by Jared Smola
Not much has gone right for the Broncos since hiring Josh McDaniels as HC. Let's take a quick look at the timeline:
Dec. 30, 2008- Broncos fire HC Mike Shanahan
Jan. 11, 2009- Josh McDaniels hired as HC
Feb. 28, 2009- QB Jay Cutler's name comes up in trade talks for QB Matt Cassel
Mar. 2, 2009- Cutler refuses to meet with management after they tried to trade him
Mar. 16, 2009- Cutler requests a trade
Apr. 2, 2009- Cutler traded to the Bears
June 12, 2009- WR Brandon Marshall does not show up for mandatory minicamp
June 15, 2009- Marshall requests a trade
Coincidence? Maybe, but I don't think so. That's not to say that Cutler and Marshall are completely innocent, but things went straight down hill for Denver after hiring McDaniels.
But all I'm reading and hearing is sympathy for McDaniels -- that he's walking into a firestorm and how it's a shame that his 1st few months as a HC have gone so poorly.
How come no one's talking about McDaniels' role in all of this? Maybe Cutler and Marshall thought "I'm getting out of here" after learning about McDaniels' hiring. If I was a Broncos fan, I wouldn't be feeling bad for McDaniels. I'd be blaming him.
And it doesn't look like things will be getting better in The Mile High City anytime soon. In fact, based on how things were handled with Cutler, I wouldn't be surprised if Marshall is packing his bags before training camp starts.
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