam Newton and the Carolina offense were scoring at will all season and through the playoffs. I honestly thought the Broncos had no chance, but they completely shut them down, just like the Seattle defense had done to Manning a couple of years before.. And once the Broncos figured out how to defend Cam Newton, he was never able to get that magic back.

[@bobdafishyes6536]

To be fair any team that went against 2013 Seattle was nothing more than feeding a steak to a bear

[@SupremeOptimus]

Love that Perna uploads this the same day as Frank Clark is supposedly in KC for a physical after trolling the Broncos and getting let go.

[@Wyomingchief]

Yeah the fact that Frank Clark got paid troll them and now he's coming home to Kansas City, best thing ever.❤

[@mario98730]

And watch him get 3 sacks the next time they play 😂

[@katalina256]

This didn't age quite that well. Still though, he did end up on one of his former teams.

[@Luke-ew6uo]

Nathaniel Hackett was not a play calling OC at Green Bay. Anyone who thought he was qualified to call plays should be fired

[@carylibby8282]

Paxton Lynch signed my Broncos phone case at the 2016 training camp. As he did so I said to him "autograph from the future of the franchise!" His response was a wry chuckle and a "well, we'll see about that." Pretty much knew right there what would happen.

[@dematar]

In fairness, Lock really wasn't given a chance. He got saddled with a HC that didn't give a damn about the offense, and an OC who didn't care to develop players. Too many people in the Broncos organization, as well as fans, look at Mahomes and Herbert and judge all rookie QBs by that standard. No one wants to take the time to develop a player, they just want buy one. It has been a death by a thousand cuts.

[@johnkluge3421]

It is not that Lock would have ever been a Hall of Fame quarterback. He probably could have been a decent quarterback had he been coached properly, surrounded by good players, and given a chance. True greats like Mahomes or Brady or Manning, are going to be great no matter what. For most quarterbacks, however, the difference between success and failure is the situation they are put into. Look at Alex Smith. He was terrible in San Fransisco when he played on bad teams for bad coaches. He goes to Kansas City and he was a very good player. He isn't going to the Hall of Fame but he wasn't bad either. I think Drew Lock is kind of like Alex Smith only he never got to play for a good coach surrounded by a good team.

[@korymulanax3362]

While we have had some rough spots in between. I feel grateful I've been here for and got to see all 3 superbowls. Moved to Colorado as a child from Alaska. Got into them in 94. Ed McCaffrey is my favorite Bronco. Things have been rough, but we have an amazing franchise. We'll get back to excellence again. Keep up the great work, Perna. I've been watching you for a few years now. Love the content. You're 100% spot on

[@I.Carnivore]

I've been a Broncos fan since I can remember (about '74 or so). Lots of ups and downs, but this has been ridiculous. We are treading into Browns-like dysfunction territory. McCaffery is my favorite Bronco as well. The dude just seemed like a great person and one helluva player. I remember him breaking his leg on MNF against the Giants and thinking "what a horrible day this has been" when I finally went to bed. Little did I know the next day would be worse. 😉

[@otaviofrn_adv]

@@I.Carnivore Denver has a ton of ups and downs, but this is by far the worst... I feel that there might not be any AFC Championship Game appearances in this decade, and as far as I know the Broncos have always at least played in one per decade since the 70's. I hope that y'all can comeback to some level of competence. The NFL almost always had the Broncos as a force to be reckoned with, in true contention for conference at least. Tied for second most Super Bowl appearances with Dallas and Pittsburgh, too much to be in the drain like this

[@Olmekc]

Exactly this. I realize this video is for entertainment but many franchises have it worse than the Broncos. There are 12 teams that have never won a Superbowl, with some of them never even appearing in one. As a Bears fan it’s been miserable with only one good season since I’ve been alive and it’s wild to think there are others even worse.

[@patrickhuffman9632]

Balls deep into bad decisions.... Sounds like my 20s.

