ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- He has asked folks to pause to enjoy the grandeur of a Colorado sky, thanked innumerable people for his current opportunity and recited poetry to make a point.
But in a two-week run as the Denver Broncos' interim coach, Jerry Rosburg has also put the team in pads for a practice, fired two assistant coaches, stressed fundamentals and essentially stuck to a mantra of “I’m doing whatever I want.’'
The Broncos (4-12) fired Nathaniel Hackett on Dec. 26, the day after the 51-14 loss against the Los Angeles Rams that featured all manner of on-field errors, sideline blowups and was punctuated by outside linebacker Randy Gregory throwing a punch at a Rams player Oday Aboushi at the end of the game.