“I get the importance of being a team player, but a healthy Gerard Warren in the middle of the Denver defensive line would have proved a valuable commodity later this season, as Mr. Sam Adams will be on the field for 33 percent of the game, at best. The Broncos’ weakness will be the gut of our defense.”
Robert, Billings, Mont.
Kiz: How hard and fast Warren fell from grace was enough to make a guy shake his head and think: What a waist. But with all those remaining 300-pounders tilting the Denver bench, look on the bright side. Even if Broncos veteran Rod Smith can’t play football again, he still should be able to sell a whole lotta pizza.
Just win, Clavijo, just win
“The controversy between Rapids fans and coach Fernando Clavijo is a good thing. The venom of fans directed at Clavijo has much more to do with a desire to see the Rapids win than any personal vendetta against him. If Clavijo proves he can win, he’ll win a place with the team’s most passionate supporters, too. But anything less than a trophy won’t do, and the Rapids are seriously lacking any hardware.”
Jeremy, Fairfax, Va.
Kiz: There are soccer fans who now go to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park wearing black and waving a pirate flag, while making pleas to “Save our ship.” Why? They want Clavijo to walk the plank.
Doomed by national team
“One problem the Rapids have had to overcome this season is the series of call-ups to the national team. It was a big factor in the winless streak. Clavijo did a fine job establishing chemistry before the disruptions from the national team. The Rapids are set up for a strong run at the Cup. We finally have enough offense to beat teams, instead of holding on for a tie. Please consider some supportive comments.”
Mike, Denver
Kiz: So does this mean you won’t be handing out orange slices to those Clavijo hecklers after the next home game? OK, maybe I should try again at saying something positive: The team budget, not the coach, is the real hindrance to success by the Rapids.
“MNF” crew lost in space
“We tuned in to watch the Broncos play the 49ers. What a farce, and I don’t mean the football game. The wannabe comedian announcers ruined the game for us. We heard very little about the action on the field, only the drivel by announcers giggling and talking over each other. We couldn’t determine whether we had tuned in for an indictment of Michael Vick, a tribute to Bill Walsh or a Tiger Woods promotion. The announcers kept on yammering, but not about the game.”
Darrell & LaVonne, Lakewood
Kiz: Where have you gone, Dandy Don? Turn out the lights, the party’s over for “Monday Night Football.” Tony Kornheiser, a genuinely funny man, is miscast on this show. A football analyst? C’mon. Tony K. would have been more convincing playing Captain Picard’s evil twin in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
Parting shot
And today’s parting shot gives reason No. 2,009 why former Broncos running back Terrell Davis should be on the fast track to Canton, Ohio.
“We all might consider TD’s regular-season and postseason rushing yards in 1997 and 1998. As such, he is the only NFL back to twice rush over 2,000 yards in a single season. Even Elmo from Sesame Street knows Davis belongs in the Hall of Fame. As Elmo once said to TD: ‘You the man!”‘
Tom, Monument
