Jeremiah was a notes columnist, was a good friend of mine. …
Two words of advice for the next local franchise considering a big-name signing: youth movement. Or maybe you haven’t noticed that Our Town has turned into a dead end for big-bucks acquisitions. The list includes, among others, Kenyon Martin, Mike Hampton, Denny Neagle, Teemu Selanne, Daryl Gardener and Dale Carter. …
Most impressive stat surrounding Jay Cutler: 0. That’s how many games he missed while playing behind Vanderbilt’s offensive line against SEC pass rushers. For all the other attributes you need to play quarterback, durability is first in job description. …
Disappointed the Broncos didn’t move up to select Matt Leinart? Cutler, recruited as an option quarterback at Vandy, probably is a better fit for the Broncos’ offense. His mobility will save the offensive line – the leaner, meaner, run blocking-oriented offensive line – a ton of sacks, just as Jake Plummer has. …
It’s no coincidence the quarterbacks who’ve been successful in Mike Shanahan‘s offense – John Elway, Steve Young and Plummer – have been among the more mobile QBs in the business. Then there’s Brian Griese, who battled injury issues because he couldn’t avoid the pressure. …
Whether Cutler becomes a player or not, hats off to the Broncos’ brain trust for going for it. …
Shanahan not only was aggressive, he went after skill-position players for a change. If you’re wondering about the wisdom of that strategy, don’t. Before trading up Saturday to grab Ohio State wideout Santonio Holmes, the Steelers used their two previous first-round picks on Ben Roethlisberger and Heath Miller. …
OK, so maybe we should be only very surprised, not shocked, if Ashley Lelie is on the training-camp roster. It would, after all, make sense to keep him around, what with Javon Walker coming off major knee surgery. …
Nice kid, Lelie, pretty good player, too. Not only that, he doesn’t need a reality check anymore after seeing the Broncos whiff on their attempts to trade him. What does it say when word around the league is that the Bronx stole Walker for an early No. 2, but couldn’t get a second- or third-rounder for a healthy Lelie? …
Bottom line: Lelie is better suited to be a great No. 3 receiver than a great No. 1. …
So anyway, I’m reading this scouting report on Cutler: “Lacks elite zip on deep out routes.” Don’t sweat it, kid, Barry Bonds has a pill for that kind of thing. …
Normally, I’d be bummed out after going 3-for-32 in my first-round mock draft. Instead, I’m thinking I could be the Nuggets’ next 3-point specialist. …
There are 0-fers and there are 0-fers. And then you’ve got the Royals going 0-fer-April on the road. Sad doesn’t begin to describe what has happened to baseball in K.C. …
The best pitcher in the National League? Just might be the D-Backs’ Brandon Webb. Six starts into things, he’s 4-0, 2.22 ERA. …
George Karl on the Nuggets’ maddening inconsistencies: “Makes you throw up, doesn’t it?” …
Just wondering: Couldn’t the Nuggets have waited until the day they get rid of Martin to announce that 25 percent increase in ticket prices? …
No, it’s not why they drafted him, but if the Saints move to L.A., it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have Reggie Bush in the backfield. …
You thought Martin was being selfish when he punked Karl about his lack of playing time? What about Jose Mesa, suspended four games for plunking his old nemesis, Omar Vizquel? That has to end and now. It’s called the unbalanced schedule. If Mesa drills Vizquel every time he faces him, he’ll do more sitting than pitching. …
About those first-place Rockies. … Hey, listen, if David Spade can snag Heather Locklear, anything is possible.
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.