[@vanillabadboy4469]

Same bro. Same

[@Wyomingchief]

Same

[@jameskim1505]

CJ's 40 yard dash was rated M all of sudden, what a legend 😂😂😂😂😂

[@THCthehempcloud]

As tough as this was for you to make, this is a genius potential series. Do a video for each team and that’s years of content!!!!

[@johnkluge3421]

One on the Bears since 1985 alone would be a year's worth of content.

[@THCthehempcloud]

For the Ravens, after the 2012 Super Bowl, uh!!!!

[@aDSdl_l]

Lions after the last nfl championship (not Super Bowl) would be enough content for life

[@jonathanjohnson9542]

It's good it's the only the Broncos because you can feel the pain in voice😢

[@jonathanjohnson9542]

The hurt is real.

[@iamoutofideas13]

When I saw the title, I thought to myself: "Self, this video is going to have to be at least one and half hours long. Don't click on it". I don't know how you did it, but you snuck this video in just over 25 minutes. That's talent right there.

[@archeryguy1701]

There was an interview with John Lynch after he took over in San Fran where he talked about how he lets other people assess safeties because he felt that he was too close to the position to make a good, objective assessment regarding that position. I wonder if that was partially what went wrong during the Elway era.... because of his years as a QB (and possibly because of his years as a QB in an era where being a QB is significantly different than what it is now), maybe Elway was not equipped to be making good judgement calls on quarterbacks and should have let somebody else look at them and give him suggestions.

[@mikepalmer1971]

Maybe Elway is just a narcissist and does not want anyone to overshadow his accomplices he to. Lol. Just a thought. It’s something I have wondered. Or maybe just because you are a good player does not mean you make good management.

[@arachnofiend2859]

@@mikepalmer1971 Wrong spin on the narcissist theory, Elway consistently picked tall physical white guys (y'know, just like him) to the point it became a meme.

[@mikepalmer1971]

@@arachnofiend2859 that makes zero sense. Russel Wilson is not a tall white guy. Lol.

[@smitty2406]

​@mikepalmer2219 and Elway had nothing to do with russell wilson coming to denver recently. He did choose Brock over him in that draft way back in day though. Further proven the Point

[@kevinmartz3082]

Brandan, the Broncos did something similar during 99-00, right after their back to back SB wins. They tried to move forward with an aging Super Bowl winner and picked some questionable starting QBs. The common element, of course, is Elway. He should have remembered what happened.

[@darkxzero13]

Since Manning, they’ve wasted 4 seasons with top 10 defenses because of bad offenses. Russ is top 5 in TDS right now even with last week’s game & the defense is dead last by a mile

[@BPlantyPNW]

Right, they're always laughing at Russ, but I really think this is an organization issue

[@smitty2406]

Russ sucks ass. He played all the easiest pass defenses in nfl to pad his stats. The 2 defenses that are actually good against the pass are chiefs and jets. Which he looked like a 4th string qb against. Russ. Sucks.

[@jamesgoss1860]

That Detroit/LA trade is looking to be one the most mutually beneficial trades in history.

[@joeym5243]

I remember the first reactions to the Russel Wilson trade, and a lot of peoole were saying that denver fleeced seattle, and I felt like the only person who though Denver gave up WAY too much for a QB coming off injury

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

No. The trade was terrible. For Denver anyways.

[@AsAugustSleeps]

Denver seems to love gimpy quarterbacks that are past their prime.

[@tannerchick4456]

@@A_KZbin_Commenteryou can’t deny that the prevailing narrative at the time was Denver absolutely fleeced the hawks. Russ was being held back by old man Pete, broncos are just a qb away, etc. lol. GO HAWKS!!!

[@solvingdisconnection]

Love this. As a long time Bronco fan, I found my new favorite channel!

