New Head Coach A Foxy Bronco

Filed under Denver Broncos, Sports by on January 13, 2011 at 2:06 pm {no comments}

Denver BroncosJohn Fox became the 14th head coach in Denver Broncos history today. John Elway made the announcement via Twitter.

Elway also added “We couldn’t be more excited to have him lead the Denver Broncos.” And the Broncos starting quarterback Tim Tebow tweeted “Welcome to Denver Coach Fox! Can’t wait to get to work with you!!!”

Now there’s two John’s in Denver.  John the coach said he is thrilled “to coach a football team with such a proud tradition. The Broncos have a culture of winning, and I am excited to continue that legacy.”

The new Broncos coach is at work putting a staff together. It will be interesting to find out who the offensive and defensive coordinators will be.

Head coaching changes in Denver have been pretty rare for the last 28 years. There’s only been Dan Reeves, Wade Phillips, Mike Shanahan and Josh McDaniel’s in that time span.

Hopefully Fox’s tenure will last a lot longer than his predecessor and he can restore the Broncos to Superbowl champions.

Broncos Idol Like Search For Head Coach

Filed under Denver Broncos, Sports by on January 12, 2011 at 4:22 pm {no comments}

Denver BroncosThe nation is well aware that the Denver Broncos are searching for their next head coach after firing Josh McDaniel’s during a tumultous season. John Elway joined Twitter shortly after becoming the Broncos new Vice President of Football Operations and quickly went to work interviewing head coaching candidates.

Eric Studesville, the current Broncos Interim Head Coach, interviewed for the position. So has Perry Fewell, Rick Dennison, Dirk Koetter and John Fox.

Whether more candidates will be considered or if that completes the list will be known as soon as John Elway tweets it.

Out of the candidates so far I’m not sure which one is best for Denver. That’s for the brass ring to decide. I’d throw my vote in for Dennison. If he’s ready, he’s ready. Sometimes you have to give a guy a shot to find out.

John Fox brings the most NFL head coaching experience out of the candidates but that also means he might command a higher salary, which is an issue for the Broncos right now because they are paying two former coaches as well.

The fans in Denver don’t exactly seem thrilled with any of the choices. It’s possible that because Jim Harbaugh was snatched up immediately by the Niner’s, then Ron Rivera went to the Panthers, the Broncos fans feel like the best coach is getting away. Don’t be so sure about that.

Fox has the most NFL head coaching experience so let’s take his word for it when he says “there’s a lot of variables that I think it’s important that everyody is on the same page.”

It’s just possible that Harbaugh, Rivera, Mularkey and Williams were not good fits to begin with so keep your head up Bronco fans, the Denver Broncos Idol like search for a head coach will continue until they get their man.

Denver Broncos 2011 New Years Resolutions

Filed under Denver Broncos, Sports by on January 3, 2011 at 2:21 pm {one comment}

Top 10 Denver Broncos New Years Resolutions for 2011:

10. Hire John Elway

9. Introduce Matt Prater to Mackie Schilstone (the trainer that helped Jason Elam the year before he set the NFL record)

8. Keep Ryan Clady off the basketball courts

7. Continue to groom Tim Tebow

6. Improve the running game

5. Get back a healthy Elvis Dumervil

4. Sign Champ Bailey

3. Trade Kyle Orton

2. Hire a head coach

1. Defense! Defense! Defense!

How To Get Griesed By Mike Shanahan

Filed under Denver Broncos, Sports by on December 21, 2010 at 2:37 pm {no comments}

Not long before he retired, former Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer had said “Mike Shanahan is still looking for the next John Elway.”

Fast forward to now and we can see just how accurate the Snake’s quote is.

Mike Shanahan is getting his share of flak around the league for benching Donovan McNabb for Rex Grossman but this doesn’t come as a surprise to those who have been paying attention.

GrieseIf you see Mr. Mcnabb just tell him it’s ok Don, you’ve been Griesed. That’s right. That’s the offical term for when Mike Shanahan un-expectedly benches his starting quarterback.

