When the Denver Broncos (6-6) and San Francisco 49ers (2-10) face each other on Sunday it will be matchup between the head coach that the fans actually wanted and the head coach that ended up in the Mile High City.
Sunday’s showdown with Kyle Shanahan will be the first since the 38-year old head coach left Atlanta for the west coast in 2017, and with it comes the memories of his father’s success in Denver. Unsurprisingly, many reporters had a variety of questions for Shanahan regarding his memories of the Broncos, including his favorite players of all-time.
According to Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle, Shanahan told local media that his favorite three Broncos players ever are Ed McCaffrey (WR), Terrell Davis (RB) and Rod Smith (WR).
Somewhat surprisingly, Shanahan did not include John Elway in his list of all-time Broncos greats. Although it would be tough to blame the guy, considering it was Elway that elected not to hire Shanahan in the first place.
Earlier this week, the second-year 49ers head coach said that he hoped that he made the decision to hire Joseph over him difficult for the Broncos’ brass.
