It’s not about the money. It’s about the notes. …
So much for a dysfunctional offense run by out-of-touch coaches at the insistence of a delusional owner.
The Broncos will be playing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at Invesco Field. Not that the Bolts’ offense is in sync and hitting on all cylinders, not to mention on the same page and giving 110 percent, but the Chargers have scored 297 points, putting them on pace for 528.
To put those numbers in perspective, consider this: The Air Coryell teams of years past, which included a Hall of Fame quarterback (Dan Fouts), a Hall of Fame wide receiver (Charlie Joiner) and a Hall of Fame tight end (Kellen Winslow), never scored more than 478 in a season. …
Champ Bailey, in the conversation for NFL defensive player of the year, on the prospect of winning the award: “I hate to think about it. It’s a great individual award, but I don’t really care if we don’t win that Super Bowl. I’ve had some of those individual awards, but that Super Bowl means more to me than anything.” …
The happiest man in the NFL? What, you mean other than Kenard Lang? Said Lang, when asked if he felt he had re-established his career after losing his gig as an outside ‘backer in Cleveland’s 3-4, “I feel like I never lost it. I was just keeping in mind who said that stuff about me. They had me out of position. How can I lose something when you’ve got me in the wrong spot?” …
If Javon Walker was the Broncos’ best offseason acquisition, Lang has to be 1A. And he could be around for a while, what with Courtney Brown’s career in jeopardy because of knee problems. …
Can the same Broncos who showed up to play the Raiders beat the Chargers on Sunday? Let’s answer the question with a number. The Raiders have scored seven offensive touchdowns in nine games. The Chargers scored that many Sunday vs. Cincinnati. …
Make no doubt, these Broncos are different than the high-scoring Broncos of years past. How much so? Consider this: They’re 7-2, but they’re on pace for 281 points. That would be the lowest point total of the Mike Shanahan era. They scored 314 in 1999, when they finished 6-10. …
What, you think the Lions like to draft wideouts in the first round? How about the Raiders and all those DBs? Oakland has drafted four – Michael Huff, Fabian Washington, Nnamdi Asomugha, Phillip Buchanon and Derrick Gibson – in the past six years. …
The Catch 22 for the Raiders is that they need to rebuild, but Al Davis, his health an issue at age 77, can’t afford the time. What he needs to do for the good of the franchise is snag the No. 1 pick in the draft so he can select Notre Dame’s Brady Quinn. …
It wouldn’t be the first time Davis tried to get his hands on the first pick to select a franchise quarterback. Back in the day, he thought he had a deal done with the Colts that would have made John Elway a Raider. The rest is a whole lotta history. …
So much for playing on Sunday afternoons. By the time this flex scheduling business plays out, the Broncos will have played more prime-time gigs than those desperate housewives. …
Can Saturday’s Ohio State-Michigan grudge match possibly live up to the hype? Yeah, and thanks for asking. The series is tied 24-24-2 since 1956. …
The final word, courtesy of Raiders tailback LaMont Jordan. Said Jordan, when asked by reporters why he didn’t want to comment on the state of the offense, “Some people around here might be a little sensitive if you speak the truth. … I don’t think everyone here can accept the truth.”
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.
