Lance 3

See chapters 1-2 here

3

Josh McDaniel Prepares the Way

1 It was that Josh McDaniels spoke in a contrarian form. The Broncos had missed the playoff under the rule of Mike Shanahan since 2005 2 While people across the football nation chastised him and his teachings, Denver followers came to him seeking baptism. 3. Josh said to the crowd: "Yes, we have the 2nd ranked offense in the league, but we are near the bottom in red-zone scoring! 4 Produce fruit in the red-zone, and do not begin to tell yourselves 'we just need to fix the defense' for I tell you out of this red zone scoring we can grow Lombardi trophies. 5 The ax is at the root of the trees, and all trees that do not produce fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire!"

6 "What should we do then?" the crowd asked.

7 Josh answered, "Fix the offence, trade our problemed talent for draft picks and team players."

8 Even General Managers came to be baptised. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?"

9 "See if we can get Matt Cassel for Jay Cutler." he told them.

10 Then some agents asked him, "And what of our fan favorites Brandon Marshall and Peyton Hillis?"

11 He replied, "Trade them, for their personalities do not fit with the team and thier contracts are expensive."

12 The people were waiting expectantly and wondering if Josh McDaniels was possibly the Denver Football Messiah. 13 Josh answered them all "After this quarterback will come one more powerful than him, the laces of his boots I am not worthy to untie. 14 I baptize you with benchings, suspensions, and holdout penalties, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." 15 And with many other words and actions Josh McDaniels exhorted the people and preached his good news to an 8-8 season in his first year.

The Selection of Tim Tebow

16 Then it came time for 2010 NFL Draft. 17 And Tim Tebow fell to the end of the first round to be selected by Josh McDaniels. 18 But Josh tried to deter the selection saying, "But you were the only college player to be selected the Heisman trophy winner as a sophomore and in the final Heisman grouping three years in a row! It is you that should be selecting me!"

19 Tim Tebow replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then Josh consented

20 As soon as Tebow was selected he received his call. He saw the spirit of the football god decend upon him. 21 and a voice from heaven saying "this is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."

Josh McDaniels Beheaded

22 Josh McDaniels' assistant was caught taping 49ers practice, and he himself was caught covering up the scandal. The league fined him. 23 And he was held guilty in the court of public opinion.

24 Pat Bowlen heard this and said "I am not interested in making a change. 25 I'm very happy with Josh. Josh is doing a good job. I wish he had a few more wins, but we've got five games to go. 26I've got 27 years in this business. The ball bounces funny and it doesn't always bounce your way. 27We've had bad breaks, injuries. I've been around football long enough to know this happens and it's a part of the game. 28We've still got a chance to make the playoffs. People have been in a position like ours and it's been done before."

29 Nary a week later discontent among Pat Bowlen's customers increased. 30 The people claimed, "he is a sabateur from New England!" and "he has made a laughingstock of the Denver Bronco franchise!" 31Pat Bowlen himself had agreed with orders to fine Josh McDaniels. 32He did this for his general manager Brian Xanders, who himself held a grudge against Josh McDaniels and wanted to fire him. But he was not able to, because Pat Bowlen feared Josh, and considered him a young rising football genius.

33 Finally, the time came. The Denver Broncos were statistically elminated from the playoffs following a 10-6 loss in Arrowhead Stadium, the land of the Cheifs. 34It was Brian Xander's birthday November 30th and Pat Bowlen said to him, "Ask me anything you want, and it will be given to you." 35 And he promised him with an oath, "whatever you ask I will give you, up to half of my net-worth."

36 At once Brian Xanders answered "I want you right now to give me the head of Josh McDaniels on a silver platter."
37Pat Bowlen was greatly distressed. "Surely there is somethin else you want, a new car, a new house,... a hooker?"

38"No," Xanders replied, "nobody thinks I do anything but clean your poopy diapers because he gets to make all the personel decisions!"

39"But we tell everyone you hired him and are heavily involved in day-to-day operations vital to the success of the Broncos, I just told everyone we were sticking with him through 2011!" Bowlen answered

40"You gave me an oath, you will blame your previous statement in support of Josh on your dementia, and you will bring me his head," Xanders stated.

41Because of his oath, he did not want to refuse him. So on December 6th, Josh McDaniels was fired. His head brought before Xanders on a silver platter.


Sunday School

Historically, the JC and John the Baptist linked. Both had some divine intervention in their conception, both were radicals. J the B was seen early on by his followers as the coming of the Messiah, he always denied this; heralding the coming of Jesus, a man that was greater than him. The great irony of course, that the man that foretold and "warmed up the crowd" so to speak for Jesus, was not alive to see the fulfillmet of Jesus as... Jesus.

Likewise, Josh McDaniels will never get to see Tim Tebow become.. whatever he becomes. From a certain view, maybe John had to die for Jesus to become who he was. Josh McDaniels was always going to put his "system" over the players. After being mathmatically eliminated from the playoffs he still refused to change anything (insert Tebow).

In spite of the interesting roster moves, the quality of the system or in game coaching was rarely questioned with McD. I maintain the opinion that it was straight up bad business to fire McDaniels when the Broncos did. The Broncos will be paying THREE head coaches next season, the Broncos have played their entire season without '09 season sack-leader and best defensive player Elvis Dumerville (who McD extended his contract), and further, was never given the opportunity to play the ace in the hole whom he drafted.

Maybe Brian Xanders really did ask for Big Mac to get axed for his birthday present because, really, what does that guy do? Or maybe Pat Bowlen's documented dementia is getting worse and worse. Realistically whatever it was, it happened because the fans wanted it to happen. Instead of demanding Tim Tebow to start, fans demanded McDaniels to get fired. This is what would happen if the masses were allowed to run a team, this is why I don't vote.

Who among you wanted him fired when the Donkeys started out the '09 season 6-0? The masses are fickle, how soon they forget that Big Mac is only 36 years old, Belichick sucked his first and second head coaching jobs, and with a possible lockout coming the franchise will be burning millions on two ex-coaches with no heir-apparent like Leslie Frazier in Minnesota, or Jason Garrett in Dallas.

In the end, perhaps the development of Tebow depended on the exodus of McD. Whatever he does the rest of the season, one thing will be for certain, with the 3rd-6th overall pick in the draft, will the Broncos consider quarterback? They wouldn't have with Big Mac.