I used to plan my Sundays around watching the Broncos. Not this year, not now. They are boring. We have no owner, and nothing can be done until at least March, after the team is sold. That’s the definition of depression. I’m already a charter member of the “tank during a bad season for draft position” club, and hearing the Broncos can pick as high as sixth in the first round if they lose out, my position is clear.
Bob, Aurora
Kiz: Vic Fangio thinks he deserves another chance to coach this team. I don’t blame him for making a case to be retained. Overcoming a rash of injuries and the trade of Von Miller, he has patched together a highly competitive defense. If general manager George Paton finds a way to acquire Russell Wilson or Aaron Rodgers, all Uncle Vic would have to do is stay out his quarterback’s way and watch the offense improve. But this team must make a coaching change, and it can’t wait until after a new owner is in place, for one simple reason. It has been a rough go in apountry during the past two years, for reasons far bigger and more important than football. We’re all weary from soldiering on and could use any little reason to smile. The least the Broncos can do is give us fresh reasons to believe better football Sundays are ahead in 2022.
Kiz, can the Broncos sign local media stars Darren McKee and Troy Renck to play defensive line, plus Mark Schlereth and Big Alfred Williams to play cornerback. Also: Are matador capes or blindfolds legal in the NFL?
Brian, Denver
Kiz: Blindfolds. Indeed. That lineup not only would be too painful to watch but would result in physical punishment I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemies, let alone my friends McKee and Renck. The only way it could get worse is if you let me coach the team.
Hey, Kiz! What’s wrong with you? Calling out those pampered, overpaid underachievers on the Broncos? Haven’t you read the “don’t hurt my feelings” clause in every player’s contract? What would Vince Lombardi say?
John, tough-love advocate
Kiz: Lombardi would say even he couldn’t win games with the quarterbacks that have worn a Broncos uniform since Peyton Manning retired.
After the Broncos’ loss in Las Vegas, watching Nuggets center Nikola Jokic play basketball reminds me of why I enjoy sports. Sports are supposed to be fun. The fear of losing has taken the fun out of Broncos football for five seasons.
P.W., citizen of the Wyo-verse
Kiz: Without Jokic, the Nuggets might lose more games than any team in the NBA. But the fun and artistry he brings to the court make buying a ticket money well spent. “MVP candidate” doesn’t begin to describe Joker. He’s a civic treasure.
And today’s parting shot proposes a trade: An old, broken-down sports journalist and two first-round draft picks for Rodgers. Green Bay would jump at that deal, don’t you think?
Can we trade away Kiszla next year? Please.
W.V., Boulder
