The Broncos opened the 2017 season with a 2-0 record and then lost nine of their last 10 games on the way to finishing the season with a 5-11 record.It looked like this season might be headed in the same direction. The Broncos won their first two games and then lost six of seven heading into their bye week. The two weeks since the bye have seen the team deviate from the path they followed last season https://www.broncosfanstore.com/Justin-Simmons-Jersey , however.The Broncos beat the Chargers on the road in Week 11 and then came home to beat the Steelers last Sunday to stabilize their record and start some people talking about the possibility of making a playoff run. Head coach Vance Joseph tried to slow down that talk this week.“We’re 5-6; that’s it,” Joseph said, via the Denver Post. “We’ve done nothing up to this point. If we don’t win Sunday, we’re 5-7 — that’s ugly.”A win on Sunday in Cincinnati against a 5-6 Bengals team that just lost its quarterback would likely spur even more talk about where the Broncos can go this year because the 49ers, Browns and Raiders follow the Bengals on the schedule. Beating those teams may not qualify as doing something, but it could put the team in position to do so with another win over the Chargers to close the regular season. John Elway should have never put the Denver Broncos in this situation. Everyone but him knew Vance Joseph would not figure it out when he was given a second season. The young coach wouldn’t make the turn toward success, no matter the assistant coaches or the quarterback at his disposal. The incompetence Joseph showed in the previous 5-11 season showed this mess wouldn’t get cleaned up. Sign up for FanPulse, our weekly Broncos survey.The latest example of that is the most-recent embarrassment for the Broncos, this time in a humiliating 34-16 loss to the bad New York Jets. Denver is now 2-3 on the season, and have lost three-straight games. The Broncos are also now 1-11 in their last 12 road games Domata Peko Color Rush Jersey , and 1-6 in their last eight in the East Coast. If that isn’t an indictment on the state of the franchise, I don’t know what is. If you think Denver will turn the tide, consider its coming schedule: two of its next three games are at home against the Los Angeles Rams and on the road at the Kansas City Chiefs.The assistant coaches and quarterback have changed, yet the same issues that have plagued the Broncos since Joseph became coach are still present and accounted for. The team is still horrible in situational football, unprepared, completely lost and incapable of making adjustments. Even worse, is his team wasn’t motivated and little effort was shown by most against the Jets. Remember when Joseph was billed as a “leader of men” when he was hired? But this isn’t Joseph’s fault. He should have never been put in this situation, let alone allowed to prove it again.As I mentioned after the loss to the Baltimore Ravens, what makes matters worse, or hilarious Demarcus Walker Jersey , is Joseph, apparently, has Football 101 with his team each week. You really cannot make this stuff up.Elway needs to make the move right now. While he’s at, include Denver defensive coordinator Joe Woods. Heck, he might as well make the switch at quarterback to Chad Kelly as well. But in the meantime, fire Joseph and end this embarrassment.As for who replaces him — take anyone off the street at this point, they can’t do much worse. John Fox is available. Maybe Dan Reeves? In terms of the permanent solution, Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator John DeFilippo needs to be on the short list of names. In terms of Joseph, what more does Elway and the Broncos need to see?