SOUGHT
SOUGHT THE SPOTLIGHT. IT WAS ABOUT THE TEAM.
THIS IS A LOOK BACK AT THE
BRONCOS UNDER PAT BOWLEN, IN
HIS OWN WORDS.
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM? >> I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. I HAVE MET THE COACHES AND
FOLLOWED THEM THROUGHOUT THE
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. I DON'T INTEND TO CHANGE
ANYTHING AT LEAST THROUGH THE
FIRST SEASON.
FIRST SEASON. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING INTO THIS
THING HOPING THAT WE ARE GOING
TO WIN EVERY GAME AND
OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE NOT.
BUT, I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF
FAITH THAT I CAN PUT TOGETHER A
GOOD BALL CLUB AND ONE THAT THE
FANS OF DENVER WILL BE VERY
PROUD OF.
>>
>> I'M
>> I'M NOT INVOLVED IN FOOTBALL FOR THE PUBLICITY I AM INVOLVED
FOR A CAREER.
>> JOHN ELWAY, AND THE BRONCOS
ARE HEADED FOR PASADENA.
>>
>> WE
>> WE ARE
>> WE ARE IN THE SUPER BOWL. I THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BE
THERE IN 3. AND YOU KNOW, I
HOPE THAT 30 YEARS DOWN THE
ROAD TO LOOK AT THIS AS A
DYNASTY.
DYNASTY.
DYNASTY. >> HE WILL NOT STAND FOR ANY
BICKERING.
BICKERING. >> I WILL TELL YOU HOW I FEEL
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. I RUN THIS FOOTBALL TEAM.
THIS IS MY TEAM AND MY FAMILY
STEAM AND ANYONE WHO CANNOT
ACCEPT INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE AROUND
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. IF
HERE. IF WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT,
WHEN THE TEAM IS BACK, IT WOULD
BE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO
CANNOT RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE'S
DECISIONS.
DECISIONS. I CAN TELL YOU HOW DAN AND I
FEEL ABOUT IT.
I THINK THAT IS ENOUGH SAID.
>> HE TRIES TO SLIP LEFT AND HE
IS AT THE GOAL LINE.
HE LOSES THE BALL.
THE BRONCOS COME AWAY WITH A
FOOTBALL.
>>
>> BECAUSE I WAS PREPARED TO GO INTO OVERTIME AT THAT STAGE.
HE HAS DONE IT AGAIN, THEY HAVE
WON THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP FOR
THE FOURTH TIME
>> I'M USED TO TAKING THIS
TROPHY FROM YOU.
IT IS THE THIRD TIME AND I AM
PROUD OF MY PEOPLE.
>> WHEN THE OWNER LOSES
CONFIDENCE IN THE STAFF IT IS
UNFAIR. WE WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE THE NEW HEAD COACH OF
THE BRONCOS, MIKE SHANAHAN.
HAVING HIM HERE IS A COACH IS
GOING TO PAY DIVIDENDS TO ME
AND THE FANS.
>> WE HAVE SHOCKED EVERYBODY,
AND THEY HAVE SUPER BOWL XXXII.
>> THIS IS FOR JOHN.
>> I WILL NEVER HAVE TO THINK
AGAIN ABOUT THE SUPER BOWL.
THIS IS A WIN AND HOPEFULLY WE
WILL HAVE SOME MORE AND THE
LOSSES ARE BEHIND US.
>>
>> I
>> I DO
>> I DO NOT PLAN TO MOVE THIS CLUB, BUT IF ANY STADIUM IS NOT
BILLED, I HAVE THREE CHOICES OF
I PLAY AT MILE HIGH, AND GO
IN THE TOILET, OR I MOVE THE
CLUB WHICH I SAID I'M NOT GOING
TO DO, OR I SELL THE CLUB.
IN THE LAST TWO ARE SYNONYMOUS.
>>
>> WHEN
>> WHEN I
>> WHEN I THINK THAT WE GOT 400,000 VOTES YESTERDAY TO
BUILD THE STADIUM, I AM VERY
GRATIFIED, BOTH TO THE FANS AND
THE VOTERS.
>>
>> THE
>> THE BRONCOS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR THEY
ARE AFC CHAMPIONS.
THEY HAVE BEAT THE ATLANTA
FALCONS 34-19.
FALCONS 34-19. AND THEY ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS
ONCE AGAIN.
ONCE AGAIN. >> IT FELT VERY GOOD, BECAUSE
WE HAVE BEEN ON THE WRONG END OF
3 AND THE RIGHT END OF 2. WE
ARE STARTING TO GET CLOSE TO
EVEN.
EVEN.
EVEN. >>
EVEN. >> WHEN I LOOK BACK AT YOUR
CAREER, I LOOK MORE AT IT AS
WHAT YOU DID OFF THE FIELD, AND
BELIEVE ME, THEN WHAT YOU DID
ON THE FIELD.
WHAT YOU DID ON THE FIELD WAS
UNBELIEVABLE.
>>
>> TWO
>> TWO THINGS THAT WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME WERE THE
SIDELINES OF THE STADIUM, THAT
THEY WERE THE SAME AS MILE
HIGH, THAT WE HAD OUR FANS
>> JOHN WAS THE MAN .416 YEARS.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAME
BRONCOS FANS BECAUSE OF JOHN,
OUTSIDE OF COLORADO.
>>>
>>> I'M
>>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU.
YOU.
YOU. [
YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>>
>> I
>> I LOOK
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK THAT JOHN WILL RETURN
THIS TEAM TO A VERY HIGH LEVEL
OF COMPETITIVENESS. I THINK
THAT WE WILL WIN SOME MORE
SUPER BOWLS AND I WILL NOT BE
SAYING THIS ONE IS FOR JOHN,
MAYBE I WILL BE SAYING THIS ONE
IS FOR PAT.
>>
>> WE
>> WE ARE
>> WE ARE LOOK AT AS ONE OF THE PREMIER ORGANIZATIONS IN