Broncos shake up offensive coaches
Musgrave replaces coordinator McCoy as skid reaches six.
Va nc e Jo s e ph’s s wi t c h of quarterbacks did nothing to stem the tide of turnovers, so the Denver Broncos’ rookie head coach on Monday changed his offensive architect.
Joseph fired coordinator Mike McCoy, his first hire when he got the job in January, and replaced him with quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave.
“I want to have a more efficient pass game,” said Joseph, who also promoted Klint Kubiak to take over Musgrave’s duties working with the quarterbacks.
Musgrave, who was John Elway’s backup quarterback in Denver in the late 1990s, is a 20-year coaching veteran with nine seasons as an offensive coordinator with the Vikings, Jaguars, Panthers, Eagles and most recently, the Raiders in 2015 and ’16.
Joseph wouldn’t commit to keeping Brock Osweiler as his starting quarterback, saying he’d huddle with Musgrave and the rest of his staff.
The Broncos (3-7 ) have lost six straight: three under Osweiler, who has three TDs and four interceptions, and three under Trevor Siemian, who had nine TDs and 10 interceptions.
These changes might also be a precursor to giving former first-round draft pick Paxton Lynch an audition. Lynch spent the first t wo months of this season recovering from a sprained throwing shoulder. He was active Sunday for the first time as Osweiler’s backup.
Patriots: Former receiver Terry Glenn, who spent the first half of his career with New England but also played for the Cowboys and Packers, died following a one-vehicle rollover traffic accident near Dallas that left his fiancée slightly hurt, officials said. He was 43.
Irving police are investigating the cause of the wreck on eastbound Highway 114.
Glenn, a former Ohio State star who lived in the Dallas area, was driving when the vehicle left the highway, struck a concrete barrier and rolled, authorities said. Glenn was ejected.
Glenn played in the NFL from 1996 to 2007 — six years with the Patriots, five with the Cowboys and one with the Packers. He finished with 8,823 yards receiving and 44 touchdowns.
Steelers: The league suspended right tackle Marcus Gilbert four games for violating the performance-enhancers policy. Gilbert, who will not appeal, will be eligible to return for a game at Houston on Christmas Day.
Saints: Defensive end Alex Okafor will miss the remain- der of the season after tearing an Achilles tendon during the win over Washington. In 10 games, Okafor had 4½ sacks, five tackles for loss, nine quarterback hits and two forced fumbles.
Cardinals: Blaine Gabbert will get a second start at quarterback, coach Bruce Arians said. Gabbert started the loss to Houston and completed 22 of 34 passes for 257 yards after moving up from No. 3 because of injuries.
Bears: Kicker Connor Barth was waived, and Chicago signed former Kansas City kicker Cairo Santos following the loss to Detroit. Barth missed a 46-yard field goal wide right that would have tied the game
Browns: Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah needs surgery on his broken right foot and will require up to four months of recovery.
Redskins: Receiver Terrelle Pr yor i s heading to injured reserve after ankle surgery.
Rams: Receiver Robert Woods has a shoulder injury that will take him out of the lineup for a “couple weeks,” coach Sean McVay said.
Texans: Coach Bill O’Brien said he doesn’t expect running back D’Onta Foreman (left ankle) to play again this season, the latest blow to a team riddled with injuries.
Panthers: Tight end Greg Olsen (foot) and center Ryan Kalil (neck) returned to practice and could play Sunday.
Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime for Boston, which rallied for its 16th straight victory. Dallas led 87-74 with 7:47 left in regulation and scored the first four points of OT. Harrison Barnes scored 31 for the Mavericks.
LeBron James scored 16 of his 18 points in the first quarter for Cleveland, which took a 73-46 halftime lead and won its fifth straight.
Victor Oladipo had 29 points as Indiana won its fourth in a row.
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 20 rebounds for Charlotte.
Ben Simmons scored 27 points and Joel Embiid added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia. Embiid skipped the morning shoot-around because of pain in his surgically repaired left knee.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 as New York handed the Clippers their ninth straight loss.
Bradley Beal scored 23 points
for Washington.
C.J. McCollum scored 24 points for Portland. Mario Chalmers had 21 for Memphis.
Anthony Davis had 36 points and 15 rebounds for New Orleans. Center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected in the third quarter for swinging his elbow at Russell Westbrook’s head after a rebound. Westbrook had 22 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio.
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