He is the fourth coaching casualty since the regular NFL season ended. From ESPN-
Mike Shanahan became the latest and most stunning victim of the NFL coaching purge, fired Tuesday by the Denver Broncos after a late-season collapse knocked the team out of the playoffs for the third straight year.Almost all coaches, even the very best, get to a point where they have outlived their usefulness to a team. Shanahan I suspect will be back coaching within two years. Thats if he doesn't decide to be a television commentator like Jimmy Johnson who sticks around for years in the job rather than coach again.Shanahan joined Eric Mangini, Rod Marinelli and Romeo Crennel on the unemployment line after going 24-24 over the last three seasons, including three straight losses in 2008 that turned a three-game division lead to an 8-8 record.
Despite that, and the 52-21 loss to the Chargers that ended Denver's season Sunday, this was a shocker: The ouster of a 14-year coaching veteran who brought two Super Bowl titles to a city yearning for a championship and was considered my many in this town to be "coach for life."
In a statement, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said: "After giving this careful consideration, I have concluded that a change in our football operations is in the best interests of the Denver Broncos. This is certainly a difficult decision, but one that I feel must be made and which will ultimately be in the best interests of all concerned."
Shanahan, 56, was 146-89, but the Broncos remained stuck at only one postseason victory since John Elway retired in 1999 after Denver's second championship.
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From what I heard on the Si... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Kevin![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://wizbangsports.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| December 30, 2008 9:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
From what I heard on the Sirius NFL channel, it sounds like he sort of got himself fired himself by refusing to fire the defensive coordiator.
1. Posted by Kevin![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://wizbangsports.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| December 30, 2008 9:42 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2008 21:42
2. Posted by Tom Blogical | December 30, 2008 11:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I was somewhat surprised by this one. Then again, I just read Kevin's comment and it makes perfect sense now.
2. Posted by Tom Blogical | December 30, 2008 11:57 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2008 23:57
3. Posted by John Lochrie | January 7, 2009 3:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Nice Post....keep it up !!!! Good job
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3. Posted by John Lochrie | January 7, 2009 3:30 PM |
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Posted on January 7, 2009 15:30