Broncos let seven players go

By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published April 28, 2008 at 7:52 p.m.

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April 29, 2008

10:10 a.m.

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PurpleFox writes:

Sadly, the one person the Broncos should let go but won't, is Mike Shannahan.
April 29, 2008

10:48 a.m.

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kuhne2 writes:

PurpleFox,

Whom do you think they should replace Shannahan with? It is not like there are just tons of great coaches and GMs out there looking for jobs. Would you rather them hire Matt Millen? Maybe the Bengals can spare someone from their brain trust. Do you think we can get Al Davis to run the Broncos too?

You are the same type of fan that wanted Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning to lose their jobs too huh?
April 29, 2008

10:53 a.m.

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SE7EN writes:

We let Steven Jackson go. Noooooo! Oh, wrong Steven Jackson.
April 29, 2008

10:57 a.m.

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ClockworkOrange writes:

We did let Steven Jackson go a few years ago when we took DJ Williams... At the time many were expecting the broncos to take him at pick 17(Approx)
April 29, 2008

12:04 p.m.

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T1anda writes:

I'm sure Shanahan's three Superbowl rings are stuck in his ears(ala Patrick Roy) so he really doesn't hear or care what his professional or unprofessional critics are crying about. Shanahan is an amazing coach and should stay where he belongs... with the Denver Broncos!!

Gee, maybe Bowlen should let Shanny go and hire Joe Theismann or Bryant Gumble as the next head coach of the Broncos I bet they would do so much better than Shanny eh, Purplefox??? LOL
April 29, 2008

12:04 p.m.

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psu96 writes:

3-13 will be the broncos record.
April 29, 2008

12:04 p.m.

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Disgusted_in_Denver writes:

Hey Purplefox, Shanny's methods have grown stale and he needs to go. Maybe there are no good veteran coaches out there at this point but heck, I'd rather see a young coach come in, someone like a Lane Kiffen who is surrounded with good a good staff and strong front office. There is one Bill Cowher out there as well. The "who would you replace him with" argument is just lame!
April 29, 2008

12:15 p.m.

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meatwad writes:

Disgusted_in_Denver,
So you're saying we can bring in lane kiffen's entire staff and front office? Think about that for a second. As for Bill Cowher, you do know he's retired right? We'd have to bait him out of it, if he even wants to come out, and i doubt he will. As for a young coach, yea let's get to where the falcons got with their "young" coach. So as far as i can see, including your examples, we can't get any better than shannahan.
April 29, 2008

12:28 p.m.

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Disgusted_in_Denver writes:

Hey T1anda, would it change your opinion of Shanny if he'd only one two? Oh wait he did. Let's just say he had some help as well. Again, why does everyone look at what he did. The teams that we are seeing since those Superbowl teams are a direct reflection of him. He has proved nothing! Elway, Sharpe, Rod Smith, Mcafferey, Atwater, Alfred Williams, Zimmerman, Nalen, Jason Elam to name a few, all came from the previous regime. You could argue that some of the other talent that came in was not a direct reflection of him and his decisions since he was not always the GM. What has he done since the departure of Elway and his early success? What has he done? Wake up people.
April 29, 2008

12:30 p.m.

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Disgusted_in_Denver writes:

And meatwad, I am saying a change is needed. Is Kiffen better then Shanny, no. Can he be, that remains to be seen. And no I am not saying bring in the Raiders coaching staff, not my point as well. They will however do more then the Broncos this year!
April 29, 2008

12:43 p.m.

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meatwad writes:

The raiders are going to do more than the broncos this year? I'm willing to put money on that. Change is not needed, we had 1 bad season. We should consider ourselves kind of spoiled that we've had a winning team year in and year out. One bad season and everyone cries wolf. Yes kiffen may be better than shanny in time, but probably wont. The NFL's a huge step for any college coach, especially when he has no experience in the pros. Most all coaches were in the league for years under people, learning. Not thrown in the fray right away and expected to learn on the fly. Which, I'm going to say, isn't really fair to the coach.
April 29, 2008

1:22 p.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

Or as these players now refer to themselves: The Lucky Seven.
April 29, 2008

1:28 p.m.

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Right2Protest writes:

Atleast Detroit knows how to Draft AND play Hockey!!!!
April 29, 2008

1:28 p.m.

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dv25 writes:

Don't let blind loyalty to Shanahan get in the way of the facts.

Fact: The Broncos have not been to the Super Bowl in 9 seasons. This is the longest period of time the Broncos have failed to appear in the Super Bowl since SB 1 - 11 (and it would take a miracle to get there next year as well).

