Mortensen 1/3/09 Broncos Coaching Search Update - The Orange Mane

montrose · 01-03-2009, 07:55 AM

Chris Mortensen of ESPN was just on SportsCenter to give his update on the Broncos coaching search. He said Pat Bowlen's preference is to hire a defensive coach and to keep Jeremy Bates in place to run the offense. Mort reported that while Steve Spagnuolo is the hot name in NFL circles, Raheem Morris is a real sleeper for the position. Most interestingly, Mort reported that Bowlen is looking to take 4-5 weeks to make his decision.

Hercules Rockefeller · 01-03-2009, 07:56 AM

People aren't going to sit around and wait for you to make your decision Pat when there are other spots open for these guys to take.

clint7 · 01-03-2009, 07:59 AM

Four to five weeks?!

snowspot66 · 01-03-2009, 08:00 AM

I'm sure that's how long he'd like to take. But does anybody honestly think he's going to sit on his ass? If he has to make it sooner he'll do it.

yerner · 01-03-2009, 08:01 AM

Sounds really well thought out. Keep drinking, Pat.

chex · 01-03-2009, 08:06 AM

That timetable might be out there since Spags can't be offered a position until the Giants are eliminated. Doesn't the SB take us 4-5 weeks down the road?

Atlas · 01-03-2009, 08:06 AM

5 weeks is nothing Hell , the Superbowl will have just gotten over in 5 weeks.

rugbythug · 01-03-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by yerner

Sounds really well thought out. Keep drinking, Pat.

Yeah because a decision in less than a week would be better

DBroncos4life · 01-03-2009, 08:09 AM

out of the jobs open Denver is the best so if you want to become a HC you might as well wait with us.

BroncoMatt · 01-03-2009, 08:10 AM

Maybe he is expecting the Giants to be playing for a while.

Ratboy · 01-03-2009, 08:10 AM

If Bowlen is waiting 4-5 weeks, he's waiting for Steve Spagnuolo.

broncos-rock · 01-03-2009, 08:15 AM

but but in the presser bowlen said asap(lol)

dreasher54 · 01-03-2009, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RTribbey

If Bowlen is waiting 4-5 weeks, he's waiting for Steve Spagnuolo.

I hope

yerner · 01-03-2009, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by rugbythug

Yeah because a decision in less than a week would be better

You're right. Its a good thing he had no idea who he wanted before he fired shanny.

lex · 01-03-2009, 08:34 AM

The thing about Mortensen is that he speculates so often that its hard to tell what is actual information and what is his conjecture. Its probably someone at E!SPN pressuring him to throw stuff against the wall, but it makes it hard to discern what is actual information. "Watch our for Raheem Morris" ...what is that all about?

Rock Chalk · 01-03-2009, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by broncos-rock

but but in the presser bowlen said asap(lol)

ASAP means as soon as possible. If Spags is teh guy, then it may well be 5 weeks before its possible to hire him.

Los Broncos · 01-03-2009, 08:51 AM

Take your time Mr. Bowlen and get your man.

DenverBrit · 01-03-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by yerner

You're right. Its a good thing he had no idea who he wanted before he fired shanny.

Bowlen has had a list of candidates for some time, count on it.

broncocalijohn · 01-03-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by chex

That timetable might be out there since Spags can't be offered a position until the Giants are eliminated. Doesn't the SB take us 4-5 weeks down the road?

exactly what i was thinking. Let him tell you about the sleeper pick then Spags is the last one standing and he gets him by default....BRILLIANT!

Punisher · 01-03-2009, 09:05 AM

I want Steve Spagnuolo to be my best man,My Dad,and our Head Coach

Oh yea and I'm Ready to have his Child

HEAV · 01-03-2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by yerner

You're right. Its a good thing he had no idea who he wanted before he fired shanny.

Let it go, Shany is gone, now it's time to just let the process work.

The smartest thing to do when looking to hire a new employee is to look at a large base of candidates and select the best fit from that base.

Also let's not forget that the Broncos opening is the best available. If you where a coordinator and where in the mix for the Denver job would you wait or would you take a lesser job with Detroit, Jets, Rams, Browns. Those jobs are Division II of the NFL...Detroit may even be CFL rated.

I want the best coach, I want a coach that wants this job, so if there is a guy out there that wants the job then he will wait for this job. But if a coach wants one of the lesser spots in the NFL and have a 2-3 year job... so be it. That person deserves to suffer with those teams and poor ownership.

If Spagnuolo is the man, then we wait to get our man and look around at other options. Maybe another option will be more impressive than Spags and makes waiting for him less of a need.

Mike Tomlin was a coach that the Steelers had low on their list. He blew them away we he meet the front office and ownership.

So Broncos fans have to have some patience and let the best man win.

This isn't about filling a spot in the mail room. It's about find the new leader of this franchise for the next 10 years.

JCMElway · 01-03-2009, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Punisher

I want Steve Spagnuolo to be my best man,My Dad,and our Head Coach

Oh yea and I'm Ready to have his Child

"You don't have a womb Stan! Where's the fetus gonna gestate? Are you gonna put it in a box?"

