I felt a gambit of emotions during the debacle yesterday and a lot of it is rage, shock and amazement.  It didn't even dawn on me that yesterday was going to end up the way it did.  Wtih a result like that everyone has to review their thoughts of this team and what it is and where it is going.  I for one and pissed about where we are and don't believe any of us can possibly understand where this team is going. 

Some further thoughts after the jump....

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In seeing all of the stories about our QB's recently and thinking a great deal about it myself I had to share my prediction for the Broncos QB status for the 2010 season (barring any injuries). 

If you are intrigued follow me after the jump

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I have to say that I am a very passionate person in every aspect of my life.  I am almost always the loudest person watching Broncos games, listening to the radio, or having a polite conversation.  I get a strong feeling that people are over-reacting to the departure of Mike Nolan and wanted to try to find some way to calm people down.  It seems that everyone is reacting in a way very similiar to when Shannahan was fired a year ago.  I want to give my reasons for feeling that it was time for Shannahan to go and why I feel that Nolan moving on is ok based on us finding a good replacement. 

Details after the jump but before all of that I want to repeat a saying that I find to be a good reminder to me (I have been working with my wife on bringing our home "back from the dead" for 6 years)...It goes something like, "Anything worth building and building well takes time."  Something we should understand and possibly provide the benefit of the doubt to Josh McDaniels. 

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Another reason to believe McD may have known something others couldn't see, from Gregg Easterbrook and TMQ

Single Worst Play of the Season -- So Far: San Francisco trailing 35-10, Dre' Bly of the Squared Sevens intercepted a pass and saw green in front of him. Bly started showboating for the home crowd at his own 40, then was caught from behind by Roddy White -- one of the league's fastest players, the sort of thing Bly is paid to know -- and fumbled. Atlanta ball. Showboating when you are about to score the winning points, as Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie did for Arizona, is bad enough. Showboating on your own 40 and when your team is down by 25 points is inexcusable. Dre' Bly, you are guilty of the single worst play of the season -- so far.

After reading about what happened to the Houston Texans yesterday and knowing this is a big year for Gary Kubiak, a guy I have rooted for since he left the Broncos, I got to thinking.  Shanahan will be back next year, I am sure of that.  It seems Kubiak may be out of a job at the end of the season because he has not been able to get his team over the hump and into the playoffs.  How wild would it be to see Shanahan coaching a team next year with Kubiak as his Offensive Coordinator? 

Just had to share the thought and see what everyone thinks.  My apologies if I am bringing up a sore subject.  I for one am happy with the new FO and the changes we have made and am wondering how it will feel to see Shanahan on the sidelines for another team. 

This offseason has already been incredibly difficult for Bronco nation.  So many are conflicted after Shanny was dismissed and shocked when a kid was brought in to run the team...then there was the old Jay Cutler drama (I do not care for the McJay Gate nomer).  What comes next?  Something that may be coming to a head this week.

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In the last few weeks after seeing the new Broncos take shape and get to understand who Josh McDaniels is and his background (thanks to MHR) I have been thinking about the interviews that Bowlen conducted to replace Shannahan.  I have come to understand not only why McD was brought in but why Bowlen was head over heels over Josh. 

In my mind the interview went something like this:

McD "I will bring in character guys and focus on team first, no one is bigger than the team.  We will have intelligent players and schemes in all 3 phases of the game that will challenge our players and will challenge our opponents.  We will focus on players that the community can be proud of and will bring in leaders immediately this offseason.  The team will be completely different than it is now but we will be competitive immediately.  There may be a difficult transition but everyone on the team must believe in our direction and we will absolutely fight to win the SB every year.  We will attack on O, D and ST.  People may not understand some of the moves we make and you may not understand them but they will ultimately make us a stronger team."

