Locked On Broncos - Daily Podcast On The Denver Broncos - BRONCOS SQUAD SHOW: What Position Can Denver IMPROVE The MOST During NFL Draft?

Episode Date: April 14, 2026

The NFL Draft is rapidly approaching and the Denver Broncos have a number of positions they need to upgrade. What position do they need to upgrade the most, and will they look to do that during the NFL Draft? Join Aniello Piro, Cody Roark, Sayre Bedinger and Nick Ferguson as they break down the latest news and notes in the world of Denver Broncos football. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! TurboTax This year you’re getting a major upgrade — Intuit TurboTax now has in-person locations nationwide. Visit http://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men. Rocket Money Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at http://RocketMoney.com/LOCKEDON FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I'm an I'm an I'm a Lopiro, and while the Broncos do not have a first round draft pick, they will look to upgrade a handful of positions that are of need. I'm Cody Rourke, and this is hole plugging season, but the Denver Broncos don't have many holes. I'm Sarah Beninger. Man, what he said. And I am Nick Ferguson, and there are some other linebacker options not named Jacob Rodriguez. Ooh, let's break it all down on today's Locked on Broncos. squad show. Let's get into it, fellas. From the south stands, it's the Broncos squad, everything Denver Broncos every week covering all the big hits and game changing plays from the mile high city,

the way only the locked on podcast network can. Gear up and squad up. The Broncos squad show starts now. Welcome on in to your locked on Broncos squad show right here on your Locked on Broncos YouTube channel and audio feed. Hope everyone is doing well out there. in and around the Mile High City, and of course, in Broncos country, we've got the full squad for you here today. Anilo Piro, Cody Work, Sayre, Bedinger, and Nick Ferguson. We're going to talk about all the news and notes in the world of Denver Broncos football, despite the fact that there isn't a ton of news and notes in the world of Broncos football right now,

but we'll have some involvement with some different conversations as it pertains to the draft, the roster as a whole, and just kind of getting ready to see what kind of moves the Broncos end up making here in about a week or so. what's up fellas how we live in you know it's a fun week not much going on and like in our world so like sarah and i you know a lot of people say like oh you guys are struggling for we're not struggling for content it's just slow it just we can only talk about like speculation at this point as to what's going on and uh there's not much going on except we're going to hear from george and sean on thursday so i'm excited i'll be on that call so uh we'll see if they get to me in the queue

yeah that's a big if these days for sure Why don't we start there? Because I don't think we're going to expect to hear anything crazy from George and Sean. But like it's going to be nice to at least get a feel. And Cody, I remember in the last episode that we talked about, I think this was actually in the post-draft interviews that you guys did with them, but you did kind of get some insight as to how the Broncos viewed the draft class. We all know that this draft class is maybe not considered to be as strong as next years may be.

But just with you being in the room as much as you are and having the relationship with the fellow media members and the players alike, Like what's kind of your gut check of what we're going to hear from George and Sean later this week? Wow. You know, I could go through a whole bingo list of things that we would probably hear. More importantly, we like our room. Look, we'll be aggressive. We'll be aggressive if it presents the opportunity to do so. We like our picks.

We like our roster. We may move up. We may move back. You know, just a little bit of this and that. And actually, Sarah and I in tomorrow's episode of the show that we have, we're actually talking about a lot of the questions that we hope that Sean and George answer. And of course, like, we also understand that they're not going to give us their hand, but it's just very interesting to hear if, like, how they view certain things, how they

view certain positions, you know, do they view the tight end position? What's more valuable? The ability to be a pass catcher or inline blocking, you know, things like that. I think that they will give us some insight onto that. I also think you can look at this current roster and I'm sure or maybe does the move to Jonah Ellis to inside linebacker? Does that change your guys' strategy potentially in this year's draft when it comes to the linebacker position? I mean, Sarah brought up a great topic about Jada Barron, you know, kind of going along the lines of saying, what's the vision for him now going into his second year?

Like, especially with all the different moving pieces here. I'm very curious to see how everything kind of boils down here in the next week and a half because obviously next Thursday, Denver doesn't have a pick. We have to wait until day two. in order for Denver to be on the clock at 62 overall, unless something happens between now and then. But primarily we're going to get maybe how they evaluate this year's roster class. I'm sure we're going to hear about how they evaluate,

like what their thoughts are on this year's tight end class, running back class, offensive line particularly. But I don't think they're going to give any way, anything away that's going to really indicate strategy. This is probably their best opportunity to kind of put some smoke and mirrors out, even though they don't have a first round pick. So we'll see. We're just kind of waiting C mode.

