Rich Scangarello’s big break came as a result of working on an intern’s salary at age 43 while crashing in a co-worker’s spare bedroom. Call it unpredictable. Much like his offense.
The Broncos hired Scangarello (pronounced SKANE-guh-rel-OH) this past week to coordinate their offense under first-year head coach Vic Fangio. His success in 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan’s system for two seasons as quarterbacks coach solidified his candidacy. But Scangarello’s vision is one rooted through lessons of an unorthodox coaching journey.
“It’s an example of someone betting on themselves,” said Jason Houghtaling, head coach at FCS Wagner College where Scangarello once served as offensive coordinator, “and saying, ‘I’m going to take a step backward to take 100 steps forward.