Author: Woody Paige
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Woody Paige: Avalanche are definitely good enough to ‘Repeat the Feat’
From the lap finally taken to the final result the Stanley Cup Champions III Colorado Avalanche were Fire On Ice in the Grand Opening. Raised Mile High the roof beam banner. After hockey’s hallowed holy grail was carried onto the red carpet to a table at mid-rink, convalescing captain Gabe Landeskog hoisted the trophy of…
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Woody Paige: Dick Monfort’s desperate letter to Rockies fans is more spam
Franchise Fanboy Dick Monfort has mailed Rockies season ticket-holders his annual “Woe R Us’’ missive, which is about as thought-provoking as the single-spaced Christmas letter received from distant relatives describing their RV trip to the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert, where cousin Joyce was bitten by a Sonoran whipsnake. “Our expectations were high going…
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Woody Paige: Are the Broncos more lemon than orange for the Waltons?
What a horse-spit game! The Broncos chewed the bit and lost to the Colts in overtime. In a Thursday evening of football feet, the Colts kicked four field goals, the Broncos three. Rob Walton thought he bought the Orange for $4.65 billion. Instead, he paid the most money in the history of North America for…
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Woody Paige: Colorado football needs next Bill McCartney to become a powerhouse again
“This place can and will be a football powerhouse.” – Rick George Goodwill hunting, Rick. The University of Colorado athletic director can’t afford to be bargain basement-buying the football team’s fourth coach in six seasons. Mike MacIntyre, 2018 — Fired. Mel Tucker, 2019 — Abruptly departed. Karl Dorrell, 2020-2022 — Fired. Who in 2023? — To be hired. Maybe…
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Woody Paige: No fun in Vegas for hapless Broncos
The Broncos crapped out in Las Vegas. They had no run. The Broncos are in a world of hurt. In casino parlance a roll of the dice at the craps table that comes up 2, 3 or 12 causes a player to lose. The Broncos came up 23. They and their thousands of orange followers…
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Woody Paige: Can coach hack it vs. Broncos arch-rival?
Mike Shanahan was Mastermind; Nathaniel Hackett has been Scatterbrain. Although Hackett – with assistance and advice from eight members of the Broncos’ coaching and front-office staffs, media and sellout crowds – allegedly has learned how and when to call timeouts, manage the play clock, choose to punt or kick field goals or go for it…
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Woody Paige: Nathaniel Hackett, Josh McDaniels have much to prove as their teams set to collide
In the casual photo of the 2022 NFL head coaches taken at the annual league meetings March 28 in West Palm Beach, Fla., behind The Breakers Resort Nathaniel Hackett and Josh McDaniels stood a few feet apart on the front row, both wearing gray pants, black shirts and silly, syrupy smiles. The pair had no…
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Woody Paige: Ugly Broncos win could mean pseudo-optimism
Russell Wilson now has his own “The Drive’’. It’s not in the same stratosphere as John Elway’s original 98-yard “The Drive’’ in the 1986 AFC Championship game in Cleveland that sent the Broncos to their second Super Bowl. But, in this 2022 season, Wilson has captured the attention and affection of the legions of Broncos…
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Woody Paige: Colorado coaching woes turning into an epidemic
Can’t anybody around here coach football? Coaches of the Broncos, the Buffs and the Rams have been September sad sacks. They are a combined 1-9. Woebegone Colorado has been outscored 173-47 in four losses. Distressed Colorado State has been outscored 164-43 in four defeats. And the Broncos, more “Angst-Ridden” than “Let’s Ride”, have scored two…
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Woody Paige: In Denver, a tale of two Nates
Nate The Great and Nate The Not So Good are sharing the sports stage in Denver. Nathan MacKinnon has joined Nikola Jokic, Russell Wilson and The Bowlen family as MegaMillions&Billions Powerball winners in July, August and September in this once-dusty old cowtown to where the gold rush has returned. Perhaps the Denver Mint should add…