And also I'm very curious. Like typically these press conferences, AP, they last longer than your standard press conference just because it is a pre-draft press conference. I wonder if they're going to go with the seven minutes for each. And then we're out just like how it is in the regular season. I hope not. That's my biggest hope.

Wasn't Jalen Waddle's call kind of a quick one too or is that a longer one? Six minutes. Yeah. I mean, we don't have to dive into why that may or may not have been. But point being, yeah, What do we want to set the total at here? So you're thinking seven and seven. So you think over and a half.

Okay. You know what, Cody, I think it may go a little more than that because, I mean, like you said, the Jaylon Wado conversation was about six minutes. So he's going to get everyone an opportunity to sit down and talk with George and Sean and really ask them and dive deeper into the whole Jalen Waddle trade. What could this mean for the team moving forward? And known as though they don't have a first round pick. a lot of that conversation is going to be dominated about, you know, hey, what are you guys going to do with the second round pick?

Are there any considerations of moving up? And remember, I saw something yesterday where Akeep to leave once again came out and said that, hey, listen, you know, you can anticipate the Broncos making somewhat of a move during the draft. And it's like, well, what does that mean? Now, he did say something about the Broncos adding an explosive player and that ended up being getting water. So it has everyone wondering, one, who in the hell is feeding the information to a key to lead? What could this possible move be from Broncos heading into the draft? So that's probably going to dominate a lot of conversation. Yeah, I think it's an interesting point that you make.

And I actually kind of wanted to save this for a little bit later on the show, but let's talk about it now. Like, would it surprise anyone if they trade back? Because it feels like when we talk about trading in the draft, like it seems like it's always trade up, trade up, trade up, trade up. look, I'll be the first person to say. I think the Broncos roster is good, but I don't think it's good enough to trade back

unless you're going back like one or two picks because there's a team that has their eye on a specific player that you know of. But like, do we envision? Yeah, I'll start with you, Cody. Do we envision a scenario where the Broncos trade back? No, I think they trade up. I think they trade up into round,

they have round two, round three. And I think they trade both their fourth round six. They keep their round five pick. And I think they'll trade a couple of their seven picks. I don't think they try. I don't, I'm not, I'm not expected. them to trade back this year. Sir?

Yeah, I don't either. I think it's going to be a focused draft in terms of, hey, let's go get our guys. Let's go get who we kind of want in this target range. They have the ability to do that. I think that's what we'll kind of see from them. Like I said, I mean, they don't have necessarily the luxury of going through this draft

with the current seven picks they have and just saying, hey, we're going to take care of every need that everybody's been talking about. O line, D line, line, linebacker, tight end, running back, all these things. I mean, yes, I think that's a big discussion amongst us here, you know, talking Broncos every day, all the fans and the fan base. But ultimately, I don't know that the team necessarily believes that those are like huge pressing needs right now. Nick? I do believe that there is a scenario where the team does look to trade back. Now, this is the only reason I'm saying is because every single draft, we, we know the everyone comes out with their mock drafts.

and it says this player slated here, here, here. And what we've seen over the past couple of years, there's always one or two teams that decided, you know what, they're going to trade back or someone's going to trade up or the other scenario there's a player that's selected in a spot that no one predicted that would ever happen. Think about the whole Michael Pinnock situation, right? It throws off the entire draft,

which means as though all those top players who were selected to go in the top 10 the top 15. Now it pushes everyone down. So the sense of urgency to climb back up is no longer there. So if that situation plays out, the Broncos can say, well, hey, we still can get the couple of players that we want to get in the draft. And guess what? They're going to fall right to us. So why don't we move back? There's going to be a team that's desperate that wants to move up. And we could just sit right there and get some more picks and make our team better. So that's the only scenario that I see the Broncos possibly trading back. Yeah.

And if we're reading the T leaves for just a moment, I agree with you. I think that is the scenario in which it does happen if it were to happen, Nick. But like we can sit here and pound the table about linebacker and tight end and all these other positions that we feel like the Broncos need to upgrade. But it just doesn't seem like the Broncos have the same viewpoint, at least the fan base does when it comes to upgrading these different positions. So maybe the Broncos, like if we're on a say, I'm just. making up numbers here. We're eight out of ten right on the confidence scale about we love where this team is at. Yeah, we think tight end, lineback or some other position groups can upgrade. The Broncos are probably closer to a nine out of ten. Just in kind of simple thought process there.

