The Denver Broncos Candidates List: Fighting the Fires While Feeding the Flame

While in the middle of an extended personal holiday layoff I got this splitting headache officially about a week ago.  It’s still splitting to this day.    It had been building for some time I’m sure, maybe as far back as the NFL playoffs of 2005 when the Broncos knocked out the Patriots and eventually lost to the Steelers in the AFC Championship.  The Broncos are 6-2 in AFC Championship games, among the best in the NFL, yet in that game they failed to make the adjustments to find a way to win the AFC.  The Broncos have also been one of the most winning franchises the last 30+ seasons.  That is most certainly the under-current to this most splitting headache.   A week ago Sunday the Broncos allowed the final nails to be driven into the coffin that was their lackluster 2008 season.  A week ago Monday it was widely reported that the business relationship that couldn’t be broken was now busted.  Pat Bowlen had to make a ... (link)