National Football League

...destruction, and pain. Pat Bowlen surprised the NFL by firing longtime coach Mike Shanahan and hiring Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and McDaniels surprised most everybody by going on a bit of a rampage. After trying...

In this article: Brett Favre, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Rex Ryan, Josh McDaniels, NFL, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Ravens

...the opportunity." Brady hasn't been nearly as dominant as he was in 2007, when he threw an NFL-record 50 touchdown passes for an offense masterminded by McDaniels, one that set another league record with 589 points. So far, the 2007 NFL...

In this article: Josh McDaniels, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Broncos, The Patriots, Denver, New England, Bill O'Brien, NFL, and Brian Dawkins

...into how Josh McDaniels is coaching up the QBs According to Silver, Pat Bowlen was unaware he had to give the NFL a full deposit of $21 million to cover the balance of Shanny's contract. Whoops. I wonder if that's a rule that resulted in...

In this article: Denver Broncos, Pat Bowlen, Cash flow, Labor Day Weekend, Tom Brandstater, Silver, Josh McDaniels, NFL, and Florida

...England's Tom Brady (.776) and Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger (.711). Orton's 18-2 home record as a starter is the best in the league since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. When McDaniels was ordered by owner Pat Bowlen to grant Cutler's trade...

In this article: Kyle Orton, Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos, Jay Cutler, Denver, Bears, New England, Chicago, NFL, and Randy Moss

"They are tied for last in the NFL, with the winless Rams, for average drive start after a kickoff (21.6-yard line) and they fumbled away one kickoff when Peyton Hillis committed a turnover on the opening kickoff against Cleveland."

In this article: Denver Broncos, Chargers, Josh McDaniels, John Elway, Pat Bowlen, NFL, Cleveland, Oakland, and South Dakota

...John Harbaugh as Baltimore's coach. In Denver, Morris became the third candidate to speak with Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, who stunned the NFL last week by firing Shanahan after 14 seasons. The 32-year-old Morris earned a promotion...

In this article: Scott Pioli, Chiefs, Raheem Morris, Denver Broncos, Jeff Jagodzinski, E-mail, Russ Grimm, Eric Mangini, and Kansas City

...awful Carolina team just waiting to fold, Washington could not even manage that on Sunday. You think a real NFL coaching commodity wants this gig? Mike Shanahan is sitting on $21 million of Pat Bowlen's money. A former NFL team official,...

In this article: Jim Zorn, Washington Redskins, NFL, Vinny Cerrato, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Marty Schottenheimer, Jon Gruden, Washington, and John Fox

...fired that the team's offensive staff would be kept intact. Instead, Bowlen hired Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to replace Shanahan. Bowlen told the NFL's website that he didn't recall having any such conversation with Cutler.

In this article: Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos, Pat Bowlen, Mike Shanahan, NFL, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Brett Favre, Matt Cassel, and The New York Daily News

...the right way and they want to win with good people," Peterson said. "Thom, that's his foundation. But Belichick made him an NFL coach." McDaniels, who tutored Tom Brady in New England, was plucked from Belichick's staff by Broncos owner...

In this article: Josh McDaniels, Bill Belichick, Denver Broncos, Jay Cutler, Kenny Peterson, Tom Brady, NFL, Brandon Marshall, and New England