He brought in Fox and a strong defense could win a weak division.
He hit the lottery with PFM, who brought us great defensive FAs. And we were lucky that it all lined up for us. What happens if we get Manning but Ware, Ward, Talib, aren't available? A lot of it was luck, and he's done poorly for awhile now.
Let's tell the whole story, now. I believe in him. I tink he will make the changes to his style that he needs. But there are no sacred cows.
And I'll be eternally greatful for that. But are you suggesting that gives him a job for life? I'm not saying we should fire him right now, but he eventually has to get this thing back on track. I have faith that he can do it, hence me not wanting him gone right now. But it will be hard to keep that faith if he mangles another head coach hire and QB pick.
But it also came from moving on from Tebow. The fans were rabid about him. Elway took a lot of heat for that. He also drafted Von Miller, hired Kubiak (that coaching hire proved to be key more than anything) and put Wade in as DC. It wasn’t all Manning. Look at the key vets he hired as well. I know Manning brought alot of Ws and excitement but Elway was the one who had to give him a reason to come here in the first place.
"Oh I’m sorry, did I break your concentration?”
Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction
It bothers me when people say Elway got lucky. The guy worked hard and did his homework. He was very aggressive at building a championship team. We are now rebuilding and fans want to dump on him. Smh
"Oh I’m sorry, did I break your concentration?”
Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction
i want to keep believing in 7. . . the coaching candidates we're looking at kinda make me wish he'd retired, though. . .
It's kinda hard to win after SBs. The Packers still have an elite QB and still went to shit. I'm not happy with Elway but given the success he's had, he has a very long leash. Elway is the Denver Broncos. He's going to be here for a while. He's earned it. I hope he works out a way to own the team.
Rabid in both love and hate. And he signed PFM. That ended the heat pretty quick.
Regarding Von Miller - that was the obvious pick. We know what JFE does when the first round pick isn't obvious. He struggles. I'll defend some of those struggles (Ray and Bolles) and won't defend others - (Denver reportedly knew Lynch was lazy).
He hired Kubiak who won a SB on a loaded roster. Kubiak's offense never did a damn thing, and it went down in production after he forced Manning to play his system. Make no mistake, Kubiak's main contribution was being average and stable.
Kubiak had his choice of DC and got Wade. That was actually his main contribution.
Winning championships is luck anyway. Its about chemistry, solid coaching, staying healthy, and good players. All of those things were a direct result of John mother****ing Elway. I get it, John is responsible for guys like VJ, Keenum, etc but you cant let that overshadow the great things he has done since becoming GM.
There is an element of luck to a guy like Manning hitting the market. To Elway's credit he took full advantage when half the league was after him. I'm not downplaying anything Elway did to bring us that ring. But now he has to do it the old-fashioned way. Draft and develop. The jury is still out on if he can.
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