2018 NFL Power Rankings: Top 32 Head Coaches in the NFL

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Carolina Panthers reacts during the second half of the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 14: Head coach Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos looks on against the Indianapolis Colts during the first half at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 14, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

. HC. Denver Broncos. Vance Joseph . 24. player. 45

Hoisting criticism on Vance Joseph alone for last season isn’t really fair. He inherited a Denver Broncos team that was already in the midst of chaos. They lost Peyton Manning in 2016 and then had to endure the abrupt retirement of former head coach Gary Kubiak. Joseph was never supposed to be in the picture and suddenly he was thrust into it by necessity.

What he inherited was a team in dire of need of help on offense and a defense that was starting to show its age in a number of places. The Broncos decided that it might be best to give him more time to get his own systems settled in before deciding if he was a worthy replacement for Kubiak. The arrival of Bradley Chubb and Case Keenum should help his case.

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