His Greatest Strength was His Greatest Weakness... - The Orange Mane

ksondere · 01-01-2009, 01:09 AM

So I'm still bummed about Mike being fired. Startled also that unlike the past Bowlen really didn't have a man already in mind. Reflecting on Mike's tenure as a coach it seems to me that Mike's greatest strength was also his greatest weakness. As almost every commentator has stated Mike always got 3 or 4 more wins out of his teams than the talent would suggest. But the talent was always lackluster.

Post-Elway Mike the GM was always in a hurry to win. Too much of a hurry. He threw money, players, and coaches away like the daily trash it seemed.
Guys like Al Wilson who'd sacrificed their body for the team, once broken were so easily discarded it was troubling. Al didn't matter, no player or coach really did. Because Mike the coach could always make up the difference. Or so he seemed to think. At times it was as though Mike the GM wanted to prove that Mike the coach could with win both hands tied behind his back.

The irony in all this is that at the very point Mike seemed to have learned that he couldn't win without talent. At the very point where he seemed to have learned that continually discarding coaches and players was not the answer.

He got fired.

But why was he unable to compromise with Bowlen and give Pat some of the team back? Why was Mike unable to relent to being a coach only? Why even now when he has built a massive home in Denver can Mike the fired GM not be hired back as Mike the new Head Coach?

When I look at all the comments on sports news isn't this the hottest coach out there? While also being one of the more lackluster GMs out there?

Let's just pretend Mike the GM never happened and hire the best head coach prospect out there.

What do you say Mike....Pat?

BroncoBuff · 01-01-2009, 01:18 AM

This thing has all the high drama of a talentless Marion Davies bringing down the most powerful man in the world, Williams Randolph Hearst. Shanahan is Hearst, and Slowick is Davies.

More will come out about how all this happened of course, but for now I believe it really was all about Slowick and the defense. We are so L-O-A-D-E-D with offensive coaches and personnel, but so B-A-N-K-R-U-P-T with defensive coaches and personnel ... and because Shanahan was so sensitive to the perception he had fired too many DCs, he developed a crushing blind spot about Slowick, and couldn't see the truth - that Bob was in way over his head. Shanahan was too blind and too stubborn. It's true what they say ... Pride goeth before the fall.

rmsanger · 01-01-2009, 07:09 AM

guys like Al Wilson, John Lynch, Jason Elam, Rod Smith should have been treated with more grace. They are what the Broncos are all about, we need character guys back on the team for 09 not neccessarily the best talent but the most heart.

01-01-2009, 01:09 AM	#1
ksondere Just Drafted New to the Forum Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	His Greatest Strength was His Greatest Weakness... So I'm still bummed about Mike being fired. Startled also that unlike the past Bowlen really didn't have a man already in mind. Reflecting on Mike's tenure as a coach it seems to me that Mike's greatest strength was also his greatest weakness. As almost every commentator has stated Mike always got 3 or 4 more wins out of his teams than the talent would suggest. But the talent was always lackluster. Post-Elway Mike the GM was always in a hurry to win. Too much of a hurry. He threw money, players, and coaches away like the daily trash it seemed. Guys like Al Wilson who'd sacrificed their body for the team, once broken were so easily discarded it was troubling. Al didn't matter, no player or coach really did. Because Mike the coach could always make up the difference. Or so he seemed to think. At times it was as though Mike the GM wanted to prove that Mike the coach could with win both hands tied behind his back. The irony in all this is that at the very point Mike seemed to have learned that he couldn't win without talent. At the very point where he seemed to have learned that continually discarding coaches and players was not the answer. He got fired. But why was he unable to compromise with Bowlen and give Pat some of the team back? Why was Mike unable to relent to being a coach only? Why even now when he has built a massive home in Denver can Mike the fired GM not be hired back as Mike the new Head Coach? When I look at all the comments on sports news isn't this the hottest coach out there? While also being one of the more lackluster GMs out there? Let's just pretend Mike the GM never happened and hire the best head coach prospect out there. What do you say Mike....Pat?

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01-01-2009, 01:18 AM	#2
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,433 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	This thing has all the high drama of a talentless Marion Davies bringing down the most powerful man in the world, Williams Randolph Hearst. Shanahan is Hearst, and Slowick is Davies. More will come out about how all this happened of course, but for now I believe it really was all about Slowick and the defense. We are so L-O-A-D-E-D with offensive coaches and personnel, but so B-A-N-K-R-U-P-T with defensive coaches and personnel ... and because Shanahan was so sensitive to the perception he had fired too many DCs, he developed a crushing blind spot about Slowick, and couldn't see the truth - that Bob was in way over his head. Shanahan was too blind and too stubborn. It's true what they say ... Pride goeth before the fall.

01-01-2009, 07:09 AM	#3
rmsanger Ring of Famer Another one bites the dust! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,055 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	guys like Al Wilson, John Lynch, Jason Elam, Rod Smith should have been treated with more grace. They are what the Broncos are all about, we need character guys back on the team for 09 not neccessarily the best talent but the most heart.