Shanahan signs 5yr. deals with 'Skins

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Since Elway left the guy has been Marty redux.

Well, if you look at 1999 - 2008 ...

Broncos = 91 wins (4 playoff appearances, 1 AFC Title game)
Chargers = 80 wins (4 playoff appearances, 1 AFC Title game)
Chiefs = 75 wins (2 playoff appearances)
Raiders = 70 wins (3 playoff appearances, 1 SB Loss)

The dominant teams of that era...

Indy = 114 wins (good playoff success, 1 SB)
NE = 110 wins (excellent playoff success, 3 SB)
PIT = 100 wins (excellent playoff success, 2 SB)
TEN = 96 wins (6 playoff appearances, 1 SB loss)
BAL = 91 wins (good playoff success, 1 SB)

So, without the greatness of Elway, Shanahan was still able to maintain Denver's status as the dominant team in the division. And, while they didn't have the playoff success... their playoff losses came at the hands of Indy twice and the Steelers in the conference title game. So, they were good teams for much of his tenure after Elway, they just ran into much stronger teams within the AFC.

It's not like Denver just fell to the bottom of the division... those teams had their issues and Shanahan lost some of his perceived greatness, but they were still contenders more often than not. And, going back to the Marty reference... if you look at what Marty did for KC, granted they had playoff failures... but KC hadn't seen that type of consistent success in the decade before him or the decade after him quite frankly.

I think he'll do well in Washington and I wish him the best... crush the Cowboys every season!