The Denver Broncos have moved in from head coach Vic Fangio after three seasons. Who are some candidates to replace him in the Mile High City?
The Denver Broncos have officially moved on from head coach Vic Fangio, and the team’s search for a new head coach is on.
Fangio will undoubtedly land on his feet elsewhere. As he stated after the Broncos’ 2021 season finale against the Chiefs, his future is “very good”.
General manager George Paton will now get the chance to hand-pick his new head coach, who will also get to select his new coaching staff. The days of Vic Fangio, Pat Shurmur, and Tom McMahon are now in the past.
As Tom Pelissero of NFL Network pointed out, it’s worth noting that the Denver Broncos have a “football guy” in George Paton making this crucial football decision.
Another uniquely attractive part of the #Broncos opening: Football guy will make football decision. https://t.co/ZfKLFYPGfV
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 9, 2022
What Pelissero is getting at with that tweet is the fact that a lot of times, business people make football decisions. I’m not naming any names (Jaguars) but a lot of teams do that. George Paton is a very widely respected individual in the NFL, one the Denver Broncos are lucky to have.
It’s going to be fascinating watching him select the team’s next head coach. By the way, there are a lot of candidates. This list that I’m about to unveil started as 10 guys, then expanded to 15, and then I figured I better throw number 16 in there as well because you never know.
In all honesty, the list is probably even more expansive than this. We’ll know soon which coaches are being prioritized by Paton but until then, here are 16 candidates to keep an eye on.