Sean Payton gave his first press conference as the Denver Broncos new head coach on Monday and was immediately asked what everyone has been wondering as of late. What is his plan for quarterback Russell Wilson?
“Look, there are a couple positions – quarterback is certainly one of them in our league – that get scrutinized very well,” Payton responded. “Obviously it wasn’t the type of season he wanted to have. I do feel like the last couple of weeks we saw a little bit more of what we were expecting or accustomed to.”
“I think the No. 1 job for us as coaches in evaluating our players is what do they do really well and then, let’s try to put them in those positions,” Payton continued. “At least that’s a starting point, and I think that’s important to highlight their strengths and also to minimize any weaknesses.”
“Here’s what I know – I know he is a hard worker, he’s an extremely hard worker. That’s important. And I think you take that skillset, he’s won a lot of games in Seattle.
“Then you go from there . . . ”
Here’s a clip from Monday’s presser.