Thinking through the most dramatic transition of the offseason (this is the last time I will write about this past sitatuion) now having some perspective I don't think we knew anything near the truth for either side at the time but feel that it worked out best for both sides.  In hearing how tough McD is on QB's in pratice (and how hard he always was on Tom Brady) I don't think Jay would have taken well to being shouted at after he made all the decisions for the Broncos the last few years on offense.  I think both Jay and Josh knew this and they both knew inside that they needed to separate.  Neither wanted to be seen as the one to force the move but both wanted the change to happen.  In the end both are happy with the change that happened and Josh gets his fresh start in Denver with 3 new QB's that fit his system well. 

I can't wait to see this team on the field!!!!!

Thanks MHR for keeping me informed of all things Broncos. I owe my smile to you. 

First post, I just found MHR last week and it makes me giddy to have so much Broncos info. 

I must volunteer, I grew up screaming at John Elway every week.  I have been a Broncos fan (the full fanatic is really the correct term) for as long as I can remember.  I get a true adrenaline rush when watching close games, when the season starts and more than anything want to be able to watch each and every game (often to my wife's frustration).  I bleed predominantly orange and blue. 

I also love the game of football, the schemes, the hits, the moves...it is a game that  is both graceful and jarring.  The perfect mix of cerebral planning and pure physical exertion. 

As a Broncos fan I must say that I am not always the most levelheaded in my following.  I am always hopeful for the next season and always second-guessing plays.  I have been known to scream when a wild pass is intercepted from a Bronco QB (there have been a lot of instances of this with Jay and Jake).  More than anything though I am a Broncos fan and supporter.  If the Broncos had kept the Mastermind I would have supported them and hoped for the best in 09 and done everything in my power to believe that things would work out and we might win the SB.  Although I must say the case was quite easy to make on why Bowlen got rid of Shanny (one playoff win in 10 years, 3 DC's in 3 years, more and more blowouts in which the team wasn't remotely competitive, Travis Henry, Dale Carter, Maurice Clarett,...).  The truth is that Shanny hasn't done anything since Elway and TD left.  I could see it as a fan but was going to support my team no matter what.  I thought I had it easy, the fans in Detroit not only have a city that is falling apart at the seams they have a team that didn't win a game all last season. 

Then the Broncos hired Josh McDaniels.  I was surprised, I was convinced that with my armchair expertise that the Giants DC was the best choice for the team (note I will call him Spags for lack of desire to look up how to correctly write his name).  I was hopeful but a little confused, the Giants beat the Pats in the SB based on their D and the Broncos haven't had a D since their SB teams and now we hire a OC as HC? 

The point is I could go on forever on how I question everything that goes on and analyze it.  The fact is McDaniels knows his stuff and once again true Broncos fans are lucky and have a lot to look forward to.  The offence is going to be fun to watch (something it hasn't been for a while, it has been very predictable for years and the key was we had to hang all of our hopes on Cutler), with a lot of looks and what should be plenty of points.  The D has some great talent (Champ, Dawkins, Ayers, DJ) and what I see as the best scheme in the 3-4.  We will be a smart team and a team that is aggressive in all aspects of the game.  Plenty to cheer for. 

So what I am asking is for the hate to stop.  I see it everywhere, on each post in the DP there a ton of hate, for the writers and the coach.  The stories might not be the greatest but guys, chill out.  If you are a Broncos fan you will support the team through the changes and hope that the changes work out for the best.  Otherwise you aren't a Broncos fan at all and you can watch Bears games or take a year off and watch whoever the Mastermind is coaching in 2010.  Whatever the situation, from what I understand this is a site for fans so cheer on your team and have some hope (I know hope is in short supply nationally right now and that fear is selling like hotcakes but really).  In the end there could be a lockout soon and you won't have any NFL to watch so value that we will be competitive and that Bowlen does all he can to make the team successful. 

Oh, and by the way....the Mastermind was a great salesman to make everyone think that our goal was to win the SB every year when we had won one playoff game in 10 years.  For some reason we were always one season away.  I loved and still love Shanny but more than anything I love that our HC is now McBoyWonder.  The FNG knows football and even better he wants to make sure that his players are something the community can be proud of. 

Now that is something I can cheer for. 

Go Broncs