Gaining access to the Post‘s “Premium Broncos” coverage

This morning, while sitting down to write a blog about the Broncos’ Jesus Christ-aided, loaves-and-fishes-style miracle win over the Bengals yesterday, I headed over to DenverPost.com and clicked on the home page’s main photo, which was linked to the game summary. Instead of getting the entire article, however, I was…

Ed McCaffrey’s color commentary monochromatic

Veteran radio-and-TV writer Dusty Saunders showered praise on the KOA broadcast team calling the Broncos 12-7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals (achieved thanks to a big assist from Jesus Christ) — particularly retired receiver Ed McCaffrey, who joined longtimer Dave Logan in the booth. But in my view, McCaffrey’s contributions…

Broncos MVP in win over Bengals: Jesus Christ

Yesterday, the Denver Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals 12-7. But the victory wouldn’t have taken place without divine intervention. With well under a minute to go, struggling quarterback Kyle Orton heaved a pass in the direction of disgruntled wideout Brandon Marshall, but Bengals defender Leon Hall got to the ball…

Denver Blogs: Oh, NFL Sundays, how I missed thee

Our daily round up of local blogs. Enjoy, and happy Friday. Is the pessimism of Broncos fans waning, or do the Bengals just suck? (Or could it be both?) (Mile High Report) It’s environmentalists vs. outdoorsmen in a battle of who loves the wilderness more. (Colorado Independent) Bring back the…

Our Broncos bet with the Post‘s Dan Haley: 4-12 or 5-11?

Last year, I wrote a blog needling Denver Post editorial page editor Dan Haley about a piece that took what I saw as cheap shots at the Denver Broncos. In response, he challenged me to make a bragging-rights prediction about the team’s record that season. I foresaw a 10-6 finish…

Does Chad Ochocinco plan a siesta against the Broncos?

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, who cut off his “Johnson” some time ago, is in self-promotional overload prior to the team’s season-opening contest against your Denver Broncos. But will he be tweeting? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has warned players not to feed Twitter during games, apparently because he doesn’t want…

Mixed messages about Brandon Marshall — as usual

Another day, another series of contradictory stories about perennial Shmuck of the Week Brandon Marshall. First, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Broncos were exploring a contract extension for Marshall mere days after his preseason suspension for acting like a two-year old in shoulder pads. Since then, numerous sources have…

Rockies-Padres series looms large

Watching the Rockies’ 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night wasn’t as suspenseful as anticipated given the circumstances; the Reds had taken the lead late, only to surrender it to Seth Smith, who singled with the bases loaded in the ninth. After all, the Rocks absolutely own the Reds…

God told Allen Iverson to sign with… Memphis?

A blog last week headlined “Allen Iverson’s Advice to America’s Youth: ‘Don’t Try to be Like Allen Iverson'” featured an interview in which the former Nugget told ex-teammate Eric Snow that his desire for a championship outweighed considerations such as whether he’d start or come off the bench. Well, never…

Denver Blogs: Child, please

Our daily round-up of local bloggage. If you don’t want to know what Bengals bloggers think about this week’s Broncos-Bengals game, then you need to kiss the baby. (Mile High Report) The future of Union Station, visualized. (Denver Egotist) Who are Denver’s biggest sports stiffs? Well, that’s up to you……

Colorado Rockies’ mission: Sweep Cincy

The Colorado Rockies’ 4-3 victory against the Cincinnati Reds yesterday, thanks to a timely solo shot by Ian Stewart, means the club has won five of the first six games during its ongoing homestand, thereby taking advantage of their extremely favorable September schedule’s first phase. But despite this excellent run,…

Shmuck of the Week: The missing (?) Sniagrab line champ

Well, this is all very confusing. First of all, this is just my second Sniagrab (“bargain spelled backwards!”) season in Denver, and it still baffles me. As far as I can gather, scores of people who really like to ski, and can afford to ski a lot, every year set…

Rocky Mountain Showdown fans: Leave your marshmallows at home

Over the years, fan behavior at the annual CU-CSU matchup known as the Rocky Mountain Showdown has varied from exuberant to way too exuberant. With that in mind, the CU Police, who’ll be handling security at this year’s version, on Sunday at Folsom Field in Boulder, have released a document…

Broncos’ quarterback question: Who sucks least?

Something weird happened during the Broncos’ last preseason game, against the Super Bowl runner-up Arizona Cardinals: The team didn’t look terrible and actually won the game. As a result, the post-game thread on the Mile High Report blog has a less suicidal tone than has been typical in recent weeks,…

Is the Broncos’ mess Pat Bowlen’s fault?

Pat Bowlen is frequently referred to as one of the best owners in professional sports — at least in these parts. But in a recent item (dubbed “too short for a column:), he’s slapped around plenty by someone who’s observed the Broncos closely over the years: ESPN’s Rick Reilly, a…

Lucky thongs for the Colorado Rockies

I confess: I really wasn’t sure why the Colorado Rockies went to the trouble of picking Jason Giambi off the discard pile last month. But now I know — the lucky thong. The lucky gold thong, that is, which Giambi lets teammates wear to help them break out of a…

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…