It all goes back to a sunny August day less than two weeks before the Broncos season opener in 1999. Elway had just retired and Bubby Brister was without a doubt the new starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos…(play record scratch noise – insert Brian Griese).

Shanahan seemingly out of nowhere decides to go with the young Brian Griese and two days later Bubby Brister lost it.

So now you see how McNabb was Griesed? Bubby basically said he would have thrown down with Mike if it was a one-on-one deal but he had teammates to consider.

But wait, there’s more. Jake Plummer himself was Griesed. After winning 75 percent of his regular season games as the Broncos starting quarterback and an AFC title game loss to the Steelers in a season where the Broncos were 7-4…Plummer got Griesed big time.

Shanahan benched Plummer for Jay Cutler and the rest, they say, is history.

We’re Back in Kansas Toto

Filed under Denver Broncos, Sports by on December 3, 2010 at 10:15 am {2 comments}

Denver BroncosFor Dorothy and Toto being in Kansas is a good thing but the Denver Broncos (3-8) have to play the Chiefs (7-4) in Kansas City, Missouri which is usually a nightmare. The last time the Broncos played at Arrowhead stadium they lost 44-24 and Jamaal Charles nearly broke the NFL single game rushing record with 259 yards on the ground.

This year the tide seemingly turned when Denver put on a 49-29 drubbing of the Chiefs at INVESCO field. But did it?

McSpygate II wasn’t publicly known until a couple weeks after Denver’s big win against K.C. Which also might shed light on the Todd Haley post game fiasco.

Haley reportedly told McDaniel’s “people are talking a lot of (expletive) about you,” make of that what you will. Conspiracy theorists have had a hay day with that one.

What is clear is that Haley and the Chiefs want revenge and the tale tell signs indicate they might get it.

The Chiefs are playing well and coming off of a big win over Seattle. The Broncos are not playing well and coming off of a home loss to the now 5-6 Rams.

The Broncos are inconsistent. It’s hard to imagine them putting up the same performance especially in Kansas City under these circumstances.

Stats people love Kyle Orton. After all he has thrown for 3,370 yards and 20 touchdowns. He’s on pace to shatter his career highs in those categories but he might not get to see that happen. The real story isn’t about Orton’s flashy stats. Only 5 wins in 21 games is. John Elway used to have similar numbers for an entire season but he would have 11 or so wins to go along with it.

If Kansas City begins to route Denver like many think they will, then the Broncos will have to turn to their only hope, Tim Tebow.

One has to believe that Josh McDaniel’s is saving Tebow for just the right time. There might be no better time than Sunday afternoon in Kansas city.

Denver Broncos: What Happened?

Filed under Denver Broncos by on November 2, 2010 at 4:25 pm {no comments}

Denver BroncosAbout this time last year the Denver Broncos held a 6-2 record and nobody had a clue they would only add two more victories last year and start off 2-6 this year.

It hurts just thinking about it let alone having to write it down. What happened to the Broncos that started 6-0 a year ago?

We could bring up losing Brandon Marshall and Tony Sheffler but they were both here during the initial skid. So was Peyton Hillis although he was never really given a chance last year.

Throw losing Jay Cutler in there too, after all he did have his best year the year before Denver traded him posting 4,526 yards and 25 TD’s.

Then there’s the defense(less). The Denver Broncos defense that can play good enough to compete with the best teams in the league yet get blown out by the worst. That Defense.

Denver has lost good coaches too but every team goes through that cycle. We can go on and on with this so let’s just get to it.

What we have to do is look at the big picture and break it down. When that’s all said and done there is only one possible answer. It’s so simple, yet complex and it’s not what a lot of people want to hear.

Breaking the Broncos down into three era’s is simple, there’s BJE, JEe and PJE. Before John Elway, John Elway era and Post John Elway.

Only two of the era’s went to Superbowls. The Denver Broncos have played in six Superbowls total and John Elway started in five of them. So one Superbowl appearance BJE and five JEe. But in the PJE era the Broncos have only made it as far as the AFC championship game once and they lost hands down.

Simple, see. The Denver Broncos have not won a Superbowl without John Elway so the question is how long until they do?

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