I, like many of you, was shocked on Sunday to hear that Rich Scangarello had been let go as Broncos’ offensive coordinator.
One of the primary reasons I was so surprised was all the talk from John Elway, starting at the end of last season and continuing all through the offseason, about continuity and consistency at coaching staff, especially on offense.
At his end-of-year press conference, in which he had just announced that Vance Joseph and his entire staff would be fired (meaning Denver would yet again be on the head coach carousel), Elway said this about the offensive side of the ball:
“We definitely have to get better on the offensive side.