Anybody up for Coach Gradishar? - The Orange Mane

Rocky Mountain Stampede · 01-15-2009, 12:34 AM

Coach Gradishar great idea

By Mark Kiszla
The Denver Post

01/15/2009

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_11456639

Any way you look at it, the defense of the Broncos stinks. A fine tradition crushed. From the gaudy points hung by foes on the scoreboard to the rock bottom of the NFL statistics, the Orange ain't what it used to be.

Where have you gone, Randy Gradishar?

But there is reason for hope.

Although only 32 years old, new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels has arrived from New England with a little magic dust from the Orange Crush on his fingertips.

"When I see the Patriots play defense, I see a lot of us. It's the same defense. It's the same 3-4 defense," said Billy Thompson, a safety on the 1977 Orange Crush that began the franchise's Super Bowl tradition.

So why not bring that sense of history to life?

McDaniels was hired to think outside the box.

The rookie coach could put the Crush back in the Orange by finding a place on his staff for Gradishar.

"Why am I not a Broncos coach?" said Gradishar, startled by the question. "Well, I've never been asked."

Gradishar doesn't need a job. And, it's true: He has never coached in the NFL. If the Broncos are sincerely interested in reinstalling the 3-4 defense, how- ever, they might as well hire the linebacker who made it ferocious and famous in Denver more than 30 years ago, when McDaniels was still in diapers.

Think Gradishar could teach D.J. Williams or Wesley Woodyard a trick or two?

So I humbly propose that Broncos owner Pat Bowlen do what I did Wednesday: Pick up the telephone, punch up Gradishar's digits and measure the Ring of Fame inductee's interest in returning to the football field to help Denver get back to the Super Bowl.

"Have Mr. Bowlen give me a call," said Gradishar, his modesty unable to conceal the passion for the game that burns within him. "I would consider it a great opportunity to even broach the subject of being considered to be the linebackers coach."

Since buying the franchise 25 years ago, Bowlen has done a wonderful job of honoring the football traditions in a city where many Broncomaniacs believe orange sunsets over the Rocky Mountains are proof of what's truly important in our little corner of the universe.

But, from Gradishar to John Elway, the team should take more advantage of its storied alums' talent.

Especially now, when the baby-faced McDaniels could use a few wise heads on his coaching staff, and Gradishar could be a link to the 3-4 techniques of former Broncos defensive guru Joe Collier so evident in the Super Bowl triumphs by New England that have allowed Patriots assistants to win high-paying jobs throughout the league.

"The 3-4 defense allows so many variations where you can send people, blitz or put pressure on the quarterback that an offense has to constantly check and challenge it. That's the same now as it was 30 years ago," said Gradishar, who at age 56 looks as if he could still hit harder than any QB really wants to know.

Somewhere, there's a frayed legal pad or a slick PDA with a list of names McDaniels compiled as a dream team of assistant coaches when he landed his first NFL gig as a head coach. Mike Nolan already has been hired as defensive coordinator.

Although McDaniels was raised in an Ohio football family, the new Broncos coach wasn't born until three years after Gradishar finished sixth in the 1973 Heisman Trophy voting and Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes declared him "the best linebacker I ever coached."

True-blue Broncos roots count for plenty in Colorado. Here's a way for McDaniels to tap into the tradition.
With the commitment of coaches and players, the Denver defense will rise again, Gradishar insists. And it should not take forever to fix what's wrong.

"From changing coaches to schemes to injuries, the defense is kind of unstable and has been for years," Gradishar said. "But I don't think it takes years to move the needle and improve from the bottom third of the league. I don't see the Broncos getting worse. I see them getting better."

What's required first is for the Broncos to believe a strong "D" need not be an impossible dream. Add the team chemistry born of sweat on the practice field and coaches who can communicate the techniques to reach lofty goals. Trust the age-old and time-tested principles that a young Broncos staffer named Bill Belichick cribbed from Collier.

And hiring a linebacker as fierce as Gradishar wouldn't hurt.

When you want to tackle problems on defense, who you gonna call?

Start with No. 53, Randy Gradishar.