[@theresaherman]

Old guy here. Used to watch a lot of pro football when I was younger, but not so much anymore. My brother likes the Chiefs, and I’ve always been a casual fan of KC too. This is so reminiscent of what the Chiefs went through in the last 40 years. Win a SB in 1970 with hall of fame players, then those players retire and just cannot be replaced. Same thing with coaches and GMs. Then came the draft of 83. Elway was in that class as was Dan Marino, which the Chiefs could have had. No, they went with Todd Blackledge, who in hindsight, turned out to be the worst of the 6 QBs in that legendary draft. All those years, the Chiefs had really good defenses, great special teams, but castoffs and backup level talent at the QB position. I remember one year, I believe it was 1993, or 94, the Chiefs won the West with a 13-3 record, had a first round bye, and home field advantage, needing only to win 2 games, at home, to go to the Super Bowl. Guess what ? They lost the divisional game to Denver, of all teams, 14-10. The Chiefs didn’t sniff playoff win for another decade or so. I believe it was 22 years until they actually won a playoff game, they were 0-7 at one point. All because they just needed that one special player at the most difficult position in football. Any team that has been great, wins playoff or SB games, has had that player, or better yet, a core group of talented individuals at the same time. I started watching in the 70s, but remembered the Packers of the 60s. Legendary coach in Vince Lombardi, Qb Bart Starr. Miami Dolphins, great coach in Don Shula, Bob Griese at QB, Kiick, Czonca, Morris at running back and no name defense. Only team to go 17-0 undefeated season and win SB. Late 70 early 80s, the Pittsburgh Steelers. 80s had SF 49ers with Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. 90s Cowboys with the triplets. Then almost 2 decades of the hated Patriots with Tom Brady and Gronckeski. It just seems to go in cycles. The thing I savor is that the Broncos pretty much owned the Chiefs while they had their great defenses along with Elway and Manning. Now KC has a generational talent in MaHomes, very similar to Elway, along with a great HC in Andy Reid combined with a pretty good GM in Brett Veach. It looks like the Broncos get to suffer with their bad decisions and miss picks, just like the Chiefs did for 20 plus years or so. In fact, I believe KC has a 15 game win streak against Denver, which is unheard of. Some of the games have been close, but MaHomes is clearly better than any QB that Denver has, let alone the league. Oh, once MaHomes begins his descent into mediocrity, and Denver FINALLY drafts a great QB, and patiently develops him, then the tides will reverse. But that won’t happen for probably another 10 years. In the meantime, all of Chiefs Kingdom will revel in the Broncos misery. Such is life in the NFL.

[@WFM]

I’m a bears fan and it breaks my heart to see how kyle fuller did in Denver. Dude was awesome here

[@dobe46]

As a Bears fan, our disappear is quadruple the amount of years of what we have had to endure compared to Brandon.

[@madnessontheisland]

Manning winning the Broncos that SB they shouldn't have won while on one leg, getting benched for Brock, dodging a teabagging scandal at TN, pumped to the gills with HGH, having one of the weakest QB SB performances - then tongue kissing Papa John after shouting out Budweiser in the post-game was the evidence used against Denver in the subsequent ruling by the Football Gods that the Broncos are to serve a 50-year sentence of mediocrity.

[@johnkluge3421]

Then look at what happened to Cam Newton and the Panthers. That Super Bowl was cursed.

[@joelnelson4770]

I would love to see a video in this style for the Chicago Bears since either they appeared in the NFC championship game in 2011 or the Double Doink. You could do both.

[@missdee5169]

Tom Grossi did a video about Bears a couple of weeks ago. The video was solely about Bears and he kind of did a ‘balls deep’ like this one.

[@smoothjulio]

You either die a Raider, or live long enough to see yourself become the Raiders.

[@glitch164]

On part of that formula from the super bowl is the same reason why we've become the newest revolving door of QBs; We keep trying to mimic what we did with Manning. We gave Flacco a try, that fumbled. Then we brought Keenum in after one miracle season, fizzled. We tried Teddy, concussed beyond life. Sanchez didn't even get the chance. We constantly try to find some veteran QB to lilypad us over steps and get us to success. We can't do that anymore and Wilson is proof of that. Take a QB in the draft, develop him, stick with him!

