Gary Kubiak is a problem
We can blame Chris Harris or Vernon Davis or Demaryius Thomas, but when it comes down to it, what the Broncos have done (or haven’t done) over their last three second halves is much bigger than any one player; that falls on the coach.
In three straight games, but especially in the last two, Denver’s opponents have come out of halftime and dominated the Broncos, outscoring the team 36-0. For a guy that’s supposed to be an “offensive mastermind,” that’s inexcusable.
If the Broncos are going to right themselves, Gary Kubiak needs to do the same.
For one, Denver needs to get the run game involved; 18 carries between Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson just isn’t going to cut it. And if the issue is that the Broncos just can’t effectively run the ball, no matter what they do, then it’s about time we blow up the narrative that it was Peyton Manning’s fault that the offense couldn’t run the ball; they have not been better with Brock Osweiler at the helm.
And the play calling in the fourth quarter was questionable at best, especially on the Broncos last two drives. That fourth down call to get C.J. Anderson the ball out in the flat made absolutely no sense, and to not gain a single yard after Brandon Marshall intercepted the ball in Steelers’ territory with two minutes left was just embarrassing.
Part of the blame has to fall on the players themselves, but when you have seven former Pro Bowlers on your offense, a coach should be able to get more out of them than zero points in six second-half quarters.
Part of the reason for moving on to Brock Osweiler was that he would allow the Broncos to run the vaunted Gary Kubiak offense. Well, I’m still waiting to see it.
