Author: Woody Paige
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Woody Paige: Denver should pick Nix or Penix for QB fix
With the 12th-15th pick in this year’s NFL draft the Broncos have two viable quarterback options – Bo Nix or Michael Penix Jr. They must choose a quarterback in the first round for only the fifth time in franchise history and make it right for a long time this time. The Broncos will see each…
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Woody Paige: A new year, and an old Broncos problem
Ring out the old, and the Broncos, too. The Broncos won the game but lost the postseason on New Year’s Eve. Ring in the new year and new Broncos, please. If only the Broncos had not been beaten, bewildered, baffled, and bamboozled at home by four terrible teams that possess otherwise 6-9, 5-10, 3-12 and…
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Woody Paige: Drafting QBs not a Broncos strongsuit
As a head coach for 16 seasons Sean Payton, a former quarterback, knows nearly nothing about drafting quarterbacks. As a general manager for three seasons, George Paton, a former quarterback, barely knows something about drafting quarterbacks. As chairman of the Walmart board of directors since 2015 Greg Penner, a former Ironman competitor, absolutely knows nada,…
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Woody Paige: Broncos need more than a spark after benching Wilson
“We need a spark.’’ – Sean Payton Payton’s pyrotechnics have caused an extreme explosion in the NFL. Russell Wilson’s ride, in all likelihood, most likely is done in Denver. And the Broncos have suffered a sequential Christmess. Last season the Broncos were humiliated by the revolting Rams on Dec. 25, and the day after Christmas,…
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Broncos lose to ‘elves on the shelves’ Patriots, deserve to miss NFL playoffs | Woody Paige
Christmas Eve for the Broncos suddenly became Christmas Believe, then precipitously Christmas Grieve. Jingle Bill’s Patriots won 26-23 on a wintry Dec. 24 evening with a 56-yard field goal by the most unlikely kicker in the NFL to be the grinches who stole the playoffs from the Broncos. The Broncos will mourn on Christmas morn.…
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Woody Paige: What the Dickens is wrong with Colorado’s baseball team?
Stooge: An Xmas Tell To begin with, in the mountainous land of Odaroloc is a dusty old town called Revned which, 65 years ago, was rather ho-ho-humdrum at Christmas, except that City Hall was decorated with thousands of lights and holiday displays, including a Nativity scene. But the citizens were so sad because Revned did…
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Woody Paige: Former Broncos quarterbacks shinning brighter than Wilson
Woody Paige, Gazette sports columnist Where have you gone, Joe Flacco, Case Keenum and Drew Lock? BroncosNation turns its lonely eyes to you. Coo-coo-ca-choo. Three Broncos quarterbacks started NFL games Sunday and Monday and led their teams to three three-point triumphs. And not one was named Russell Wilson. Not only didn’t Wilson lead the DBs…
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Woody Paige: Broncos’ postseason hopes still alive — but just barely
‘Twas the Sunday before Christmas, and all through the mall, no Broncos’ fans were stirring because they stayed home to bawl. But orange stockings were hung by the fireplace with cheer, knowing that the Patriots and the Chargers would soon be here. Broncos believers were nestled all smug in their beds, with dreams of the…
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Woody Paige: Broncos turned into warthogs in Ford Field’s glare
In the Debacle in Detroit, the Lions were king, the Broncos warthogs. But the Broncos did outscore the Lions 10-7 in the third quarter Saturday night. So much for that. Sean Payton can take the brunt of the Broncos blame for this blowout that seems closer than it really was at 42-17. The Broncos were…
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Woody Paige: Broncos beat the Lions in 1967 — can they storm Motown for another?
The Broncos’ game with the ferociously or cowardly Lions on Saturday night will be the second most significant in the teams’ series history. First was the first game between the two on a Saturday night 58 years ago. Now, with a victory by the Broncos and a loss the by Chiefs Sunday, the pair would…