Fact: The Broncos have won the AFC West 1 time in the last 9 seasons. This is the worst nine year period since the AFC West was created in 1970.

Shanahan's record in building a team is more miss than hit. His Super Bowl roster was filled with holdover players from the previous regime. Shanahan is in danger of becoming Don Shula. He's too good of a coach to lose too many games, but he is not good enough to build a team from scratch. He needs to go before the Broncos wake up someday and realize it's been 15-20 years since we last went to the Super Bowl.

Who's better? I don't know, but there are plenty of coaches out there who could have gone 9-7 with this bunch. Why not try out a young up-and-coming assistant (much like Shanahan was in the early 1990s)?

Josh McDaniels (NE) and Jason Garrett (Dal) are two top assistants that spring to mind.
April 29, 2008

1:33 p.m.

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Right2Protest writes:

Shanny brought 2 Super Bowls to this city... you should praise the ground that he walks on!! Who would win in a fight between Shanny and GOD????? Trick question... He Is GOD!
April 29, 2008

1:42 p.m.

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Right2Protest writes:

Elway was good, but without the proper guidance the team would have never won the big one. He is doing the same thing with Cutler, it just takes time.
April 29, 2008

1:47 p.m.

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Right2Protest writes:

Hey Guys,

I thought that Shanny looked good out there last year:)
April 29, 2008

1:53 p.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

Heck, the Raiders will have a better record that the Broncos next year.
April 29, 2008

2:26 p.m.

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HolierThanThou writes:

Personally, I'd like to climb up there with a cutting torch and a crowbar and personally pry that pansy-ass Invesco logo off our publicly-funded stadium. That thing has been bad juju from the get go. Mile High Stadium was a place where winners played ball. Dump Invesco.

If I had a billion burning a hole in my pocket, I'd buy the Broncos away from Pat Bowlen and send him packing, too. Then I'd hire a pair of big ugly bouncers, call Shannahan into my office, and order up a bum's rush in his honor. Bye bye, Shanny. Cart him off in the rubbish heap with that Invesco junk.

Then Jay Cutler might have a chance to really show us his talent as a quarterback. Putting him on the team was no mistake. He's good and could be great. Then the Broncos would have a new beginning. I would never combine coaching with hiring. Talent scouts and a hiring manager need to do the job of finding athletes for the team. A good coach knows how to work with who you give him. It's stupid to combine those jobs unless you cannot afford to have both. And the Broncos can easily afford to have both.

Football is much too important to be about nothing more than money.
April 29, 2008

2:42 p.m.

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pj48b writes:

John Elway was an ok QB but the Broncos could not have won a Super Bowl without a good running game. Shanny tried to taylor the team around Elway for years and it did not work. The Broncos only won a Super Bowl AFTER we established a running game. Took Shanny how many years to figure that out? Way too many, and it is happening again. Get a new coach and new ideas.
April 29, 2008

3:30 p.m.

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discer writes:

Here is what Steve Ortmayer, former general manger at San Diego and St. Louis, had to say about Wesley Woodyard in today's Lexington Herald-Leader.
Ortmayer said that Woodyard was probably hurt by his status as a "tweener": an undersized linebacker without much safety experience. But Ortmayer still thought somebody should have taken a late-round flier on Woodyard.
"I understand the dilemma with Wesley a little bit, but they have no idea what kind of leader he is," Ortmayer said. "He'll make every play on special teams for you. There were 100-plus guys drafted in the last three rounds that can't carry Wesley Woodyard's jock."
Maybe a potential safety in there. Urlacher if I am not mistaken was a safety in college!
April 29, 2008

4:09 p.m.

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4gColoNative writes:

dv25, you've opened my eyes.
Cutler will be wasted on a progression of .600 Broncos teams ... Shulahan must go!
April 29, 2008

4:23 p.m.

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jaybyrd writes:

Shanny survived another cut? As they say, he must have the photos.3-13 record this year, Donk fans.
April 29, 2008

5:03 p.m.

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jb10 writes:

shanahan has made countless mistakes. he does get a free pass from the denver fans but what has he done lately? dv25 is correct. look what baltimore did. they fired their super bowl winning coach and it hasn't been as long since the ravens have been to the big game.
shanahan has been given everything he wants. he wanted plummer to be the next great broncos qb. he got javon walker. he dump clinton portis. he brought in all the browncos. how did any of those work out? bailey and bly are over rated.
who would you replace him with? there is no good coaches available? that doesn't cut it. look at young coaches such as mike tomlin, jack del rio, jon gruden. all these guys came out of no where and seem to be doing well.
i bet the raiders finish ahead of the broncos in 2008.
i bet the raiders finish the 2008 season ahead of the broncos.
April 29, 2008

5:05 p.m.

