Author: Woody Paige [email protected]
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Woody Paige: Nuggets Aaron Gordon saying ‘I got him’ becomes part of Denver sports lore
“I Got Him’’ is the most prophetic vow in Denver sports since “It’s All Over, Fat Man.’’ Tom Jackson and Aaron Gordon forever are linked in folklore. On Oct. 16, 1977, in Oakland, Calif., the wannabe Broncos played the defending world champion Raiders, who had won 20 of their past 21 games over two seasons.…
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Woody Paige: Competition between Lock, Bridgewater (and Rodgers?) begins
Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater began competing Monday at Dove Valley and with intensity against each other and The Man Who Isn’t Here Or There. The aura of TMWIHOT hangs over OTAs in two NFL locations. The missing man did not show up for a workout. His vacation to Hawaii cost him a half-million-dollar bonus.…
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Woody Paige: Avs’ Joe Sakic deserves GM of Year trophy, only cares about Stanley Cup
Joe Sakic has embraced every hockey trophy, cup, award and medal except the one he never imagined. “Extraordinary Joe’’, whose Avalanche are about to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs, definitely deserves the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. He finished fourth (a point behind third) last season. Attention, executives…
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Woody Paige: Nuggets, Avs could be the first city tandem to win NBA, NHL at same time
Unfathomable? Thinking outside the Ox, 2021 can be the Year of the Nugs/Avs. Denver has a chance to set the remarkable record as the only city in North American sports history with NBA and NHL championship teams in the same season. Wow is a factor. Only eight times has a metropolitan area in the United…
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Woody Paige: Broncos need to make offer for Aaron Rodgers the Packers can’t refuse
So, you and the Broncos want Aaron Rodgers. Then, George Paton should go all Don Vito Corleone on the Packers and make an offer they can’t refuse. It doesn’t involve a severed horse head. And it can’t happen before June 1. First, the Pack will try to move heaven and earth and every bit of…
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Woody Paige: Denver Broncos draft grade is F since pivotal position not resolved
The Broncos’ draft grade would have been A++++ if they could have traded for Aaron Rodgers. The Broncos’ draft grade would have been A++ if Deshaun Watson hadn’t fallen off the edge of the earth and was traded to Denver. The Broncos’ draft grade would have been an A+ if they had chosen Justin Fields.…
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Woody Paige: And with whatever pick they choose, the Denver Broncos select …
My final-final prediction for the Broncos draft Thursday: But, first … The Broncos don’t even know who, when and where they pick in the first round and the what and the why of the 49ers at No. 3. The NFL draft will begin at 6 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. Beginning with the Jaguars, each team…
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Woody Paige: How the Colorado Rockies screwed up what should have been a good day
Almost three months later comical characters Mutt and Jeff finally did the decent deeds, but the Rockies immediately screwed up again. On Feb. 2, toward the end of a press conference in the aftermath of the most ruinous trade in Denver sports history, I asked Rockies’ majority owner Dick Monfort if he had considered firing…
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Woody Paige: Nuggets should invite Spencer Haywood back next season for the MVP presentation to Jokic
Separated by 51 years, The Stallion and The Joker are MVPs. Nikola Jokic is producing in 2020-21 the greatest season in Denver pro basketball history since Spencer Haywood’s 1969-70. The Denver Nuggets’ center properly has become the overwhelming choice for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, according to ESPN’s most recent straw survey of 101…
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Woody Paige: Denver Broncos could pick the top defensive player at No. 9
The Broncos could replicate their history next week. Six times the franchise has drafted a defensive player who turned out to be among the preeminent ever to play in the NFL. Four have been elected to the Pro Football of Hall of Fame, and the other two will be honored someday in Canton. Unfortunately, for…