Dud No. 3 – Michael Schofield‘s coaches
It’s never good for a player when the announcers on the national broadcast are pleading with the coaching staff to get said player some help.
It’s worse when the guys in charge down at field level (or in the coaching box) can’t see the same thing everyone else in America is seeing.
It’s downright egregious if the coaches see it and refuse to fix it.
Carlos Dunlap looked like Khalil Mack on Monday night, and not because he’s about to become a Pro Bowler himself. Dunlap registered three sacks, three tackles for loss and four QB hits, matched up almost exclusively against Broncos right tackle Michael Schofield. The ESPN Monday night crew was all but begging Gary Kubiak to get Schofield some help, yet that help – for another week – never came.
Denver dodged a bullet against a stout Bengals defense, but it was clear that better overall front sevens like Pittsburgh and Oakland can neutralize the Broncos offense. Schofield needs help. Why Kubiak and the offensive coaches refuse to offer it is perplexing.
