It’s a matter of life and notes. …
Broncos defensive end Trevor Pryce, on the prospect of facing two players who will be mentioned for the Hall of Fame, Chiefs guard Will Shields and tackle Willie Roaf: “They won’t be mentioned, they’ll go. Who’s going to mention them? They’re going to the Hall of Fame. Will and Will, both of them are going to go.” …
Pryce, when asked if beating the Chiefs would make the Broncos a Super Bowl-caliber team: “I think we’ll be a Super Bowl-caliber team if we get to the Super Bowl.” …
From the penthouse to that other place: Ex-Colorado Buffs cornerback Donald Strickland, waived recently by the Colts, has signed with the Eagles, who are faring considerably better in arbitration hearings than games. …
Then there’s Giants kicker Jay Feely. How much of a market is there for CU’s Mason Crosby when Feely comes up 5 feet short on a 45-yard kick? …
I honestly believe the Buffs have a chance to upset Texas in the Big 12 championship game. But then, consider the source. I had Custer and the points at Little Bighorn. …
Another loss or two and the Broncos will have the Redskins right where they want them. As in, it will be time for Joe Gibbs to turn the keys over to Jason Campbell, the quarterback the ‘Skins selected with the Broncos’ first-rounder. In the process, Gibbs will be guaranteeing his team another loss or two, further enhancing the No. 1 pick he shipped to the Bronx. …
Yes, that ball in Ron Dayne’s dressing cubicle at Dove Valley is the one he carried into the end zone at Dallas. So what does he plan to do with it? Same thing he did with his Heisman Trophy. “I’ll just put it in my house somewhere and let my kids play with it.” …
Dayne, when asked how he would react if his big game in Big D didn’t earn him any more playing time: “I know they believe in me. If Mike (Anderson) and Tatum (Bell) are playing well and I’m not playing, it’s not that the coaches don’t believe in me. It just means they’re playing well.” …
Everybody keeps saying they’re too one-dimensional to go anywhere in the playoffs. Then again, if you’re going to be one-dimensional, you’d want that dimension to be the Bears’ defense. …
Reader 1, Yours Truly 0. The reader being the guy who e-mailed and said, for all Anderson has done, the NFL’s comeback player of the year has to be Carolina wideout Steve Smith, who missed last season with a broken leg. …
Happy trails to ex-Broncos cornerback Lenny Walls. Nice kid, pretty good player. He just wasn’t as good as Darrent Williams. Trust me, when it’s all said and done, a lot of NFL corners will be able to make that claim. …
So close, and yet so far: The Cowboys have lost four games by a combined 13 points, and the Chargers have lost four by 12. …
Talk about a one-man wrecking crew. The Broncos have fumbled seven times this season. Bucs defensive end Simeon Rice has forced six fumbles on his own. …
Why is Steve Mariucci out of a job this morning? Lions cornerback Dre’ Bly won’t name the culprit, but his initials are Joey Harrington. Bly, to the NFL Network: “It’s not hard to figure out. The quarterback here has been bad. I don’t believe Coach would have gotten fired if Jeff (Garcia) hadn’t gotten hurt.”
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on ESPN 560 AM. He can be reached at 303-820-5452 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
