Whoa, whoa, whoa. Everybody in Denver is already crowning the Broncs as Super Bowl champions. Dude, please. I don’t care what scribes, radio honks or coaches say. Nix’s ankle is very suspect. Two relatively recent operations on a previously repaired ankle spell weakness and early onset arthritis. How all that affects his game remains to be seen, but I predict problems ahead. As for running back J.K. Dobbins, anyone who believes the team gets any more than 12 games out of him is a fool. Denver going 3-3 in the first six games would be great, but the AFC West is going to be rough to win.

— M.Z., never above the fray

Kiz: Yes, the knuckleheads at Kickin’ It Headquarters are guilty of predicting the Broncos will win the Super Bowl on Feb. 14, 2027. And, furthermore, we made that prediction all the way back in 2025. So … dude, please. At least we jumped to a ridiculously optimistic conclusion long before all the other kids who want to grow up to be like the Kiz jumped on the bandwagon. But I agree with you on one thing. The Broncos road to the Super Bowl might well be on the wicked, twisted road as a wild-card team in the playoffs. 

I’m not quitting on the Nuggets, but it’s a real shame to lose Peyton Watson in a sign-and-trade deal to Cleveland. Watson will emerge as a real superstar. Sadly, it won’t be here in Denver. I feel for Nikola Jokic.

— Karen, Pueblo

Kiz: Watson, it appears clear now, was getting advice from his camp to not risk injury and test an aching hamstring while teammates got bounced from the playoffs against Minnesota. I get the idea of putting the team before self on the basketball floor. But when it comes to tens of millions of dollars on the line in contract negotiations, self-interest always trumps what’s best for the team. It’s a business decision. Think not? Then why didn’t Jokic go ahead and sign his contract extension this summer, instead of enduring all the speculation that could be a distraction for the Nuggets during the course of the upcoming season? The top three reasons are all the same: money, money and money. Joker can make more dough if he forces Nuggets Nation to nervously wait months for him to sign on the dotted line. 

Saying goodbye to Watson? Meh. I think most know the stupidity of the NBA salary cap and luxury tax apron penalties. Most know the Nuggets are in a tough spot.

— Rob, Denver

Kiz: Here’s what bugs me. The Nuggets put themselves in luxury-tax jail by overpaying everybody, from Jamal Murray to Christian Braun, more than they’re worth, because Joker makes everyone look better than their real worth. Watson had a skillset that could’ve reshaped how the Nuggets play, moving away from what has become an overreliance on the two-man game of Jokic and Murray.

And today’s parting shot is a gentle correction of my assertion that the CU Buffs and the state of college football in Colorado have fallen on hard times.

I wouldn’t necessarily say fallen. More like it just returned to where it came from.

— J.F. doesn’t mince words