I want the Chiefs to win the , because they represent the AFC West and is the best player in the NFL. But the Niners will win, because San Francisco’s roster is better overall. Although Kansas City coach Andy Reid is an amazing team-builder, he lacks the ability to make in-game adjustments. will eat him up. I predict a 31-21 victory by San Francisco.
— Victor, friendly neighbor
Kiz: Mahomes is the best quarterback on earth. But this game reminds the crack staff here at Kickin’ It Headquarters a little of the most recent championship appearances by the Broncos. Didn’t lead Denver into Super Bowl XLVIII with the highest-scoring offense in league history? And two years later, was facing Carolina quarterback , who was not only the MVP but being lauded as Superman. The Seahawks smacked PFM in the face. The Broncos dared to tug on Superman’s cape. If the Niners can rattle Mahomes, they will win this game.
The Nuggets will not surpass last year’s playoff performance if the team has the same guys playing the same roles as last season. Unless the Nuggets make an unexpected trade, Michael Porter Jr. is the one guy who could change their postseason fortunes.
— Ryan, Thornton
Kiz: Itap a bummer Porter was not invited to take the court in the Rising Stars challenge as part of the league’s all-star weekend. But how should any fan in our dusty old cowtown reasonably expect the NBA to treat Porter like a rising star if for much of this season, his own team treated him like a chipped piece of china?
I think it is great shortstop signed a new two-year deal with the Rockies, and heard the spin that Story did a short-term deal so the Rockies can let all the dead weight of contracts to , and expire and free up funds. I guess that could be so. Or is Story waiting to see what happens in the next two years? If front-office management continues to drag the Rockies down and they miss the playoffs, Story could follow off the sinking ship.
— Frank, anticipating rough seas
Kiz: While the Rockies like to talk about chasing a World Series title, they more consistently act like a franchise that believes itap assured of 2.5 million fans every year if the team delivers nothing more than beautiful summer weather and one identifiable star for the peeps on the party deck to cheer between sips of beer. If Coors Field is already the most popular bar in LoDo, whatap the Rockies’ real motivation to hang championship banners on the walls?
And today’s parting shot takes aim at the Tweedledee and Tweedledum of LoDo.
Is it safe to say Dick and might be the worst ownership in Major League Baseball? How can the Rockies’ relationship with Arenado collapse in a year, with a future Hall-of-Famer all but traded, while teams in comparable markets like the Padres, Diamondbacks and Twins are loading up?
— Robert, Highlands Ranch