Mark Kiszla: 303-954-1053 or mkiszla@denverpost.com

footstepsfrom#27 · 01-15-2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocky Mountain Stampede

[B]Especially now, when the baby-faced McDaniels could use a few wise heads on his coaching staff, and Gradishar could be a link to the 3-4 techniques of former Broncos defensive guru Joe Collier so evident in the Super Bowl triumphs by New England that have allowed Patriots assistants to win high-paying jobs throughout the league.mkiszla@denverpost.com

Interesting idea, but if McDaniels is looking to link to Joe Collier, he need go no farther than his son Joel Collier, New England's secondary coach the Pats let walk last year. I'ved posted this in hear several times, but Joel Collier is an outstanding coach in his own right who would have made an excellent DC here IMO. I wouldn't mind Gradishar here, but at 56 it's tough to be a rookie coach in the NFL, especially if you've never coached before at any level. Gradishar might be a good coach, Joel Collier is allready a good one.

CBF1 · 01-15-2009, 02:08 AM

Why not

I am old enough to remember Gradishar playing days and it is still one of lives great mysteries why he is not in the HOF, He was that great. Putting him in to help could only help.

TDmvp · 01-15-2009, 02:30 AM

Great players don't make great coaches . period ... 1 out of 50 times does it work . see Michael Jordan .

cutthemdown · 01-15-2009, 06:25 AM

stupid idea

illbroncsfn · 01-15-2009, 06:39 AM

Maybe Gradishar's role should be a training camp LB consultant to get his roots and then he can see if he likes the 100+ hr/wk grind of the NFL.

TheSportsGuru · 01-15-2009, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by illbroncsfn

Maybe Gradishar's role should be a training camp LB consultant to get his roots and then he can see if he likes the 100+ hr/wk grind of the NFL.

On this note, the Broncos need to bring some of these guys back to remind these guys what it means to be a Denver Bronco. The chain was broken when Wilson got hurt and no-one has picked up the torch. Since then there has been no real identity on defense....

LonghornBronco · 01-15-2009, 06:49 AM

Nice story but bad idea!

socalorado · 01-15-2009, 06:53 AM

yeah..........uh......Gradisher. Right, sure, sign him...........up. Sure, whatever.

Kaylore · 01-15-2009, 07:04 AM

I agree this is a dumb idea. This guy hasn't done anything with football in forever and there's no reason to think he'd bring anything to the table about linebackers that the staff doesn't already know and have experience teaching. Nolan has been coaching guys like Patrick Willis and Ray Lewis. There's nothing Gradishar knows that Nolan doesn't.

Dukes · 01-15-2009, 07:22 AM

I like the idea of bringing him in as a consultant to let these guys know what it means to be a Bronco, but anything beyond that is silly.

Dutch · 01-15-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by footstepsfrom#27

Interesting idea, but if McDaniels is looking to link to Joe Collier, he need go no farther than his son Joel Collier, New England's secondary coach the Pats let walk last year. I'ved posted this in hear several times, but Joel Collier is an outstanding coach in his own right who would have made an excellent DC here IMO. I wouldn't mind Gradishar here, but at 56 it's tough to be a rookie coach in the NFL, especially if you've never coached before at any level. Gradishar might be a good coach, Joel Collier is allready a good one.

Interesting idea. I actually met Joel back in '86 when he was a Junior at UNC. Real good guy. He was roommates with my ex-wife's cousin who was the punter for the Bears. If I remember right he spent quite a bit of his coaching time on the offensive side of the ball. Running backs at the Dolphins from '98 to '04. I know he worked with D-backs for a couple of years with the Pats (05-07), but he was cut loose. McD should be pretty familiar with him I would think. I am curious as to what you feel would have made him an excellent DC? I don't think three years as a defensive assistant in Miami and three years as a secondary coach with the Pats is enough to warrant a DC position. I do think it would be cool to see him on staff just due to the familial connection with Joe, but the NFL is no place for nepotism just for the sake of happy stories. We need some seriously experienced coaches if we are going to transition to the 3-4. I hope we get Dom Capers to assist Nolan.

