ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Mike McCoy is calling the plays again instead of the shots. His second stint as Denver’s offensive coordinator begins Monday night against the Chargers, the team that fired him as their head coach nine months ago.
McCoy won’t say it, but wide receiver Demaryius Thomas thinks McCoy would like to stick it to his former team.
“Absolutely. If you were the head coach for the Chargers and you got fired, you play them on Monday night, what would you want to do? I’d try to put up 100 if I could ,” Thomas said. “I know it’s impossible, but I’d try.”
There are other reasons this is a big game for the Broncos : It’s a divisional game in the ultra-competitive AFC West, where teams can ill afford a home loss. Plus, the Chiefs are already riding high thanks to their 42-27 rout at New England in the NFL kickoff.
So, facing familiar faces doesn’t necessarily add to his fire.