So I was in a way, I was almost hoping that you were saying the same thing as Sarah and Cody, Nick, because if there's one thing that's guaranteed that we've seen from Sean Payton and George Payton is that they're pretty unpredictable. So the reason I throw that out there is it would not surprise me whatsoever if they end up trading back out of the second round or moving back into the second round, whatever it might be. I do think the more likely scenarios they trade up, frankly, I think the most likely scenarios they stay pat. But nothing surprises me anymore, Cody, with how the Broncos operate. No, and look, they're very much like, once again, it goes back to that NFL train that Sean Payton, or it's the NFL bus. One year he calls that the NFL bus, one year, the NFL

train. He's like, you've got to know when to get off. It's like, because if you're listening to too many people and what they're saying, you have to wonder where that's coming from. And if you don't jump off of it, you'll start to believe it. They have to trust their own process internally and look. Nick knows this as well from kind of just even like his, his time being a coach in the NFL in San Francisco or even his internship with the Broncos last year during training camp. Looking at the college scouts are constantly compiling everything, right? If they're looking at Sarah and I were talking about this this week on our show, when they were watching Q Robinson last year, because Sarah in our recent mock draft, he had the Broncos taken, Justin. Jefferson, a linebacker from Alabama, you're getting film study on that player too.

You know, it's not just, hey, we're watching Q Robinson specifically. They're watching Q. Someone's watching the linebacker saying, okay, this guy's going to come out on the draft next year. We've got to look at this guy as an option, right? So they're so prepared. And this is where like, you know, for George and Sean, when they're at the AFC and, you know, the coaches meetings, they're saying, hey, next week, we're going in and we're diving into draft prep now. All the scouts, the college scouts, the pro scouts, have been aligned. They've been compiling their reports. And when George and Sean get there, and George has probably been a part of this more so than Sean in the off season,

Sean's going to get there or he got there last week and everyone's sitting there and they're going over everything. Now they're going through and they're watching film on these prospects. And they're going through these different windows saying, okay, this is where, this is what we need. This is positions that we prioritize as elite level positions that are premium in today's game. And they're going through and they're trying to assemble what they feel like the best players on the board are for them, which are largely different than what we see on these mock draft boards that people put out, you know, on the day-to-day. And I think that's why some people get so frustrated when the draft doesn't play out for the team the way that it does for people who've been doing mock drafts since January.

So they do like to operate in a little bit of silence and secrecy. Now, to your point about Akeep to leave, that's, I don't believe that's coming from the Broncos building. I believe that's coming from Akeeps relationships with certain players because he trains pro players. and he also has a lot of great relationships with agents. So I'm sure the Jalen Waddle thing, I'm wondering what the connection is there. Part of me was thinking, is one of the Broncos potential who is trading for George Pickens

next is their next thing? I don't know. But that would mean that one of the receivers that they already have in the roster would be gone. Let me. Then a second for George Pickens. I mean, like going to get spicy with it. I just think, I remember having this conversation at the beginning of the

off season. And I know the comment section is about to light up when I say this as well, because it's a similar tenor of tone that we had when we was talking about A.J. Brown. I just don't think George Pickens fits what the Broncos are looking for personality-wise. And I think George Pickens is an excellent player. But like we saw that, you know, throughout the course of his time with Pittsburgh, we saw it at the end of the season with Dallas last year. I think part of the reason why trading for Jalen Waddle made sense is not only is a seamless fit on the field, but he's also a seamless fit. fit in the locker room.

So I would love George Pickens on this team. I think that would be, you talk about Pickens, Witton, Pat Bryant, Marvin Mins. Like, we'll see who gets moved

in that deal potentially. But like, man, that would be a fun wide receiver room. The year just said, I mean, and talking about those wide receivers, if I'm,

I could be off my rocker. You left someone out, didn't you? Right? For the Broncos guys? Yes. Sutton? Yes,

you left him out. I left him out because I would think Sutton would go back to Dallas in a trade. Okay. That's why I left him out. And that's kind of where I was thinking that you were going, if there was going to be a move and it had to be someone, it would be Sutton.

Now, I mean, I like Sutton. There are certain things, aspects of his game I love. There's other aspects of his game. I wish it was more like a Rod Smith in the way, right? But it's not. So when you look at the idea of bringing, you know, pickings to this team, I scratched my head because he's a ball to player, right? Because I go back to a Dallas Cowboy game.

I can't remember who they were playing, but CD Lamb wasn't in the game. So it was on Pickens. And Pickens just like, he was like, his awareness was zero if it was a video game. It's like, dude, he's trying to find someone to throw the damn ball to and he's trying to throw it to you, but you're not making a conservative effort to actually separate at the top of your right. And we know the Broncos already have an issue with that. That's why they brought in Jalen Wado. I mean, the talent is there in Pickens, but I don't think the mentality fits what the Broncos want to do in that room. Here's what I like about Jalen. Jalen has some dog to him. Jalen is a, Jalen's going to trash talk, but he's also the guy that is great in the locker room off the field.

