The Denver Broncos cruised to a relatively easy preseason victory over the San Francisco 49ers in their first action of the season, but the starters didn't look crisp on either side of the ball.
The first quarter of the team's preseason debut was about as sloppy as you'd be comfortable with in a preseason game without announcing that the sky is falling, and Sean Payton didn't like it.
Nor did he mince words about it after the game was finished.
Sean Payton called his starters "average to below average" in Broncos preseason opener
Everyone is knocking off a bit of rust in the preseason, but things got off to a bad start when starting slot cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian gave up a huge play to the 49ers' offense, which was being led by Mac Jones.