Broncoman13 · 01-03-2009, 09:14 AM

Sounds to me like Pat feels like there may be some deep runs with the likes of Spags, Frazier, Schwartz, and even Rex Ryan. It also sounds like Bowlen expects guys like McDaniel and Morris to be available in several weeks if that's the direction he wants to go.

footstepsfrom#27 · 01-03-2009, 09:18 AM

It's a bad idea for the owner to determine who the next head coach has on his staff. That forces the new guy to play with somebody elses hand rather than his own. If this is true it signals that the new coach will not have anything close to Shanahan's power in the organization. Bowlen needs to let the next coach make his own decision on his staff.

Circle Orange · 01-03-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by lex

The thing about Mortensen is that he speculates so often that its hard to tell what is actual information and what is his conjecture. Its probably someone at E!SPN pressuring him to throw stuff against the wall, but it makes it hard to discern what is actual information. "Watch our for Raheem Morris" ...what is that all about?

Mortensen is the original sphagetti tosser. Does Bowlen have a curveball in the mix? Five weeks isn't that big of a deal, most new coaches use the offseason to get their staff assembled anyway. Still, itchy prospects aren't going to wait that long. Makes me think he's going after a known commodity rather than new blood.

01-03-2009, 07:55 AM	#1
montrose Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 6,095 Adopt-a-Bronco: VP John Elway	Mortensen 1/3/09 Broncos Coaching Search Update Chris Mortensen of ESPN was just on SportsCenter to give his update on the Broncos coaching search. He said Pat Bowlen's preference is to hire a defensive coach and to keep Jeremy Bates in place to run the offense. Mort reported that while Steve Spagnuolo is the hot name in NFL circles, Raheem Morris is a real sleeper for the position. Most interestingly, Mort reported that Bowlen is looking to take 4-5 weeks to make his decision.

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01-03-2009, 07:56 AM	#2
Hercules Rockefeller Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 16,005 Adopt-a-Bronco: DJ Williams	People aren't going to sit around and wait for you to make your decision Pat when there are other spots open for these guys to take.

01-03-2009, 07:59 AM	#3
clint7 Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 3,046	Four to five weeks?!

01-03-2009, 08:00 AM	#4
snowspot66 Ring of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,642	I'm sure that's how long he'd like to take. But does anybody honestly think he's going to sit on his ass? If he has to make it sooner he'll do it.

01-03-2009, 08:01 AM	#5
yerner Ring of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlottesville VA Posts: 3,304	Sounds really well thought out. Keep drinking, Pat.

01-03-2009, 08:06 AM	#6
chex Pro Bowler New to the Forum Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 524 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	That timetable might be out there since Spags can't be offered a position until the Giants are eliminated. Doesn't the SB take us 4-5 weeks down the road?

01-03-2009, 08:06 AM	#7
Atlas Draft Defense Early&Often Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18,526	5 weeks is nothing Hell , the Superbowl will have just gotten over in 5 weeks.

01-03-2009, 08:09 AM	#9
DBroncos4life Hey pic Mod!?!?! FU Why yes, that is Bacon Bacon. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The wrong side of right. Posts: 26,532	out of the jobs open Denver is the best so if you want to become a HC you might as well wait with us.

01-03-2009, 08:10 AM	#10
BroncoMatt The Blizzard Man Check My Style Out Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 1,559	Maybe he is expecting the Giants to be playing for a while.

01-03-2009, 08:10 AM	#11
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,276	If Bowlen is waiting 4-5 weeks, he's waiting for Steve Spagnuolo.

01-03-2009, 08:15 AM	#12
broncos-rock Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,285	but but in the presser bowlen said asap(lol)

01-03-2009, 08:34 AM	#15
lex Bowlen Sold Us Out! The Broncos have been DisemBowlened Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 10,253 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	The thing about Mortensen is that he speculates so often that its hard to tell what is actual information and what is his conjecture. Its probably someone at E!SPN pressuring him to throw stuff against the wall, but it makes it hard to discern what is actual information. "Watch our for Raheem Morris" ...what is that all about?

01-03-2009, 08:51 AM	#17
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Take your time Mr. Bowlen and get your man.

01-03-2009, 09:05 AM	#20
Punisher ® You Tell The NFL! We're coming for That Belt! WOOOOO® Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Broncos Video Vault Posts: 6,628 Adopt-a-Bronco: i4jelway7	I want Steve Spagnuolo to be my best man,My Dad,and our Head Coach Oh yea and I'm Ready to have his Child

01-03-2009, 09:14 AM	#23
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	Sounds to me like Pat feels like there may be some deep runs with the likes of Spags, Frazier, Schwartz, and even Rex Ryan. It also sounds like Bowlen expects guys like McDaniel and Morris to be available in several weeks if that's the direction he wants to go.

01-03-2009, 09:18 AM	#24
footstepsfrom#27 helmet to helmet hitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 16,117 Adopt-a-Bronco: Joe Mays	It's a bad idea for the owner to determine who the next head coach has on his staff. That forces the new guy to play with somebody elses hand rather than his own. If this is true it signals that the new coach will not have anything close to Shanahan's power in the organization. Bowlen needs to let the next coach make his own decision on his staff.