Good call Denver, now watch as your team struggles to rebuild for the next five years. Newsflash: just because some other teams hired great new coaches instantly doesn't mean you can.
Mike Shanahan is friendly with Jerry Jones... tried to sign Tony Romo when he went undrafted (and I think offered more money than Dallas).. and the guy he replaced in Denver? That's right.. Wade Phillips.
Great Coach, just a bad GM in my opinion. They should have taken away personel desicions from him and just let him make play calls which is is great at.
I watched the Broncos all year because I was riding the Cutler-Marshall-Royal wave in fantasy. Shanahan has good offensive talent, and while I'm sure their slow development can be correlated to the pressure they constantly felt to score (because they knew their defense couldn't get a stop), but even those guys weren't well coached - costly turnovers in the red zone, predictable offense, guys were constantly getting hurt. It was time for Shanny to walk away from this job and Broncos fans now need a defensive-minded coach to bring them to the next level. Meanwhile, Shanahan will go somewhere and be a phenomenal coach and make a bad team good. It was just time to leave Denver.
charlesrayDec 31, 2008
Good call Denver, now watch as your team struggles to rebuild for the next five years. Newsflash: just because some other teams hired great new coaches instantly doesn't mean you can.
julikDec 31, 2008
Mike Shanahan is friendly with Jerry Jones... tried to sign Tony Romo when he went undrafted (and I think offered more money than Dallas).. and the guy he replaced in Denver? That's right.. Wade Phillips.
Closed AccountDec 31, 2008
That doesn't give him the right to say so, though.
antipoetDec 31, 2008
Not to mention bad luck with injuries. How many RB's did they go through? They said Bell was hired out of a cell phone kiosk to come fill in.
joelecDec 31, 2008
Great Coach, just a bad GM in my opinion. They should have taken away personel desicions from him and just let him make play calls which is is great at.
Closed AccountDec 31, 2008
I watched the Broncos all year because I was riding the Cutler-Marshall-Royal wave in fantasy. Shanahan has good offensive talent, and while I'm sure their slow development can be correlated to the pressure they constantly felt to score (because they knew their defense couldn't get a stop), but even those guys weren't well coached - costly turnovers in the red zone, predictable offense, guys were constantly getting hurt. It was time for Shanny to walk away from this job and Broncos fans now need a defensive-minded coach to bring them to the next level. Meanwhile, Shanahan will go somewhere and be a phenomenal coach and make a bad team good. It was just time to leave Denver.
Closed AccountJan 1, 2009
No problem; there are a few topics I can't stand either. Happy New Year!
Closed AccountJan 1, 2009
I am glad to see him leave. I can resume being a Bronco fan.