Thread: The Broncos house needs cleaned, but is there a worthy interim on the staff?

Vic Fangio must go.

That’s just what happens to Broncos coaches when their team gets embarrassed at home by the Raiders – the coachless Raiders, no less. Wade Phillips was shown the door following the 1994 season, a campaign in which he was swept by the Raiders, including a 48-16 drubbing at home. Josh McDaniels was whacked five games after getting beat by (then) Oakland 59-14 right in front of Mr. Bowlen himself.

It was incredibly obvious on Sunday that Fangio has no business coaching the Broncos. The botched challenge calls; the lack of preparedness against a team that was ripe for the picking; the fact that his defense gave up 34 points, 340 yards through the air and 86 on the ground; a third consecutive loss – and all in front of Mike Shanahan, the greatest coach in Broncos history. The contrast of Fangio’s latest performance set against the backdrop of celebrating Shanahan’s enshrinement into the Broncos Ring of Fame was palpable, if not sickening. Broncos first-year GM George Paton, who has no direct connection to the organization’s proud history, could become an instant local hero if he re-established the standard at which the Broncos must operate and put a pink slip on Fangio’s desk first thing Monday morning.

That likely won’t happen, but for Fangio, it’s looking less like a matter of if, and more like a matter of when.

rest - https://milehighsports.com/the-bronc...-on-the-staff/

Yeah, doesn’t make sense to fire him with a short week. That said, if they lose Thursday night, Friday morning would be a very good time to do so. I’d expect that Munchak would take over.

People will hate it, but Shurmur was a head coach and would be a viable option here. Maybe it's even a blessing in disguise if someone else takes over the playcalling.

Munchak or Donatell.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

People will hate it, but Shurmur was a head coach and would be a viable option here. Maybe it's even a blessing in disguise if someone else takes over the playcalling.

Yup, I was thinking the same thing but I didn’t want to say it out loud because I’m really hoping he’d be sent packing along with Fangio!

Originally Posted by chazoe60

Munchak or Donatell.

And the situation with Donatell would be interesting because he’s a Fangio guy. Would he even be retained?

Interim coach?
About Shurmur!










I kid, I kid, I kid!!!

munchak is the obvious choice. . .

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

People will hate it, but Shurmur was a head coach and would be a viable option here. Maybe it's even a blessing in disguise if someone else takes over the playcalling.

Holy shit!!!
Where do you guys come from?
Really. Serious question!
Just when I thought I’ve heard it all...
Good grief!

Originally Posted by Mozzafiato

Yeah, doesn’t make sense to fire him with a short week. That said, if they lose Thursday night, Friday morning would be a very good time to do so. I’d expect that Munchak would take over.

It makes complete sense to fire him with a short or a long week. Who cares. Fire his ass.

Careful what you wish for, Broncos Land, Paton has quietly built the Vikings West and chances are good that your next HC will be a reject from Vikings Christmas Past.

If Vic gets fired, Shurmur needs to be with him. Any situation where Shurmur isn’t shown the door first or at the same time is unacceptable. He’s the worst OC in the league. No one has done less with more talent than Shurmur this season.

Fire Fangio and Shurmur. Make Munch the interim HC. Shula becomes OC, Donatell calls the defense. They can assign some offensive quality control coach or something to be the QB coach (or Shula can dual hat for awhile). It’s not that difficult. Something has to happen to stop the bleeding. If we lose on Thursday, especially if they don’t have Chubb or Hunt, then it becomes time to do the complete tear down and rebuild.

If I’m Paton I fire Vic and Shurmur and trade anyone of value on the roster with very few exceptions. Only young players to build around (Jeudy, Surtain, J Willams) or those with prohibitive contracts (Bolles, Simmons) are safe at the moment. I trade everyone of value and stockpile picks to either trade for or trade up for a QB next year. I’d trade Von to a contender (outside the division) who is missing that one pass rush piece. I start Lock because if he hasn’t improved, all the better for tankathon which starts now. Glasgow - traded. Fuller- traded. Callahan - traded. K Jax- traded and start Sterns, etc. Our poor attempts at a rebuild have failed. It’s time to do it properly.

Originally Posted by aberdien

It makes complete sense to fire him with a short or a long week. Who cares. Fire his ass.

You really don’t see the benefit of giving a new head coach 9-10 days instead of 3-4 to get ready to coach their first game?

Originally Posted by Jaded

Careful what you wish for, Broncos Land, Paton has quietly built the Vikings West and chances are good that your next HC will be a reject from Vikings Christmas Past.

That goes without saying. I expect Darell Bevell or Leslie Frasier to be 2 of his top candidates due to the Viking connection.

Originally Posted by Mozzafiato

You really don’t see the benefit of giving a new head coach 9-10 days instead of 3-4 to get ready to coach their first game?

Nope. We’re gonna lose anyway. The combination of inept coaching and injuries have essentially put a fork in this season. Had we been healthy, maybe we overcome some of the bad coaching, but that’s about the only way we have a chance at beating anyone.