After the Horn

Woody Paige, Ron Zappolo, and Tom Green dive into the Broncos’ Monday night win over Cincinnati, debating what it really means in a league where quarterbacks dictate everything. They compare Bo Nix’s progress to past Denver QBs like Jake Plummer and Jay Cutler, and question whether Sean Payton will ever truly commit to a run-first identity. The crew also looks ahead to a measuring-stick matchup with the Eagles and weighs in on who the best team in the NFL really is.

Special guest Mina Kimes joins to talk about life after Around the Horn, raising the next generation of sports fans, her thoughts on the state of the NFL, and whether the Broncos’ formula can translate into a playoff run.

The conversation also turns nostalgic as Woody shares stories from his early days in Denver sports media and the newspaper wars that shaped his career. In “What Grinds My Gears,” Ron goes off on NFL kickers and rule changes, while the panel vents about the Rockies’ lack of urgency, college football chaos, and the rowdy Ryder Cup crowds.

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The debut episode of After the Horn sets the tone for what this show is all about: three longtime friends and Denver sports icons—Woody Paige, Tom Green, and Ron Zappolo—mixing sharp analysis with decades of stories, plenty of laughs, and a little gear-grinding along the way.

The guys open by breaking down a rocky week in Colorado sports: the Broncos’ baffling loss in Indy, the Rockies cementing themselves in the record books for all the wrong reasons, and the Buffs looking lost under Coach Prime after injuries and coaching questions mount. From there, they take aim at Sean Payton’s ego, Tom Brady’s bizarre role in the Raiders’ broadcast booth, and the CU program’s struggles to find its footing beyond star power.

But the episode also looks back. Woody revisits how a local Denver show helped inspire ESPN’s Around the Horn, and the crew welcomes special guest Tony Reali for his first on-air reunion with Woody since that show’s end. Reali shares behind-the-scenes memories, the evolution of sports debate TV, and what he’s building next in the digital space.

The show closes with the debut of Grinding My Gears, a no-holds-barred segment where each panelist sounds off. Ron calls out Deion Sanders’ mishandling of late-game timeouts, Woody reflects on CSU’s squandered opportunities, and Tom takes his frustration out on grocery store parking lot etiquette.

It’s a mix of the past, present, and future—of Denver sports, national headlines, and the friendships that fuel the best conversations. After the Horn starts here, and it promises to be as unpredictable and entertaining as the games themselves.

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