Tag: mike shanahan
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Bill Belichick named Hall of Fame coach finalist over ex-Broncos Mike Shanahan, Dan Reeves, others
ENGLEWOOD – The Pro Football Hall of Fame chances for Mike Shanahan and Dan Reeves are on hold for another year. The former Broncos coaches had been semifinalists to be the one finalist in the coach category for the class of 2026. However, the Hall of Fame as expected announced Wednesday that Bill Belichick, who…
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What George Paton can learn from one former Broncos general manager
Neal Dahlen has no advice for George Paton. Dahlen, the Broncos’ general manager from 1999 to 2001, has been out of the NFL for nearly 20 years. Now 80 years old, he worked in two of the most successful front offices in football in his career, spending his first 17 years with the 49ers (1979-1996)…
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Gary Kubiak — former Broncos head coach, assistant and player — announces retirement
Former Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak, who helped Denver to Super Bowl 50, announced his retirement from football Thursday afternoon. Kubiak has spent 36 years in the NFL as a coach and player, spending time with the Broncos, Ravens, Texans, 49ers and Vikings. He had a 24-11 record as the Broncos’ head coach from 2015-16.…
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Woody Paige: Top memories of years of covering Super Bowls
As a college student newspaper editor, I spent the inaugural NFL-AFL Championship in the window of a bookstore finishing a 106-hour marathon on radio. I didn’t see a moment of the game. The first Super Bowl I attended and wrote about as a columnist was VI. The last was 50. Seemed to be quite enough…
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Woody Paige: Broncos vs Raiders may not be a good night for football, but the rivalry remains
T’will be the Night Before Christmas When all through Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Not many Raiders creatures will be stirring For the last time in that dreadful mausoleum. Back in Denver, despondent Broncos fans Will sit by the fire and watch the TV to see ‘em. While awaiting the annual visit from jolly old St. Nick, Mom,…
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Woody Paige: Next Denver Broncos coach? One with Air Force history should be considered
The electric, entertaining Rams-Chiefs football game should have proven conclusively to John Elway that the Broncos must procure and secure a brilliant offensive head coach and an Elway-like young quarterback. We saw the future of football, and the past of the Broncos, on display Monday night. Quarterbacks Jared Goff and Patrick Mahomes are reminiscent of…