"He was not ever standing Pat"

It is a really sad day for many here in Colorado. Pat Bowlen, who has owned the team for thirty years, has stepped down. His wife announced that he has Alzheimers. Woody Paige writes a beautiful tribute to him today, and gives us this information:

In 2011, Bowlen turned most of the day-to-day business leadership to trusted longtime lieutenant Joe Ellis and the football operation to Elway. But Bowlen always has reported first thing each morning to Dove Valley and met with both Ellis and Elway. And no decisions, from the Manning signing, to the Tim Tebow trade, to the $100 million spending sprees for free agents, were made without Bowlen's approval.

Only Woody Paige could write a tribute like this one.