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As we reach Thanksgiving, yes, I’m thankful for a lot of things. Good health for me and my family, and a lot of hope for the future. But there are still some things I’m wondering about. So, what I want to know is…
Is there ANYONE left in Denver who still thinks the Broncos made a mistake in trading Jay Cutler? FINALLY we are hearing the national media talk about Cutler’s terrible body language, and using words like petulant and immature to perfectly describe the Chicago QB. Cutler is a LOSER. He has been since he left high school. He’s this generation’s version of Jeff George, and shows no signs of becoming anything different. I stood alone in saying this at the time, but drafting Cutler was a MISTAKE by the Broncos, and it began a downward spiral that will take a couple more seasons to fully recover from. After Jake Plummer led Denver to the 2005 AFC title game, the Cutler-led Broncos hit the skids. Now the Broncos are in a rebuilding mode that will need an influx of at least two more drafts worth of raw talent to get them back to AFC title game caliber. I still can’t believe anyone EVER called Cutler “a franchise quarterback.” What a complete joke that is. He never was and never will be.
Who are the three baseball writers who DIDN’T tab Jim Tracy for National League Manager of the Year? Who were the two guys who cast first place votes for Tony LaRussa, and worse yet, who was the dimwit who cast a first place vote for Joe Torre? Really guys? Did you WATCH the baseball season? Torre’s team was supposed to run away with the NL West. Instead, they faded in the second half and had to hold off the upstart Rockies, who trailed them by 14 games when Tracy took the reigns, on the season’s final weekend. Still, you thought Torre did a better job managing than Tracy did? Wow. Whoever cast that vote for Torre should have his voting privileges revoked immediately. He obviously wasn’t paying attention this past season. If ever a vote should have been unanimous, it was the 2009 NL Manager of the Year. Congrats to the Rockies skipper.
Is it possible the Denver Nuggets are BETTER this year than they were a season ago? While they haven’t gotten our full attention yet, with football still dominating the sports scene, even a casual glance at a Nuggets game suggests that George Karl’s group might have a shot at 60 wins and a return trip to the conference finals at least. Last year at this time, that was a dream. Now if can rightfully be called an expectation.
How big is the rebuilding job in front of Steve Fairchild at Colorado State? Maybe we were all lulled into a false sense of security when Fairchild came in a year ago and took the Rams to a bowl game in his first season. This season has been a huge disappointment, the big win over CU not withstanding. No one expected the Rams to beat the “Big Three” of the MWC, but no one expected losses to Idaho, San Diego State, UNLV and New Mexico, either. They had a veteran offensive line coming back and talent at the skill positions. Alas, a long losing streak put Bowl hopes to bed almost a month ago, and the lack of a big time talent at quarterback has hurt them many times. Fairchild is the right man for the job at CSU; he will get things turned around there. But how long will it take? How shallow was the talent pool he inherited?
Is this the year that College Basketball becomes relevant around here? Will CU or CSU give fans any reason to hope for some March Madness? Don’t look now, but the best chance for an invite to the Big Dance next March might be Tad Boyle and the University of Northern Colorado Bears. Off to a fast start that includes a win over Hawaii for the Hawaii Tip off invitational Tournament championship, these Bears have a shot at winning the Big Sky Conference and getting that league’s automatic bid. Boyle is a hometown hero in his native Greeley, having come home from Wichita State with a suitcase full of high expectations for the program. UNC is finishing up some major renovations to Butler-Hancock Pavilion so the upgrades are going on all around. It will be great to see if Boyle’s Bears can turn the trick next March.
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