[@Wyomingchief]

Yeah they're doing the same thing Kansas City did for 30 years, along with several other teams and it never works out

[@smitty2406]

As a broncos fan I literally didn't want any of those qbs and have been saying this exact shit since 2017

[@illacq5416]

I found you weeks ago thru the algorithm; based off my fantasy football and long format video essay content preferences. Quality content! Im so happy that you have found an amazing outlet for your pain. Keep up the good work!

[@Joswag]

The panthers and Broncos received 50 years of hurt after going to Super Bowl 50

[@davidkalmes8983]

The description of the Vic Fangio hire about a young QB sound EXACTLY like the Bears hiring Eberflus for Justin Fields

[@braydenpresley1437]

As a KC native and lifelong Chiefs fan, the Broncos (at best) mediocrity since 2015 ended has made me so joyously happy. But dang, I can truly see the pain in Perna. I hope it gets better, brother.

[@MrBlue3rd]

I hope the Chiefs have a good division rivalry at some point during the Mahomes Era.

[@jiffycrimso5691]

I don't as a Chiefs fan. Fuck them they got a lot more going on in their state then ours.

[@shakes6381]

No, let them rot. GO CHIEFS!

[@jiffycrimso5691]

@@shakes6381 I'll be at the Chargers game Sunday. GO CHIIEFS!!

[@shakes6381]

I like watching this fool cause he's funny but mostly because I hate his team I'm Chiefs for life '76 and counting and I'm enjoying Broncos misery🤣😂

[@laszlonyerges1481]

When DeMeco Ryans said "No Thank You" to the Broncos and all the Walmart money, that should tell you all you need to know about Denver.

[@arachnofiend2859]

DeMeco Ryans is making me question my allegiances... at this point I've lived in Houston longer than I lived in Aurora

[@stevemalek2970]

Brandon, welcome to what Dolphins fans had to deal with since Marino's retirement (minus the SB wins). I sincerely hope Broncos fans don't have to go through decades of bad teams like we had to. Good thing is Denver's former ball boy McNerd is now righting this ship for them.

[@Wyomingchief]

Exactly, I'm a Kansas City Chiefs fan and literally it took us 50 years to get back. I mean I don't even remember Lynn dawson. The first quarterback I really remember and rooted for was Todd Blackledge and yeah I'm not going to talk about him. He was taking the same draft as Marino and Elway and all those other guys

[@DolFan316]

*YESSS!!! FINALLY SOMEONE ON KZbin WHO UNDERSTANDS MY PAIN!!!* And there's no guarantee it's even over yet, nobody and I mean NOBODY is more of an expert at collapsing after a good start than the Dolphins. Did you know they have more 5-1 starts without a playofff appearance than any other team? I WISH I was making this up but it's true.

[@stevemalek2970]

@@DolFan316 Yep, and I don't like it when we are hyped, because I always remember the past.

[@DolFan316]

@@stevemalek2970 I still bear the psychic and emotional scars from '93.

[@royalway12]

The number one resource the Broncos are missing, is Pat Bowlen. The Dolphins, Redskins, took several years to recover from the death of their owners.

[@Joe.Foleyy]

That pew pew at 2:05 was clean af

[@jakedunn5827]

No way this is 26 minutes, is this a first of 10 part series 😆

[@justinweisfelner9299]

Great summary - just missing the Melvin Gordan debacle (plus the release of Phillip Lindsay!)

[@dbmagee21]

I'm not a fan of manufactured championship teams. The Elway years were more satisfying because Elway started his career in Denver and the journey was shared by all the fans. Drafting T.D. etc.. The bucs won a SB w brady but in 20 years Noone will talk of that like his 1st 20 years in New England. Same w manning to a lesser effect. Manning was a colt his whole journey, until the very end. Draft and develop. Hire qualified gm.

[@brixalpha]

As a Niners fan, I thank for Randy Gregory 😁, even though we lost last week, Gregory was a bright spot and your welcome for McGlinchy.

[@russlehman2070]

What? He's second in false start penalties? What more could we want? Hey, NcGlincy, is it really that hard to remember what the snap count is?

[@SerenityNow9015]

McGlinchy struggled in our offense as well, dude killed so many drives with how often he got penalized. Wish him well but glad he’s out of the picture.

