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Elvis Dumervil: Dumbest, most unnecessary Broncos exit since Jay Cutler?

It's official: Elvis Dumervil, a vaunted sack-master and feared presence on the Broncos defensive line for seven years, is now officially a member of the Baltimore Ravens. How did this disastrous turn of events take place? For reasons that are at least as stupid as the ones that ended with quarterb ... More >>

Josh McDaniels deserves credit for helping turn the Broncos into a Super Bowl contender

Ask Broncos fans to name the most hated team figure of the last fifteen years and nearly everybody will automatically answer, "Josh McDaniels." To be certain, the Broncos were dismal under his watch. He orchestrated some much maligned trade, made a plethora of questionable draft picks and, most unfo ... More >>

Obama bests Romney for second time -- but was Mitt's Denver win the only one that matters?

Most observers believe that Barack Obama won last night's third and final presidential debate, giving him his second win in a row over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. But much of the post-debate analysis suggested that this victory won't matter much in the cosmic scheme of things. The theory: Romney ... More >>

Video: Peyton Manning head slam, lack of rust in 49ers loss

Last week, we wondered if Peyton Manning's two picks versus the Seahawks, following a bad interception against the Bears the week before, were examples of rust or overconfidence. But his performance in a 29-24 loss to the 49ers yesterday was spot-on even after he was slammed to the turf in a manner ... More >>

Peyton Manning's two interceptions v. Seahawks: Rust or overconfidence?

A lot of Broncos fans shrugged off Peyton Manning's first interception of the preseason against the Chicago Bears. And plenty of those boosters are also writing off the two additional picks he threw in his second outing, a 30-10 Seattle Seahawks victory in Denver. But should they be? After all, the ... More >>

Josh McDaniels timeline: Suck for years, then get your old job back

When Josh McDaniels returns to the New England Patriots as an offensive assistant this weekend, he won't only provide insight about a Broncos team he coached just last year. He'll also complete an improbable circle in his career. Next year, McDaniels will take over as Patriots offensive coordinator, ... More >>

Tim Tebow unleashed: Videos capture shock, awe of startling win over Steelers

There's not enough acid in the world to have made Denverites collectively hallucinate the Broncos' 29-23 playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. From the moment Denver's offense came to life in the second quarter to the sight of the CBS studio crew Tebowing, the game was a trip from which we d ... More >>

Three Denver Broncos who should have made the Pro Bowl

willismcgahee.com​Three Denver Broncos will be going to the Pro Bowl this year -- the NFL's annual all-star game in Hawaii, and all of them, cornerback Champ Baily, defensive end Elvis Dumervil and rookie linebacker Vonn Miller, are deserving of the honor. They've been highlight films into the ... More >>

Bears fans flip bird while Tebowing, but fake Mike Ditka is respectful (PICS)

Big pics below.​We gave photographer Eric Gruneisen an interesting assignment: Get snapshots of folks Tebowing at Mile High Stadium before the Denver-Chicago game, whether they're backing the Broncos or the Bears. As you can imagine, he had better luck with Broncos lovers. As for Bears fans, s ... More >>

How will Tim Tebow's Sports Illustrated cover curse the Broncos? Let us count the ways

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow graces the latest cover of Sports Illustrated, currently on the stands. And the picture is pretty awesome: It shows Tebow taking a snap during last week's Broncos-Jets game, thousands of fans in the background. Of course, Tebow isn't new to the magazine's cover ... More >>

Kyle Orton trade: Would Vikings give Broncos enough to get mentor for Christian Ponder?

Kyle Orton.​Kyle Orton may be a dead quarterback walking in the view of many Broncos backers, but he's become one the NFL's most sought-after trade targets. Miami fans want him, and now, multiple reports suggest the Vikings might be interested in him, too. But will Minnesota give up enough to ... More >>

Jay Cutler's return to Mile High Stadium with Chicago Bears: Should Broncos fans boo?

