How many of these "incompetent" GMs won five division titles, 2 conference titles, and a Super Bowl (plus an Arena Bowl for good measure)?
Not endorsing Elway's draft prowess by any means but Chet is going overboard, as per usual.
Um, take away Manning, who will make pretty much anyone look good, and Elway's resume is trash.
One good move in 8 years is nothing to write home about.
Don't give me this garbage of he signed some good UFAs, he didn't do shit, guys like Ware, Ward, Talib etc. wanted to come here because of Manning, they knew he gave them a chance to win. Elway didn't convince them off anything.
Not to mention his attrocious drafting history. 8 years not one decent QB to build around. Siemian/Oz was literally the best he could do. That's pathetic. The offensive line has somehow gone from bad to awful because Elway can't evaluate which big guy can block. Still no TE, still no quality MLB, got super lucky that an undrafted Lindsay who was convinced to sign here by his mom panned out because his RB draft history stinks, WR used to be a strength now is a weakness, no quality corners have been drafted.
Literally in 8 years, the only good things Elway has done is get Manning to come here and have Miller fall into his lap at #2 overall. If it wasn't for that, we'd be looking at probably 6 straight losing seasons instead of just 2.