George on the field is an absolute dog, but to your point, that's a big reason why the Broncos got rid of Jerry Judy because Jerry had a bad attitude. Jerry was not open to coaching and wasn't necessarily the greatest guy in the locker room. Like there was always some sort of friction with him. And I liked Jerry, but, you know, Jerry, Jerry kind of soured himself with the media a little bit. And that was kind of his own doing, you know, it is what it is. And he wanted out. And now he ended up in Cleveland. And now he's catching passes from Shudor Sanders.

So congratulations to Gary Judy in that regard. But Jalen is like, I think the Broncos, and I'm glad they got J. because Jalen is a dog. They need a guy with him to keep to leave tight mentality. Jalen has that, but he's doing it in the right way. He's not going to get you flag for 15 yards, but he's going to jaw a little bit. He's going to make a catch,

and he's going to let everybody know. It reminds me so much, and I hate to make the comparison. I'm not trying to say it and compare it he is who he was, but Jalen Waddle brings some of that edge that Emmanuel Sanders used to bring to the team, and I think that is so desperately needed. Well, and the other thing I would say to you,

and Cody and Nick, you guys know this having been in the locker, room, there's not a single diva on this team right now. Like, think about how good of a player, Pat Sartan is. Think about how good of a player Nick Benito is. Happy birthday, by the way, Pat. Oh, happy birthday, PS2. Like, you could go up to any of these guys and they're just, you know, like the chillest.

They're just like the chillest people out there, right? And again, I don't know how George Pickens is in the locker room and all that kind of stuff as well. I want to speculate there. But like, it just doesn't, like, Bo Nix, the starting quarterback, right? This rising star in the league. Like cool com collected always chill laid back like there's not as like who was the biggest like diva there I can't even think of one like jfm was vocal but like I wouldn't call jfm a diva he was just kind of vocal you know like it just but I don't know I think every team needs a Richard right you got every team needs needs a Richard right you can't have a team full of bunch of Good point. That's Nick, as a player, did you ever have a coach that told you, you know, you need to be, you know, it's something that a cactus is.

It's prickly, right? But take away the L.Y. You've got to be that and not a Richard. Well, listen, man, I've had a bunch of coaches a couple who told me you need some players with a little spice and vinegar in them. That's me trying to give you the PC version, right? But, yeah, you need someone who's a donkey's behind. and the reason you need that because you're going to get in a lot of these critical games and you're going to need someone to be somewhat of a lie-wide to fire guys up.

Either he's going to do that vocally or he's going to do that like Champ Bailey would do simply by his play and his play alone. You just can't have a team full of nice guys. If there's one thing I've learned from being around Bill Parcells in my rookie year with the Jets, it is just that. You can't have a team full of nice guys. guys. You just can't have them. No. Yeah. It's interesting.

You obviously have far more knowledge. Last year for Denver. He was the guy that was like on the field. He was a, he was a menace. He wasn't the nice guy. Like he wants. Yeah. You know who it is that guy that fires everybody up? And we've seen it. Malcolm is that guy. Absolutely. Bo Nix. Bo Nix. Like the instance against the Raiders where he's talking to Tyree Wilson. Last year, against the Buffalo bills, he scrambles for a first down and he's jawing at some coach or some player on the sideline at Buffalo and like talking smack to it.

Like, I like that. Yeah. I love that. I absolutely. It's controlled, but it's controlled, though. He never loses control of his emotion in that situation. It's fire and it doesn't let it consume him. Like he makes a play, he jaws and then he goes back.

He's not going to jaw the next play. He's just going to go play. I love that in a player. Yeah, but you still need. need a little bit of that Akhib Talib. You can't have a whole team full of them, right? But you need a couple of them, like maybe one or two. Garrett Bowles.

Garrett's that guy. Garrett's kind of, he's kind of, he kind of plays the fine line between. Nah. You need that John, if Bowles had a little of that John Runyon in him, like when I first got in the league, I thought John Ryan was the dirtiest player ever, right? and he was, right? But you need a guy who's going to be like Mortal combat, finish him.

You need one of those types of guys. But who, who's that guy? PS2 is a great player, but he's not going to talk. He's just like champ. I'm not doing all that damn talking, and that's how champ was, but you need someone like a Malcolm Roach.

You need, guess what? You need two more players like Malcolm Roach. Just think about if Q. Robinson had that same type, of mentality that, you know, maybe John Franklin Myers had and Malcolm coach. What happened? What about Benito? Nah, he'd be talking it on social media a little bit.

Nito does the social game. He does the endgame chirping too. I, I pay attention to him. But it's not like as broadcasted. No, it's not. I think Jonathan Cooper's got some of that in him. Oh, Coop is, yeah. Yeah.

