Pat Shurmur tells why he chose the Denver Broncos, Drew Lock

Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur talked about why he chose the Denver Broncos, Drew Lock, and their situation after his time with the Giants ended.

Pat Shurmur had no shortage of teams calling after he was let go by the New York Giants at the end of the 2019 season.

After two seasons with the Giants, Shurmur had as many as five teams calling about their offensive coordinator positions, including the Denver Broncos, who already had Rich Scangarello under contract for that particular role.

The Broncos saw an opportunity to upgrade with Shurmur and they took it.

But it always takes two to tango.

The Broncos may have wanted Shurmur, but obviously this isn’t like a waivers process where they just got to claim a coach that was released by another team. Shurmur became a coaching free agent and chose the Denver Broncos, who finished in the bottom five of pretty much every major category offensively this past season.

Shurmur chose the Broncos over other teams, but why? Let’s hear from the man himself, courtesy of DenverBroncos.com.

"“I’ve always admired the Broncos and what they stand for. Winning organization. I wanted to come to a place where I could make a difference. I really believe in John Elway, really believe in Vic Fangio and the staff that he’s put together. I think they got a really good start this first season and I just want to be here and be a small part of their success.”Pat Shurmur (to DenverBroncos.com)"

Of course, everyone’s also dying to know what Shurmur thinks of one of the new main attractions for the Broncos, quarterback Drew Lock.

Lock was a player that the Giants obviously had in last year for a pre-draft look and was one of the players they had considered when trying to figure out what to do with their quarterback position going forward.

"“Well we did (heavily scout Lock). Obviously, we were in the market for a quarterback last year, and we had a very, very high opinion of Drew. We did a lot of work on him. We were very certain that he was going to have an outstanding career and that he had a bright future, and I’m really looking forward to being able to work with him.”Shurmur on Lock"

It’s encouraging to hear a bit from Shurmur about what he thinks of Lock, and obviously we know that he would not have chosen the Broncos if he didn’t think highly of the now second-year quarterback.

Lock was very solid down the stretch for the Broncos as a game manager, but he was really impressive in terms of his poise, leadership ability, and the way he rallied the team and fan base.

The Broncos got a good one in Lock and Shurmur obviously knows that.

Along with Lock, Denver has Pro Bowlers Courtland Sutton and Phillip Lindsay along with the talented tight end Noah Fant.

There will be more weapons on the way as well for the Broncos, and Shurmur is going to be the guy calling the shots.