Enough time as passed that maybe the hurt and anger has sufficiently ebbed to revisit this moment.

January 12, 2013. Denver gives up a fluke TD late in the 4th quarter, leaving the score tied with 31 seconds left in a home playoff game.

So here's the situation: it's the playoffs, you're playing at home in Denver, you're widely considered the NFL's best team, with a dominating offense led by your Hall of Fame quarterback who's had a great season. You get the ball at your own 20 with 2 timeouts and 31 seconds. All you need is a field goal to win and you have one of the league's best kickers.

John Fox...takes a knee.

They say sports don't build character, they reveal it. Well, this was our revelation. This is who he is. This is a coach who defines "playing not to lose" rather than playing to win. It's not conservatism, it's cowardice.

I said it at the time, I said it all last season, and I'm saying it again this season: Fox should have been fired for taking a knee in that situation. If the Broncos manage to win a championship under Fox, it'll be despite him, not because of him.

The sports media loves to tell us how great of a guy he is, how much the players love him. I don't doubt that's true, but it's no reason to give him a pass. A lot of people like Fox, so they've covered for him. But the Broncos teams of recent years should have more than playoff losses to show for their talent. It's time to place the blame where it belongs.