Denver Broncos: Stock up, stock down from Raiders loss

The Broncos Coaching Staff 

In what was such a highly anticipated debut for Vic Fangio and the new set of coordinators, the debut quickly fell flat and left much of Broncos Country questioning how effective of a coach Fangio will be.

While it is too early for that kind of discussion, the coaching staff did not do much to impress last night. Going into the locker room at halftime, it was expected that Fangio likely had a discussion with the players they wouldn’t soon forget and that they would come out into the second half a rejuvenated team. However, that didn’t happen, and the Broncos looked as flat in the third quarter as they had all game long.

It appeared as though no adjustments had been made at half-time, pairing along with subpar play design made for quite the disappointing first outing for Fangio and his Mile High Mafia. Let’s not forget how poorly Mike Munchak’s offensive line played as well.

While disappointing that Denver had lost its first season opener in seven seasons, keep in mind how well the Broncos started both seasons under Vance Joseph, only to crash and burn later on.

Fangio is a first time head coach with a new team, so let’s allow him some grace before deciding that he is a bust. Growing pains are common in the NFL.