My instinctual reaction to seeing John Elway respond to a 17 month old tweet questioning his football knowledge is that it's an extremely petty practice for the General Manager of an NFL franchise to partake in. Upon further reflection it almost seems necessary. The type of person that @'s his team's management criticizing a 7th round selection that would have to overcome pretty hefty odds to play a down of meaningful football is the type of person that NEEDS to be put on blast. When a complete nobody goes out of his way to make his sure opinion on a seemingly miniscule personnel decision reaches someone far more in-the-know he opens himself up to that person reminding him of that opinion when it ends up being comically wrong. Typically I wouldn't want my GM wasting valuable time scrolling back through years of mentions to take passive aggressive jabs at every outspoken asshole on the internet, but I think the person wearing multiple Broncos' Super Bowl rings and sporting a 3-0 record with an unknown QB has built up enough clout with his fanbase to do so. John Elway temporarily silenced at least one self-important armchair executive, and that should be considered a win for all of us that have a Twitter handle and an intolerance for know-it-all fans who are dissecting picks well after anyone not waiting to be selected should still be watching the draft. Hey @nfkrauss....
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