Jay Cutler.​Step right up to these Denver blog posts. Mile High Report poster Royal Fan polls readers about whether Jay Cutler should be booed when he returns to Invesco in a Bears uni. Consensus thus far: Yes! Colorado Pols: The redistricting "Kumbaya Committee" is teetering. Square State' ... More >>

Rick Reilly, ESPN columnist, shares his Goodwill with the Green Bay Packers

Rick Reilly.​How did I wind up with a book from the collection of ESPN's Rick Reilly? It was definitely an act of generosity on his part, but not because he directly targeted me for his largesse despite my coverage of him tongue-bathing the State Capitol dome in 2009 after incorrectly predicti ... More >>

Jay Cutler had a small MCL tear: Does that make him a pussy or his critics dumbasses?

Jay Cutler.​Our post yesterday suggesting that Jay Cutler acted like a pussy in the Bears' loss to the Packers on Sunday churned up an emotional debate about whether Sweet Baby Jay is being unfairly pilloried or deserves to be grouped with Steve Bartman among Chicago's greatest sports villains ... More >>

Top 10 ways Josh McDaniels has destroyed the Denver Broncos

Josh McDaniels.​Is it fair to blame Coach Josh McDaniels for the Broncos' humiliating 59-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders yesterday? In a word: yes. McDaniels was brought to Denver to revitalize a once-proud franchise. Instead, he's steadily undermined the squad with stupid decisions, poor manag ... More >>

Members of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax remember Dio

It was almost six weeks ago that metal legend Ronnie James Dio died and the tributes keep rolling in. Yesterday, a video appeared online that featured members of thrash mainstays Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax sharing their memories of the man. The video was originally recorded and broadc ... More >>

Adam Schefter of ESPN, Lou From Littleton part of group buying Jack-FMs

Adam Schefter's investing close to home.​Back in February, we noted that "Dealin' Doug" Moreland had purchased Denver's two Jack FM stations, with the outlets' websites coming down the next month. We told you to expect format changes, and now we've got a clue as to what the approach might be: ... More >>

Top 10 Colorado feuds of the decade

​Most people just go along to get along. But every once in a while a hellacious disagreement -- about principle, turf, money, or who cut the cheese -- makes for an old-fashioned Western display of rootin'-tootin' feudin' and cussedness. The most memorable Colorado showdowns of the past ten ... More >>

Root for your home team at these BCS Championship game bars

www.govnrspark.com/​The BCS Championship game is set for January 7 between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns, but it's never too early to get your party plans in order and identify the bars that will provide a friendly haven for your cheering pleasure. Here's a rundown of where ... More >>

Mike Shanahan as Dan Hawkins' replacement at CU? In our dreams

Would a short commute be enough to convince Mike Shanahan to stay in Colorado?​We've reached the point in the Dan Hawkins saga where no one is even pretending he can survive as coach of the CU Buffs. After this past weekend's catastrophe against the Cyclones of Iowa State, talk among members o ... More >>

10 cities more stressed out than Denver

A Flickr photoThe thought of figuring out who's more stressed out than we are is stressing us out!​It's been a month to the day since the Daily Beast declared Denver to be the fifth-smartest city in the United States -- and apparently the folks at the American Psychological Association think o ... More >>

Where out-of-towners go to root, root, root for their home teams

The Sports Column is a Steelers bar. So that'll be fun next weekend.​The World Series is in full swing, and although the Rockies didn't make it this year, just about every TV in every sports bar in town has been tuned to the match-up between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. ... More >>

Nice math, dude: Fox know-it-all still likes 3-2 Jay Cutler more than 6-0 Kyle Orton

Fox Sports' Tim Ryan and Jay Cutler have a thing goin' on.​Sorry, Kyle Orton. Even if the Broncos go undefeated this season, you probably still won't get any respect from NFL media wise guys. Latest example: Fox Sports' Tim Ryan, who was asked in a "5 Questions" piece if the Bears made the rig ... More >>

Denver Broncos' opening-day starter: Ingle Martin?

