We tried to add up Pat Shurmur’s litany of sins in Broncos Orange and Blue, but the pencil broke.
The greatest and grandest is, without a doubt, the shell of a quarterback left by Shurmur, the Broncos’ soon-to-be-former offensive coordinator, where Drew Lock used to be.
When I wrote two weeks ago that Shurmur called plays as if he were trying to get Lock squeezed like a tangerine on national TV, I was partly kidding.
And yet, sure enough, what did Pencil Pat do Sunday against the Chargers? While No. 3 was operating with only one healthy shoulder, Shurmur dialed up a “Philly Special” at the goal line, a trick play which involves turning your quarterback into a receiver.