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If you watched the penultimate Denver Broncos game of the season, then you’re in good company with the throngs of Broncos faithful who want those three hours back. Allowing a 101-yard runback TD isn’t a good way to win a game. Neither is fumbling a kickoff return. Neither is looking utterly feckless on the offensive side of the ball. One of the above might be survivable — but all of them? Good night, Gracie.
And it’s not just those three hours for which fans want a do-over. It’s the last six years — especially the last couple of seasons under the disappointing leadership of Vic Fangio, who’s been less the defense-focused power coach some hoped for and more like a grandpa who just woke up from a nap and doesn’t really know what people are talking about but nods along anyway.
With Denver now ousted (again) from the playoffs, fans have had enough — or so it seems from the volume of tweets clamoring for a change in coaching staff, and not just at the top. We mentioned in our Broncos Resolutions for 2022 that Fangio had to go, but so did Pat Shurmur and Tom McMahon. Some fans have extended that call to include every QB we have on the roster. Broncos boosters are ready for that new broom that sweeps clean. For proof, just look at these top twenty tweets from the January 2 post-game:
Number 20:
Me standing outside the Broncos facility until they fire the coaching staff pic.twitter.com/4XMC0IcGpH
— Courtney Veronica 🦋 (@CourtneyVeexxo) January 2, 2022
Number 19:
Broncos lose but we're closer to getting rid of Vic Fangio and Pat Shurmur. #BroncosCountry #FireFangio pic.twitter.com/NxvbutnJKG
— Broncos Reality (@BroncosReality) December 27, 2021
Number 18:
If George Paton doesn’t fire Vic Fangio, Pat Shurmur and Tom McMahon immediately after the game, then we might have the wrong GM too #Broncos
— Denver Broncos 365 (@DailyBroncos) January 2, 2022
Number 17:
Pat Shurmur.
Tom McMahon.These two coaches wasted this season for the Broncos. What a shame.
— Trevor Judge (@TrevorJudge) January 2, 2022
Number 16:
The biggest mistakes the #Broncos have made in the post-Peyton era weren't at quarterback.
It's been at head coach.
Twice.
— Zack Kelberman (@KelbermanNFL) January 3, 2022
Number 15:
8 more days til the Broncos fire Vic Fangio, Pat Shurmur, and Tom McMahon. pic.twitter.com/oaoXJ43cbC
— Michael 🇲🇽 (@lknowBall) January 3, 2022
Number 14:
Broncos coaches, your services are no longer required. #BroncosCountry #FIREFANGIO pic.twitter.com/P2kdHql7ze
— Todd Elsen (@SurlyButterfly) January 2, 2022
Number 13:
Change my mind: There is absolutely no reason Vic Fangio and Pat Shurmur should be on the #Broncos coaching staff for the next two weeks
— Denver Broncos 365 (@DailyBroncos) December 27, 2021
Number 12:
Whoever the Broncos hired to advise Fangio on challenges and other game management should have lost their job like 3 months ago…. but as we've seen with Tom McMahon, there's painfully little accountability with the franchise.
— Joe Rowles (@JoRo_NFL) January 2, 2022
Number 11:
Make it happen, and send Fangio with him. pic.twitter.com/KdkAOzaHfI
— Brandon Dill (@_brandondill_) January 2, 2022
Number 10:
cant score on the 2 pic.twitter.com/ERvwiF1EYT
— #BoomerSoonerandHopefulBroncoFan (@bobmyer11261979) January 2, 2022
Number 9:
Gone. Please leave my team pic.twitter.com/b2KaQJZpzG
— Chris (@tyranusio) December 27, 2021
Number 8:
In two games with everything around him pretty bad, it's painfully obvious that Fangio made a terrible decision with the QB and wasted a freaking entire year of Broncos football!! #firefangio now!!
— Broncos_Stats (@Broncos_Stats) January 2, 2022
Number 7:
#Broncos hiring Vance Joseph was excusable to me because Kyle Shanahan was just not ready, as time has proven, but to go from VJ to Fangio was inexplicable. having kept him in 2021 was inexcusable. Retaining him beyond next week's season finale would be unforgivable. #FIREFANGIO
— Go Broncos (@Broncos_Michael) January 3, 2022
Number 6:
What a waste of a talented team. Of course, there's some hiccups when it comes to execution but the playcalling is straight trash. Get the coaching staff out of there. Tomorrow. #FireFangio #FireShurmur
— Stephen (@HollyJollyGamer) December 26, 2021
Number 5:
@Broncos your coach “absolutely deserves” to be fired. pic.twitter.com/wyRPVEJ8YL
— Taylor (@iskifreely1) January 2, 2022
Number 4:
George……wake up!! It’s time to #FIREFANGIO pic.twitter.com/oAloTNcJwU
— Art Hinojos (@art_hinojos) January 3, 2022
Number 3:
Do it now pic.twitter.com/aRr8stpFH8
— Von James (@VonJames58) January 2, 2022
Number 2:
The Three Stooges! pic.twitter.com/DEvuHC7Rkf
— Cordzall(RIP 88) (@MattCorralSZN) January 3, 2022
Number 1:
Tell Vic and pat I just want to talk pic.twitter.com/WPZt2EC06A
— KBSð?¥·ð?¿ð?§?ð?¿â?â??ï¸ (@treydog217) January 3, 2022