Tag: denver broncos
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why Broncos’ road to Super Bowl could be wicked and twisted
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…
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Broncos defense struggles in lone series against Packers’ starting offense
A small sample size wasn’t kind to the Broncos’ first-string defense. The opening series of Denver’s 33-13 loss to the Packers on Friday at Empower Field at Mile High was the only one where the starters from Green Bay’s high-powered offense and Denver’s loaded defense faced off. Quarterback Jordan Love methodically moved the Packers down…
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Mark Kiszla: How Bo Nix and Davis Webb can laugh all the way to a Super Bowl
In pursuit of a championship, Broncos coach Sean Payton has plucked an idea from the brain of the Mastermind. What does every great artist say? Steal from the best. Payton is an obsessive student of football history with an encyclopedic knowledge of plays that have altered the outcome of big games over the past 30…
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Evan Engram explains what to expect from David Webb’s Denver Broncos offense
ENGLEWOOD — Nearly a decade has passed since Evan Engram learned what Davis Webb’s football brain is all about. Back in 2017, the Broncos’ starting tight end was a rookie with the Giants. So was Webb, who is entering his first season as Denver’s offensive coordinator. Webb’s promotion from quarterbacks coach included Sean Payton handing…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: It’s unfair to portray Greg Penner and Stan Kroenke as gold-diggers
You think Denver sports fans win as a result of a Walmart family feud? Greg Penner and Stan Kroenke both married Walton women. “Family Feud” is a TV game show hosted by Steve Harvey. — J., not easily impressed Kiz: Gotta admit it’s kinda funny to turn the marrying-for-the-money stereotype inside out, portraying Denver’s leading…
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Important dates on the Avalanche schedule to keep an eye on | NHL Insider
By the time the Broncos finish their seemingly endless training camp, we’ll be knocking on the door of hockey season. A month from now, the Avalanche’s prospects will be playing in the annual rookie tournament. A few days later, training camp will be underway with all the veterans and it’ll be go time. An NHL…
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Mark Kiszla: A star is born as Davis Webb leads Broncos offense in preseason rout
ATLANTA – The Broncos have everything they need for a Super Bowl run except a BarcaLounger. On game days from now through February, the team’s equipment crew can set up a recliner on the Denver sideline for Granpappy Sean Payton to let him take a load off his aching feet. Davis Webb has got this.…
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Mark Kiszla: How many championships will Walmart sports empire bring Denver in the next five years?
The best thing Denver sports has going for it isn’t Bo or Nikola, but the budding feud between Carrie and Greg versus Stan and Josh. The best sports city in America is being transformed by Walmart family values. Stan and Josh Kroenke own the trophies. But Greg and Carrie Walton Penner have the momentum. “Our…
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Another Broncos injury at center could lead to Quinn Meinerz snapping to Bo Nix
ENGLEWOOD — Another Broncos practice, another injured center. Already down their top two centers in Luke Wattenberg and Alex Forsyth, both of whom are recovering from injuries, the Broncos lost another on Tuesday. Michael Deiter, filling in with the starters, went down with an injury not long after group work for the Broncos had begun.…
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Justin Strnad’s experience, bond with Alex Singleton easing adjustment to Broncos starter
ENGLEWOOD — The power of friendship will be on display in the middle of a loaded Broncos defense. For the first time, Alex Singleton is lining up next to his buddy Justin Strnad as the first-team inside linebackers in training camp. “When you play with somebody for a while — and also me and him…