http://predominantlyorange.com/2007/12/26/i-got-a-lump-of-coal-from-the-broncos-this-year/ A Denver Broncos Blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://predominantlyorange.com/2007/12/26/i-got-a-lump-of-coal-from-the-broncos-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-341 David Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:05:18 +0000 http://predominantlyorange.com/2007/12/26/i-got-a-lump-of-coal-from-the-broncos-this-year/#comment-341 Sadly I have to agree with the Denver Post today, Mike Shanahan has gotten stale.  I think the offense hasn't really been good or unpredictable in years (and honestly, ask yourself how hard it would be to have good offense with John Elway and Terrell Davis, Rod Smith, Ed McCaffrey and Shannon Sharpe???), he is solely or at least primarily responsible for the lack of talent assembled on that defensive live, and every year we hear excuses about injuries and performance and being outcoached on a given day, and for a "mastermind" that's just not acceptable.  I don't think he needs to be fired, but he needs some help, either at the coordinator position or he should be given a co-general manager with equal power or even more power in player moves. Sadly I have to agree with the Denver Post today, Mike Shanahan has gotten stale.  I think the offense hasn’t really been good or unpredictable in years (and honestly, ask yourself how hard it would be to have good offense with John Elway and Terrell Davis, Rod Smith, Ed McCaffrey and Shannon Sharpe???), he is solely or at least primarily responsible for the lack of talent assembled on that defensive live, and every year we hear excuses about injuries and performance and being outcoached on a given day, and for a "mastermind" that’s just not acceptable.  I don’t think he needs to be fired, but he needs some help, either at the coordinator position or he should be given a co-general manager with equal power or even more power in player moves.

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