The fall of John Elway?

This is not the story I want to be writing about the Denver Broncos legendary quarterback, but here we are. Let me start by simply stating that for as long as I can remember, John Elway has been my favorite football player. Like a lot of people of my generation in Broncos Country, he was my childhood hero.

I’ll never forget the absolute relief that I felt when John Mobley knocked away that 4th down pass from Brett Favre, sealing the elusive Super Bowl title for the Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII. Elway finally had the last great accolade for his Hall of Fame career.

And in his return to the team as an executive, it was the great John Elway who lured Peyton Manning to Mile High. A new era of…