Cooper's not. I tell you, if there's one player, I think I'd ever be scared to be on his bad side, it would be coop. Coop is just a scary dude. And when he's mad, it's like... You want to know why it's also Jonathan Cooper. You know what you're in the locker room. You know like, all right, I'm going to leave Cooper alone today.

I'm just going to let him be like... And you know it's Jonathan Cooper, because when Jonathan Cooper talks in the locker room, PR has to come running right over and make sure he doesn't say anything that he's not supposed to. They're like, they'll give him like a prep talk sometimes. You're like, you know, like they're very intently listening because he could be a loose can and something.

time, which is great for me in my job because I always like, you know, Jonathan Cooper is one of the best guys to talk to. It's part of the reason why I'll miss JFM as well. But before we hit a break, Sarah, any thoughts from you on this conversation? I'm enjoying it. I am. I mean, that's my thoughts on it. I really enjoy, I think that to the point that's being made, I mean,

Akev Talib is kind of the example of exactly what we're talking about like Nick was saying, right? It's that that player and person that you didn't even realize you needed on your team to get to the next level. I don't know if the person who hates when I bring up the Mighty Ducks is listening, but I'm going to do it right now. In D2, the Mighty Ducks, Dean Portman gets onto the Mighty Ducks roster. And all of a sudden, it's like, hey, what does this guy do? He starts shoving all the ducks over the, you know, over the side of the wall. And they're like, oh, that's, I believe that's what you would call an enforcer, Gordon. And he turns out to be one of the biggest additions to the team, right? So I'm with it, 100%. It's like, yes, you want to have as many, you know,

you know, team first people as you can possibly have. But what was it that tip the scales for the Denver Broncos in 2015, right? I mean, Peyton Manning was declining. Obviously, the roster was kind of hanging by a thread. But like Cody said, you brought on Emmanuel Sanders to the offensive side of the ball. And you brought in a key to leave to the defensive side of the ball. And those two guys were kind of those two guys that you felt like, man, these guys have that dog mentality in them.

Like if you throw the ball at Emmanuel Sanders, he's not going to be bigger than even most of the corners that he faced, but he's going to make sure he comes down with the ball. And Akeep Dahlia, when the ball is thrown his direction, he's like got that Dion Sanders type of mentality. Like, you threw the ball at me, you idiot. You know what I'm saying? And he's going to take it the other way.

So those are the types of guys that I think you need to have that. It kind of helps bring out sort of that, you know, the dog inside of those nice guys as well to have players on the team that sort of like gives you that permission. to let that part of you out and it kind of brings out the best in you know what they're not going to change who they are they're not going to become divas they're not going to become me first players but it brings out another side of them it's like i'm going to show you the i'm going to show you the ways of the dark side you know what i'm saying i'm going to show you that you can tap into this

you don't have to be stricken to the jedi ways you can tap in a little bit of emotion here and And I think that helps everybody. All right. For sure. They do it behind closed doors. Like, I mean, they're very good at keeping things in house. But like, Cody, you know some of this stuff as well as I do. Like when the doors are closed and we're not in the room, it's a flip does switch to a certain extent.

I think they're a relatively composed team, which is not a bad thing at all. But they talk a little of that English, you know, behind the seats. I love it. I love it. And I have so much more to say on this as well. We should definitely keep continue this conversation because it's specifically, about a key in a manual and Super Bowl 50. There's a nice tie into this whole thing.

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Yeah, it seems like it's just an extended version of the group chat that we have together when we're planning shows throughout the course of the week. Yeah, check out the Everydayer Club. I'll kick it right back to you, Cody. You want to continue this conversation about a keep to leave. Makes me think back to the good old days of what that team was like and just everything that's going on with them and how it might apply to this current iteration. of the Denver Broncos.

Yeah, well, I'm excited. I think next Wednesday I'm going to attend that night of champions event for them. So I get to see a key, Peyton Manning, as they do kind of that penalty, tell some of the stories from that season. I wonder if there's going to be anything like that we don't know about that they talk about from that season. With the, you know, with the key there, you know, some good things. Emmanuel, I think is going to be there as well, which would be nice.

But to my point is, remember in Super Bowl 50, Emmanuel Sanders caught, you know, he was obviously the leading receiver in that game. He caught a few passes and he celebrated through a. point, it pissed off one of Carolina Panthers DPs, and it caused the Carolina Panthers DB to shove him and they drew 15 yards. That's the type of guy, the Broncos D. Jalen Waddle is going to do that. But remember, Akeep to lead. He set the tone for that game with two 15-yard penalties, the face mask, and then just

another one, too, the taunting call there. And where that all stems from? He was telling the story about this. Before the game, you know, they're on the field, they're warming up. D-Bs are going through their DB drills, and you got Panthers players coming up trying to tap them up and talk to them. Akib was like, no, don't talk to them. Don't talk to them.

