They say you only really learn through trial and error, so Monday was an important step in the ownership tenure of the Penner group.
After a 51–14 blowout loss to the Rams Sunday that dropped Denver to 4–11, it fired coach Nathaniel Hackett and declared publicly that general manager George Paton would be swooped into the fold to help find his replacement. This was a move so expected, so painfully by the book when it comes to standard NFL operating procedure, that we barely batted an eye. The people closest to power, the ones who have the ability to shape the narrative, survive. Of course, that’s the problem. How long will it take before the Broncos figure that out?
Make any worn cliché of an analogy you want. The Broncos fired the head chef and not the guy who bought the lettuce with its own entourage and unwillingness to run the offense(s). The Broncos fired the construction worker and not the architect who drew up plans for a modern building crafted from crumbling sandstone. The Broncos fired the astronaut and not the guy in mission control who built the rocket and pointed it straight at the sun instead of whatever distant planet they were supposed to be exploring.
