Head Coach Mike Shanahan Wants To Make A Comeback In 2010

NFL News - July 20, 2009 - Written by Ryan Smith

Mike Shanahan the long time coach of the Denver Broncos, who was fired in December by the Denver franchise said he would like to coach NFL football again. NFL.com reports that after a celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood-Tahoe Golf Course, Shanahan said "I probably needed a little time to get away, especially with the way the situation wound up in Denver. I'm glad I did." Shanahan reportedly had opportunities to interview for head coaching jobs for the upcoming 2009 season but declined, Shanahan said "It just didn't feel right at the time."

Shanahan is revered as one of the best NFL football coaches of the last twenty years. Shanahan Started coaching the Denver Broncos in 1995 after a brief two year stint with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988 and 1989. In just his third year coaching the team, Shanahan and the Denver Broncos went on to win the Super Bowl in 1997 entering the playoffs that year with a wild card spot. Shanahan followed that 1997 Super Bowl effort with another trip to the Super Bowl in 1998. The Broncos won the Super Bowl again that year and Shanahan became the first coach to win back to back Super Bowls since Jimmy Johnson and the Dallas Cowboys did it just a few years earlier.

The Broncos fired head coach Mike Shanahan at the end of last season after he failed to make the playoffs in 2006, 2007, and 2008. The Broncos decided to hire first time head coach Josh McDaniels to run the Broncos franchise. McDaniels was the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots for the last few years helping the Patriots go undefeated during the regular season in 2007 though they lost in the Super Bowl to the New York Giants. Broncos fans will have a tough year in 2009 as McDaniels begins to institute his own ideas into the Denver system.

After taking a year off Mike Shanahan will likely get to choose between a couple of teams in 2010 of which he would like to coach. Shanahan ended his career with a record of 146-98 in 16 seasons as an NFL head coach. He won the AFC West division three times and won the Super Bowl twice in those 16 seasons in the NFL, a record most coaches would pay for. Shanahan has reportedly continued watching game film and staying up to date with teams and players around the league during the off season. NFL.com reports Shanahan said "I plan on getting back." "I probably spent more time studying football the last off season than I have the last 10 years. I watch a lot of film and do the same thing I do during the season. I'll see if there are any opportunities out there at the end of the year that will work out for the club and myself." Shanahan can take off all the time he wants, he will likely coach for a team with a chance to make the playoffs if he does decide to coach at the end of next year. Where ever he ends up will be lucky to have the football knowledge that Mike Shanahan brings to the NFL coaching table.