Disgrace

    I am a card carrying, lifetime spending, 100% committed Orangemaniac, Broncoholic, or in simple language a Denver Broncos fan. I have survived the Steve Tensi years, the Lou Saban debacle, and the whole Orange Crush sensation. Actually, the Orange Crush was awesome, but the defense scored as many points as the offense, so winning was scarce. Do you know why God made sunsets orange?BECAUSE HE IS A BRONCO FAN! This is common knowledge for anyone who has known me for a week or more, so this latest news blurb pertaining to drug tests and Von Miller is so sad.

    First of all, thank you Von and the NFL for besting A-Rod for the top story, even during baseball season and pennant races. Now that I have the sarcasm out of my system, I want to share my disappointment in humanity, and those who stand in the public spotlight. When any human errs, the denial that follows the error is not standard procedure. It has become, however, status quo to deny, deny, deny until the prosecution pushes you so hard you end up the sympathetic figure, even though you are guilty!

    I love my Broncos, but I refuse to be an apologist for stupidity --- I am on record with my discontent of D.J. Williams DUI saga. The Tebow era and Elway's disdain for Josh McDaniel's draft was embarrassing.  All this is evidence that I am not a shameless homer, but a great and passionate fan. Weeks ago Miller decried the suspension and in his press conference to announce his appeal he claimed to have "done nothing wrong." Fast Forward to the day the suspension was announced and in his press conference Miller said, "Although my suspension doesn't result from a positive test, there is no excuse for my violations of the rules," Miller said in a statement. "I made mistakes, and my suspension has hurt my team, Broncos fans and myself. I am especially sorry for the effect of my bad decisions on others."

    I truly worry about the intellect of some athletes. These guys are schooled and lectured and given all kinds of perks due to their financial status, and the money involved with the sports teams they represent. It isn't a pop-quiz, where no one knows how to take the urine sample test. Why not stand up with character and say, I spilled my sample and then covered that by diluting it - not "I have done nothing wrong." The fact that truth and character from the likes of Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun, is reduced to plausible deniability - it is sad.