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Broncos_man writes:

year 3 with the franchise quarterback. I'm willing to give Shanny one more year. Maybe he does need to hold all the power. I just laugh at the Philly fans who are calling for Reid's head after one offseason. When you look at our constant turmoil it's hard to feel sorry for them.
April 29, 2008

7:10 p.m.

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southpaw writes:

jb10 wrote:
"who would you replace him with? there is no good coaches available? that doesn't cut it. look at young coaches such as mike tomlin, jack del rio, jon gruden. all these guys came out of no where and seem to be doing well."

Let's check the record books, shall we?

Mike Tomlin: 0 Super Bowl wins, 10-6-0 (Regular Season), 0-1 (Post season), 1 year in league.

Jack Del Rio: 0 Super Bowl wins, 45-35 (Regular season), 1-2 (Post season) 5 years in league.

Jon Gruden: 1 Super Bowl win (gift from Tony Dungy), 86-74 (Regular season), 5-4 (Post season), 10 seasons in league

Shana-blame: 2 Super Bowl wins, 138-90 (regular season), 8-5 (post season), 15 seasons in league.

I guess Shana-blame stacks up pretty well against those young coaches. But I have a suggestion... instead of complaining about a proven coach and asking for his head, how about becoming part of the solution? I've been to too many Bronco games where 20% of the crowd is for the opposing team. How about helping to bring back the 'Rocky Mountain Thunder' and stop selling tickets to the other fans, sitting on your hands because you don't want to spill your decaf latte, and START MAKING SOME NOISE IN THAT STADIUM? It's called SUPPORTING your home team, and that's what real fans do.

..or maybe posting on a forum is all the effort you're capable of.
April 29, 2008

8:14 p.m.

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Dynamicdave writes:

PurpleFox, why are idiots like yourself on a Denver Bronco blog, when you are clearly a Raiders fan? I swear, if your IQ were 2 points lower, you'd be a tree. And dv25, I'm willing to bet that when we won those "back to back" Superbowls, you were cheering and praising Shanahan like he was the greatest thing since God. But here you are now, talking smack about him and showing your "loyalty". Bandwagon fans, so funny. Oh, and don't tell us how you've "stuck by them" and dah, dah, dah. You aren't sticking by them right now, so you obviously aren't a true fan. Loyalty, get it?
April 29, 2008

8:16 p.m.

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Dynamicdave writes:

psu96, go back to Oakland, please.
April 29, 2008

8:37 p.m.

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Broncomaniac19 writes:

let's put some blame on players that were paid huge dollars to come in here and be focused pro's that let us down.

Here's a short list of guys that completely let us down: Dale Carter, Gardner, Henry, Walker, Plummer, the Brownco show and too many 1st and 2nd rounders to discuss again.

Shanny has had most of the big name players contribute NOTHING to the winning cause since Elway and he's still produced respectable teams capable of beating anybody. We've owned NE in their vaunted run people!

Shanny is the man, if we hit the lottery with Clady and Royal, if DRobertson produces (cmon, 1 out 10 HAS to give us something!), if the RB's can do it all, we have a chance to go deep this year baby!

Cutler is the man and Stoke, BMarsh, Sheff and Graham have a year under their belts and camps are right around the corner to tighten up even more. Show some faith!
April 29, 2008

8:45 p.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

Chalk Dynamicdave up as a drinker of the cool aid that Bowlen is handing out. Is it denial or blind faith that moves you to call out anyone who says negative (but true) things about your beloved Bronco franchise?
April 29, 2008

9:36 p.m.

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southpaw writes:

You know, even the Shana-blamers can't help but admit that Cutler will be a player someday, even though he hasn't done much. Griese was horrible and Plummer knew his days were numbered (as did everyone) when he saw Cutler in practice. Build an O-line this year and draft more tailbacks next year. Bolts will be on the way down by then, Oakland Ray-turds will be awful for as long as Al is 'manning' the walker, and we'll be a year or two ahead of KC.
April 29, 2008

10:29 p.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

No doubt about Cutler's arm--I watched him throw off his back foot quite a lot last season and he's got a cannon! Plus he's got to be feeling the warm fuzzies for the organization after they (wisely) selected someone to guard his blind side with their first round pick.

