Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels has received his share of criticism this offseason. A great deal of it he may have brought on himself after the 33-year-old's hiring back in January.
First, his falling out with the team's Pro Bowl QB led to Jay Cutler's trade to the Chicago Bears five months ago. Now he's dealing with an underpaid, but crybaby-like WR in Brandon Marshall, who the team suspended last week for conduct detrimental to the team.
In all of this, his Broncos started 0-3 and the first-team offense looked shaky, at best, in losses to San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago.
So when sixth-round QB Tom Brandstater led five scoring drives, including a first-quarter TD, and Matt Prater booted four field goals Thursday night for a 19-0 win over the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals at Invesco Field a little of that heat was taken off McDaniels.
The win, primarily since starters like Kyle Orton, Ben Hamilton and Chris Kuper didn't play, in the final preseason game is not noteworthy. The Broncos avoided the first winless preseason since the team's first season in 1960.
As for McDaniels, at least for one night, he can rest easy knowing the locals won't call for his head today.
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