So you’re an NFL general manager and your 2016 season sucked. Insert whatever softer or harsher description you’d like, but the ending doesn’t change. You’ll be watching the playoffs instead of participating in them, and it’s become clear a fresh direction is needed. Even if, like the happier times for the San Francisco 49ers pictured…
via The Terrifying Process of Hiring a New Head Coach in the NFL — Bleacher Report – Front Page
Offense or defense, experienced or rookie matters not. It’s about how they lead and manage their staff and players. As the head coach of the Denver Broncos, there’s no place for the egotistical, ill-prepared or weak. If one thinks they are bigger than this job, it will chew them up and spit them out. There…
via What is most important in finding Gary Kubiak’s replacement? — Mile High Report – All Posts
While fans and pundits are agitating for a big trade, it’s possible Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic is set on waiting for the off-season to make any big moves. The Colorado Avalanche are currently in a fight with the Arizona Coyotes. The “winner” gets last place in the entire NHL. The Avalanche have been winning…
via Colorado Avalanche: Sakic Possibly Waiting for the Off-Season — Mile High Sticking
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos — and head coach Gary Kubiak — weren’t quite the same after their Week 5 loss to the Falcons. Denver’s undefeated start to the season went up in smoke during the 23-16 loss on Oct. 9. But that defeat was rendered meaningless after Kubiak left Sports…
via Broncos Next Coach Might Be A ‘Stylistic Departure’ — CBS Denver
Despite playing without key big man Kenneth Faried, the Nuggets gave the Warriors all they wanted on their home floor before coming up just short of the two-time defending Western Conference champs, 127-119, in an entertaining duel.
via Nuggets Can’t Keep Up With Warriors, Lose 127-119 — CBS Denver
The Avalanche their fourth straight and now have a record of 12-24-1.
via Avalanche Lose For Ninth Time In Last 10 Games — CBS Denver
The play remains in a haze for Zaire Anderson, his head-first slam into a teammate chasing down a punt return. But the Broncos’ linebacker escaped a scary moment that led to an immediate exit from Sunday’s game against the Raiders and a trip to the hospital. “All I remember is trying to get up and…
The Broncos signed 11 players to future contracts Friday, including fifth-year running back Bernard Pierce and rookie long snapper Jeff Overbaugh. The nine other players were on the Broncos’ practice squad at season’s end. Pierce, a 6-foot, 222-pound back out of Temple, was selected by the Ravens in the third round (No. 84) of the…
via Broncos sign 11 players to future contracts — The Denver Post
The exit of Gary Kubiak and the end of a playoff-less 9-7 season will bring changes to the Broncos, on the field and the sideline. As general manager John Elway begins a search for a new head coach, the futures of Kubiak’s assistants hang in the balance. “That’s going to be up to the next…
During the first quarter of the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos game Sunday, Broncos cornerback Aquib Talib ripped a gold chain off the neck of Oakland wide receiver Michael Crabtree following a play. The confrontation began when the two exchanged words after an incomplete pass along the right sideline. Talib shoved Crabtree as he got up off the…
via Aqib Talib explains why he snatched Michael Crabtree’s chain during Sunday’s tilt — Fan Buzz
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