Comment on Tuning in for Monday, Aug. 3

Game 7s make for great theater, but not only because of the stakes and suspense. They are the final act of a ballet between two teams who have already revealed their choreography. There will be variations on the themes from earlier, but those themes have been seen and interpreted throughout six games.

Russell Wilson vs. Sean Payton at Empower Field. Deion Sanders vs. Jay Norvell in the Rocky Mountain Showdown in FoCo. Mines vs. West Texas A&M in Golden. UNC vs. Abilene Christian in Greeley. The NFL schedule release a few days back had Team GTW whipping out its monthly planners, surfing the travel sites and getting jazzed for the autumn to come. I mean, yeah, sure, (commence air quotes) conventional wisdom (end air quotes) says the Broncos are staring at a rebuilding year.

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