Woody’s a personality — he’s been in this game a long long time and isn’t out for people to love or hate him. Frankly, positive or negative, I don’t really care. I’d take him over a Bill Williamson passionless pen any day of the week. And, in a way, he’s very much tied to the legends that we love, having covered the Broncos for so long. The story of sports in Denver is incomplete without Mr. Paige, imho. I’ve had arguments with him before, and he’s always been kind enough to personally reply. He’s a goof, but he’s not aloof. : )

But I remember when he first showed up in Denver, when I was a kid.

Sometimes my Dad would get so angry when reading his columns in the DP, that he’d yell at the newspaper.

It’s sort of funny…now.

Yeah, he’s a part of Colorado sports history. No doubt. And yes, sometimes he ‘phones’ it in now.

But he always got emotional reactions from his writing, even when he first showed up on the scene.

maybe I’ve been too harsh on him, but its his choice how to deal with/write about the Broncs…..this year he has been disloyal as far as I’m concerned. I imagine he did it b/c he felt strongly about some things, but he blew it.

Your nice points made me think of D. Vader….once a “good” Jedi, then evil leader, then back to the fold…..maybe thats what Woody will do, I hope so. He still has some loyalty to prove……its like in Band of Bros…..“you salute the rank, not the man”….he needs to forget how McD makes him feel and support his team.

Enough with the “Jedi” stuff, painful

I’m pretty sure he is a fan, he should be welcomed back to the fold like all the other fans that doubted and hammered their team before any games were played…..as a media personality, he immediately became the leader of that section of fans that refused to believe, hence the Vader analogy……so he was a disloyal fan and his judgment obviously stinks.

I think he brings a big ego to the table….its tough for me to enjoy anyone that writes with so much pride in himself…..ala Woody’s high fallutin statements about his role in Denver sports and who he knows….parts he clearly adds to stroke his own ego and perpetrate his greatness…..the fact is, Woody is a good wordsmith, and just that. I really get tired of writers/critics that put themselves up front in their articles and stomp on the people in “the ring”, as TR said. I wish he could serve the Denver public with an enlightened understanding of his role, not take advantage of it. This involves muting personal attachments (shanny maybe) and ego (avoid personal characterizations and focus on issues).