ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- John Elway has arrived at a critical juncture as top football executive for the Denver Broncos.
When Elway took the job in 2011, he had somebody else's mess to clean up. The Broncos were coming off a 4-12 finish, head coach Josh McDaniels' firing and a spygate scandal. There was general pessimism regarding the direction of the franchise.
Enter Elway, who hired John Fox, a been-around-the-block coach with a defensive background; signed future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning in 2012; and filled his draft classes with enough productive picks to win five consecutive AFC West titles.