Things clearly did not work out between Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos the past two seasons, and one Broncos legend seems to be blaming Wilson’s “toxic positivity” as one of the reasons why.
During a recent episode of his The Stinkin Truth podcast, former Denver Broncos star Mark Schlereth – who won two Super Bowl titles with the team – absolutely blasted Russell Wilson as he called him “delusional” and called him out for what he described as “toxic positivity.”
“I think when you’re delusional, you think you can point the finger at eight million different places that say, ‘This is why this happened. This is why.’ That toxic positivity and surrounding yourself with people that basically (say), ‘It’s not your fault man.’ I mean, that’s not derogatory. That’s just a fact,” Schlereth said according to Steelers Now.
Schlereth went on to absolutely rail Wilson for the number of sacks that he gives up as he suggested that his high sack totals are his fault, not the fault of the offensive line.
“You’re holding the ball and you’re taking sacks,” Schlereth said. “The sack totals are a quarterback-driven statistic.
“I look at the Pittsburgh Steelers and what an incredible run of never having a losing season… you take 50 sacks, you take 3.2 seconds to throw the football. You take those sacks, you’re not going to win games.”
Needless to say, it sounds like Schlereth is not a fan of Wilson.
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