We’re celebrating the New Year by looking back at the wild, wild year that was - 2008. Today is Part I: January through June. Part II is here. Part III on Saturday. Enjoy!
January

The 2007 season comes to an end, and the Broncos finish 7-9. Housecleaning is in order. Matt Lepsis [...]

Hope that everyone is enjoying their weekend and priming themselves for tomorrow afternoon. In honor of tomorrow afternoon, here are the all Broncos/Chargers dailies: 
Denver Broncos:

Ted Sundquist is analyzing the Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers game in his new blog. [PFT]
Count Champ Bailey among the believers. [ESPN]
Sam Adams blogs on why Denver will beat San [...]

Ebenezer Ekuban and Boss Bailey expect to play Monday.  [CBS4]
Boss expands, and DT Nic Clemons discusses his success in the 3-technique.  [Denver Post]
The offensive line will be tested for ‘a week link.’  [Rocky Mountain News]
A look at Mike Shanahan “the genius,” his reputation, and expectations.  [DPO]
Interesting development in the Darrent Williams case.  [CBS4]
UNC’s student paper [...]

BroncoTalk’s week-long Denver Broncos 2008 Season Preview kicks off today. We’ll bring you daily articles to get you ready for the 2008 season. Enjoy.
Head Coach Mike Shanahan closed the 2007 Denver Broncos 7-9 season by publicly pinning the blame on himself. Saying the team had the talent to win 10 games, Shanahan [...]

Woody Paige details the history of Pat Bowlen, and says he is worthy of the top three owners title, bestowed by the ESPN poll.  [Denver Post]
By the way, did anyone know that Pat owned a restaurant with Tom Selleck?  [Honolulu Star Bulletin]
That other owner, Al Davis turned 79 this weekend.  Wonder how long that is [...]

Plenty of camp notes on Jarvis Moss, Samie Parker, and Boss Bailey. [DenverBroncos.com]
The linebacker overhaul… [Denver Post]
…part of an entire defensive retooling. [Yahoo! Sports]
Keary Colbert is ready to compete among the 12 receivers in quarterback camp - and he should be. He’s the 2nd highest paid WR on the roster. [DenverBroncos.com]
The [...]

First it was the rumors surrounding Domonique Foxworth on the trade block… then it was the abrupt firing of General Manager Ted Sundquist. Now DenverBroncos.com Feature Editor and BroncosTV reporter Andrew Mason has been unceremoniously canned. As one of our commenters pointed out, there is an eerie connection between these three gentlemen: [...]

I think we’re in for an interesting season in ‘08. A season we might entitle: MIKE’S BIG SHOW. Cause in my opinion, the outcome of this season is going to have a major influence on the future of my favorite Broncos coach, Mike Shanahan.
Yes, the news has been full of talk about [...]

Two great articles detailing Broncos owner Pat Bowlen’s opinion on the Ted Sundquist/Mike Shanahan situation.  We’ll start with the RMN, where Bowlen says that the relationship between the GM and Coach was hardly functional at all, and a change had to be made.  [Rocky Mountain News]
Bowlen talks about these changes in more depth, specifically mentioning [...]

Riddle me this, batman, how exactly does a Head Coach fire a GM?
I ask this question because in 99% of the organizations around the NFL the position of GM is above the position of Head Coach. So, for example, in San Diego it was the GM that fired Schottenheimer not the other way around.
The [...]