Sitting on a hot seat, rewinding the horror show of another bad defeat, Broncos coach Vic Fangio rode home on the team plane with his time in Denver dangerously close to its expiration date.
The choice was clear: Uncle Vic could change the way his team did business, or he could go quietly into the night and wait for his dismissal as coach. As the calendar flipped to Oct. 22 after a 17-14 loss in Cleveland, Fangio knew he was in trouble.
“Oh, yeah. For sure,” said Fangio, acknowledging his spot on a hot seat. “Me and probably about 15 other coaches in the league.