We will make no note before its time. …
The Broncos alternated tailbacks throughout Sunday’s loss at St. Louis. Does that figure to continue for the long run? Not if Tatum Bell can help it. Said Bell, “As long as I hold on to it (the ball), I’ll be the guy. Because once I get hot, I feel like they’ll leave me in there more and more.” …
Streakin’: Jake Plummer at one point last season threw 229 consecutive passes without an interception. He made it through five Sunday before throwing his first pick of 2006. …
Not that the news was all bad for Jake the Snake. You’ll be glad to know, for instance, that his career left-handed passer rating jumped to 16.7 from 0.0 after that semi-perfect spiral to Mike Bell in the first quarter. …
The Rockies are headed for yet another last-place finish, but ownership says all is well and fans shrug their shoulders and go on with their lives. The Broncos, meanwhile, have one clunker game and half the town wants to pull the plug on Plummer. In a word, sports fans, that is rich. …
Sure, it’s a nice thought, yearning for Jay Cutler to become the starter right here and now. But you might want to be careful what you ask for. The guy ahead of your man on the depth chart is 32-12 as the Broncos’ starter. …
Is it just me or is the AFC West starting to look a little overrated? OK, a lot overrated. …
Champ Bailey, when asked if the Broncos’ confidence was shaken after their opening-day debacle: “Not one bit. No matter how bad we lose.” …
Enough already with the e-mails. I’m well aware I picked it Broncos 31, Rams 13. I just had the wrong team from Missouri. That’s how badly the Broncos are going to beat the Chiefs on Sunday. …
You knew this was coming: www.wehatethenewclockrules.com. If ever an experiment should have a one-year shelf life, it’s the new clock rules in college football. …
But don’t take my word for it on the clock rules. Check out the numbers. There were 105 plays (CSU 57, CU 48) run in the Rocky Mountain Showdown. Nothing unusual there except that it marked the fourth-fewest run in a CU game since 1946. …
From Brian Rosenthal of the Lincoln Journal Star: “Colorado officials punished CU students last November by kicking them out of Folsom Field. This year’s punishment? Forcing them in.” …
Ryan Howard, the man, the myth, the leading hitter in the National League since the all-star break. Dude as of the other day was hitting .370 since the break. Oh, and word has it he’s got a little pop, too. …
Maybe they’ll get a life in the next one: According to the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, 40,000 people across this great land are in a fantasy fishing league. …
From David Letterman’s top 10 signs that you had a lousy summer: “Awesome summer job at Nike turned out to be lacing shoes from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.” …
Did you notice? There are two former Notre Dame quarterbacks with NFL organizations, but neither is playing quarterback. Carlyle Holiday made the Cardinals’ practice squad as a wide receiver, and Arnaz Battle, also a wideout, caught two passes in the 49ers’ opener. …
Best wishes to one of the good guys, former Broncos defensive end Reggie Hayward, who suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon in the Jaguars’ opener. …
It didn’t generate much fanfare, but the Pats’ W vs. Buffalo improved Tom Brady’s career winning percentage to .747. Brady’s 59 wins in 79 games nudged him past Roger Staubach’s .746 (85-29) mark as the best in the QB business during the Super Bowl era. …
And finally, Brett Favre on the Sad Sackers: “Maybe we just ain’t very good.”
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on ESPN 560 AM. He can be reached at 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