"Ryan Clady? Hi, I'm Jay Cutler, and I'll be buying you steak dinners every Sunday night for the next eight years."
April 29, 2008

10:36 p.m.

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dave_bronco writes:

same old shanny must go statements. ill admit we bronco fans have a hard time letting the guy go but just because the denver media officially hates shanahan doesn't mean we all have to. sure he isn't friendly, chatty and hates giving anything away to the writers but we do we as fans hate him. was it all the bad draft choices? the players he chose all had 1st round talent.they were all rated well, the thing is draft picks dont always pan out. sure theres guys like willie middlebrooks, ashley lelie and george foster who didn't work out but there are guys like cutler, marshall, scheffler, dumervil,dj williams and several running backs and o-lineman who are the future of the team. the broncos are finally truly rebuilding. at least they didn't go out and pick up each free agents. we were starting to look like the redskins. now we can build our team the right way. if you bandwagon fans aren't liking the way things are going, be a patriot or colt fan. theres plenty of room on those wagons.
April 30, 2008

7:21 a.m.

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Dynamicdave writes:

Right on, dave_bronco, I've been preaching that forever. And Shaupeen, I would rather have my "faith" in my team, then be one of the complaining, whining, Raider-like fans, on the blog, who profess to be a Bronco fan but write nothing but trash, and bad-mouthed their "so-called-team". You're a bandwagon fan. True fans can see right through you're smoke and mirrors. Either support them or move to Oakland or at least get on a Raiders blog, where you belong.
April 30, 2008

8:29 a.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

Wow. I can actually picture you pounding on you chest as you type that Dynamicdave. You are too funny. So, according to you, everyone in the Denver metro area MUST be a Bronco fan, or they need to move? Ha! Then again, seeing as how we were all forced into paying for the new stadium, if I left, could I take a piece with me? But really, who are you to tell people where to go? Answer: no one. You make me laugh, and then feel a little sad for you. I bet the Broncos are your life, huh? Let me guess, you get into fights over a football team. You yell at kids in the stands if they show up in an LT jersey or a Romo jersey. It's blockheads like you that give Bronco fans a really bad name. Diversify yourself. Get a few more hobbies.

Otherwise, how will you live yourself when, at the end of the season, the Raiders have a better record than the Broncos?

And I'll be staying in Denver, thank you.
April 30, 2008

9:35 a.m.

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jb10 writes:

southpaw. funny you call grudens super bowl a gift. didn't shanahan get the same gift? what has he done with the players he has hand picked? 1 playoff win. great!
as far as selling tickets to outside fans maybe you should look to the organization itself. they are the ones that have made it unaffordable to take a family to the games. they are the ones that screwed long time ticket holders out of prime seats in order to sell the same seats to big corporations in order to get more money for them. the old mile high was a load stadium that most teams dreaded coming to. now its filled with a bunch of suites trying to impress clients.
Broncomaniac19 who brought in those players? who drafted them? who put them into a defensive system that clearly did not fit the talents of the players? shanahan.
Shaupeen you have some valid points. i once say a little old lady in a wheel chair, smoking a cigarette cussing and chewing out a couple of young chiefs fans at the old mile high, roughly 1996. that is a great picture to paint for all broncos fans that attend the games. the funny part about that is that these people from outside teams are supporting your broncos. they are buying the tickets, they are buying the drinks, nachos and hotdogs. the money for those things goes to the bronocos. pathetic an old woman that should know better is belittling children in her own house.
April 30, 2008

10:06 a.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

No doubt jb. Most of the friends I know who have kids simply can't take them to Bronco games anymore. The fans are too drunk, too beligerent, and way too inappropriate to have kids anywhere near them. And that was in the "family" section. As for myself, I haven't attend a single game since Bowlen blackmailed us (Denver residents) into paying for his new stadium.
April 30, 2008

7:37 p.m.

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Dynamicdave writes:

Shaupeen, understand a few plain facts. I don't have to drink or be beligerent in my Bronco bar. I seldom drink and own my own Martial Arts studio for kids and young adults. I just get sick of people who say they are Bronco fans and do nothing but bad-mouth their so-called team. You happen to fall in that catagory. We have plenty of friends come to our bar who are not Denver fans and it's great. They are not the problem. Bandwagon fans are. If we all liked the same team, what's the point? But you said so yourself, you don't go to the games anymore (I still fly out there for an occasional game or go to San Diego for the game), but I've been loyal. Where is your support for the team?
April 30, 2008

9:06 p.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

Check your premise, dave. When did I ever say I was a Bronco fan?
April 30, 2008

9:37 p.m.

