Matt Prater was in this situation once before, a decade ago when the Denver Broncos took a blowtorch to their organization after their own New England Patriots experiment went bad.
The Broncos fired Josh McDaniels late in the 2010 season and spent the next few months rethinking everything about the way they did business.
They hired a franchise legend (John Elway as president) to bring credibility to the front office, used their top draft pick on a transformational defensive player (Von Miller, who went No. 2 overall) and hired a veteran head coach (John Fox) who overhauled the roster and eventually led them to the Super Bowl.