After the Denver Broncos fired Josh McDaniels (then a first-time head coach) in 2010, they turned to John Fox, who had earlier expertise as a head coach within the NFL.
Fox helped the Broncos win four-straight division titles and so they reached a Tremendous Bowl with him. After parting methods with the veteran coach, Denver then introduced in Gary Kubiak, who additionally had earlier head coach expertise.
Kubiak had two successful seasons (together with a Tremendous Bowl-winning marketing campaign in 2015) earlier than stepping away from soccer for well being causes.
Within the post-McDaniels aftermath, the Broncos introduced in skilled coaches who helped proper the ship. After Kubiak left, Denver went again to hiring first-time coaches.
First, the workforce introduced in Vance Joseph, who went 11-21 earlier than being fired. Then the Broncos employed Vic Fangio, who went 19-30 earlier than his exit. After that, Denver turned to Nathaniel Hackett, who went 4-11 and was fired earlier than finishing his first season as a head coach.
After three-straight inexperienced coaches didn’t get the Broncos again to the playoffs, it’s affordable for followers and pundits to imagine that the group may lean towards extra skilled candidates this time.
Throughout a press convention on Tuesday, although, Denver basic supervisor George Paton insisted that have is just not a prerequisite for the job.
“If in case you have expertise, it helps. It actually helps, but it surely’s not essential,” Paton stated. “We’re going to preserve an open thoughts by way of this search. If there’s a high quality candidate that’s skilled, then positive, actually, however we’re not going to restrict ourselves to simply skilled candidates.”
One of many notable skilled candidates anticipated to get head coach interviews this 12 months is Dan Quinn, who was a finalist for the Broncos’ job final 12 months earlier than they employed Hackett. One other notable skilled candidate is Frank Reich, who is accessible for an interview prior to coaches at present employed by one other workforce.
Quinn and Reich is perhaps notable names to look at, but when Paton is being truthful, Denver won’t restrict its record of candidates to skilled coaches.
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