Unable to match wins with his unquestioned work ethic and football expertise, Broncos coach Vic Fangio was fired Sunday morning in a meeting with president/CEO Joe Ellis and general manager George Paton, starting yet another transition for a franchise that has missed the playoffs six consecutive years.
Fangio, who had one year left on his contract, was doomed by a four-game losing streak to end the season, capped by Saturday’s 28-24 loss to Kansas City, the Broncos’ 13th straight defeat to their AFC West rival.
And so the spinning-their-wheels Broncos go back to the drawing board to find their fifth coach in nine years.