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Post-Elway, Shanahan's busts outnumbered booms

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Mike Shanahan is easily the best coach in Denver Broncos history. But that doesn't mean he should be coach for life. It was time for a new coach in Denver. Give credit to owner Pat Bowlen for making that difficult decision and firing the man most Broncos fans never thought he'd fire -- the man who helped deliver the only two Super Bowl victories in franchise history. Turns out everyone overestimated Shanahan's job security -- including, perhaps, Shanahan himself. After 14 years, his comfort le ...

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