Another long expected move was made official this morning, as the Broncos are indeed firing Vance Joseph, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). 
Joseph was almost fired after last season until John Elway had a last minute change of heart, but wasn’t that lucky this time around. He lasted only two years in Denver ultimately, going 5-11 in 2017 before improving only marginally and going 6-10 this year. Players had lobbied for Joseph to keep his job and while he was expected to be fired there were also late reports that he could be kept and paired up with former Broncos coach Gary Kubiak as his OC.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network noted in a tweet that Joseph will be a “top defensive coordinator candidate” and Joseph is a highly respected defensive mind. He’s been linked to the Bengals’ defensive coordinator opening as he was an assistant coach in Cincinnati for a couple of years and is close with Marvin Lewis. Miami is another possibility if they fire their defensive coordinator which many expect, as Joseph coordinated the Dolphins’ defense successfully before taking the Broncos job.
As for Denver, Elway will be conducting his fourth coaching search in the last six years. Once an organization known for their stability and winning culture, the Broncos have been disarray the last few years ever since the retirement of Peyton Manning. With their Christmas Eve blowout loss to the Raiders two weeks ago, they clinched back to back losing seasons for the first time in 45 years.
It’ll be a very interesting offseason for the Broncos, as they must decide what to do with Case Keenum and whether or not to draft a quarterback high. Schefter noted in a follow up tweet that the team has requested to interview Patriots defensive coordinator Brian Flores for their head coaching job, and we’ve also heard they were interested in John Harbaugh. In an additional tweet, Schefter writes that the team has also requested to interview former Titans head coach and current Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak for their vacancy.
Hallelujah! Gonna kick 2019 off right!
So you praise this firing, but make excuses for Gase in Miami. What’s the difference between the two? Hmmmmm
Gase won more with less talent, that’s the difference. Get off the every white guy is a racist high horse.
Feeling Defense Big Guy? No one said anything about race? But, now that you mention it, it’s funny how the excuses come rolling in for some coaches, but others coaches are terrible. LOSING is LOSING.
Lol yea ok
Tsolid you absolutely were referring to race and now you do not even have the balls to take the heat
Gase has actually made the playoffs. Joseph was a defensive guy on a loaded defensive roster and never won more than 7 games. Todd is right. Your defending Wilks and Joseph but Gase is your ripping boy lol no coincidence there.
Yea… Show where I defended Joseph. Again… you guys make excuses for coaches that don’t get the job done, when it suits you. There’s no defense for Gase. He ran Ajai/Landry out of town, couldn’t make Tannehill any better, while having a solid defense. Keep on with the excuses though.
Make Tanehill better? Look at his record with Tanehill vs his other coaches. And Tanehill can never stay on the field. Ajayi trade was a win for them lol. He was awful this season and wont net Philly a comp pick. Look at the reaction by the media and even people here. There is a reason they expect Gase to have another job instantly. But let me guess the media is feeding the conspiracy to fit their own agenda.
Oh yea… I’ll base my thoughts on the reactions from the media and Internet experts, instead of basing them on results. It’s comical some of the stuff you actually write! LOL
You have the stoneage “all results are created equal” mindset. “Winning is winning”. Guess what its not. Every situation is diffrent. You really think coaching the Miami Dolphins is the same as coaching a loaded team lol. And the media knows more about the sport than any of us. This isn’t politics… its people that actually played the game.
The media knows more about the sport than “any of us”. That makes perfect sense coming from you. Now I truly understand your way of thinking.
Yes the former football players in the media do. Im not talking about reporters or Stephen a Smith types. Shows how full of yourself you are if you think you know more than guys that actually played in the NFL lol.
The “media knows more”? Why? Because they are on TV or can write an article?
When did the dolphins have a solid defense?
I feel like the players gonna hate this. Were very emotional last night. Doesn’t sound like a team who wants a new coach
Good move. Like Joseph as a coordinator. But not as a head coach. I feel pretty similar to Wilkes in Arizona. Maybe Joseph will fit in Pittsburgh as there new DC.
I guess he’s no longer having the time of his life
They need to either bring back Mike Shanahan or somehow trade for Kyle Shanahan from San Francisco like the Bucs did with Jon Gruden
Mike Shanahan…. LMAO! Bring back another out of touch coach.
If I recall he has a couple of Super Bowl titles!
How long ago?? How has he done since? Ditka has one. Bring him back too! Bring back Dick Vermeil also.
How long ago? Look what he did to the redskins.
The dude that won multiple superbowls and took a mediocer Washington team to the playoffs. He’s no Jim Harbaugh
Mike Shanahan? That was a joke right?
What a shock. Denver is a super bowl team
To be nice, Joseph’s mediocre record as Denver’s HC was preceded by his less than mediocre record (18th overall) as Miami’s DC.