Broncos Insider Believes Broncos Could Fire Nathaniel Hackett If Team Loses To Jaguars In London
Despite sky-high expectations, the Broncos have fallen to 2-5. They're facing the Jaguars in London on Sunday. Quite possibly, Denver will enter the bye at 2-6.
What will that mean for head coach Nathaniel Hackett, who arrived before the team's new owners did?
According to Benjamin Allbright of KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM in Denver, «anything is possible» if the team loses to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8:
Hackett seemed pissed at the start of his post-game press conference after Sunday's 16-9 loss to the Jets. Indeed, when asked about the team's struggles on offense, here is what he had to say:
«I'm sick of being up here saying the same thing over and over again,» Hackett said. «The opportunities are there. At some point we have to take it, there's no excuses. We've been in every single game. We have to win these games. As a team, as an offense, defense, everybody. We've had these opportunities, we have been in these situations. It's frustrating being up here having to say the same thing because like I said, those opportunities are there. We have to make them. It's that simple, it's the NFL. It's going to be hard. Especially close games which we've been in, you have to come through and win those games.»
Later came a question commonly posed to coaches of struggling teams. How much has the heat increased, given that they've won only two of seven games?
«The heat's always on,» Hackett said. «Anything you want, you want to always try to give yourself a chance to get to the playoffs. We're behind the eight ball right now, 2-5. We have to find a way to fight ourselves out of this hole.»
