Broncos’ Twitter goes full attack mode after 64-yard FG miss

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty ImagesPeyton Manning knew it.

Troy Aikman knew it.

Every Twitter armchair coach knew it.

You DO NOT sign Russell Wilson to be your signal caller and then take the ball out of his hands at the end of the game on a 4th-and-5 to kick what would tie for the second-longest field goal in NFL history.

Hackett had 2 options:

1. Ask a guy who had already thrown for 340 yards to throw for 5 more.

2. Ask a guy whose career-long FG was 61 to make from 64.

He chose Option No. 2.

This will be hard to live down.

— Chris Raybon (@ChrisRaybon) September 13, 2022 That's the thing: the clock management is fine if you're playing for a field goal there. But WHY play for a 64 yard field goal…