Let the Broncos brass fall on the sword for Broncos fans.
“As the story of the Broncos executives and their indiscretions develops, we will all be able to observe from a safe distance and to recall how often we have put ourselves in similar situations and been lucky enough to emerge unscathed. “
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It’s a crying shame that Tom Heckert and Matt Russell both got DUIs within a month of each other and that each are facing not only criminal charges but discipline from the team and / or the NFL. Training camp is precisely two weeks away and now two of the team’s top capologists with likely be sidelined.
Who will watch the waiver wire? Who will bring in free agents? Who will be minding the player personnel store for the Broncos prior to what fans expect to be a Super Bowl season? Nobody knows. It also remains unclear as to precisely what type of punishment the two men will receive, although it has been reported that suspensions are probably unavoidable.
The situation absolutely stinks. But the good news is that, aside from a police officer with a nasty case of whiplash, nobody was injured and nobody was killed by either front office employee. When it comes to drunk driving, especially with a BAC as high as Matt Russell’s, there’s no telling what can happen – so the fact that everybody is basically OK is relieving.
For Broncos fans there’s only one takeaway from the Broncos DUI situation that can provide solace: Heckert and Russell are in trouble and we aren’t. All of us can witness the chaos these criminal charges cause them – in both their personal and professional lives – and learn from it. Let Heckert and Russell fall on the DUI sword so we don’t have to.
Everyone already knows that DUIs are costly. It’s easy to allow ourselves to be careless, though. Every now and then it’s helpful to be reminded of the damage they cause. As the story of the Broncos executives and their indiscretions develops, we will all be able to observe from a safe distance and to recall how often we have put ourselves in similar situations and been lucky enough to emerge unscathed.
Maybe next time we have one too many at the sports bar, before we put our keys in our ignitions, we will remember Tom Heckert and Matt Russell and the highly visible consequences of their mistakes and stop ourselves from driving. Taxis are not that expensive. Leaving our cars overnight is not that inconvenient – at least not in comparison to what two Broncos executives will face over the coming many months.
If we allow Heckert and Russell to fall onto the sword for us we will have extracted the only imaginable benefit from an otherwise ugly situation.
