McDaniels Will Be Back in 2011

According to Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, head coach Josh McDaniels will remain the team's head coach in 2011, Thomas George of NFL FanHouse reports.

"Yes he will," Bowlen said when asked if McDaniels be back in 2011. "I am not interested in making a coaching change."

After starting out his tenure as head coach by trading 25-year old Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler for Kyle Orton and draft picks, the Broncos began last season by winning its first six regular season games. Denver finished 2-8 the rest of the way and missing the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.

McDaniels has clashed with several assistant coaches, with three (including defensive coordinator Mike Nolan) departing the team last January, and there have been several questionable personnel decisions, including trading of running back Peyton Hillis, using a first-round pick on quarterback Tim Tebow, and trading a 2010 first-round to trade up in the second-round of the 2009 NFL Draft to select cornerback Alphonso Smith, who has since been traded to the Detroit Lions for a fullback.

The Broncos have won just 5 of their last 21 games, and at 3-8, are headed towards their fourth straight non-winning season. The franchise and McDaniels were fined $50,000 each after the team's former video director, Steve Scarnecchia, illegally filmed a San Francisco 49ers' walk-through practice on October 30. McDaniels failed to immediately report the infraction to the league, resulting in his fine.

"I'm very happy with Josh. Josh is doing a good job," said Bowlen of the 34-year old head coach. "I wish he had a few more wins, but we've got five games to go. I've got 27 years in this business. The ball bounces funny and it doesn't always bounce your way. We've had bad breaks, injuries. I've been around football long enough to know this happens and it's a part of the game. We've still got a chance to make the playoffs. People have been in a position like ours and it's been done before."

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