supermanhr9 · 01-15-2009, 08:02 AM

Randy Gradishar beat up my uncle back when he was in high school, or just graduated, somewhere aroudn then. Yup, that's my claim to fame

Drek · 01-15-2009, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footstepsfrom#27

Interesting idea, but if McDaniels is looking to link to Joe Collier, he need go no farther than his son Joel Collier, New England's secondary coach the Pats let walk last year. I'ved posted this in hear several times, but Joel Collier is an outstanding coach in his own right who would have made an excellent DC here IMO. I wouldn't mind Gradishar here, but at 56 it's tough to be a rookie coach in the NFL, especially if you've never coached before at any level. Gradishar might be a good coach, Joel Collier is allready a good one.

We already got a tie to Joe Collier, Mike Nolan was his LB coach for several years.

But Gradishar is probably about as quality an option as anyone else for LB coach, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But if they wanted to bring a youngster along under Nolan instead then thats cool too.

Taco John · 01-15-2009, 08:43 AM

I don't mean to be disrespectful to Mr. Gradishar, but what a ridiculous premise for a story. "Why aren't you a Broncos coach?" "Because I haven't been asked." At that point, it's "Oh, I guess I don't have a story here afterall."

The reason he hasnt' been asked isn't because the Broncos have been deficient. It's because clearly Mr. Gradishar hasn't had any coaching aspirations in the last three decades. Does Kiszla think that when Dennison and Kubiak became coaches, it was because the Broncos asked them out of the blue? Of course not - it was because they made themselves candidates.

Kiszla is a moron.

theAPAOps5 · 01-15-2009, 08:48 AM

Once again Kizla proves why he should be fired and Lee Rasizer should replace him. One day when I have enough money to buy my way out of trouble I think I will poop on his desk.

Rohirrim · 01-15-2009, 08:53 AM

Kizla is, was, and will always be, an idiot.

strafen · 01-15-2009, 09:40 AM

Why not?
He's got ZERO NFL coaching experience!!!

_Oro_ · 01-15-2009, 09:41 AM

Boo Kiszla

supermanhr9 · 01-15-2009, 09:50 AM

it is a pretty ridiculous notion, this isn't high school football. The game has changed dramatically since Gradishar's days on the grid-iron, he would be lost as a coach, or confuse our players even more than they were this year.

bronco0608 · 01-15-2009, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDmvp

Great players don't make great coaches . period ... 1 out of 50 times does it work . see Michael Jordan .

Micheal Jordan never coached.

montrose · 01-15-2009, 10:36 AM

Media in this town has to realize that NFL teams evolve. I get so tired of hearing about which former Bronco needs to come back to the organization and how the roster needs to emulate the ones in 1997 and 1998. One thing I was really excited about with McDaniels is that he has no previous ties to the Broncos in anyway and is bringing in a fresh, NFL approach. This is what wins games these days, not trying to replicate approaches of the past by the same franchise or bringing in former coaches and players of that organization. I love Broncos history as much as anyone, but do we have to compare every player on the team to a past Bronco? Do we have to suggest ex-Broncos for important Front Office and Coaching positions? We need to populating Dove Valley with as many savvy NFL-minds and coaches as possible - not ex-Broncos. That's not to say their aren't ex-Broncos who can be helpful to NFL franchises, I'm sure their are. But you go get the most talented, knowledgeable football minds you can - regardless of where they played or worked.

B-Love · 01-15-2009, 10:46 AM

Alot of negativity here and it is probably justified. Especially the "he's been out of the game 25 years" angle.

Just because we are running another 3-4 Defense, doesn't mean much when you considering Gradishar retired in '83.

Steve Watson was out of Pro Football for some time but was at least coaching his Son at the High School level, when he received a phone call from Shanahan, and agreed to come down to camp as an Assistant Receivers coach. Watson worked his way up the coaching chart a bit, and was seen as a staff asset.

Whoever wrote that 1 out of every 50 great players, makes is a great coach, is exaggerating, but is directionally correct.

