When Pat Bowlen bought the Broncos in 1984, he inherited the best quarterback of that era of pro football and one of the greatest of all-time, John Elway.

In 9 of the next 15 seasons, the Broncos made. the postseason. They made it to five Super Bowls and won two
After John Elway retired, the Broncos missed the playoffs in 8-of-12 seasons including no winning record from 2007-2010.

Who did Pat Bowlen call at that point in time?
I don't like putting words in Pat Bowlen's mouth, saying he would have done this or wouldn't have done that. Fact of the matter is, both Pat Bowlen and John Elway hate losing.
It was Pat who fired Mike Shanahan after a playoff drought. It was also Pat who gave Josh McDaniels the keys to the franchise and let him dismantle the most talented roster the team had in nearly a decade.
What Pat Bowlen discovered after a GENERATIONAL talent at the QB position retired from his team was the simple fact that winning in the NFL is not easy. Finding a QB is not easy.
It's impossible to know how things would be different if Pat were still around today. There are only so many people who know the bond that Elway and Bowlen had.

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It just seems so easy for fans to forget that John Elway knows how much Pat Bowlen loved this team. Elway has not grown apathetic. It looks like there was a visible transition from 2011-17 and 2018-20 in draft philosophy. I don't agree that Elway is not accountable.
Broncos have also remained aggressive in free agency pretty much every year since the Super Bowl despite cap limitations. Fact of the matter is, building a team through the draft just takes more time than doing it with an established QB.
All this to say, I'm as frustrated about the reality of another losing season as anyone. I thought the Broncos were talented enough to make some noise this season as a Wild Card.
In the NFL, you have to stay healthy to win. Despite their injury and turnover issues, the Broncos have one-score losses vs. three of the four AFC division leaders. I don't think they're as far off as today's catastrophe makes it seem.

More from History

**Thread on Bravery of Sikhs**
(I am forced to do this due to continuous hounding of Sikh Extremists since yesterday)

Rani Jindan Kaur, wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh had illegitimate relations with Lal Singh (PM of Ranjit Singh). Along with Lal Singh, she attacked Jammu, burnt - https://t.co/EfjAq59AyI


Hindu villages of Jasrota, caused rebellion in Jammu, attacked Kishtwar.

Ancestors of Raja Ranjit Singh, The Sansi Tribe used to give daughters as concubines to Jahangir.


The Ludhiana Political Agency (Later NW Fronties Prov) was formed by less than 4000 British soldiers who advanced from Delhi and reached Ludhiana, receiving submissions of all sikh chiefs along the way. The submission of the troops of Raja of Lahore (Ranjit Singh) at Ambala.

Dabistan a contemporary book on Sikh History tells us that Guru Hargobind broke Naina devi Idol Same source describes Guru Hargobind serving a eunuch
YarKhan. (ref was proudly shared by a sikh on twitter)
Gobind Singh followed Bahadur Shah to Deccan to fight for him.


In Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh states that the reason he was in conflict with the Hill Rajas was that while they were worshiping idols, while he was an idol-breaker.

And idiot Hindus place him along Maharana, Prithviraj and Shivaji as saviours of Dharma.

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