Pat Bowlen did the unthinkable.
He fired his coach for life, Mike Shanahan.
Some thoughts to start the discussion:
• It's about time. You can't lose a three-game lead with three to go and not expect to pay for it in some way, shape or form.
• You can't foul up defensive drafts as badly as he did the past few seasons. You don't give up 52 points in a season finale and more than 400 points the past two seasons without some effort.
Weigh in ...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Filling in her spare time
Jeanne Zelasko, formerly of the (free) Fox TV baseball warm-up show (axed for the coming year) is angling to become a new TV voice for the L.A. Dodgers, according to www.awfulannouncing.com.
She admits to knowing nothing about baseball, in spite of whatever she learned from former Manager Kevin Kennedy during the alleged baseball discussions that preceded Fox's baseball games the past several years.
The man who would be her cohort, Vin Scully, makes broadcasting seem very easy. But it isn't, particularly if your assignment is baseball. There's a considerable amount of dead time to fill, whether it's with anecdotes, stats or (heaven forbid) letting the audience listen to the crowd.
First views? She'd be in for a rough start, no question about it. And it would be quite a change from being the star of a program to being a supporting player.
She admits to knowing nothing about baseball, in spite of whatever she learned from former Manager Kevin Kennedy during the alleged baseball discussions that preceded Fox's baseball games the past several years.
The man who would be her cohort, Vin Scully, makes broadcasting seem very easy. But it isn't, particularly if your assignment is baseball. There's a considerable amount of dead time to fill, whether it's with anecdotes, stats or (heaven forbid) letting the audience listen to the crowd.
First views? She'd be in for a rough start, no question about it. And it would be quite a change from being the star of a program to being a supporting player.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Trip in time
Sportsland is back in action despite a bit of rain and way too much mince pie. I hope your Christmas was everything you hoped for ... and perhaps a little less on the mince pie (but Mom's mince pie is something else!!).
Instead of rehashing the carnage from the Broncos game last night (can someone say "Time for a new coach?"), I wish to show my age (again). I watched an old game show while I was gone ... "What's My Line?" The game was simple to follow. A panel of four well-known celebrities tried to guess a hobby, job, passion of a guest or series of guests.
What made this half-hour a change from today's alleged game shows was the demeanor of the people involved. No one was interested in making fun of the guests, the hosts, one another. The humor was real, not forced.
It'd be nice to see that in 2009. But it, like the Broncos guaranteed playoff run in 2008, will have to wait a while.
Instead of rehashing the carnage from the Broncos game last night (can someone say "Time for a new coach?"), I wish to show my age (again). I watched an old game show while I was gone ... "What's My Line?" The game was simple to follow. A panel of four well-known celebrities tried to guess a hobby, job, passion of a guest or series of guests.
What made this half-hour a change from today's alleged game shows was the demeanor of the people involved. No one was interested in making fun of the guests, the hosts, one another. The humor was real, not forced.
It'd be nice to see that in 2009. But it, like the Broncos guaranteed playoff run in 2008, will have to wait a while.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Holiday hiatus
In the spare time available before various recipes were finished the other night, I heard an interesting back-to-back batch of Christmas tunes.
Kate Smith.
David Seville and the chipmunks.
Only at Christmas.
Sportsland is going to take the act on the road for a week or so. There will be some time to check in. But most of the next eight days will be reserved for a visit to the Left Coast and see Santa in his Bermuda shorts try to make a landing in the palm trees and having a cheeseburger Christmas Eve.
Whatever the traditions, here's to a wonderful holiday season to you and yours.
Kate Smith.
David Seville and the chipmunks.
Only at Christmas.
Sportsland is going to take the act on the road for a week or so. There will be some time to check in. But most of the next eight days will be reserved for a visit to the Left Coast and see Santa in his Bermuda shorts try to make a landing in the palm trees and having a cheeseburger Christmas Eve.
Whatever the traditions, here's to a wonderful holiday season to you and yours.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Traffic stats
Heard this one on the radio yesterday morning from Mark Koebrich, the channel 9 anchor.
In Beijing, scene of this summer's Olympics, 2,500 people get their driver's licenses each day. There are some 400 accidents per day in Beijing, and pedestrians don't get the same protection from crossing the street as we do.
And you thought Denver traffic was bad.
In Beijing, scene of this summer's Olympics, 2,500 people get their driver's licenses each day. There are some 400 accidents per day in Beijing, and pedestrians don't get the same protection from crossing the street as we do.
And you thought Denver traffic was bad.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Breathless
It applies to the efforts to avoid discussion on the Broncos loss to Carolina Sunday. As colleague Kevin Denke pointed out, the local press moved real quick to sweep a 20-point loss as far out of sight as they could and to start hyping the game with Buffalo this weekend.
But even after 30-plus years of living in these parts, I can't understand why the Denver press leads the Sunday night news with ..... the Broncos. Most people watched the game and, one would think, might have seen the highlights. If they didn't, there's a good chance they weren't interested.
I'm interested in what the Broncos are doing, but I'd also like to know what happened while the game was on.
Wouldn't anyone else?
But even after 30-plus years of living in these parts, I can't understand why the Denver press leads the Sunday night news with ..... the Broncos. Most people watched the game and, one would think, might have seen the highlights. If they didn't, there's a good chance they weren't interested.
I'm interested in what the Broncos are doing, but I'd also like to know what happened while the game was on.
Wouldn't anyone else?
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