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PHOENIX -- At midday Monday on a perfectly manicured lawn at the luxurious Arizona Biltmore hotel, most of the NFL's coaches will gather for a group photo.
This is a tradition of the Annual League Meeting since time immemorial. Each shot is a freeze-frame of a particular time in an NFL history that will see its 100th season this fall.
For new head coaches in particular, the snapshot provides a moment that confers their status. After years of work through colleges and professional ranks -- and sometimes through short-lived leagues other than the NFL -- they are now in an exclusive club of 32 people who possess some of the most coveted, cherished and scrutinized jobs in professional sports around the globe.
It's kind of a big deal, right?
Not to the Broncos' new head coach, Vic Fangio.
"It'll mean more when we take that first team picture with Denver, with the players and the assistant coaches," he said. "That's the one that will mean more to me than this one here that we're taking.
"Thirty-two competitors. I like a team photo, not a 32-competitor photo. But it'll be interesting to look at years from now, once you pull it out of the drawer."
Thirty-two coaches looking for success. Thirty-two coaches looking to build or sustain a winning culture.