[@brixalpha]

@@SerenityNow9015 he was great in running schemes but horrible in pass protection which is why I think he got the contract he did. Even though McKivitz hasn't been super amazing at times, I have rarely heard his name called on penalties and in the play backs which is a good thing.

[@stacktus9158]

As a Dolphins Fan I laughed my ass off when you guys took Vance Joseph and Jawaan James. Joseph was our coordinator for one season and had statistically one of the worst Dolphins defenses ever. Jawaan James spent so much time on his back I could never figure out if he thought he was a turtle or a prostitute…

[@ValensBellator]

That Shanahan/Mcvay/McDaniels part was just crazy 😂

[@mikepalmer1971]

Yep. Highlighting incompetence big time. Lol. The sad part is if we are that incompetent at our jobs we get fired. Lol.

[@ThisIsEloy3]

Also worth mentioning that they decided to immediately move off of Tim Tebow upon signing Manning, which limited them from having a young QB on the roster capable of keeping by them competitive. Sure Tebow didn’t turn out afterward, but not investing in the development of your 1st round franchise QB, who revitalized the franchise after and impressive playoff win the year before, despite having the ultimate mentor for him, definitely cost them considering the QB purgatory they have been in since Manning left.

[@Guy_Incognito1]

It's only worth mentioning in that it was a horrible decision to draft Tebow in the first place. Tebow was never impressive at all. He led the league in 3 and outs despite only 12 starts. The Broncos D carried that team. And kicker Jason Elam was clutch, consistently kicking game tying and game winning 50+yard FGs. Tebow was absolutely horrific for 3.5 quarters. But since the D kept them in the game, all Denver needed was 1 decent drive out of Tebow to win a bunch of games. It also helped that the division was awful and a 8-8 record was good enough to win the division and host a playoff game.

[@bonbonjames16]

@@Guy_Incognito1 exactly!!

[@supakewlryan]

​@@bonbonjames16The Kicker was Matt Prater, but yeah!

[@russlehman2070]

@@Guy_Incognito1 I agrfee. Tebow was popular, especially with the Holy Rollers, but I don't think he was ever going to be a top-level NFL QB. He had a lot of the qualities you want to see in a QB, except the ability to throw the ball accurately and on time. He had a decent arm, but only when he used that weird baseball pitcher's windup, that took forever to get the ball out. He couldn't complete a pass on a quick timing route to save his life. The coaching staff that season did a hell of a job of sturcturing the offense around Tebow's modest abilities. Making him the starter that season wasn't a bad decision, ad they were clearly going nowhere with Kyle Orton, and they ended up making the playoffs (at 8-8 IIRC). And maybe there was something to all that praying, as there were a couple of late game comeback wins that were hard to explain by anything other than divine intervention

[@unclebuck6826]

"We are run by a drunk Woody" This may be the most fantastic phrase I've ever heard in a KZbin video. Please clip it for GPS superchats.

[@Kangaroo-Bob]

One mistake the Broncos didn't make is having you as a fan Perna. You're the best

[@curtthechameleon]

I remember the dark days of my Niners Perna. Them Broncs will be back. I'm with you in Spirit, my friend

[@nickwinn]

Thanks for this video, I now have so much more to talk about in my therapy session. I tried to forget all of this crap...

[@RwandaBob]

as a mississippi state fan, you have no idea how big of a surprise it is to say that someone missed out not drafting one of our players, much less TWO of our players in the SAME DRAFT tbf tho them 2014-15 teams were probably the best teams we’ve ever had outside the late 90s

[@warlockpure1687]

I miss the days when the Broncos were a dark horse going into seasons.

[@Xinathor]

As a Chiefs fan I've enjoyed this 16-0 😂 As a football fan the only person i can blame is Elway because he refused to get out of the way and build anything up in the background behind Peyton. I personally would love to see a competitive AFC West again.

