The Appetizer Hour with Brett Kane

0:00 - The Nuggets have one final game before the All-Star Break. They're playing the struggling Memphis Grizzlies tonight at Ball Arena. You HAVE to beat this team. Remember how to win at home, then head into the break on a high note. 15:23 - Yesterday, Brett said he's nervous watching Avalanche players in the Olympics. If Nate or Cale gets hurt representing their country, that will be harder to...

0:00 - The Nuggets collapsed late in the game last night and lost to the new-look James Harden Cavaliers. Yet ANOTHER home loss! What's going on with this squad? 15:17 - Seconds after the Super Bowl wrapped up, the internet was flooded with WAY TOO EARLY PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT SEASON, BABY! Who's slated to win Super Bowl 61? How about the AFC West? Will the Broncos hang onto their crown? 31:30 - The...

0:00 - The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60. The Lombardi Trophy is headed back to Seattle. Man, that was a boring Super Bowl. It picked up a bit in garbage time, but whatever. The question we'll ask from now until the end of time: How would the Broncos have looked in that game against the Seahawks Defense with a healthy Bo Nix and JK Dobbins? 15:37 - Now that he has a Super Bowl ring...who "is" Sam Dar...

0:00 - The only move the Nuggets made yesterday was to trade Hunter Tyson, essentially for a salary dump and an open roster spot. They also converted Spencer Jones' two-way contract to a regular contract to keep him here. So they can add one more player and that's it. What need should they try to fill? 15:41 - The NFL Honors Awards were last night, and the Broncos didn't win anything. We thought S...

0:00 - The Avalanche beat the Sharks last night and headed into the break on a high note! Meanwhile, the Nuggets lost to the Knicks in 2OT at the Garden. Peyton Watson tweaked his hamstring (still being evaluated), and Spencer Jones left with a concussion. Plus, Jokic looked like he was limping at some point. My goodness. The double diparoo giveth. And the double diparoo taketh away. 14:04 - There...

0:00 - Christian Braun came back to the lineup, but the Nuggets lost to the Pistons in Detriot. It's tough to find any consistency from the Nuggets because the lineup is constantly changing. Guys are getting healthy, other guys are getting hurt, etc. Coach Adelman is throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.  14:42 - Where do the Broncos have depth? Where do they need depth? Also, we heard th...

0:00 - What a gross game by the Avs. They lost to Detriot 2-0 AT HOME. In Ball Arena. Sheesh. Get to the break already. These boys are completely and totally checked out. 14:29 - Davis Webb has officially been promoted to Broncos Offensive Coordinator. But the announcement yesterday didn't include anything about the playcalling...Straw Poll: Do you want Sean Payton calling plays next year? Yes or...

0:00 - The Nuggets faced OKC for the first time this season, and lost 121-111 at Ball Arena. We can cry about the whistles all we want, and we probably will. But it doesn't change the fact that OKC is still the gold standard in the West. They're still the man, and to be the man ya gotta beat the man. Figure out how to beat them. 14:31 - Nathan MacKinnon accused Erik Johnson on rocking a spray tan...

0:00 - The Thrill of Victory, and the Agony of Defeat. That's how the Double Diparoos go sometimes. Even though he took that L on the way out, MPJ looked great in his return to Denver as member of the Brooklyn Nets. Meanwhile, the Avs sleepwalked through whatever the hell that effort was in Montreal.  14:43 - Davis Webb withdrew his name from the Raiders Head Coach search. Does this mean he'll be...

0:00 - Last night, the Avalanche looked awful in Ottawa. They couldn't get anything going. Brett says it's because these boys need the Olympic Break in the worst way. They're getting tired of the slog of the season. They desperately need the time off, then they'll come back stronger.  14:33 - Yesterday, Bo Nix called his own press conference to clarify some of the comments Sean Payton said about h...

0:00 - The Nuggets had a chance to win, but fell short of beating the Pistons last night at Ball Arena. It is what is it. Chalk it up to the travel debacle where they couldn't get out of Memphis. They sat on the tarmac for ages, and made it back to Denver less than 24 hours until tip. It is what it is. But, one positive takeaway: Jamal Murray was very open and honest in his postgame presser. He ac...

0:00 - Despite the Broncos success this year, they still have the same problem this offseason that they had last offseason: they NEED a good playmaker on offense. They never found a god dang Joker. JK Dobbins was developing into that role, before his season was cut short. 15:45 - Let's try and keep some perspective after the loss. What needs do the Broncos have? How can they address those needs? W...

