From the Ashes of a video and a Chiefs Loss a new Era begins...

(I figured I'd post this even though it doesn't come close to equaling the big news today. Keep in mind I started this at 1 p.m. before the firing news broke. The blog does have some value I guess,  it was just one more sorry episode in the many that got Josh McDaniels his walking papers.)

Frankly, I knew the game was on ice for the Chiefs at the start of second half. The Broncos D make a nice goal line stand on KC’s first offensive series. The bumbling Broncos offense gets the ball back then proceeds to go 3 and out. The Chiefs get the ball on the next series and the Broncos force what appeared to be a fumble but the Refs call it grounding instead. Another bad break in season of record bad breaks for the Broncos I suppose.

It was one of the many bad breaks, along with boneheaded plays, lousy tackling, poor pass coverage, poor pass rushing, unimaginative offense game plans, penalties etc, etc the Broncos have made in all the games this season. When you’re down and having a bad year the breaks and the bounces NEVER go your way. It’s like living in an avalanche of ineptitude.  If you continue to make mistakes the sheer number of mistakes just automatically catches up to you and can't be overcome it’s as simple as that. You combine that with terrible Coaching and it’s a recipe for disaster.

The wicked little troll in the Hoodie is Dead. Long live the Broncos!!!

So now let’s fast forward to arguably McDummy’s biggest Coaching mistake of the entire season, the one where his brilliant mind decides punting the ball on 4th down late in the 4th quarter is better than going for it instead.

On their own 49 yard line on 4th down with 2:32 remaining in the 4th quarter and with the Broncos still holding 2 timeouts and the two-minute warning they punt? McD thought it was better strategy to punt the ball away and hope they could hold them to a 3 and out? Is he nuts? Had the Broncos D played well enough to stop them on 3 plays at the end of the game? No.

What did the Broncos have to lose by going for it on 4th at this point in the season? It was really their last mathematical chance to have a miracle shot at winning the division and they punt it? Nothing showed the unbelievably bad judgment McD has exhibited all season than in this single situation.

Newsflash!

Just read the news at 4 p.m. Pacific.

McDaniels fired by Bowlen! My work here is done. Yes!!!