[@BrianStDenis-pj1tq]

As a Broncos rival fan, it feels like Broncos' mgmt, since Peyton's retirement, has been trying to be "the guy" to make "the move" to restore the Broncos. If you step back, Elway was a generational player, and the moves around him getting to Denver were of note. Obtaining Peyton M when they did, which led to a superbowl, again, a big move, big results. Seems like THAT is what they were after. All the QB changes, big draft moves, coaching changes all feel like they try to make the one big move. You mentioned that new managers (GMs and coaches) let the existing subordinates go when they arrive - right, like the new manager has to be the one who gets the credit. Bringing Russel in, HUGE move. Failed (or failing). Now, bring in the most expensive coach ever, huge move, see if it works. The other way to go is - how about just making good decisions and stack them on other good decisions? Currently, that doesn't seem to be the Broncos' way.

[@theblackflame4002]

People mocked the Texans for giving Ossweiler 18 mil, but forget Elway was offering 16 which was just as ridiculous.

[@kennycai8695]

Ravens fan here. With the benefit of hindsight, well ... I guess I owe Ozzie Newsome a massive apology. Unlike the Broncos, the Ravens actually did blow their team up after winning Super Bowl 47. The main reason was Ray Lewis' retirement, arguably the most important player of this Ravens franchise, and Ozzie already knew there would be chemistry issues without their team's pivot. Only Flacco and Suggs stuck around, while other notable players like Ed Reed and Anquan Boldin moved on to other teams. The Ravens were not "bowling shoe ugly" bad, but it is hard to compete with the Killer Bs Steelers or the Andy Dalton - AJ Green connection in their primes. Plus, while the Ravens have been known to draft well, some notable mistakes also contributed to guys like Matt Judon and CJ Mosley leaving in free agency cause the team is not competitive enough. At the very least, Ozzie left the team with something special before he retired, cause the very last player he ever drafted in the first round was a QB named Lamar Jackson. You know how that worked out.

[@russlehman2070]

I think you left one big mistake out. Letting Wade Phillips get away because they didn't want to pay him what he wanted after he won Super Bowl 50.

[@beeaggro2593]

Pema, you forgot that the current Dolphins O-line coach that has made a top 5 unit in the NFL got run out of town and his name smeared through the mud by the team and players. He is now just vibing with Vic Fangio and Mike McDaniel on the vibes bus.

[@rawnchydeard4669]

I almost feel bad for Bronco fans everywhere. Almost. Living in Denver since ‘88 as a Seahawks fan, I’ve endured plenty of abuse from the Denver fan base and to see it all come back around is glorious.

[@Wyomingchief]

You nailed it right on the head. I've been a Chiefs fan my whole life, and I spent 27 years in Wyoming raising my kids who are all die hard Chiefs fans. The amount of bullying and harassment we all got from Broncos fans, makes me enjoy this all the more

[@rawnchydeard4669]

@@Wyomingchief maybe enjoying a few decades of a losing team with no hope will teach them a little humility and class.

[@TedTucholski]

Denver's demise parallels New England nosedive into darkness. Elway is a joke.

[@jjthehoser762]

Thanks for this great look back. I felt like being more depressed before watching the team lose to the Packers this weekend.

[@johndaltroff2241]

My opinion is Elway was the one making bad decisions at first, then George Paton took over on the crappy decisions.

[@kennyconnors9513]

As a lifelong chiefs fan, this warms my soul

[@nakmatias]

Bears fan here. I found your channel when our 2 juggernauts faced each other. You know pain, I know pain, We know pain. Pain.

[@PostBologne]

Chris Jones has an unfair advantage, as a DT.....a third leg helps tremendously 😂😂😂

[@shaneb1313]

This must be why everyone in Colorado remains constantly HIGH!!!🤣🤣

[@darylcarr8283]

Full circle: Russell Wilson went from being the QB that helmed the Broncos' defeat in SB48 (although the Seahawks defense did most of the heavy lifting) to being the Broncos' current $245M albatross around its neck!

