John Fox Out as Denver Head Coach

There was a report early Sunday that John Fox could possibly be out as Denver coach if he lost the game to the Colts. Well, Monday afternoon confirmed that report to be true. After meeting with John Elway, Fox and the Broncos decided to mutually part ways. Fox is out after four years as head coach. Fox finished with a record of 46-18, four AFC West titles, and a Super Bowl appearance in 2013. Here is what we do know about how this all transpired:

-Apparently, John Elway and John Fox both went into Monday's meeting thinking that it was time to move on. Fox and Elway have been reported as having a rocky Coach-GM relationship recently, and Fox already has his eye on other jobs.

-They both agreed to move on, and with that the Broncos are now in search of a new head coach.

-It sounds like Elway wasn't thinking about firing Fox, but after the report came out on Sunday morning, it looks like Elway felt that Fox wanted to move on.

-Elway obviously wasn't happy about how the Broncos played on Sunday, and with the recent playoff disappointments under Fox, he decided that the team needed to go into a new direction as well.

My thoughts on this move are mixed. I hate to see instability and coaching changes so rapidly. I liked the Fox hiring in 2011, and I thought he did a really good job his first year taking over a team that went 4-12. Fox was handed the Tim Tebow-Kyle Orton mess, had the guts to go with Tebow at 1-4 in 2011, and rode the Tebow train all the way to an 8-8 season and a surprise AFC West title and the stunning playoff win over the heavily favored Steelers. He improved the defense right away, and he brought a much needed amount of energy and passion that the Broncos desperately needed after the Josh McDaniels era. My problem with Fox begins with the playoffs and big games. He had the luxury of getting Peyton Manning, and John Elway did everything he could to bring in players to help the Broncos win a championship now. The Baltimore loss in 2012 was inexcusable and Fox deserved all the blame and criticism for that game. He did a terrible coaching job in the Super Bowl last year, and it was embarrassing how badly he got out-coached by Pete Carroll that night. This year, he did a terrible job getting the Broncos ready for the Divisional Game against the Colts and the failure of this team to break through and win a championship is certainly on him. I thought his in game strategy and coaching ability was questionable at best, and if it wasn't for Peyton Manning, I don't think his record would be what it is after four years. I think hiring Fox for the team was the right move in 2011, but after the last three playoff losses he suffered, moving on from him in 2015 might be the right move as well. Naturally, only time will tell.