The Denver Broncos are underway with a new head coach search, and John Elway alluded to the team seeking a bright, young mind As Gary Kubiak made an emotional exit from his position as the Denver Broncos head coach, John Elway has begun the preliminary search for someone to take his place. Elway alluded to the fact that the Broncos want to go young with their next head coach, which makes sense given his first two hires and how each of those worked out.