Denver Broncos

Let the John Fox era begin. The truly HORRIBLE experiment that was one-time stand-out Patriots coordinator, Josh McDaniels, is over. Thank goodness. McDaniels barrelled into this team full of the winning philosophy, attempted to impress himself on the organisation in every way, got it all a bit wrong, jettisoned the best QB of a highly-touted draft class to Chicago, fell-out with the team’s best – and one of the league’s best – receivers, and then eventually got himself fired for just kind of missing the point about winning and all…

It was all slightly embarrassing.

When I was a kid, the Broncos were seriously cool. The Elway years are some of the most iconic in professional sports. His passionate and extremely long career culminated in the only two championships to land in Colorado. Those days are long past and the Broncos are no longer cool. Gone are orange jerseys; gone are the characters; gone is Mike Shanahan; gone is the love; gone are the wins.

And they play in the softest division in the AFC. The Chargers should win it every year, but even they make it look difficult to play out of the AFC West. The Broncos will not win many games until they find their next Elway. Is it Tebow? Well, it sure as hell isn’t Orton – a fine game manager capable of some nice, nest throws when surrounded by a supporting cast working in unison.

I do think Fox should lump for Tim Tebow. Give him a season – a dead season as this one is – to earn his stripes. If it works out, you’ve got a face for your franchise and a foothold in the future.

Verdict: could be one of the worst teams this year, despite getting better at every position. 5-11 tops for me.


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