Keeler: Sean Payton represents everything Russell Wilson wants to be. But Jim Harbaugh is right choice as coach for what Broncos NEED to be.

Sean Payton’s pocket is the place Russell Wilson WANTS to be. However with this model of Massive Russ, Jim Harbaugh’s offensive method is what the Broncos NEED to be.

Whenever you consider Payton, you consider Drew Brees. Whenever you consider Harbaugh, you consider a method. A mantra.

Profitable video games by profitable up entrance first. Utilizing the quarterback within the run sport. Energy working to arrange every part else. Transferring the quarterback round. Which, when crucial, may also be fairly useful so far as protecting the opposite man’s star signal-caller chilling on the sidelines.

New room. Similar elephant. The Broncos have but to beat Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in 11 agonizing tries. Till you do, “Win The West” is nothing greater than an empty Nathaniel Hackett promise plastered all over a t-shirt.

There are two soccer paths towards besting Kansas Metropolis’s best. The primary is the enjoyable one, making an attempt to outscore Mahomes on his personal phrases. Which suggests both buying and selling for Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow — plus Joe Burrow’s receiving corps — or rising your individual.

The primary isn’t going to occur. That final half takes time. The faster, much less horny path is build up an offense with the sort of chain-moving mojo that leaves Mahomes caught subsequent to teach Andy Reid, bored stiff, questioning if he’ll get the ball again earlier than Valentine’s Day.

From 2011-14, Harbaugh’s San Francisco offenses ranked among the many NFL’s high 6 in time of possession twice (2011 and ’14) in 4 years. His 49ers by no means averaged lower than 30:21 of the ball per sport in any season. His offenses possessed the rock for a minimum of 51.7% of the second-half clock twice (2011, ‘14), when it comes to season common, throughout his tenure by the Bay.

The person rode Alex Smith to an NFC title sport and Colin Kaepernick to a Tremendous Bowl. If Russ needs to cook dinner, Captain Khakis can deliver the warmth.

“(As a coach, you’ve) acquired to encompass your self with individuals which have been on this league and perceive this league,” Broncos left deal with Garett Bolles provided Monday at UCHealth Coaching Middle. “As a result of this league (will) chew you up and spit you out. That’s simply the truth of the NFL. You’ve acquired to know who you might be. You’ve acquired to be constant.

“So having a constant coach goes to be very important for us — any individual that’s disciplined, any individual that has accountability and that doesn’t break the principles. And that’s what we’d like. We’d like a troublesome man to return in right here, and a real chief that may lead (a locker room) to victory.”

Harbaugh and Payton tick each considered one of Bolles’ bins. So does Dan Quinn, Raheem Morris, DeMeco Ryans and — though you’d choose to maintain him buzzing alongside because the Broncos’ defensive coordinator — Ejiro Evero.

However solely Harbaugh or Payton plant a flag.

Solely Harbaugh or Payton make a press release to the remainder of the league. Solely Harbaugh or Payton get you again within the good graces of these tv community executives whose retinas had been unceremoniously burned, like the remainder of America’s, whereas making an attempt to look at the mix of Hackett and Russ in prime time. Solely Harbaugh or Payton make the Broncos must-see TV once more.

And of these two, just one — Harbaugh — doesn’t require draft picks to attempt to make a actuality.

As a result of the opposite actuality is that Wilson, at age 34, shouldn’t be a younger Joe Burrow anymore. Neither is his sport tailor-made to win a Mahomes-style shootout.

Furthermore, Massive Russ appears satisfied that what saved Brees taking part in till 42, staying locked inside a pocket, is the good play for his profession, too. Alas, No. 3’s final two performances in Orange & Blue didn’t simply SAY in any other case.

They screamed it.

“He’s one of many world’s finest, clearly a man who’s coached a Corridor of Fame quarterback in Drew Brees, who’s considered one of my closest buddies and the man I’ve gotten to know throughout the league,” Wilson mentioned Sunday of Payton, darn close to beaming on the prospect of plahying for him. “He’s aggressive as could be. He’s a winner … simply the wizardry that you’d have on the sector (could be) simply magnificent. And he’s simply spectacular.”

Magic wands apart, if it’s a tie on all angles, vote Harbaugh. All he prices you is cash now. And sanity later.

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