When the Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi just last week, speculation of an internal promotion to fill that spot began to run rampant. The Broncos were going to have to follow lead protocol for interviewing for coordinator spots, but many believe Sean Payton already had his guy. After three years on the staff as the quarterbacks coach, many saw that Davis Webb was the immediate leader in the clubhouse and that it was effectively his job to lose, so long as he wanted it.
The main issue for the Broncos, however, would be how highly coveted a coach Webb would become during this hiring cycle.