Coming in to the 2009 season, the Denver Broncos seemed set at the quarterback position. (Pause for peals of laughter.) Now, things are considerably more unsettled -- sort of like passengers on the Titanic. As you may have heard, Jay Cutler is gone; Kyle Orton, the man traded from Chicago for Sweet ... More >>

Is Jay Cutler that good? Or are the Broncos that bad?

Lucky Jay Cutler still gets to wear orange hats.​The Broncos' 27-17 loss to the Chicago Bears last night didn't start out so badly thanks to a crowd whose berserker rage fired up the defense throughout the first quarter. Once the throng's energy level eased up, however, members of the Denver D ... More >>

Adventures in Censorship: How to call Jay Cutler a "pussy" without pissing off your readers

Jay Cutler: A total kitty cat?​Funny story out Chicago yesterday -- especially if, like most Broncos fans, you desperately want Jay Cutler to wind up working as a bouncer at the one strip club of Santa Claus, Indiana. The story went like this: Vikings receiver Bobby Wade went on a podcast in M ... More >>

Kyle Orton: number one in quarterbacking -- and embarrassing drunk photos

Kyle Orton seen sleeping one off in a piece from BustedCoverage.com. Wow: That was suspenseful. The competition to succeed Jay Cutler as Broncos QB is already over now that Kyle Orton has been awarded the starting position -- although it's debatable whether he should regard this move as a victory. ... More >>

Knowthanks on that new Broncos jersey

I'm mad. Mad about new Broncos coach JoshMcDufus's arrogantly poor handling of the Jay Cutler affair, mad about his signing of, as my friend Mayf called it, the PuPu Platter of washed up running backs (Correll Buckhalter, J.J. Arrington and LaMont Jordan) to compliment (?) our existing cast of be ... More >>

Keep it positive, Bronco fans!

A Flickr photoC'mon, Broncomaniacs! The glass is half full! Okay, at first glance, it looks the Broncos got the royal screw in the Jay Cutler trade. But I offer you three reasons why this could be one of the better deals Denver sports has seen. 1. We no longer have Cutler! This seems like a bad th ... More >>

Meet new Broncos QB Kyle Orton, party dude

A photo of Kyle Orton from BustedCoverage.com. Excited about the Broncos getting Chicago Bears underachiever Kyle Orton in trade for rocket-armed, soft-headed Jay Cutler? You'll be even more psyched after eyeballing some of the photos of Orton gettin' down with his bad self in the company of lovely ... More >>

Broncos owner Pat Bowlen's explanation for the Jay Cutler trade

A Flickr photoBroncos owner Pat Bowlen with 2008 Hall of Fame enshrinee Gary Zimmerman. The controversy over the Denver Broncos' decision to send quarterback Jay Cutler to Chicago for some draft picks and party-starter Kyle Orton has apparently made the folks in the team's ticket office fearful tha ... More >>

Senators urge NFL to show games to more people. Because, you know, what else would senators have to do?

NFL Season Preview 2008: Which team has the drunkest fans?

NFL Midseason Update

Shanny's Spare Parts

The Broncos' surprise draft pick is straight out of the mechanic's manual.

By Hooker or Crook

Baseball's current stumble is part of a jarring pro-sports tumble.

Drunk of the Week

Super Bowl Party

This Does Not Compute

Hey, Sparky, think it's time to pull the plug on the Bowl Championship Series wizards?

Busted Broncs

As college teams bowl for dolors, Shanahan keeps burning.

Bronco A-Go Go

Will the newly retooled Crushmobile have the horsepower to reach New Orleans?

The Missing Linc

Who on earth would want to work at the News these days? Bernie Lincicome, for one.

Send Me In, Coach!

A lesson in good sportsmanship.

A Sporting Chance

Colorado sports went on a downhill slide in '99.

The National Free-for-All League

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Elway's Long Bomb

The Golf War

A Year of Games

McGwire vs. Bichette

Where Cheeseheads Meet

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