Originally posted by Zealander
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And some of the football decisions he’s had a big hand in haven’t been very good either. Just kind of how I interpret things but I don’t think Vance was Elway’s guy and that a good bit of the bad drafts weren’t necessarily his sole decisions. There was a drastic change in how he operated when he took over to how things were going heading into Manning’s last season here. Elway chose to hire Fox, he’s a coach with a ton of experience and is (or was) well respected in the league. Vance was the complete opposite and a friend to some others in the Broncos FO. I think Vance was pushed on him. And once it all bottomed out and Ellis said this offseason something to the effects of not being so involved in the process (or interviewing candidates separately or something like that) we end up with another older, well respected, super experienced coach at least as a coordinator. And then the drafting, when Elway took over he drafted players with high character, team captains, and in general players that played multiple seasons in college. Again experience seemed to be a big factor for him at that point. Then you get to the bad drafts and you see a lot more book or bust one year wonder types of players. The past two drafts have been good and it looks like experience and character are back near the top of what’s being looked at. It’s possible John just builds differently when in a rebuilding state as opposed to a win it all state but I think John is smart enough to know that Siemian and Lynch weren’t answers. Keenum might have fooled him though.
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