Author: DAVID RAMSEY The Gazette
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Ramsey: Brock Osweiler puts his stamp on team for rest of season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – Brock Osweiler walked on the field Monday night under a massive shadow. His Broncos were crumbling after losses to the Raiders and the Steelers. Peyton Manning was regaining his health. The powerful, violent…
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Top 10 players in NBA history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 1. MICHAEL JORDAN: You can argue this choice, but it would be silly. Jordan played in six NBA Finals. And won them all. He never quit growing as a player. He started his career as…
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Ramsey: Can LeBron James pass Michael Jordan as basketball’s greatest?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Each time LeBron James plays in downtown Denver, he offers us the chance to experience basketball history in the present tense. He ranks among the NBA’s top half-dozen players of all time, and, unlike Bill…
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Ramsey blog: Gazette reader suggests removing facemasks to make football safer
Here’s a letter from a Gazette reader in response to Wednesday’s column about improving football safety. Dave, I have a simple solution to football head trauma. I know my suggestion will never come to pass, but it really is simple. Remove face masks. Players have become so aggressive using their heads because they feel their noses and teeth are safe. But,…
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Ramsey: Broncos’ Brock Osweiler can shut the door on Peyton Manning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The door is open. Brock Osweiler had slammed the door on Peyton Manning’s return. He conquered the Patriots while battling Tom Brady to a draw. He combined precision with daring. Manning was done, doomed to…
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David Ramsey Greatest Broncos, No. 4 Floyd Little
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By David Ramsey, The Gazette When walking into Mile High for a game, you still see fans wearing Floyd Little’s No. 44. Fans remember, 40 years after his final carry, long and winding journeys to…
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Ramsey: Remembering those ancient days when Oakland Raiders were mighty
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Want to reveal yourself as ancient and lost in the past? It’s easy. Just start raving about the Oakland Raiders. Long ago, the Raiders slithered into Colorado each fall as the most sinister creatures in…
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Ramsey: Derrick White roots for UCCS, the team he left behind
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Saturday night in downtown Denver, Alex Welsh was dribbling a basketball when he glanced into the stands and saw Derrick White wearing street clothes. White, once Welsh’s teammate and still one of his closest…
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Ramsey: Broncos conquer Patriots and bust out as Super Bowl contender
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – C.J. Anderson’s right hand was held high as he celebrated his journey to the end zone and the culmination of a magnificent comeback and the announcement of this edition of the Broncos as…
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All-time greatest Broncos by The Gazette’s David Ramsey: No. 7 Rod Smith
Rod Smith worked. That’s the best explanation for his journey from a free agent highly unlikely to earn a Broncos spot to the dominating receiver who collected 849 catches, 11,389 yards, 68 touchdowns and two Super Bowl rings. Smith was dangerous deep and dangerous across the middle and dangerous everywhere. This was a result of…