GM bemoans lack of offense, backs Russ, Hackett

LONDON -- Broncos wide manager George Paton said helium wants wins and to spot overmuch much offense, but helium besides expressed unwavering enactment for manager Nathaniel Hackett and backmost Russell Wilson arsenic Denver works to find its way.

So overmuch so, Paton said that portion he'd perceive to offers starring up to Tuesday's commercialized deadline, "we're not successful the mode of getting escaped of our truly bully players."

The Broncos arrived successful London this week with the league's lowest scoring discourtesy (14.3 points per game) and a four-game losing streak. Hackett's unsmooth thrust connected the learning curve successful his archetypal 7 games arsenic an NFL caput manager has made him a people for disapproval arsenic Wilson and the discourtesy person performed acold beneath lofty preseason expectations.

The Broncos (2-5) person scored 16 oregon less points successful six of their games. The defense, meanwhile, has surrendered conscionable 8 touchdowns.

"I judge successful Nathaniel, I enactment Nathaniel 100%,'' Paton said Thursday. "He's been successful this 7 games arsenic a caput coach. The scrutiny he's faced is unprecedented. You know, we've had 4 prime-time games, truthful he's benignant of had to larn with the full satellite watching.

"He's kept the squad together. He's kept our gathering together. I admit however he's fought done it."

However said helium knew there'd beryllium increasing pains with each of the newness progressive connected the discourtesy -- caller coach, caller schemes, caller quarterback.

"I knew it wasn't going to beryllium a well-oiled machine," Paton said. "I thought it would instrumentality clip and evidently it has. But determination is simply a batch we person to enactment on. No excuses. We request to play better. Obviously the discourtesy isn't bully capable to triumph games. The defence has kept america successful it, but the discourtesy has to play better."

Paton stood by the determination to get and motion Wilson to a five-year, $245 cardinal declaration extension. The deal, if Wilson plays it each the mode out, would support him with the squad done the 2028 season.

"We cognize what Russ is susceptible of, and it's our occupation to get the champion retired of Russ and our full offense,'' Paton said. "I cognize we'll get there. You've seen the flashes with Russ. ... You spot the limb strength, the accuracy, the mobility, We each request to play better, that's for sure, connected offense."

Wilson, who missed Sunday's crippled against the New York Jets with a hamstring injury, has completed 58.6% of his passes this play and has 5 touchdown passes and 3 interceptions successful his six starts. He has 1 crippled with 2 touchdown passes and 2 starts erstwhile helium has not thrown a scoring pass.

"I'm not concerned," Paton said. "We're successful it for the agelong haul with Russ, not the archetypal 7 games. I judge successful Russ. We conscionable request to play amended connected offense. ... We request an identity. We truly don't person an individuality and I deliberation that comes with clip and hopefully it's soon."

Other teams reportedly person had involvement successful respective players starring up to the commercialized deadline, including extracurricular linebacker Bradley Chubb, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and choky extremity Albert Okwuegbunam, who has been inactive for the past 2 games.

Chubb, who is having what could crook into the champion play of his vocation successful the last twelvemonth of his existent contract, could gully involvement from contending teams successful hunt of an interaction walk rusher.

"You cognize however overmuch we similar Bradley," Paton said. "We privation to support each of our halfway players and Bradley is 1 of our halfway players. ... We're going to what's champion for the team."