Holy Cow! A look back at two of many reasons Shanny was canned and Jay was shipped.

Jay Cutler could have difficulty against the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions judging from how he played against both in 2007. Cutler and Mike Shanahan cost the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football against Green Bay in Week 8 during the 2007 campaign. Many want to blame Dre Bly for that defeat, but in my opinion the loss squarely falls on two plays. The first is when Cutler fumbled as Denver was on Green Bay’s 1-yard line in the first half and the second was Shanahan’s quarterback draw call on Denver’s final drive of regulation while inside Green Bay’s 5-yard line before the Broncos settled for a Jason Elam field goal that sent the game to overtime. We all know what happened after that.

Further, Cutler did not play well before being injured in the 2007, Week 9, 44-7 beat down handed to the Broncos by the Lions and Shanahan’s game plan and inability to get the team prepared or capable of even competing against the Lions was beyond me at the time and still is to this day.

JEEZ Jez, now that you’ve jarred that faded memory to the forefront of my mind, I’m going to have nightmares tonight. Lol. Eddie Quitterson indeed.

Highlight of the article :D

Thanks J.

Good points. Shanahan also developed a habit of not bringing the team to play, as shown by the number of outrageous blowouts, some on our home court. I loved Mike, but at the end the team wasn’t responding. I hope this year changes that and that we do show up each week and compete.

I especially liked "(kind of like we never beat the Dolphins), " ….except for in the Playoffs when we busted their ass so bad that Jimmy Johnson retired….but living in FL it has been a rough go of it in the regular season!

That notty boy, do you think he was into betting??? That’s it, he must of been betting on the Broncos to lose when they were favored to win. Is that possible? Intriguing Jezru, now you have my curiosity dancing upon my soul. I must meditate on that synopsis. Is it???

“Eddie Quitterson Award winner Ashlie Lelie” – Indeed!
“[The Lions] were just two wins away from being the Chiefs.”

Ya’ know, it just occurred to me that Cutler may do better in Chicago expressly because his O-line is worse. Figure he came of age running for his life at Vandy. Perhaps he just does better when he doesn’t have time to think. Kind of like Plummer in that regard.

Fun read at 1am! (That, and it’s always tough for me to turn in when H. Johnson and “Jazz Classics” is on the radio.)

I took my son to see the Broncos play the Panthers December 14, 2008. Panthers were undefeated at home thus making this away game difficult but not impossible to win. First possession of the game Denver scored and then added three more points early in the first quarter. And thats all she wrote….the game ended 30 to 10. That day was so exciting for my son but for me it all was about Denver being out coached and out played. 2009 can only get better (what else is left?)

.Mike Clark I can’t find an article that supports my claim, but a couple days ago on the radio I heard a report that says many Broncos players are complaining over the fact that McDaniels has a problem telling the truth. If I remember correctly they said they got it from Jamie Dukes over at NFL.com, so it sounds pretty reliable.

If this is true, does this worry you about McDaniels future as the head coach of the Broncos? Trust between coaches and players is paramount, so if the players don’t trust McDaniels it doesn’t bode well for your season.

Another point, I remember the reason many people called Cutler immature was because he ignored McDaniels’s phone calls and text messages. Has anyone heard Cutler confirm that he ignored these messages? I only ask because if McDaniels isn’t always truthful then, are we sure that these messages were even sent or that Cutler didn’t in fact respond? If that is true, does this end any claim that Cutler is mature?

Another question, not related to any of that. I hear a lot about all the weapons that Denver has, and that without them in Chicago Cutler will struggle. You said yourself that you believe Jay is the real deal, so is their a worry over in Bronco nation that your receiving cores production will greatly decrease because Cutler made them look a lot better than what they really are? Looking at it objectively, your two starting receivers last year were an unheralded 2nd round pick who was a rookie and an equally unheralded 4th round pick of a few years ago who Cutler seemed to do fine without during his 2 game suspension at the beginning of the season. I think Greg Olson and Tony Scheffler kind of cancel each other out.

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Chase—-good questions. I’m not really sure I have an answer so I’ll give you my opinion. With few exceptions I take all ‘rumors’ floating from the MSM with a grain of salt. The only integrity issue I’ve heard concerning McDaniels have come from Cutler and Marshall. Several MHR members actually attended QB and Mini camp and the report I get from them is that most players have been impressed with Josh. A report from Rod Smith said veterans liked the increased stickness and demands Josh was putting on the players. One of the things that caused Shanny’s fall (keep in mind that this is just my opinion) is he started being more of a friend to the players instead of a coach.

As far as the Cutler thing I don’t think ‘mature’ was as big an issue as ‘anger.’ I think Jay was pissed-off and couldn’t get over it. The sad thing is—at least from what I understand—is the whole trade thing was initiated by Tampa Bay. After that who knows what really happened.

Yes Jay is ‘The Real Deal’ but so is Eddie Royal. Eddie is one of the most mature hard-working players I have ever seen enter the NFL. Baring injury Eddie will have a brilliant NFL career. Brandon is a freak of nature…if his hip does not become a recurring issue and he stays out of trouble….he will break some NFL records.

As far as Eddie’s and Brandon’s great numbers, I think the fact that we only had three games last year where we ended with the same RB we started with had a lot to do with it.. I think both their numbers will drop off this year simply because I believe our running game will be vastly improved.

One correction. Brandon was only suspended one game last year. Game 2 against SD he had 18 catches for 166 yards.

I will tell you Orton is money in the Red Zone. So if that’s what your looking for in a quarterback that is something he brings to the huddle. After watching him in Chicago though, Orton seems to struggle throwing the long ball. He either over throws the ball of just misses them completely. Hopefully he will get better for you in Denver in that area. Your comment about the Bears offensive line kind of threw me for a loop. We have All Pro Kreutz at Center and just signed Orlando Pace, another All Pro. I think Denver’s problem losing to bad teams was your Defense. Your Defense was as bad as any team in the league last year. In order for your team to win it had to outscore opponants. It was like every game was a shootout waiting to happen. Hopefully, with the Bears draft picks you received from the Bears will enable your team to rebuild it’s Defense. I remeber the years of the Orange crush! That was kewl.