And then they're like, why? He's like, they're not our friends. And then basically in the huddle, Akib went out there and said, there was like one catch that happened. I think Jericho Kotry made a catch. Or I can't remember the receiver number 10. If you could look that up for me while I'm talking,

who is the receiver number 10 in Super Bowl 50 for the Panthers? But basically, he was like, I'm going to set the tone. And he goes out there and he gets the 15-yard penalty. He yanked by his face mask and wasn't costly for the Broncos. But I think it forced the defense to lock in a little bit more. Debra needs a guy. I don't know if they got a guy like that right now truly on defense.

Who's the tone setter, right? That's what I'm looking for. Could who Fonga be the tone setter? Like Fonga is one of the nicest dudes. But that man, when he's on the football field, he plays different. Cody, it's interesting that you tell that story because, you know, in my time here with the Broncos, you know, DJ Williams, Ian Gold, and Al Wilson was our starting linebackers. Say again?

You see the jersey behind Sarah? Yes, yes. So we would always have our defensive meetings every Thursday at Del Frisco's. And as in those meetings, we would just kind of have a decision of, okay, well, who's going to be that guy that's going to set the tone? Because someone has to set the tone. Now, that means that guy could be penalized. and that guy could be fine. So we had a system in place in order to kind of remedy that situation

if it were to take place. But, yeah, it was a week-to-week thing when someone, hey, listen, John, you're going to do it this week. And like you talk about who funga. Like you meet John Lynch. He is one of the coolest down-the-earth people. But once they blow the whistle, some have said that he is one of the dirtiest players they've ever witnessed, right?

But that's what you need. You need someone to set the tone. need different guys willing to take that step forward. And when you talk about that Super Bowl, you know, 50 team, you know, I did a coach an internship with that team. And Joe Woods was their DB coach. And when you look at Wade Phillips, who was their defensive coordinator, and it was a certain level of chaos that was allowed, right?

And you know, you got T.J. Ward, Bradley, Roby. I mean, you have stool who was on that team. It was just a whole bunch of guys that things could get out. got to control really fast, but they had a respect for their defensive coordinator, and he can rein those guys in. So you need to have a couple of guys, just a couple of guys that possess that mentality, that they are your bona fide tone setters, your game records to go in and set the tone and let the opposing offense know, this is what type of day is going to be like.

Think about when you had Malik Jackson on that defensive line. I mean, you got book in by, you got, you know, Von Miller on one side and you have the markets where on the other. And you have Malik Jackson and Derek, you know, Derek Wolf. So you have a whole bunch of guys that possess that mentality, but they knew how to let it go and they knew how to rein in. And if the Broncos are able to do that, that's only going to take a talented roster that they have to the next level.

Well, that's crazy. All those names. When you were naming them up in your thing, how they're saying? Good, man. Great names, but it's like, you've got to have the right coaching staff to all those guys. Because you had D-Line, you had it at DB, and you also had it linebacker as well. Doesn't it seem like that type of player, and I agree with you, Cody,

who Fonga, kind of being that guy, but like that personality-driven that you kind of see come out in different players, doesn't it feel like that's kind of like extinct in the NFL these days? Yeah, because you can't, you can't, you can't, Right, which is annoying. I remember when Josh Norman and O'Dell Beckham Jr. used to rip each other's heads off on the football field. Like that was probably a little too much, right? But like Sherman with Crabtree and Aaron Andrews after the playoff game.

Speaking of Josh Norman, I mean, that was another example from that game. Like Josh Norman was talking all leading up to Super Bowl 50, like would not stop talking. And to see him get, just go get. man by Sanders and Thomas out there. Like it was great. And that's what you can't do. Like what the Broncos did to Cam Newton in that game, you're not allowed to do to quarterbacks anymore.

They, they humiliated Cam Newton. Like they made him probably feel three inches tall. Like he's still getting made fun of to this day for not going after a fumble, despite the fact that he was like jumping off of a boulder. I don't know what the heck he was doing lately. But like, that's the type of NFL mentality, but that's, I think that's what you're saying.

