It is because of the culture the HC instilled. I remember Holmy complaining about the unfair advantage the home team had in 10 am games, stating that Walsh in SF felt the same way.
Pete shows up and says “We will play any team, any where, at any time”.
Coach culture.
There is no steerage going on. I can accept the league would prefer certain matchups to pad the bottom line but the league is already worth billions upon billions.
There would have to be a conspiracy and the more conspirators there are in a situation, the greater the likelihood of getting...
I would wager those that want Pete fired, probably felt the same way last year. I would also wager those same people would have jumped through rings of fire to hire Hackett before Denver did.
I was at the London game and we were well prepared for that event. Rumor was 10k Germans were in attendance.
Pete will again have the team ready with his "Play anyone, anytime, anywhere " mantra.
We win 30-20.