Broncos fire Shanahan

I agree the Dolphins shouldn't have shoved Shula out, but I'm not sure he was the answer either.

The last 10 years sans Elway and Davis make it pretty clear Shanahan is not the answer.

Another question: Anyone think Elway might be the new grand poobah in the front office there? The AFL is tits up. Maybe Bowlen brings in the legend to run the team?

 

Didn't win enough playoff games, but his record was NEVER bad. And, still, he was the only one to win with Elway.

 

A death rattle?

 

You're right on Elway. But how long does the guy ride that?

1-4 in the playoffs since Elway left. The scores: 21-3 L to the Ravens (2000), 41-10 L to the Colts (2003), 49-24 L to the Colts (2004), 27-13 W over Patriots (2005), 34-17 L to the Steelers (2005). They got HAMMERED, every time. At some point, it's the coach's fault.

There's been no continuity at RB as Shanahan keeps trying to prove how smart he is by plugging anyone this side of you or I into the backfield. The defense has sucked four years running. It was time for him to go.

 

The Broncos needed a change. I was surprised because Bowlen had said numerous times that Shanahan would be in Denver for as long as he wanted to be there. As has been said before on this thread, Shanahan is a really good, if not great, coach. But he is a horrible GM and VP. That's what doomed him and the Broncos for the past 7-10 years. He can coach talent, but he can't pick it out very well. He should just stick to coaching.

 

This is how Canadian I am. I couldn't figure out what the Broncos were doing with Brendan Shanahan in the first place. :-\

 

Interesting reading the fan reactions from the Denver papers. Most approve of the move. Shanahan has gone 0-2-1 with his qb choices to replace Elway. I began to question his drafting judgement when he picked Tommy Mattox in the first round when Elway had at least five years left. His inability to get a decent defense was also a puzzlement.

 

Mattox? Really?

God, I think I need a Maalox.

 

Tommy Mattox or Tommy MaddoXFL, who was drafted by Dan Reeves in 1992?

 

I believe its Tommy BigBentookyourjobox.

 

I wonder if they tried to make him give up the GM title.

He was a god-awful GM.

I don't know if he was a great coach. He was with Elway and Terrell Davis. George Seifert won two titles as well...

He's won one playoff game in the almost 10 years since Elway retired. You can almost do that by default in the NFL.

All that said, I don't think Bowlen makes this move unless he thinks he can get Cowher.

 

Two Super Bowl titles that turned around the franchise's reputation. Two losing seasons in 14. Played for AFC Championship 3 years ago. Made me a shitload of money in SB XXXII.

Idiotic, bloated, arrogant move by Bowlen.