Colorado Pro Sports Power Rankings

1. Colorado Avalanche
They at least got to the conference semifinals this year. They were relatively comfortable in reaching the playoffs (7th seed). On top of this, they have some talented young players (Stastny, Svatos, Woolski). They did, however, drop Quenneville and are now sans coach. The lack of coach hurts them, but the fact that they actually won a playoff series overrides that.

2. Denver Nuggets
Like the Av's, they made the playoffs, but certainly not comfortably. They snuck in right at the end of the season. Then they got embarrassed by the Lakers. The team is brimming with talent, but the talent often overflows and the team collapses. This offseason will be huge for the Nuggets as they could either drop to the bottom of this list, or rise to the top.

3. Colorado Rapids
They are currently tied for first place (even if they have a losing record), which no other Colorado team can say currently or at the end of their most recent season. They also have some "talented" (it's MLS, I mean come on) players in Cooke, Mastroeni, and former MVP Christian Gomez. It's also not like they have any real competition in their division. Things are looking up for the Rapids, but there is no getting past their 3-4 record.

4. Denver Broncos
Jay Cutler looks good. Brandon Marshall looks good. Ryan Clady (I'm calling it) will be very good. There is offensive hope. Defense? Not so much. The D-Line, Linebackers, and even the secondary look questionable. I'm afraid Mr. Mike Shanahan would be better suited to be an offensive coordinator than a head coach. And he has never been much of a drafter. The Broncos are rather enigmatic, as a few pieces falling in the right place could lead to a playoff appearance. We'll see.

5. Colorado Rockies
If this were last November, the Rockies would be unquestionably number one. If this were this March or early April, the Rockies would probably be number two, behind the Nuggets. If this were now, which it is (I'm pretty sure), the Rockies would be dead last. They look awful and hopeless. At times they are hard to watch (though so are the Rapids and any other MLS team).