Apparently is was on the local news all night in Denver.

Remember on our blog when we were bickering with each other after there was a disagreement between the front office and our star player? Remember that?

Oh wait, no, that didn’t happen. Maybe because we’re not a bunch of bickering little girls like those lame Donkey fans!

All a coach and a GM want out of the owner is someone who will leave them alone and not undermine them or question their authority. I certainly appreciate that Dean Spanos knows when to stick his head in and when to keep his nose out of things, but most owners only have the ability to be too involved (Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Daniel Snyder) or not at all involved (all the owners whose names you don’t know).

For years Bowlen has been uninvolved, leaving everything in the hands of Shanahan and Sundquist. Last year Shanahan was given the power to fire Sundquist (their longtime GM) and take over that position. After one year, in which he picked up some good players in the draft and came one win away from winning the division, the project was blown up and Bowlen stood alone. Bowlen came out and said in hiring a new coach he would not be giving out as much power, meaning he wanted to be in the middle of things and making decisions for himself. He even hired what I believe is the youngest head coach in the league and the youngest GM in the league, both in their first time at that job, so that they could not stand up to him the way a more established coach could.

I think somewhere along the line the Bowlen/Shanahan relationship soured and Bowlen convinced himself that he could do a better job. Now he’s trying to prove it in his own way. The thing is, McDaniels is yearning to prove that he could do just as good a job as Belichek without him. He wants to prove that his success as an offensive coordinator has nothing to do with Belichek or Brady and that he was better than Charlie Weis. So you have a couple people busy trying to be the big man and they wind up hurting the feelings of their QB, who is dying to be the big man himself and not be compared to Elway anymore (which wouldn’t happen if he left Denver).

Just a messed up situation out there, but entirely caused by a rift between Shanahan and Bowlen that probably goes back years.

After reading the interpretations of the Cutler-Xanders-McDaniels-Cook conversation I’m convinced that Cutler is like the girlfriend/wife asking if he looks fat in these jeans. The difference is that he asked "Do you still want me here?". McDaniels then said something like: Look, we were looking at Cassel because I’m comfortable with him in my offense and so he could step in and get the team faster to where I want it to be. That didn’t happen so we don’t need to worry about it. Would I trade you in the future? Maybe, if it made the football team better, because that’s my ultimate goal. Right now though, you aren’t being traded and we are ready to win with you here.
Translated to my "fat in jeans" analogy he basically said this: I like girls who don’t look fat in jeans. Supermodels don’t look fat in jeans and I like the way they look. But, I’m not with a supermodel so that’s not really important. Would I like to be with a supermodel? Sure, if it made me happier, because that’s the ultimate goal. But, right now, honey, you look good in those jeans and I’m happy we’re together.
So, there was no implication that anybody looked fat in jeans. But the Broncos didn’t just say, "No, honey, you look beautiful and skinny." so the Broncos failed the test and the shit hit the fan. Mr. McDaniels and Mr. Xanders just needed to say, "Cutler, you’re a pro bowl QB and you’re going to win a Super Bowl with us. We don’t want to trade you now or ever." But, they didn’t so Cutler is throwing your shit out the window and screaming uncontrollably.

Cutler will kick McDaniel square in the nuts and then start sleeping with McD’s friends… Who are McD’s friends in this scenario? I would first guess the AFC West, but none of us are looking for a QB. So my best best is someone from the Belicheck line, perhaps Mangini and the browns??? Not bad, the browns have a spare QB or two to toss back at the Broncos. Probably Quinn since Anderson is really more of a long ball guy who doesn’t have a real high completion percentage…

I feel kind of like I used to feel when I would come home and my wife was watching Melrose Place and I say “How can you watch this trash?” And then sit down and watch it for an hour with her.

Your girlfriend wouldn’t ask you if she looked fat in those jeans if she didn’t think she looked fat in them. Or she’s just testing you. Either way the answer is same.

But you bring up a valid point. Sometimes the crazy bitch is just trying to pick a fight and there’s no right answer.

Analogy… you’re wrong!