tdforeal- good job, that goes for all you people who are supporting McDaniels, thanks for being real fans and getting on these people who are already crying and nothing has happened yet. I hated to see Shanahan go to, but whats done is done and now as REAL fans we need to give support. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion but you cry babies are reminding me of when I lived in Minneapolis and had to listen to all the love them one second hate them the next Viking fans.

Bronco nation is better then that and more classy then that, lets show coach McDaniels what kind of organization he has been given the privilege and honor of being a part of. Let it motivate him to work his hardest to carry on the great bronco traditions we are all proud of and fuel his fire to WIN!!!!!

By the Way Chargers lost!

Spanuolo and Frazier are “defensive minded” guys, yes. But when you’re the Head Coach, you got the draft, scouting, free agency, salary cap, stupid players shooting themselves in the leg, “making it rain” at strip clubs with $100 bills, injuries, good staff members getting other gigs, preseason, regular season, playoffs, PLAYOFFS?!, turnovers, a wife, kids, a mortgage, owners breathing down your neck, fans breathing down your neck, DUIs, domestic violence, college funds, car insurance, utility bills, pipe leaks, oil leaks, fridge leaks, 12 year-old daughter has 19 year-old boyfriend, wife is having an affair quite possibly, teenage son just knocked up his teenage girlfriend, dog has rabies, grandma has diarrhea, Christmas tree is on fire in the living room, other son’s friend just accidentally threw a Nintendo-Wii controller through the TV, ex-wife just got re-married to your best friend… who also happens to be your offensive coordinator, no milk in the refrigerator, etc., etc., etc., oh and……. FIXING THE BRONCOS DEFENSE!

Would you rather hire the “defensive strength” at head coach when he all of the above mentioned AND MORE to worry about? Or hire a FOOTBALL COACH, and help him bring in TALENTED COORDINATORS to fix your defense?

Again, I rest my case.

Just because he has an offensive background, doesn’t mean that he doesn’t know jack squat about defense, or anything else for that matter besides, Tom Brady and “throw the ball to 81″ if you want to be successful.

Let’s think this through, John Harbaugh in Baltimore, he used to be a special teams coordinator. Is the special teams the ONLY good thing on that team? No.

Tony Sparano in Miami was an offensive assistant in Dallas. Is Miami’s offense the only good thing, and the DEFENSE fell apart? No.

Mike Smith in Atlanta. He used to be the DC for the Jaguars. If I recall, I think the Falcons had a pretty good OFFENSE this year as well. Hmm, imagine that.

So again, just because the Broncos defense needs help, doesn’t mean that all hope is lost when another “offensive minded guy” joins the club.

It’s all about the coaching and the players. The year that the Ravens won the Super Bowl with that “great defense”, Brian Billick was their coach. Guess what Billick’s background is? OFFENSE! Yeah, believe it or not, he was the OC for the Vikings when they had Randy Moss and Culpepper, and they went 15-1 before losing to the Falcons in the NFC Championship… and then the Dirty Birds lost to the infamous orange and blue in Super Bowl 33. Yeah, look it up.

So we didn’t hire Spagnuolo or Frazier. Don’t forget that great coordinators don’t always make the best Head Coach. Yeah, the great Dick LeBeau (the Steelers DC), was the HC for the Bengals from 2000-2002… and he didn’t do so well. Yeah, I know, IT WAS THE BENGALS, but still.

So, keep in mind before you burn McDaniels at the stake, Spagnuolo or Frazier may not have panned out so well, even though they’re “defensive minded” guys, and that’s where the Broncos hurt right now.

And another thing, Head Coaches have to much on their plate to get specific and focus on the little things. That’s what coordinators are for. So let’s hope the Mike Nolan thing turns out to be true, and he can turn the Broncos defense into the Ravens defense… because that’s where he was before he went to the 49ers. He was the DC for the great Raven defense.

So relax and give McDaniels a chance. Yeah, he’s young. Yeah, he doesn’t have any Head Coaching or great War General “leadership” in Vietnam.

But hey…..

YOU GOT TO START SOME WHERE!

Good ole’ Shanny didn’t have any “Head Coaching” experience until Al Davis gave him a shot in Oakland. So remember, no matter how young or how old, McDaniels has 3 rings, in the recent past none the less, Shanny has 3 rings too…… from last century. So it appears as if McDaniels has what you might call a, “hot hand.”

I rest my case.

Finally! …..I know.

“Further evidence the student has ascended to teacher, McDaniels will don a Broncos hooded sweatshirt on the sidelines, homage to his former mentor, now his peer.

“As a matter of fact, I can’t wait to see my hoodie,” he said.

Everyone has to start somewhere, I am proud of Bowlen for willing to go to bat for a guy like McDaniels and allow him to develop as a head coach.

Stop hating until the season at least starts. Be a fan.

Anyway… This is a good move and McDaniels was definitely number 1 as far as offensive minded coaches go, however I also wouldn’t have minded seeing someone like Steve Spagnuolo come in and redo the defense. I think a good move overall and now all we have to do is sign one or two big names in the offseason such as Haynesworth or Asmougha and have a solid defensive draft so that we can give our offense the ball. Go Broncos.