{"id":55602,"date":"2018-12-31T10:20:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=55602"},"modified":"2021-05-30T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T18:16:03","slug":"vance-joseph-fired-denver-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/12\/31\/vance-joseph-fired-denver-broncos\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Broncos Fire Head Coach Vance Joseph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rumors were swirling for months that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a> head coach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoseVa20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vance Joseph<\/a> <\/strong>would be fired as head coach at the close of the season. Joseph took over as head coach after <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KubiGa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Kubiak<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/18393881\/gary-kubiak-steps-head-coach-denver-broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retired<\/a> due to mostly to health problems. Joseph was disappointing as the Broncos head coach. He accumulated an 11-21 record and missed the playoffs both years. Ian Rapoport broke the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Broncos<\/a> GM John Elway just finished meeting with coach Vance Joseph, informing him he\u2019s done. Joseph should land as a top defensive coordinator candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1079749007570886656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Vance Joseph Fired as Head Coach of the Denver Broncos<\/h1>\n<p>Joseph took over a Broncos team that was just two years removed from a Super Bowl victory. In 2016, the Broncos missed the playoffs for the first time since <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/nfl\/denver-broncos\/Article\/What-Really-Caused-The-Denver-Broncos-To-Miss-The-Playoffs--74904383\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2010<\/a> despite a winning record. Joseph was supposed to come in and get the team back to its winning ways with a defensive mindset.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the defense that was once known as the \u201cNo Fly Zone\u201d took a step back. While they were still number four against the pass, overall, they were ranked as the 24<sup>th<\/sup> best defense in the league. The biggest struggles were offensive, however, as the team went back and forth between quarterbacks <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SiemTr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Siemian<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OsweBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock Osweiler<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LyncPa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paxton Lynch<\/a><\/strong>. All of them were cut in the off-season.<\/p>\n<p>The defense did improve to number 12 overall this year, despite letting former All-Pro corner <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaliAq99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aqib Talib<\/a><\/strong> walk and losing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=HarrCh01,HarrCh20&amp;search=Chris+Harris&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Harris<\/a> Jr.<\/strong> for the year in Week 13. The team\u2019s offensive struggles continued even after signing quarterback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KeenCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Case Keenum<\/a><\/strong> in free agency. It did not help matters when Denver traded longtime Broncos wideout <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/ThomDe03.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Demaryius Thomas<\/a><\/strong> and then lost <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SandEm00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmanuel Sanders<\/a><\/strong> a few weeks later to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/12\/06\/fantasy-football-courtland-sutton-stock-lowered-after-emmanuel-sanders-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever takes over as the Broncos head coach will have a strong balance of veteran leadership in players like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MillVo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Von Miller<\/a><\/strong> and Sanders, balanced with a young core with rookies <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LindPh00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phillip Lindsay<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/ChubBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bradley Chubb<\/a><\/strong>. Joseph could be looked at for a defensive coordinator position this off-season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"oJzujBt7TU1K22OwX5iD4w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1088326074\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'oJzujBt7TU1K22OwX5iD4w',sig:'i97XyRH1opX74_yOJK9GO_0JVM2R-7IbzzwFdvbTnKw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1088326074',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance Joseph has been fired as head coach of the Denver Broncos after two disappointing seasons. 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