Thread: Bowlen talks about Shanny

Interview with Bowlen in todays Denver Post

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_7946054

By Bill Williamson
The Denver Post

Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen discusses the disappointing 2007 season. In his first interviews since the end of a disappointing season, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen spoke on several topics today.

The following is a sampling:

On coach Mike Shanahan: "I know this season was tough on Mike and he and his staff worked hard Mike is my coach. For our club, certainly, I think he is the best coach in the NFL."

On personnel matters: "I think we made some mistakes in free agency last year. We have to do a better job in free agency. We need to make better decisions on and off the field."

On the team's character: "I wouldn't say we have a big character problem on this team."

On the Broncos' 7-9 season: "It was very disappointing and we weren't expecting it. It was very difficult. I'd have to look through the media guides over the past 24 years to see what my worst seasons were, but this had to be in the worst 3-4 seasons."

On fired defensive coordinator Jim Bates: "I was disappointed it didn't work out. But I am not going to make Jim Bates the whipping boy for what happened this season."

On quarterback Jay Cutler: "I think we have a great young quarterback we can build around."

For the complete story, please look in the Sunday Denver Post.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_7946054

A better yet article in the Rocky Mountain News:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...till-shanahan/

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Good article in the Rockie Mountain News! I doubt we sign any big name...big dollar players this offseason. I think Bowlin's sitting there going we sign Henry when we could have had Kerney...youch!

Bowlen: Smart man.


19-0 baybay.

Originally Posted by hamrob

Good article in the Rockie Mountain News! I doubt we sign any big name...big dollar players this offseason. I think Bowlin's sitting there going we sign Henry when we could have had Kerney...youch!

Obviously, if we signed Kerney it would be a little different tune on free agency. And who knows? Maybe next year Kerney busts.


That is life in the NFL.


The same can happen in the draft.

If we signed Kerney, we wouldn't have both Moss/Crowder.

Kerney had a great year this year, but I love the injection at youth and am hoping it pans out for those young players at the DE position.

I think this says a lot about how great the Broncos have been the last couple decades and how spoiled us fans have beee:

On the Broncos' 7-9 season: "It was very disappointing and we weren't expecting it. It was very difficult. I'd have to look through the media guides over the past 24 years to see what my worst seasons were, but this had to be in the worst 3-4 seasons."

Finally, Denver is done with free agency mistakes.

Why does nobody mention Graham when mentioning the FA mistakes? Dude is WAY overpaid for someone who isn't the #1 TE target AND he dropped crucial passes on multiple occasions...jax for 1. Dude's getting a free pass.

On the team's character: "I wouldn't say we have a big character problem on this team."

I am so happy that he sees this............... Hell yeah, the Boss knows.

Hopefully we think about the past mistakes last year and do some things right this off-season. I'm ready for real Bronco football to return.

Originally Posted by SmilinAssasSin27

Why does nobody mention Graham when mentioning the FA mistakes? Dude is WAY overpaid for someone who isn't the #1 TE target AND he dropped crucial passes on multiple occasions...jax for 1. Dude's getting a free pass.

I give him a pass on that one because they hadn't thrown to him before that play. No doubt, the pass hit him right in the hands... happens to the best of them... but get him involved earlier if you want better results. Our running game suffered when he wasn't in there.

Bowlen is still the kind of owner I like... Knows enough to stay out of the way. I also like how he says that Bates wasn't the only problem we had on D. We still have a lot of personnel issues to work through. I'm sure Shanny is worried that I don't think we are set on dline yet, nor LB.

Originally Posted by silkamilkamonico

If we signed Kerney, we wouldn't have both Moss/Crowder.

Kerney had a great year this year, but I love the injection at youth and am hoping it pans out for those young players at the DE position.

no if we had signed kerney then maybe we would have signed johnathan beason or nelson and still had crowder. then our defense would have been sick!

Originally Posted by tnedator

I think this says a lot about how great the Broncos have been the last couple decades and how spoiled us fans have beee:

It also says a lot about how Shanahan and Bowlen did not go into the season with attitude that this a "rebuilding" year.