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Dynamicdave writes:

Ha, ha. True. Didn't consider that. But don't misunderstand me. I love being able to debate and talk footbal smack, whether it be on the blog or with my friends. My ex is a Raiders fan, so I've pretty much heard it all. My co-worker is a Dallas fan and we never tire of talking sh** to each other when it comes to our teams. That's what makes football fun. But I'm never hostile to anyone at the games. I paid enough for the plane ticket and game tickets to want to miss any of it.
April 30, 2008

10:31 p.m.

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Broncosfan75 writes:

It makes me laugh that if you are not a bronco fan Shaupeen that you wasted your time on a purely bronco blog after a very insignificant purely bronco article in an online section of a sports page that is predominately for Colorado sports fans(who are predominately bronco fans). I am glad that the city of Denver forced a transplant like you to help fund a public stadium and as a Denver native let me be the first to tell you NO you may not take a piece of the stadium with you but I will be happy to pack your bags for you.

As for Shanahan, he had the Broncos in the AFC championship game three seasons ago and ran into a hot Pittsburgh team that helped him to realize Plummer was just not going to get it done. He would never use the term rebuilding, but that is what he has been doing the two years since. I do agree however that no one gets a free pass and if the team is no successful in the next two to three years then the organization should go in a different direction(like Shanny's son).
April 30, 2008

11:38 p.m.

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dakar writes:

Shanahan must go. Broncos need to go out and find a new coach and rebuild. I just hope he's not lingering around here for several more mediocre years.
May 1, 2008

12:02 a.m.

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bobby writes:

I find it hard to hard to understand that though changes are made to a Roster, they are made to improve the team; If your that disappointed in look back way back if your old enough, when the team didn't have what they have now. Red Miller got them to Super Bowel, Dan Reeves got them their to, failing to complete the run, before that you were probably saying "Broncos WHO" !!! Mike Shanahan has done so. Last but not least how much coaching have you done!
May 1, 2008

10:01 a.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

Oh Broncosfan75, where to begin in responding to you? First, thanks for the laughs. I enjoyed them this morning. Now, on to your silly claims. First, this is not a "purely bronco blog." This is a newspaper blog. It covers many things--local stories, state-wide issues, and even national and international stories. Maybe you should read more than the football beat. You might learn that there is a whole world out there beyond Invesco Field. Secondly, what you consider a waste of time, others might deem important. For example, I would consider posting on an actual, dedicated bronco blog a waste of my time, but then again, I don't put so much weight on a football team that I base my identity on them (nice name though). But I understand others might do just that. That's fine. They certainly can choose to spend their time that way. Just like I can make a comment about Cutler if I want to. That's my choice. If you don't like it, tough. Next, I am a Colorado sports fan. Just not a bronco fan. That is possible, believe it or not. Your statement that Colorado sports fans are predominantly bronco fans is unsubstantiated and, well, just wrong. I know a lot of people who root for the Rockies, Avs, Nuggets, Crush, etc that choose not to support the broncos and their greedy owner. Luckily, swallowing that bitter pill is not required to be a resident in this great state. Also, why do you assume that I'm a transplant? Just because I don't root for the broncos? Are you so intellectually thin as to assume that every bronco fan is a native? Or that only natives could love that franchise? I hate to break it to you, but that's not the way it is. On to my next point--why are you glad that I had money extorted by Pat Bowlen? Do you cheer when people are robbed? Or are you just bitter and typing in spite? Either way, you are revealing yourself to be a small, petty person. And finally, I don't need help packing--I'm not going anywhere. I've been here longer than you, and you obviously need some supervision, so i think I'll stick around. That, too, isn't up to you.

I'll let you go, as I'm sure you have things to do that are very important to you--like putting another bronco sticker on your truck, or painting your cat orange and blue, or coming up with another creative excuse that you can use when your broncos, and by extension, your identity, fail to live up to your moderately high expectations.
May 1, 2008

12:11 p.m.

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HBBeough writes:

Shaupeen, you lost me at state-wide issues. You are one boring dude.
May 1, 2008

12:58 p.m.

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Shaupeen writes:

Nah, I'm not usually such a windbag, but I'm just tired of the false sense of entitlement some Bronco fans have. Not all, just a few.

But thanks for trying to read it.
May 1, 2008

8:53 p.m.