0:00 - The Broncos season came to an end yesterday inside a snow globe at Empower Field. And the worst part was...the game felt completely and totally winnable. It was within reach, and the Broncos couldn't get it done. Would they have won that game with Bo Nix at QB? Probably, but we'll never know. 15:18 - Was Stidham's backwards pass actually a backwards pass? We hate having to unpack physics on...

0:00 - We've been trying to predict how the Broncos will look on Sunday in the AFC Championship with a backup QB but in reality...we know nothing. This situation is so foreign to us that it's impossible to truly predict how Stiddy will play in the biggest game of his career. But what is our job in radio if not to speculate wildly? 15:20 - The Broncos need JK Dobbins on Sunday in the worst way. He'...

0:00 - It's a term we throw around too much, or at least we used to. Last night, it actually happened for real. The Avs got Goalied™. 14:57 - Stiddy finally addressed the media for the first time since being named the starting QB. How's the Mayor of Stiddy City feeling? 34:04 - In honor of the Houstan Texans and their White Boy Wednesdays...what are the ultimate weight room/lifting bangers of all...

0:00 - Last night, the Nuggets lost to the Lakers. The non-Jokic games were fun while it lasted. But it's not fun anymore. We need the Serbian big man back ASAP. 14:37 - We're jumping on the Jarrett Stidham Hype Train here in Denver, because why not? But it's not just here. Nationally, lots of talking heads are buying Stiddy Stock as well. Why? What makes this situation different? 32:06 - Sean Pay...

0:00 - Check the forecast. I think Hell might be freezing over. The Indiana Football Hoosiers are national champions. No matter how you feel about Curt Cignetti, you have to admit that he orchestrated one of the greatest turnarounds in sports history.  15:00 - JK Dobbins has returned to practice! He's eligible to rejoin the team in the AFC Championship game. Having JK back would really take some p...

0:00 - Your Denver Football Broncos are headed to the AFC Championship, and they'll host the New England Patriots. But they'll be doing it without Bo Nix, after he suffered a season-ending injury late in OT. The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat. How are we feeling this morning, Broncos Country? 15:18 - The losers of Buffalo, New York need to stop crying. All we've heard since Saturday night...

0:00 - Brett survived the Denver Plague and he's back in studio. But he brought it with him, and he infected the studio. Our control board was all out of whack this morning. We almost didn't make it. But The Appetizer stops for no one! The show must go on! 7:43 - Everyone's billing this game (pardon the pun) as Josh Allen vs the Denver Defense. But what about Bo Nix? What should be the narrative a...

0:00 - Brett Kane is still fighting the Denver Plague, so DMac is back in studio for the Appetizer! Second night of a back-to-back, no Jokic, no problem. The Nuggets beat Dallas last night in Dallas and they're now #2 in the West. This stretch of non-Jokic games has gone better than any of us could've predicted or imagined, and it's awesome. We had some slight technical difficulties mid-segment bu...

0:00 - The Jokic-less Nuggets won AGAIN! This is not how we saw these games going, but in a good way! Peyton Watson is having himself a month. His play in January has been fantastic.  14:53 - Did Luca Evans kick Sean Payton's dog or something? Sean really has a bone to pick with Luca "My Name is Luca" Evans for some reason. He got after Luca again yesterday. Also, Sean identified and debunked the...

0:00 - The Avalance lost to the Maple Leafs in OT last night at Ball Arena. We're not used to seeing the Avs take home Ls! It's been a while.  15:41 - The Steelers got embarrassed last night in the final NFL Wild Card playoff game. Houston didn't look much better, but their offense made the plays they needed to. Let's ask the question that Pittsburgh will be asking all summer long: is it time to m...

0:00 - It's official! Next Saturday, the Broncos will host the Bills in the Divisional Round. It's a rematch of last year's Broncos playoff game. How do we feel about the Bills this time around? 14:38 - The Jokic-less Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks last night! Somehow, this scrappy squad keeps finding a way.  Also, the Avalanche are still ROLLIN! Trent Miner's first NHL win was a shutout of the...

0:00 - Avs needed a get right game and they got one. Boy, did they EVER! An 8-2 beatdown of Ottawa that included 2 separate heavyweight fights. Good work, boys.  14:49 - Miami beat Ole Miss last night which means...an SEC team will not with the college football championship this year. It's official: ENOUGH with the SEC bias. "It just means more," huh? Well it didn't seem to matter much this year. ...

0:00 - Down, but never out. The depleted Nuggets wrapped up their East Coast road trip by beating the Celtics in Boston! How da ya like them apples?? Looking back on the last few games, what have we learned about this Nuggets team, and more specifically, the bench? 15:50 - It's a classic football cliche: defense wins championships. But there's truth to it. Almost all of the NFL playoff teams have...