Anilo is like, yeah, it seems like that's not really a thing anymore because it's kind of how I perceive the NBA in a lot of ways. It's like, you know, these guys are just, they're out there playing a gentleman's game at this point. It's like, no, like, I'm not saying you got to go get in fights every single game, but like, let's see some of that passion translated into what you're great at instead of just being great at something. I think that's what that's what is missing from from the NBA. That can be a lot of times what's missing from the NFL is like, okay, this is a group of, you know, 30 guys on either side of the court or it's a group of 53 guys on an NFL field that, man, they're great at playing football or they're great at playing

basketball. But rarely do you see the passion for playing football married with being great at playing football? And I think that's what makes players like Hakeeb Talib is that guy, I mean, he wanted to. And honestly, the third component of hating losing. more than you love winning because ultimately if you don't hate losing more than you love winning you're not going to snatch somebody's chain off and say like look i'm better than you and i know it and i'm going to let you know about it in front of millions of people and i'm like once again humiliate the guy because it's all within the competitive confines of like all right i mean it's his chain it's not like you're you know disson his family or something like that but at the

same time like go after these guys and the broncos do need somebody like that that's going to make their presence felt in such a way that's like, man, I don't, I don't even want to play against those guys because I don't, that guy's going to affect my psyche. You know what I'm saying? So they do need somebody like that. It's not like Nick said earlier. You can't just have a team full of nice guys. But that's the theme that that's what bothers me now because just like I love comic book.

So every hero needs a villain and vice versa, right? You need an adversary. You need the antagonist. And what the Broncos need, they need a couple of those types of guys because this is not a game for nice guys. And I know everyone wants to swap jerseys. They want to shake hands. You know, they want to fellowship before the games.

Man, I don't know you, man. I know you after the game. But I don't know you before the game because you're wearing a different jersey. And there's a way for the current players to work through it because it is not somewhat of a bounty gate, but it is a fun you set aside to help guys pay their fines just in case they're excessive. But we can't strip away the physicality from the game, but also we know that guys talk trash. It's like, I love playing against Steve Smith, Sr. I loved it, right? I hated it because the way that he played, but he talked a lot of trash. And it got me fired up,

like, let me find 89 to take his head off. Maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm just still that get off the long guy, but that's the type of game I want to see come back. It ain't coming back. I used to debate with my friends. Like, would you rather get, like, if you're a running back, like you want to get hit dead on by Ray Lewis or like Lee Keekely.

Like those are the conversations we used to have. And it's just you can't play with fear anymore, right? Like fear used to be a legitimate element. And talking about John Lynch. I mean, Nick, you know when you play. and the teammates that you had and Brian Dawkins, just like all these different absolute monsters that were out there on the field that would literally instill fear

into the opposing team's offense. I guess that's just a bygone era. And it is what it is, but that's the reality situation. So let's hit a quick break. When we come back, let's talk a little bit more about the current day Denver Broncos. The title of the show is what position can Denver improve the most during the NFL draft.

I know we've had this conversation a little bit, but let's revisit that here. I know Nick has a linebacker that he wants to talk about. That could be an upgrade for Denver as well. We'll talk about that. We come back right here on your Lacton Bronco squad show. All right, you guys. Let me tell you about our friends over at Indeed,

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Be sure to check out our friends over at Indeed and let them know that locked on Bronco. sent you. All right, well, come on back into the program. Anilo Piro Cuddy Work, Sarah Bedinger, and Nick Ferguson. We are your locked-on Broncos squad show. Hope everyone is doing well out there on this Tuesday afternoon, getting ready for the NFL draft.

And Nick, I'll kick it to you because I go back to the conversation we had on the last show. Like, we think the Broncos are going to draft some combination of linebacker, running back, potentially offensive line, tight end in the mix as well. But I know there's a name in particular that you wanted to hit on that linebacker that you think could be a viable name for the Broncos. Yeah, I know we've been talking about Jacob Rodriguez, and I know several guys on this panel. And I know people who are listening and watching, they want that same guy. But there is another guy who may be a little more athletic. And this guy, well, you know, when you think about, you know, Sony Styles, like, styles ran like a 4-6, 4-4-6.

this guy runs a 4-4-7. And you look at the kind of metrics or whatever as far as the measurements, just a little off, but it's a linebacker out of TCU, Caleb, Alums, Orr. And that's a guy that gets downhill. He plays very physical. And I know the Broncos brought back Alex Singleton and Justice Renard. And if you had to look at those two starting a lineback and say, well, which one of those guys could the Broncos possibly look to move to the side?

you would have to say, well, probably would be Alex Singleton. So you need a fast lineback or something that the Broncos haven't had in a while, a guy who can play on a second level, a guy who's athletic enough, he can blitz, but also a guy who's athletic enough to drop in coverage, especially with some of these elite tight ends in the league. So I'm thinking that that would be a name that Broncos country should definitely keep an eye on and see what the Broncos do at 62 because they have options. but if he's still, they're on the board, maybe they should take it.