[@jimallkillings4440]

Not getting Josh Allen will always be what if

[@stephbenson7340]

The Broncos' fatal flaw IMO is that they have absolutely terrible history drafting quarterbacks. The two best quarterbacks to ever play for them, John Elway and Peyton Manning, were drafted by another team, both by the Colts. Russell Wilson was supposed to join them, but we all know how that worked out. The best quarterback they actually drafted? Arguably either Brian Griese or Jay Cutler. Not exactly top-shelf material.

[@luissalas6929]

2015 Broncos is by far the worst Super Bowl winning team of all time. It was mostly luck

[@DolFan316]

2015 Peyton was '99 Marino, only without the 62-7 playoff loss. Seriously, go look at how eerily similar their stats were those seasons.

[@smitty2406]

I'll never forgive gm for passing on josh allen and Justin jefferson.

[@onionman2975]

everything horrible Ellis and Elway did after that Super Bowl is mind numbing, had to be a bit.

[@mgardner70]

Man, the Broncos fight song is “Glory Days” by Springsteen. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jesselund360]

The most honest man in sports. Props big dawg! 👏

[@Andrew.W.19]

I think the biggest problem with Broncos front office is their old thinking. They’re not willing to try something new and innovating. Like hiring Sean Payton and getting Russ. They’re forcing old washed up things to be new in the NFL.

[@craiganderson3919]

Why has it taken so long so content to come out like this? Thank you so much!

[@overnightcarp99]

TE should never be a worry when there's a new TE coming out of Iowa seemingly every year

[@federerfanatic]

Sean Payton would still in New Orleans had they drafed Mahomes at 11 ...

[@bravesirkiwi]

Wow this is fantastic and puts a few things into sharp perspective: 1. Denver's overreliance on what got them their last SB ring - snatching up a veteran QB and selling the farm for 'proven talent'. 2. And on that same vein - ignoring the task of actually identifying talent (at the time it seemed like the 'smart' and 'safe' way to go, but in hindsight it seems more like a failure to heed the longtime wisdom of putting in the work to identify potential talent - maybe because it was just too hard?) 3. Management's ability to hold a grudge and allow that to affect decisions that shape the team

[@jamesroberts1964]

I’m not even a Broncos fan but this is my favourite football channel on KZbin.

[@adam_sports1983]

That wood needs another coat of paint.

[@pridelander06]

That was one painful deep dive. If the Broncos are truly going to tank/get the younger players experience, hopefully the players they pick up in 2024 can start a more solid foundation rather than just trying to go for a bunch of quick fixes.

[@jamesanderson2136]

I say this as a seahawks fan: It's not Russell. While he's definitely not helping, it's the SERIOUS lack of talent on the offense or defense this year. It's not that he needs a stacked roster; look at after the LOB fell apart. He only had lockett for a little stretch there, and was able to have success, and help build a team (mostly Pete). It's a combination of terrible management, and 0 people that can actually play on that side of the ball. Broncos fans always talk about Jeudy like he's decent, but they can't seem to 'ship' him off somewhere... Something tells me he's kinda mid if he's not the forced-product of the offense... Russell pissed the 12's off when he took cheap shots at his O-line he commended at the start of that same season. It's Despicable, and it turns out he was holding the ball for WAY too long that same season according to the stats. It's not just that his O-line wasn't outstanding, more the fact he'd roll out 3x while looking for a 30+ yard play downfield that wasn't there multiple times a game. In 2022 we were one of (if not the most) sacked teams in the NFL. It was a combination of a young line, and a pansy-as* QB that always needed to make THE play. My point: Expecting a talented (or non-talented) QB to fix ALL your problems on that side of the ball is incredibly dumb, no matter the calibre of player. Do you really think that even Pat Mahomes or Jalen Hurts would have success on that offense and team? No, because they need actual competent coaches and players.

[@akmchefskingdom6607]

Thank Perna. Welcome to the party. Having years that suck happen. Bless your lill ❤. From every one in CHIEF'S KINGDOM.

[@TheUnknownSpartan]

Just remember, if you’re feeling down as a Denver fan… you have the Chargers in your division, and Chargers gonna Charger!

