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Published on 01/18/2011 at Tue Jan 18 08:17.
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Jim Mora Jr. Reportedly Close to Taking Denver’s Defensive Coordinator Position

Posted Tue Jan 18th by

Mora Jr. during his tenure as Falcons head coach.

Mora Jr. during his tenure as Falcons head coach.

The Denver Post is reporting that the two sides are close to an agreement on Jim Mora Jr. becoming the newest defensive coordinator in Denver.  This would fill the largest hole in John Fox’s coaching team shortly after announcing the first 8 filled positions on his staff.

Mora Jr. flew to Denver Monday evening to meet the team and discuss the position.  It is expected that he will not leave the city until a deal is done.  Mora is a valued commodity right now after the hiring of Sean McDermott by the Panthers yesterday afternoon.  The Eagles are reported to be “very interested” in interviewing Mora Jr. for their DC position left vacant by the firing of McDermott.  If the Broncos do lock up Jim this morning it could be seen as a win for the organization.

If the deal were to fall through at this point the Broncos could still look at hiring Green Bay defensive line coach Mike Trgovac, however they would need to wait until the Packers playoff run is complete.  If the team can get this deal in place the Broncos would have two defensive specialists on staff in Fox and Mora along with head coaching experience at the two positions.

  • herc_rock

    I can't wait until week 6 when Mora openly pines for the assistant defensive backs coaching gig at Lakeside Upper High School…

  • vince_mairne

    Damn, he's been reportedly close to getting the job for the last couple of days…Shit or get off the pot, someone! We need to start planning our offseason! GO BRONCOS!

  • bucky

    I thought this was an interesting article about some of Mora's other prospective suiters.

    http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceas…

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    Tick…tick…tick The longer this thing drags out I'm worried about the possibility of us being left with DC leftovers.

  • Cousvinny33

    Agree… usually this stuff gets done quickly (like Fox). I would say if it's not done by the end of the day then it's not happening.

    I think the next in line is the guy from Green Bay ans that could take 3 weeks.

    Worth waiting for if he is the right guy.

  • anthony33

    Looks like Mora left Denver without signing a contract. Honestly, I don't know enough about the guy as a DC to know if that's a good or bad thing. What I do know is that's like the 3 or fourth coach that has snubbed us. It's going to take a while before this franchise gets it's mojo back.
    I don't know if it's humanly possible to F things any worse than McD did in less than 2 years.

  • anthony33

    That report actually came from Lindsay Jones of the Post. I wonder where Elway's tweeter is when things don't go as planned?

  • CJ

    Tomorrow we will know for sure

  • TexasBliss

    Mora holds the cards. He knows what $$ he can ask for and apparently Denver doesn't want to pay. Why? Budget? Just don't think he is worth it?

  • TexasBliss

    Mora holds the cards. He knows what $$ he can ask for and apparently Denver doesn't want to pay. Why? Budget? Just don't think he is worth it?