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lex
03-14-2008, 09:53 AM
Seriously, it just seems like a lot of the stuff I see about Shanahan comes from the left coast, whether its icing Janikowski for the win or whether its erroneously reporting about videotaping practices. Something tells me Al Davis might be behind a lot of this but, it just seems like theres a lot of bad blood where Shanahan and the west coast media is concerned. He really seems to get under their skin which makes me like him even more. Thoughts?

BOSSHOGG30
03-14-2008, 09:58 AM
They are all jealous of Shanahan's tan and power within the franchise.

MOtorboat
03-14-2008, 10:03 AM
Al Davis is obsessed with the fact that he let him get away, and San Diego just hates him...Plus he was an assistant with San Francisco during the Super Bowl years.

G_Money
03-14-2008, 10:23 AM
Because no other coach west of the Mississippi and north of Texas is anybody.

Team Name Year hired

Denver Broncos Mike Shanahan 1995
Kansas City Chiefs Herm Edwards 2006
Oakland Raiders Lane Kiffin 2007
San Diego Chargers Norv Turner 2007
Arizona Cardinals Ken Whisenhunt 2007
Green Bay Packers Mike McCarthy 2006
Minnesota Vikings Brad Childress 2006
St. Louis Rams Scott Linehan 2006
San Francisco 49ers Mike Nolan 2005
Seattle Seahawks Mike Holmgren 1999

Other than Holmgren, that's a bunch of inexperienced coaches or sad-sack teams, and all but Shanny and 'Gren have been hired in the last couple of years.

Those two Mikes - both with SF roots, histories, and championships - are it for 2 time zones worth of teams.

So yes, they talk about Shanny a lot. Most national (instead of regional) fans probably don't have any idea who Childress or Linehan or Nolan even are.

If you want to mention a head coach from the western states that everyone will know, you only have two options.

~G

Kapaibro
03-14-2008, 10:46 AM
Because he is so dang purty

atwater27
03-14-2008, 11:20 AM
Because Zambini and Bronx have sooo much influence.
Seriously, because every other team has hired and fired 5 or six coaches in Shanahan's tenure as Broncos coach. Hence "coach teflon".
All these whiny fans and sportwriters and internet blog hacks are envious of having continuity, so they talk smack.

DenBronx
03-14-2008, 11:38 AM
because no one else is the mastermind...

broncosfanscott
03-15-2008, 08:52 PM
Haters, they're all hater. Shanahan is a future HOF coach and has had success year in and year out, with the exception for a couple of losing season. Two Super Bowl wins.

Al Davis hates him for the reason MB says.......he is pissed that he let him get away.

People aren't obsessed with coaches that suck.

Lonestar
03-15-2008, 11:15 PM
davis hates him because he could not overpower him, he took the DEN job after he was fired and mikey beat the snot out of his team for almost a decade after wards..

Simple Jaded
03-15-2008, 11:52 PM
So is the Broncos Country Message Boards a Left Coast outfit too?

That would explain a lot......

Retired_Member_001
03-17-2008, 01:22 PM
Because he's the only Head Coach in the league that would be happy with Sam Adams and Alvin McKinley starting the season at DT with Ian Gold at linebacker and Erik Pears at RT.

What other coach would be happy with those guys?

lex
03-18-2008, 08:43 PM
So I turned on Sirius today and caught the beginning of Ryan and Kirwan. They were bitching about this to no end as if Myers is something amazing. And again, they tied it into the firing of Sundquist. For those that dont know, Kirwan and Ryan are big California guys...huge USC fans. Every little thing Shanahan does sets off the media in California. Wow. Its amazing to sit back and watch all the turmoil he causes for these guys.

broncosfanscott
03-18-2008, 09:11 PM
Interesting to know that two guys, who are probably not Bronco fans, are so in tune with what Shanahan does.

lex
03-18-2008, 09:16 PM
Interesting to know that two guys, who are probably not Bronco fans, are so in tune with what Shanahan does.


Who says they are? Again, if Sundquist is competent but served no purpose, whats the problem with this move ...that is, if Shanahan is the micromanager some claim, why is he necessary and how is he not being wasted? Also, if he is not competent, why is this a problem? Its just something to complain about.

Kirwan today did say complimentary things about Sundquist but also went on to say our drafts had sucked.