In a rather shocking development, NFL.com is reporting that the Denver Broncos have fired head coach Mike Shanahan.
The blockbuster of the coaching season just came in: The Denver Broncos fired Mike Shanahan.
Shanahan had three years and upwards of $20 million remaining on his contract.Shanahan, who just completed his 14th season at the helm of the Broncos, was the longest tenured coach in franchise history. He also held the title of executive vice president of football operations.
The two-time Super Bowl-winning coach guided the Broncos to nine winning seasons, seven playoff berths and three conference championships. The Broncos finished 8-8 this season, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Wow. Along with the Jets and Buccaneers, the Broncos had one of the biggest collapses in 2008. But it’s not Shanahan’s fault that the defense couldn’t tackle anybody and gave up 30 points a game. Is this a move in effort to bring in Bill Cowher? Why fire Shanahan with what will be available this offseason in terms of coaching candidates?
This surprising to say the least, but if you’re a Brown, Jet or Lions fan, you’ve got to love the fact that Shanahan is now available. Holy crap.
If the rumor that Bowlen is considering, or is in talks with Cowher.. my skin just crawled.
Bringing a Pittsburger like Cowher to Denver would be like asking all the fans and the whole organization to take a big bite out of a rotting fat filthy putrid hog!
Shanahan being fired is a move that was on the table with the last few years. It hurts, but if Cowher is the replacement, get ready to puke hog fat that is putrid and rotting out your ears, eyes, nose, and mouth.
I hope Bowlen has some class and stays away from rotting spitting horrible Cowher.
Yeah, it’s true. I think Cowher isn’t wotth a deep hole at the dump. Toss him into a nuclear waste dump and let him disintegrate quickly for the good of mankind.
What kind of a-hole made the response about Cowher? You dumb a$$. Let me guess, you played football in Junior High???! Lame a$$.
Actually the fact the the defense couldn’t tackle and gave up 30 points a game is shanny’s responsibility and the fact you say it’s not discredits this article all together. He was head of all things football in Denver and eventually you have to be accountable for horribly poor drafts and offseason acquisitions.
I believe Cowher would be a great fit for the job.
It doesn’t discredit anything, Jon E. Shanahan didn’t miss any tackles this year and doesn’t call the defensive plays.
You’re looking to point blame, so you hang everything on one guy? Team effort got Shanahan fired.