Author: Woody Paige
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Woody Paige: Broncos vs. Raiders — maybe neither team will win
Nathaniel Hackett says “somebody’s gotta win this game.’’ Not necessarily so, coach. The Broncos and the Raiders have tied twice, and the second was 23-23 on Oct. 22, 1973, in the NFL’s first overtime regular-season game and first Monday night game in Denver. This 125th duel definitely deserves 0-0. The Broncos and the Raiders are…
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Woody Paige: Hackett no different than other bad Broncos coaches
“Hopalong” Hackett’s first rodeo must be his last roundup in Colorado. Hackett’s 3-6 underdone record, to start with, exactly parallels first-year head coaches Frank Filchock, John Ralston, Vance Joseph and Vic Fangio, and the Broncos never made the playoffs with any of them. Hackett’s chances at the postseason in 2022 are 2% after the latest…
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Woody Paige: Russell Wilson’s success might be tied to the wristband
Not to be confused with Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Russell Wilson’s Cheat Sheet List Wrist Band is hot. The Broncos’ special teams are not. Wilson won wearing a wristband in London. The Broncos are 3-5 with the bottom-feeder special teams and rookie returner Montrell Washington. Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett and his quarterback were…
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Woody Paige: Broncos have to win against Titans
During the respite week Nathaniel Hackett drove to Vail, and Russell Wilson flew to Cabo. This week they are rejoined at the hip for a trip to Nashville. The Denver Broncos’ clash with the Titans is a have-to for both. The game in Tennessee is the most important so far in the Broncos season. Win,…
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Woody Paige: Time for Broncos to bring back Elway, Manning, Shanahan and Kubiak
Broncos, bring back John Elway, Peyton Manning, Gary Kubiak and Mike Shanahan. The franchise’s fabulous four have resumes with an aggregate NFL total of 24 — count ‘em — 24 Super Bowls. In his 27 seasons with the Broncos Elway was a quarterback in five championship games and an executive in two more. The Duke…
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Woody Paige: World Series gem brings back memories of 1956
On Oct. 8, 1956, I lied to the two most important women in my life – my fifth-grade teacher and my mom. At Cherokee elementary school in Memphis, I was listening covertly in the classroom on my tiny transistor radio to Mel Allen and Vin Scully broadcast the World Series between the Yankees and the…
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Woody Paige: Why the Broncos gave up on Bradley Chubb — and the season
The Broncos gave up on Bradley Chubb and the season Tuesday. Their 2018 choice of Bradley over Josh and Quenton turned out badly as Chubb became a flub. In the draft the Broncos, at No. 5 overall, could have selected Bradley Chubb, Josh Allen, Quenton Nelson or Josh Rosen. Rosen wasn’t worth a bag of…
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Woody Paige: Broncos hope for smashing pumpkin performance at Wembley
A Halloween horror spectacle in London a dozen years ago this weekend drastically altered Broncos history. When Jaguars quarterback coach Mike McCoy walks onto Wembley Stadium field Sunday and Mark Thewes, Broncos VP of football operations and compliance, settles into his suite seat, each should pause for a moment of memory. Both were there in…
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Woody Paige: Nobody to blame but Hackett for another sad Broncos loss
Being the head coach of the Broncos’ offense is a fireable offense. If Nathaniel Hackett worked for Walmart, he wouldn’t even have a job as a store greeter Monday. The corporation’s former CEO, Rob Walton, and its current board chairman, Greg Penner, would dismiss him on the spot if they had hired Hackett. If any…
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Woody Paige: Red zone numbers say Broncos’ Nathaniel Hackett, Russell Wilson must find “Gold Zone”
The promised land from the 20-yard line to the goal line, termed the Gold Zone by Nathaniel Hackett, is the Broncos’ pyrite. The Broncos are headed in a deplorable direction to the NFL’s lowest Red Zone touchdown percentage in 20 years. In 14 advances to the 20 and beyond in five games the Broncos have…