Doug Ottewill

Denver

Editor-in-Chief at Mile High Sports

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Michael Malone and Calvin Booth axed by the Nuggets

2 weeks ago | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

Apparently, the view from Josh Kroenke’s seat inside Ball Arena was the same as ours. Team that appears to have lost interest: Check. Defensive coach that can’t get his team to play defense: Check. General manager that has a nasty habit of publicly criticizing his coach and players: Check. Coach who clearly doesn’t embrace the general manager’s vision: Check. No. Depth. What. So. Ever. (For two seasons now): Check. Superstar player(s) very, very unhappy: Check.
Coach Prime's contract signifies that CU football is here to stay

3 weeks ago | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

Boulder, Colorado is now the home of one of college football’s top-five highest paid coaches. The Buffs are Primetime. For real. For five years. Per Brian Howell of the Daily Camera: “On Friday, CU athletic director Rick George announced a new five-year, $54 million contract for Sanders that will make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the country. The contract was unanimously approved by CU’s board of regents on Friday morning.”What other choice did George and his school gave?
Without defense, the Nuggets are destined for an early summer

1 month ago | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

Just who exactly are these Denver Nuggets? No Luka or LeBron? Take that L…at the buzzer…on the way out. Joker, Jamal and all? Worked by the Wizards. No Joker, Jamal or Christian Braun? Big win in the Bay (or perhaps Luck of the Irish). No Joker nor Jamal? In an L.A. haze. No, no, no… no clue. To put it mildly, the Denver Nuggets make no sense whatsoever.
The NFLPA report card has the Broncos not improving in a big area

1 month ago | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

If Little Johnny’s report card isn’t so good (or is it ain’t so good?), there’s really only one thing a parent can request:Johnny, do better next time. If the Denver Broncos are Little Johnny, mission accomplished. Yesterday, the NFLPA released its annual team-by-team report card, a player-based assessment of how each franchise is viewed in a multitude of categories. On the aggregate, the Broncos ranked 17th in the NFL, down one from last year’s No. 16 rating.
Rantanen was just one of many problems for the Avalanche

2 months ago | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

Raise your hand if you believed – really, truly believed – that the Colorado Avalanche were going to raise another Cup this spring? Note the end of the word – it’s believed, not believe. Trading away one of the best players in franchise history – an undeniable piece of the Avalanche’s core – is anything but confidence inspiring. But really, go back. Did you truly think they had it in them?
The weekend shows why the NFL can wait for Deion Sanders

Jan 21, 2025 | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

I admit it. If “Neon” Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders were to depart for the NFL – let’s say to Jerry’s Cowboys or the guy with the funny haircut’s Raiders – I’d watch. Intently. As a fan of sports and the man himself, I’d take the bait, hook, line and sinker. I’d be just as fascinated with what Coach Prime might do in the NFL as I have been with the minor miracle he’s performed at one of the most downtrodden college football schools in all the land.
Denver Broncos season defined by hope, lack of playmakers

Jan 13, 2025 | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

As former Vikings and Cardinals head coach Dennis Green famously once said, they are who we thought they were. Or, is it translates on this particular January morning, the Denver Broncos that were just bounced from the NFL postseason are the same Denver Broncos we thought they were as training camp came to a close this summer:The Broncos are a team that lacks the overall talent required of a real contender. We thought Bo Nix could be the answer at quarterback. He is.
Just Run It: Hey Sean Payton, you said it yourself

Dec 20, 2024 | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

There it was in black and white. Two words that said it all. RUN IT!!!Amazon Prime, December’s hardest working company, appeared to have delivered Christmas early in Broncos Country. Back in Denver, where fans of the orange and blue were nestled into their couches, watching the Broncos beat down the Chargers, the Amazon camera zoomed in on Broncos head coach Sean Payton. The shot captured the words that have been atop Christmas lists in Denver for most of the season.
The Denver Broncos are winning like it's 2011

Dec 16, 2024 | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

Marion Barber, rest his soul, had to be smiling down on Denver yesterday. The former Cowboys and Bears running back was once responsible for handing Tim Tebow’s Denver Broncos one of the biggest gifts in holiday history – two of them, actually. At the time, which just so happened to be the height of Tebowmania, Barber’s blunders snatched “defeat from the jaws of victory,” handing Denver a highly improbable win, one that ultimately paved the way to the postseason.
The NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year plays for the Broncos

Nov 25, 2024 | milehighsports.com | Doug Ottewill

I sure hope you made that bet. Because if you ever thought Bo Nix would win the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, you’re right. And if you think he “might” right about now, well, you’re too late. From a betting perspective, since he was drafted until now, there hasn’t been a day you couldn’t have scooped up a Bo Nix/Rookie of the Year wager for plus odds. Whether it’s the Broncos or bettor, anyone who’s bet big on Nix will see a big return on investment.