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dave_bronco writes:

Bronco fans have reasons to be somewhat turned off by their team and recent success but the way i see it shaupeen, the broncos are an nfl team that fans are crazy about because they have been successful so long and they care about success. the whole stadium issue can be discussed and argued about and though i have lived in denver all my life and HATE the name of the stadium i think mile high was in need of updating and many fans agreed. if i knew it was going to be invesco field and give the broncos so much negative attention i would rather be back in the mile high days. the fact denver had the salary cap issue during the super bowl era makes them look bad but the money was used on the stadium, not the players.

If you have been here in denver so long and don't support the broncos that may be because of decisions they have made like getting players with bad character (carter, gardener, romanowski, clarett etc...), losing in the playoffs and even getting rid of players and contracts like plummer, portis and lelie, every team has its struggles and even though denver has gone 16 and 16 in the last 2 years its no reason to be so hateful. the broncos are imo getting better and after a draft like they had a few years ago(cutler,dumervil,scheffler,marshall) they are on the right path for success if they can keep developing and getting players with good characters like they did in this draft. before the 16-16 stretch we were in the afc championship. its not like we are in a 10 year winning draught here.
May 1, 2008

10:22 p.m.

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Driver08 writes:

OK, I am not really a Bronco fan, although I do root for them. But I do live in Denver and enjoy following the team. Here are my $.02 for what they're worth:

I think Shanahan is a good coach, and should continue to stay with the Broncos. I don't think he's a very good GM though. I don't know how much "horsepower" Sundquist had in the past, but from what I've read, the past few drafts have been Shanahan's--and they haven't been very productive.

Hire a real GM (maybe someone out of the Patriot's front office;) ) and let Shanahan coach the players our new GM drafts.

I'd love to compare winning percentages of organizations that employed a Coach/GM vs. those that split the duties (like the Patriots do) for the last 10 years or so. Would be interesting, as I imagine the teams that split the duties would have a better record over the last decade then those who do not. Just my opinion, obviously. I just don't care enough to do the work myself.

I'm sure someone will take issue with my definition of "productive", and if so, so be it. I'm not going to get into a cyber-argument over it, as it's just my opinion and not worth the effort to me. But I would enjoy any thoughts as to Shanahan's "success" as a NFL GM.
May 2, 2008

1:10 p.m.

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kristian_r writes:

It seems to me that in the past three years or so since Gary Kubiak has been gone, that things just haven't been the same. I feel that we need to get Kubiak back.

Shanahan is a good coach and he has lots of talented players. There are a few weak spots that need improved upon but Shanahan needs Kubiak for the offense. Thats when things were great. If Kubiak could call plays and coach Cutler, wow...Broncos would be putting points and wins up.
May 10, 2008

3:15 p.m.

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Stampede writes:

Their are a lot of people losing faith in what the Broncos are doing, let's not forget that they were in the AFC championship just a couple of years ago, and that was with bootleg master plummer. That reaches at another point, Shanahan is a great play caller, not necessarily on defense but he gets the most out of his players abilities. Frankly, the 06 draft was a masterpiece in my eyes, and yes Shanahan does take gambles at the draft table but I feel like 06-08 have been huge especially with what he has done with the trenches. I just feel like we are in need of linebacker depth now. Oh and anyone talkin about the raiders will have a better record then the Broncos can choke on their words when McFadden busts'.
May 23, 2008

6:55 p.m.

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broncodano writes:

you anti shanny people are spoiled. you are spoiled to the fact that we have only had two losing seasons since Shanny got here.

What do you think guarentees that a coaching change will bring about Super Bowls?

You want to know why we are a mediocre team now? Its because Shanny finds a way to win all the time with substandard players.

Our own success has hamstrung our drafts by being too good to be in the bottom of the league, ensuring a good draft spot, but not good enough to win it all.

Shanny did that... now since he has had a second losing season, all you morons are calling for him to be fired.

Typical spoiled behavior.

Go ahead, Fire shanahan.. bite that hand that feeds you..

Just be sure to raise your hand after the new coach has us in the cellar and i ask, who brought this about?

Thank God Bowlen, a man smart enough to have made more money than EVERYONE WHO CHIMED IN ON THIS BLOG COMBINED, is smart enough to keep Shanahan, and i quote..

AS long as MIKE wants the job. According to Pat, he is afraid that SHANNY WILL DECIDE TO RETIRE.

Thank god hes in charge and not the Shanahaters.

bd

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Broncos let seven players go

By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published April 28, 2008 at 7:52 p.m.

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