TXBRONC
12-07-2010, 11:52 AM
Spygate II may not have been the straw that broke the camel's back but the original Spygate and out of the private meeting McDaniels had with his staff.
Krieger: Team's reputation a victim
By Dave Krieger
The Denver Post
Posted: 12/07/2010 01:00:00 AM MST
The biggest casualty of the Josh McDaniels era at Dove Valley was the truth. The Broncos' first job on the road back is to restore their credibility.
The timing of the firing remains a bit mysterious, especially considering the mixed signals from owner Pat Bowlen over the past eight days. But it is indisputable that McDaniels lost much of his remaining credibility in the 10 days since the Broncos were busted for Spy- gate II.
Both the club and the NFL did immediate damage control in an unusual Saturday media blitz within hours of The Post reporting the incident, thereby officially putting it behind them even as they acknowledged it for the first time.
Unfortunately, no one believed their explanation, that McDaniels' old friend Steve Scarnecchia was a rogue videographer and McDaniels a disapproving model of ethical behavior, even though he didn't do anything about it.
Having put it behind him, McDaniels refused to answer further questions, mainly because his public position on the original Spy- gate, which occurred in New England while he was the Patriots' offensive coordinator, had become untenable.
Publicly, McDaniels denied knowing anything about Spygate. Privately, in a staff meeting, he reportedly explained the differences between Spygate and Spygate II in some detail. McDaniels refused to comment on the report.
But if he knew about Spygate — and let's face it, if you're stealing your opponent's defensive signals, your offensive coordinator is the most logical recipient of that intelligence — then everything he told Bowlen and the public about that was untrue. So what else might be untrue?
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Krieger: Team's reputation a victim
By Dave Krieger
The Denver Post
Posted: 12/07/2010 01:00:00 AM MST
The biggest casualty of the Josh McDaniels era at Dove Valley was the truth. The Broncos' first job on the road back is to restore their credibility.
The timing of the firing remains a bit mysterious, especially considering the mixed signals from owner Pat Bowlen over the past eight days. But it is indisputable that McDaniels lost much of his remaining credibility in the 10 days since the Broncos were busted for Spy- gate II.
Both the club and the NFL did immediate damage control in an unusual Saturday media blitz within hours of The Post reporting the incident, thereby officially putting it behind them even as they acknowledged it for the first time.
Unfortunately, no one believed their explanation, that McDaniels' old friend Steve Scarnecchia was a rogue videographer and McDaniels a disapproving model of ethical behavior, even though he didn't do anything about it.
Having put it behind him, McDaniels refused to answer further questions, mainly because his public position on the original Spy- gate, which occurred in New England while he was the Patriots' offensive coordinator, had become untenable.
Publicly, McDaniels denied knowing anything about Spygate. Privately, in a staff meeting, he reportedly explained the differences between Spygate and Spygate II in some detail. McDaniels refused to comment on the report.
But if he knew about Spygate — and let's face it, if you're stealing your opponent's defensive signals, your offensive coordinator is the most logical recipient of that intelligence — then everything he told Bowlen and the public about that was untrue. So what else might be untrue?
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