... made one of the most surprising front office moves in franchise history when Pat Bowlen fired head coach/VP of player operations Mike Shanahan.

The firing was a huge surprise to many, while some others saw it coming.  In fact, this move was brought to my attention over a week prior to its occurrence when a former B/R writer Josh Vitale suggested the move be made on a Facebook discussion board.

To me, it was unheard of.

Shanahan led the Broncos to their only two Lombardi trophies in franchise history, and was undoubtedly the most successful head coach Denver has ever had.  He was so successful, in fact, that the Broncos only had two losing seasons under his tutelage.

When 2008 saw the Broncos miss out on pl...

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