John Elway, as a general manager, isn't happy with the virtual check down. Elway's agressive, Super Bowl or bust mentality was never more evident than when he fired John Fox a year ago following a fourth division title in Fox's four seasons. Elway wasn't happy with some of the things he had seen from the Denver Broncos in their playoff losses. So Fox was gone. Gary Kubiak, the Broncos' new coach, had his own controversial decision to make during this season. He decided to bench a quarterback who led wins over Cincinnati and New England for a 39-year-old who had nine touchdowns and 17 interceptions in the regular season. And now Elway and Kubiak are going to the Super Bowl. Fortune favors the bold, indeed. "That’s what it is all about," Elway said after the AFC championship trophy presentation. "Especially to do it at home and be able to do it in front of our fans. To be able to stand up there, to me that makes all the work worthwhile, looking at the fans and knowing we have a chance to be world champs again." Elway was never bothered by throwing into tight coverage as a Hall of Fame quarterback. He has made bold moves as an executive. He moved on from Tim Tebow right after the Broncos won a division title and a playoff game with him (yes, at one point this was considered controversial by some). He has been aggressive in free agency. And then came his most unconventional move, firing Fox after he went 46-18 with the Broncos. It's not unprecedented for a coach to be fired after a double-digit win season, but it is really rare. Elway said he wasn't happy his team didn't go out "kicking and screaming" in the playoffs the last couple years. He made it clear through the Fox firing that anything less than a Super Bowl wasn't good enough. " When he came in here he had won a lot of football games and to be able to come in and get us back to the Super Bowl has been tremendous," Elway said. "T here is not a better guy for the job ,"
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