The Denver Broncos: How the Grinch Stole the 2009 NFL Playoffs

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Published: May 15, 2009

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... life becomes stagnant or the status quo just isn’t good enough anymore, change is the cure-all. 

After 14 seasons as the Denver Broncos head coach, Mike Shanahan (146-95-0 in the regular and post season, including back-to-back Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998) was released from the team. 

It was time for a change. 

That change came in the form of Josh McDaniels.

McDaniels is a graduate of the Bill Belichick (102-42 in the regular season and three Super Bowl Championships as the head coach of the New England Patriots, 2000 to present) school of football. 

Fellow graduates include Charlie Weis (29-21 as the head coach at Notre Dame, 2005 to present), Romeo Crennel  (24-40 as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, 2005-2008), and Eric Mangini (23-25 as the head coach of the New York Jets, 2006-2008). 

In some cases, it would appear the apple falls quite far from the tree.

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