How Denver's sports leaders look at their teams and businesses

State of play: In a talk Thursday at the Colorado Business Roundtable, Hutchings and leaders from the Rockies and Broncos offered candid insights into how they run their organizations and their outlook for the teams.

• Here's a slice of the conversation.

On the sports business: "Winning is good for business. But winning is not your business plan," says Damani Leech, the Broncos president.

• "That's why we spend so much time on the fan experience and gameday experience."

On losing seasons: "When the fan stops caring, that's a bad thing," Hutchings says. "When they are angry at you, that's OK because they are passionate and they want you to win."

On sports betting: "I think it's incredible in terms of keeping fans engaged in our sport, whether they're in the stadium or on their couches," Leech says.

• "It's better for the integrity of the game for it all now to be above board."

On the Rockies' future: "We have hope, so hopefully you'll have hope," Rockies COO Greg Feasel says.