But most of that has to do with the ego that usually accompanies great players. Randy did not have that. If he were TRULY committed to it, I could see Randy being a great mentor and coach.

I'd bet that Mike Nolan already knows Randy as Randy worked for the Broncos a bit during Nolan's first go round on the staff. Randy was a community representative during the late 80's and early 90's as I recall.

Doubt this would go anywhere, but I'd certainly be happy for Randy.

lex · 01-15-2009, 10:55 AM

RB Coach: Terrell Davis
QB Coach: John Elway
WR Coach: Rod Smith
TE Coach: Shannon Sharpe
OL Coach: Tom Nalen
DL Coach: Alfred Williams
LB Coach: Randy Gradishar
LB Asst Coach: Bill Romanowski
DB Coach: Steve Atwater

...thats what they should do. It looks pretty awesome doesnt it? How can it go wrong?

B-Love · 01-15-2009, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lex

RB Coach: Terrell Davis
QB Coach: John Elway
WR Coach: Rod Smith
TE Coach: Shannon Sharpe
OL Coach: Tom Nalen
DL Coach: Alfred Williams
LB Coach: Randy Gradishar
LB Asst Coach: Bill Romanowski
DB Coach: Steve Atwater

...thats what they should do. It looks pretty awesome doesnt it? How can it go wrong?

Alfred Williams?? Only two guys have ever taken life less seriously and laughed more.

Butthead and Jeff Spiccoli.

01-15-2009, 12:34 AM	#1
Rocky Mountain Stampede Solid Starter Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 226	Anybody up for Coach Gradishar? Coach Gradishar great idea By Mark Kiszla The Denver Post 01/15/2009 http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_11456639 Any way you look at it, the defense of the Broncos stinks. A fine tradition crushed. From the gaudy points hung by foes on the scoreboard to the rock bottom of the NFL statistics, the Orange ain't what it used to be. Where have you gone, Randy Gradishar? But there is reason for hope. Although only 32 years old, new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels has arrived from New England with a little magic dust from the Orange Crush on his fingertips. "When I see the Patriots play defense, I see a lot of us. It's the same defense. It's the same 3-4 defense," said Billy Thompson, a safety on the 1977 Orange Crush that began the franchise's Super Bowl tradition. So why not bring that sense of history to life? McDaniels was hired to think outside the box. The rookie coach could put the Crush back in the Orange by finding a place on his staff for Gradishar. "Why am I not a Broncos coach?" said Gradishar, startled by the question. "Well, I've never been asked." Gradishar doesn't need a job. And, it's true: He has never coached in the NFL. If the Broncos are sincerely interested in reinstalling the 3-4 defense, how- ever, they might as well hire the linebacker who made it ferocious and famous in Denver more than 30 years ago, when McDaniels was still in diapers. Think Gradishar could teach D.J. Williams or Wesley Woodyard a trick or two? So I humbly propose that Broncos owner Pat Bowlen do what I did Wednesday: Pick up the telephone, punch up Gradishar's digits and measure the Ring of Fame inductee's interest in returning to the football field to help Denver get back to the Super Bowl. "Have Mr. Bowlen give me a call," said Gradishar, his modesty unable to conceal the passion for the game that burns within him. "I would consider it a great opportunity to even broach the subject of being considered to be the linebackers coach." Since buying the franchise 25 years ago, Bowlen has done a wonderful job of honoring the football traditions in a city where many Broncomaniacs believe orange sunsets over the Rocky Mountains are proof of what's truly important in our little corner of the universe. But, from Gradishar to John Elway, the team should take more advantage of its storied alums' talent. Especially now, when the baby-faced McDaniels could use a few wise heads on his coaching staff, and Gradishar could be a link to the 3-4 techniques of former Broncos defensive guru Joe Collier so evident in the Super Bowl triumphs by New England that have allowed Patriots assistants to win high-paying jobs throughout the league. "The 3-4 defense allows so many variations where you can send people, blitz or put pressure on the quarterback that an offense has to constantly check and challenge it. That's the same now as it was 30 years ago," said Gradishar, who at age 56 looks as if he could still hit harder than any QB really wants to know. Somewhere, there's a frayed legal pad or a slick PDA with a list of names McDaniels compiled as a dream team of assistant coaches when he landed his first NFL gig as a head coach. Mike Nolan already has been hired as defensive coordinator. Although McDaniels was raised in an Ohio football family, the new Broncos coach wasn't born until three years after Gradishar finished sixth in the 1973 Heisman Trophy voting and Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes declared him "the best linebacker I ever coached." True-blue Broncos roots count for plenty in Colorado. Here's a way for McDaniels to tap into the tradition. With the commitment of coaches and players, the Denver defense will rise again, Gradishar insists. And it should not take forever to fix what's wrong. "From changing coaches to schemes to injuries, the defense is kind of unstable and has been for years," Gradishar said. "But I don't think it takes years to move the needle and improve from the bottom third of the league. I don't see the Broncos getting worse. I see them getting better." What's required first is for the Broncos to believe a strong "D" need not be an impossible dream. Add the team chemistry born of sweat on the practice field and coaches who can communicate the techniques to reach lofty goals. Trust the age-old and time-tested principles that a young Broncos staffer named Bill Belichick cribbed from Collier. And hiring a linebacker as fierce as Gradishar wouldn't hurt. When you want to tackle problems on defense, who you gonna call? Start with No. 53, Randy Gradishar. Mark Kiszla: 303-954-1053 or mkiszla@denverpost.com

