Author: Woody Paige
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Woody Paige: Nix, Prescott showdown reminds of what might have been
The Bo-Dak Duel will be the best in the west and all the rest on Sunday. The Man Who Would Have Been King in Colorado then clashes with The QB who Is leading the Broncos now. Dallas and Denver, each a city without pity which loathes the other in all sports and life, confront again,…
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Woody Paige: Broncos win comes with unusual, incredible, sensational ending
The Broncos won an unusual game Sunday 33-32. Or phenomenal, preposterous, phantastic to the final. However, never ever has there been such a game in Denver or the NFL or in our lifetime that will be so remembered forever. “To dream the impossible dream. To describe the indescribable. To beat the unbeatable foe. To right…
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Woody Paige: Broncos ‘D’ on path to be among best ever
The distinctive dynamic Denver defenses Orange Crush and No-Fly Zone could be joined by Broncos Sack Attack. The idiosyncratic unit would be Roy Orbison’s favorite Orange-and-BlewByYou defense. After nine sacks by eight different defenders in London against the Jets the pro tem Great Britain Broncos continued a spiral that could produce the league record for…
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Woody Paige: It’s time for Monforts to start anew and revamp Rox front office
In less than a century the Monfort family digressed from livestock to laughingstock. Once the proud possessors of a premier national stockyards company, the Monfort migrants from Illinois are owners of the world’s worst team in a ballyard. The Richard “Call Me” Dick Monfort’s Roxbottoms just concluded compiling 500 losses over five consecutive seasons. Monfort…
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Woody Paige: Broncos need to take advantage of opportunity in Philly
It seems like only 39 years ago that the Broncos won their only game in Philadelphia. They must repeat the feat. The Broncos whacked the Eagles, sacked quarterbacks Ron Jaworski and Randall Cunninham four times, packed running back Keith Byars for 21 yards, hacked coordinator Wade Phillips’ defense for 195 yards rushing by Sammy “Mississippi…
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Woody Paige: Broncos must shed their lackluster effort
A Broncos’ beatdown to the Cincinnati Cheaps Monday night would be unforgettable and unforgivable. A loss to the Philadelphia champs won’t get the deed done. And with a defeat to either or both of the New York/New Jersey chumps, Denver can fuhgeddaboudit. A week ago, a Simpleton Simon in a sports show said…
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Woody Paige: Words can’t express how bad the Rockies have become … or could they?
The RoxBottom Blake Street Bums will be done for, destroyed, devastated and the disgraceful dead Friday. Thank heavens, Galarraga and the 162nd last game. In five seasons, the foolish, frightful, ferocious, foul franchise will finish with more than 500 failures. “We are No. 30 and have a party deck’’ should be team slogan. The Mortified…
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Woody Paige: It’s time for coach Payton to turn over offensive play-calling duties
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Ergo, ego must be let go. Sean Payton should relinquish his ruling role as offensive play-caller to Davis Webb and concentrate on being Broncos brain trust head coach. One of Payton’s closest friends told me last week that the coach “wants to do it all instead of sharing the load bearing, and that is not…
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Woody Paige: The 2025 NFL season kicks off with the Denver Broncos far closer to their heights than their depths
The Broncos will play their 1,001st regular-season game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Have a ball. Dissimilar to Broncos first general manager Dean Griffing 6½ decades ago, current GM George Paton will not be scrumming in the stadium’s south stands section for footballs kicked into the end zone seats. Several of the 75,125 fans in…
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Woody Paige: Something must be done about Colorado’s bluff, or the Buffs will end up folding
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The Buffs are running a bluff. As it is now Colorado won’t win enough games to get Miss Peggy, Ralphie VII and the dedication of a season to Bill McCartney in a conference championship or any bad bowl. CU still has the wrong offensive coordinator and the wrong starting quarterback, and the defensive coordinator and…