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Family ties make Broncos-Texans compelling

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Thursday night's game between the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans is truly a family affair. Denver's Mike Shanahan developed current Texans head coach Gary Kubiak as he would his own son. Shanahan taught him the tricks of the coaching trade. He taught him his version of the West Coast offense. He taught Kubiak his creative, successful running game schemes. He took him from quarterback to quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator. When Shanahan thought he was ready, he recommend ...

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