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01-15-2009, 02:08 AM	#3
CBF1 Ring of Famer No avatar is the new avatar Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,907 Adopt-a-Bronco: Jack Del rio	Why not I am old enough to remember Gradishar playing days and it is still one of lives great mysteries why he is not in the HOF, He was that great. Putting him in to help could only help.

01-15-2009, 02:30 AM	#4
TDmvp Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,049	Great players don't make great coaches . period ... 1 out of 50 times does it work . see Michael Jordan .

01-15-2009, 06:25 AM	#5
cutthemdown A verbis ad verbera Zimm to HOF Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Beach Posts: 32,418	stupid idea

01-15-2009, 06:39 AM	#6
illbroncsfn Ring of Famer adopt a bronco- Barrel Man's Barrel Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Land o' Lincoln Posts: 3,993	Maybe Gradishar's role should be a training camp LB consultant to get his roots and then he can see if he likes the 100+ hr/wk grind of the NFL.

01-15-2009, 06:49 AM	#8
LonghornBronco Ring of Famer Hook'em Horns Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin Posts: 1,356 Adopt-a-Bronco: Rahim Moore	Nice story but bad idea!

01-15-2009, 06:53 AM	#9
socalorado Ring of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,209	yeah..........uh......Gradisher. Right, sure, sign him...........up. Sure, whatever.

01-15-2009, 07:04 AM	#10
Kaylore 6-37, Raider fans. Yummy birds and snow! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ceti Alpha V Posts: 41,008 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Duke	I agree this is a dumb idea. This guy hasn't done anything with football in forever and there's no reason to think he'd bring anything to the table about linebackers that the staff doesn't already know and have experience teaching. Nolan has been coaching guys like Patrick Willis and Ray Lewis. There's nothing Gradishar knows that Nolan doesn't.

01-15-2009, 07:22 AM	#11
Dukes Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6,317	I like the idea of bringing him in as a consultant to let these guys know what it means to be a Bronco, but anything beyond that is silly.

01-15-2009, 08:02 AM	#13
supermanhr9 Ring of Famer "I'm gonna burn this mother down" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ST. LOUIS, MO Posts: 1,266 Adopt-a-Bronco: Nobody	Randy Gradishar beat up my uncle back when he was in high school, or just graduated, somewhere aroudn then. Yup, that's my claim to fame

01-15-2009, 08:43 AM	#15
Taco John 24/7 Broncos In Elway I Trust Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 49,697 Adopt-a-Bronco: Peyton Manning	I don't mean to be disrespectful to Mr. Gradishar, but what a ridiculous premise for a story. "Why aren't you a Broncos coach?" "Because I haven't been asked." At that point, it's "Oh, I guess I don't have a story here afterall." The reason he hasnt' been asked isn't because the Broncos have been deficient. It's because clearly Mr. Gradishar hasn't had any coaching aspirations in the last three decades. Does Kiszla think that when Dennison and Kubiak became coaches, it was because the Broncos asked them out of the blue? Of course not - it was because they made themselves candidates. Kiszla is a moron.

