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Woody Paige: Denver Broncos must march in when NFL year starts Wednesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Don’t beware the Ides of March. Be aware, instead, of March 13, 2019 — New Year’s Day on the National Football League calendar. Wednesday is when the Broncos endeavor to become relevant in the room again. Feb. 7, 2016 seems so distant ago. Set your clocks…
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Woody Paige: Joe Flacco can succeed, but more permanent solution needed for Broncos
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Broncos and, specifically John Elway, have gotten a lot of national flak — oh! — since trading a week ago for Joe Flacco. One writer for a major sports publication has called The Duke of Denver “the mayor of crazy town’’ in the aftershock…
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David Ramsey: Case Keenum isn’t great, but he can lead Broncos to bright days
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Monday Night Football.” Fourth game of the season. Receiver open for a massively important touchdown. Quarterback throws high — really high — and dooms the Broncos to defeat. I’m not talking about this Monday. I’m talking about Sept. 26, 1994 when John Elway failed to complete a…
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David Ramsey: Loss to mighty Chiefs could plunge Broncos toward yet another season-long disaster
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ENGLEWOOD • It’s only the fourth game of the season. So, yes, it’s early. But Monday’s clash with the entertaining and dangerous Kansas City Chiefs carries the feel of a momentous game, no matter the date on the calendar. The Chiefs have beaten the Broncos…
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Paul Klee: Super Bowl trophies out, locker room shuffle in. Changes to Broncos go beyond the quarterback.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ENGLEWOOD • Right there? That table topped with luxury car advertisements and a jumbo-sized Connect 4 board game? That was where the Broncos last season housed their three Super Bowl trophies — right smack in the middle of the locker room at Broncos HQ, for…
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David Ramsey: Denver Broncos to tangle with Seattle Seahawks, their vastly depleted Super Bowl opponent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On my plane ride to Super Bowl 48 in New Jersey, I was startled awake by a Bronco party. A jubilant woman was leading chants of “Broncos, Broncos, Broncos” and most passengers joined the chant, which was no surprise. We had, after all, departed from…
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Paul Klee: Denver Broncos legend Steve Atwater tackles new NFL rules — and deserves spot in Hall of Fame
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ENGLEWOOD • Right after Steve Atwater demonstrated a proper tackle by tackling me, causing my palms to sweat, we discussed the tackle. The tackle on “Monday Night Football.” The tackle we’re still talking about 27 years and 354 days later. It was the tackle where…
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Woody Paige: Denver Broncos produced good, bad and Paxton Lynch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • For three quarters Saturday night the Broncos looked inexcusably abysmal — as they were last season — against the Vikings in a throwaway exhibition at The Horse With No Name Stadium. Then, the Broncos uncovered their new backup quarterback — Chad Kelly. The…
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Paul Klee: Day 1 Broncos training camp diary: Peyton Manning, Uncle Von and… Phillip Lindsay
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ENGLEWOOD • It was the great American philosopher Aqib Talib, not to be confused with 2 Chainz, who once said, “They fired all the dogs,” and the Broncos haven’t been the same since. Woof. “I feel like we’ve got dogs,” Von Miller retorted on Saturday.…
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2018 Broncos training camp: Paul Klee’s 5 burning questions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Broncos training camp opens one week from Sunday. The good news: there will be food trucks again at Dove Valley! The bad: questions abound in Vance Joseph’s second season. Here are five, courtesy The Gazette’s Paul Klee: 1. Can rookies raise the bar? You too,…