This is why I love MHR. If all I had were the MSM for my Broncos news and analysis -I would go crazy!

McDaniels also is pursuing coaching veteran Dom Capers, who, despite having a year remaining on his contract with New England, was not expected to return to the Patriots for the 2009 season.

Philadelphia Eagles secondary coach Sean McDermott also is being considered for a position on McDaniels’ staff. McDermott, who is believed to have a year remaining on his contract, is off limits for interviews because his team still is in the playoffs.

How cool would this be: Nolan, Capers and McDermott all tackling the Broncos defense?

I like it. Did Sirsam make this? And I agree- Bernie Lincicome can kiss my ass. There are people on this site who deserve to be making three times his annual salary.

have more playoff victories in the last 10 years than the Broncos.

I heard that this morning and was dumbfounded.

not just the D. “My goal isn’t just to improve the defense, it’s to improve the TEAM…. it’s not one side of the ball.” I like it !

I quit reading both fish wraps from Denver. Woody has been ESPNized so he is 100% irrelevant. I wish he would leave the Post again. I refuse to read the RMN. Its been tabloid forever.

That fool was calling for Shanahan’s head all year. He said – I paraphrase but those of you who read the dailies remember – that if Shanahan did not win six games this year OR make the playoffs, he should go.

Well of course, there’s Woody leaving himself some leeway. You could win six games and NOT make the playoffs, still meeting Woody’s criteria and keeping your job. As it turns out, Denver won EIGHT games, and missed the playoffs in embarrassing fashion.

Shanahan was fired. Woody got his wish. So, is he happy? Of course not.

Look, I don’t want to be overly cynical about sportswriters. Many of them are ‘hacks’, and many of them know more than most of us ever will if we live to be a hundred. But I can’t help but think that many of the writers in Denver – particularly the ones who have been calling for Shanahan’s ouster – are just so overwhelmed by the almost unimaginable turn of events in this town lately that they’re just spewing the first thing that comes to mind like a broken garden hose.

It isn’t that Woody doesn’t make a point. Some would argue that Mike Nolan, by all accounts a swell guy and a hard worker – earned his reputation more for that than for his success on the field. But the negative, angry way he vents – that’s what bothers me.

Are there things going on with the Broncos now that should concern the Nation? Hell yes. I’m worried, but I also think that there’s a lot of promise here and either way you look at it, like it or not, change has come.

Accept it.

If you’re a fan of the Broncos – and bear in mind it isn’t a sportswriter’s job to be a fan – you are doing yourself and your team a favor by trying to look at the positive side of this. McDaniels is untested in the hot seat but he does come with credibility. Nolan has a spotty record but with the right staff in place, the chemistry of professionals can fill the gaps and make the whole greater than the sum of the parts.

This is just my opinion, but I too come here for the positive tone. There’s nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade but am I the only one who thinks it is way too early to start drawing conclusions about the Broncos just yet?

I am concerned about some things but remain cautiously optimistic. There are more things about the Broncos that needed to change than needed to stay the same and with change comes uncertainty. It’s a little scary but it is also exciting.

For now, I choose to remain positive and let the new regime take a shot at it. Wins and losses will be the only yardstick that matters.

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion but some of the unbridled negativity in the Denver press seems unwarranted to me at this point. For now, I have some reservations, I have some good vibes, but I also have to let the men do their jobs before I pass judgment.

They’re my Broncos, and I’m gonna give em a chance. No matter what Woody Paige says.

Again, JMHO.