01-15-2009, 08:48 AM	#16
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,057 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	Once again Kizla proves why he should be fired and Lee Rasizer should replace him. One day when I have enough money to buy my way out of trouble I think I will poop on his desk.

01-15-2009, 08:53 AM	#17
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,791	Kizla is, was, and will always be, an idiot.

01-15-2009, 09:40 AM	#18
strafen Karma Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,928 Adopt-a-Bronco: Elway	Why not? He's got ZERO NFL coaching experience!!!

01-15-2009, 09:41 AM	#19
_Oro_ Formerly known as Casson *Don't run that sht this way.** Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montréal Posts: 1,199 Adopt-a-Bronco: - R. Ayers	Boo Kiszla

01-15-2009, 09:50 AM	#20
supermanhr9 Ring of Famer "I'm gonna burn this mother down" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ST. LOUIS, MO Posts: 1,266 Adopt-a-Bronco: Nobody	it is a pretty ridiculous notion, this isn't high school football. The game has changed dramatically since Gradishar's days on the grid-iron, he would be lost as a coach, or confuse our players even more than they were this year.

01-15-2009, 10:36 AM	#22
montrose Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 6,095 Adopt-a-Bronco: VP John Elway	Media in this town has to realize that NFL teams evolve. I get so tired of hearing about which former Bronco needs to come back to the organization and how the roster needs to emulate the ones in 1997 and 1998. One thing I was really excited about with McDaniels is that he has no previous ties to the Broncos in anyway and is bringing in a fresh, NFL approach. This is what wins games these days, not trying to replicate approaches of the past by the same franchise or bringing in former coaches and players of that organization. I love Broncos history as much as anyone, but do we have to compare every player on the team to a past Bronco? Do we have to suggest ex-Broncos for important Front Office and Coaching positions? We need to populating Dove Valley with as many savvy NFL-minds and coaches as possible - not ex-Broncos. That's not to say their aren't ex-Broncos who can be helpful to NFL franchises, I'm sure their are. But you go get the most talented, knowledgeable football minds you can - regardless of where they played or worked.

01-15-2009, 10:46 AM	#23
B-Love Ring of Famer They're killin me Whitey, they're killin me!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 4,266	Alot of negativity here and it is probably justified. Especially the "he's been out of the game 25 years" angle. Just because we are running another 3-4 Defense, doesn't mean much when you considering Gradishar retired in '83. Steve Watson was out of Pro Football for some time but was at least coaching his Son at the High School level, when he received a phone call from Shanahan, and agreed to come down to camp as an Assistant Receivers coach. Watson worked his way up the coaching chart a bit, and was seen as a staff asset. Whoever wrote that 1 out of every 50 great players, makes is a great coach, is exaggerating, but is directionally correct. But most of that has to do with the ego that usually accompanies great players. Randy did not have that. If he were TRULY committed to it, I could see Randy being a great mentor and coach. I'd bet that Mike Nolan already knows Randy as Randy worked for the Broncos a bit during Nolan's first go round on the staff. Randy was a community representative during the late 80's and early 90's as I recall. Doubt this would go anywhere, but I'd certainly be happy for Randy.

01-15-2009, 10:55 AM	#24
lex Bowlen Sold Us Out! The Broncos have been DisemBowlened Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 10,253 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	RB Coach: Terrell Davis QB Coach: John Elway WR Coach: Rod Smith TE Coach: Shannon Sharpe OL Coach: Tom Nalen DL Coach: Alfred Williams LB Coach: Randy Gradishar LB Asst Coach: Bill Romanowski DB Coach: Steve Atwater ...thats what they should do. It looks pretty awesome doesnt it? How can it go wrong?