The Denver Broncos went from 2015 Super Bowl champions to third place in their own division, and they missed the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. That's quite a precipitous fall over a one-year period, although their Super Bowl companions from last season, the Carolina Panthers, suffered the same fate.
As a result, there's going to be some soul searching in Denver this offseason, but their head-coaching opening was still a very desirable job. Not only do the Broncos have more talent than most teams looking to hire a coach, their 2016 season wasn't as bad as it seems.