[@RegginaldRiglet]

Starting to feel like this is just therapy for Perna now lol love you papi Pern

[@mandykarevicius9746]

I like to imagine what Denver would be like now if Elway didn't get mad that Tim Tebow was a Christian.

[@JoshODay]

Bro the team must’ve seen this video and they got fired up. Look at them now lol

[@leifopstad2972]

Perna: "Russ...was saddled with the worst head coach in the last decade" Urban Meyer: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@stewiegriffin2032]

I’ll always love those early to mid-2010s Broncos teams

[@1rbdfl]

damn dude, as a chiefs fan i feel pain on your behalf. denver used to be a good team until john elway thought he could own and manage a team instead of throwing a football. seems like one of those "unsolved mysteries" episodes but someone killed an entire franchise.

[@9124Nove]

Maybe I'm a salty Panthers fan, but I'm delighted that the Broncos are suffering. They may have won another trophy, but we're both in football hell together.

[@keithclingan6689]

Can you do one on the Saints? All you have to do is substitute Allen for Peyton, Carmichael for Joseph, and Carr for Wilson...

[@mrwolfdigtrainer]

"which really made me forget my time in Denver". Cold Perna. Very cold. 😂

[@chrisx9624]

What's interesting is that Joseph as DC led the Broncos' defense off a cliff, yet in Miami his defense isn't a slouch. I am so very sorry to Broncos fans.

[@haveagreatday6952]

The thing brandon said about russ needing an elite roster around him in order to win is wildly inaccurate.

[@dfp_01]

Since the end of the 2015 playoffs, the Broncos' 45-75 record, or 0.375 winning percentage, is 5th worst in the league, ahead of only the Browns (0.366), Giants (0.363), Jaguars (0.347), and Jets (0.308). Their 2,307 points scored (19.2 per game) is the worst of any team that doesn't play its home games in New Jersey (the Giants have averaged 18.7 points per game, and the Jets 17.9). They are one of only two teams with no playoff appearances across the last seven postseasons (the other is the Jets). They haven't had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards (the closest was Case Keenum in 2018 with 3,890, good for 84th since 2016) or as many as 20 touchdowns (Keenum, 2016 Trevor Siemian, and 2021 Teddy Bridgewater each had 18). Their best player across that span has probably been Von Miller, but even he topped out at 14.5 sacks in 2018, the same year the Broncos' defense maxed out at 28 turnovers, tied for the 26th best output of any team in any season during this span. They did average only 290 yards allowed per game in 2017, but they also scored only 18.1 points per game and finished with a 5-11 record. To that end, they haven't had an above average offense in terms of either points or yards, and Trevor Siemian is the only quarterback to complete back-to-back seasons as the team's passing yardage leader (though Russell Wilson will more than likely duplicate that feat this season). And while the 2013 team holds the record for points scored in a season with 606, the most the Broncos have managed across *_two consecutive_* seasons since 2015 is 658 points between 2020 and 2021, even getting an extra game to accomplish that. And to top it all off, no current Bronco has beaten the Chiefs during his tenure. The only active players to have beaten the Chiefs as a member of the Broncos are Shaq Barrett (Buccaneers), Aaron Brewer (Cardinals), Max Garcia (Saints), Brandon McManus (Jaguars), Von Miller (Bills), Matt Prater (Cardinals), and Bradley Roby (Eagles). Only seven active players were with the Broncos the last time they beat the Chiefs. In terms of time since a matchup between two active franchises has ended without one of them winning (including postseason games), the Broncos' wait since September 17, 2015 for a win over the Chiefs is only the 139th longest streak out of 992 (86th percentile), but in terms of number of games since one team's last win over another, the streak of now 16 games is the longest, edging out the Jets' winless streak against the Patriots by 1 game and clearing the Bears' winless streak against the Packers by 7.

[@broncosboy000]

I'm so glad Perna did this video instead of Secret Base doing a "Collapse" episode on us 😅

[@ohio948]

In a parallel universe Tebow stays as Peyton's back up and learns from Manning's xl forehead, while improving his mechanics, and becomes a successful QB after Peyton retires.