The Avalanche wearing Rams jerseys was the most overblown thing ever! Those guys don’t care about any NFL team. They were just there in Los Angeles to hang out at a Rams game on the owner’s dime.

– M.L., not a knucklehead

Kiz: When Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and the Avs showed up Thursday at SoFi Stadium and – horrors! – donned Rams colors, more than a few Broncomaniacs and some of my goofier media brethren lost their ever-lovin’ minds. “Not a good look!” they shouted, as if Makar wearing a Rams jersey was akin to giving Broncos quarterback Bo Nix a crosscheck. Has X turned us all into righteous-raving knuckleheads? Stan Kroenke, who has helped the Avs raise the Stanley Cup, also owns the Rams. He invited MacKinnon and the boys to the game, gave ‘em a souvenir, and maybe some tasty chicken nuggets. That qualifies as a sports blasphemy in Broncos Country? Are you telling me Makar was supposed to turn down the invite by his boss, spend the evening back in Colorado, and cry while binging reruns of the Super Bowls that John Elway lost in the 1980s?

Let’s hope billionaires don’t buy up all the sports rivalries, or we’ll have to gaslight ourselves into being OK with Nuggets players wearing Chiefs jerseys.

– Greg, Fort Collins

Kiz: Cheer your heart out for the Nuggets. That’s awesome. But sorry, buckaroo. Your fandom doesn’t allow you to dictate what’s in the heart of a Nuggets player. I think you’re going to love Cam Johnson, who will add defensive acumen and a high basketball IQ as the newest member of the team’s starting five. But be forewarned. Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania as a fan of the Bengals, not the Steelers. Why? Ochocinco was a childhood hero, and a young hooper thought it was cool to see  “C. Johnson” printed on the back of a Cincinnati jersey. Although now a 29-year-old basketball millionaire, Johnson again professed his affinity for the Bengals at Nuggets media day, mere hours before the Broncos thumped Cincy on Monday Night Football.  Is that OK with you? Or do you believe a stipulation of his NBA contract should require Johnson to only support the NFL team that resides in the city where he works?

There’s a good chance Shedeur Sanders’ attitude and actions blow his opportunity to be a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. NFL dynamics dictate that a back-up quarterback is seen and not heard.

– Rick, California dreamer

Kiz: When Sanders pantomimed answers to media questions last week, it caused a commotion among folks easily offended. But wasn’t Sanders doing exactly what you asked? Seen. Not heard. I thought it was funny.

And today’s parting shot sounds suspiciously like a Nebraska Huskers fan hoping CU football enjoys his company in misery.

Hey Kiz! I love your recent criticism of coach Deion Sanders and his CU Puffs. I have a friend who recently paid $215 for tickets to see Iowa State beat the Puffs in Boulder next weekend. By comparison, I paid $125 to attend Michigan play Nebraska in Lincoln. CU is gouging on ticket prices for an inferior product!

– Chase, kind of corny