I'll kick it to you, Sarah. I know you do a lot of different draft analysis and just break down to potential prospects. This is the type of guy that you fits, that you think fits what the Broncos would be looking for? Oh, yeah, 100%. I think they've even had him for a pre-draft visit, matter of fact. I'm pretty sure I saw his name pop up. And if not, I know they've been connected to him at least a time or two. But yeah, he's like Nick said.

I mean, 4-4-7 speed, 6-foot-2, 234-pound. relatively new, I think, to football. I believe I remember reading that he didn't play until he started high school and then became a full-time starter a couple years ago. And so I think that, I mean, the sky's the limit with a guy like that who's got a 40-inch vertical who can run 447 at 235 pounds. I mean, you've got to trust the instincts of a player. And this is something that, too, like I was talking to Cody in our show

that we're going to drop tomorrow about, hey, what would you ask, you know, George Peyton, Sean Peyton in terms of those, those really qualities that differentiate players at the linebacker position in a class that it feels like there's no end. Like you keep digging, you keep finding names. You keep finding guys like this guy's a 9.5 on the Rast scale. And holy crap, he's got, he was productive on top of it. And, you know, then you got Caleb Elym Zor and it's so many different guys. But I actually have his scouting report pulled up.

This is what somebody told Dane Brugler of the athletic and NFL scout. he was the hardest worker on the team big extras guy film lift training everything so that is the type of guy that the broncos identify and i think those are those types of things that you're saying hey what differentiates when you're evaluating a deep class of prospects at one position those are the types of things and george peyton talked about it too when asked about hey you know the transfer rules and all these different things like how does that change how you evaluate prospects he talked the The number one thing that he talked about was you look for the guys who truly love the game. It's not necessarily which players are trying to make the most money, who was the best prospect coming out of high school.

You can really determine based on these new rules, which guys truly love the game. And the love of the game goes beyond Saturdays on the field. It goes back to lifting weights. It goes back to time in the film room, trusting the coaches that you have connections with. And so 100%, like, he's not the only. option at linebacker, but he's one of my favorite ones is I go through mock draft exercises. If he's available in this, even I know the second is rich. Maybe this goes back to a Nilo's like, you know, trade, do you trade back scenario?

Maybe it's a trade back get an extra third round pick or an extra fourth round pick. Take this guy. I like that. So I mean, I'd love it. Like I said, there's no end to the linebackers in this class. And this is, this guy is a great example of that because not many people are talking about then. Well, and I think you sum it up perfectly, again, like, just my, my working thought, like if the Broncos were to trade back, like, not only do you accrue a pick or two for next

year's draft, which is supposed to be littered with talent, they're very deep at the linebacker position in this year's draft with respect to guys that you can go out there and bring in in and that are going to have some upside, because we've talked about it a gazillion times it feels like on this show that, like, whoever the Broncos draft is likely not going to be a day one starter. Maybe someone they draft comes in and just blows them away in training camp and he gets starting reps throughout the course of the season. But like you're not in a position to draft a true game-changing player, at least in year one. Like maybe this guy or the handful of guys to select throughout the course of the draft blossom into that. But I also don't hate the idea of like,

okay, we can take this player, but we don't have them projected going to like, you know, the 80s or the 90s or whatever it might be. So you can opt to trade back, stockpile some more picks, still get a guy you like in a position of need. And then, you know, know, re-evaluate next offseason about signing a lineback or signing a tight end, signing a running back, whatever it might be, which is why I just think there's flexibility given the fact that there's not a clear, at least in the mind of the Broncos fellows, a clear pressing need they need to address. We feel differently to a certain extent, but clearly the Broncos are very comfortable in their own skin with what they have currently, Cody. Yeah, and I'll be curious to

see based on what they do, how they approach this draft, whereas like, what is their priority? Is it best player that's available on their board that has the highest grade? Kind of like Jada Baron, according to, like what the Broncos said, how their board kind of formulated last year. You know, another linebacker would be Kyle Lewis out of Pittsburgh. He's a guy I've had my eye on as well, a little bit undersized, but he's got good athleticism, good long speed as well, can be that rangy guy that could develop, could play special team for you right away, but could eventually maybe develop into a starter. I got him as kind of being like a round four type of player that you can get in that

area was also one of the players that stood out pretty significantly during senior bowl practices and one-on-ones. Denver, like I said, you said it as well, this isn't the draft where they're going to go out there and they're going to draft. The linebacker is going to start for you in year one. I think, if anything, if there's going to be linebacker competition for a starting job, it'll be between Alex and Jonah primarily. But Alex has the upper hand because he's experienced. He's played this position, whereas you're moving Jonah there. So I think the expectation that Jonah is going to come in an upend Alex, I think would be just, wild. I don't think it's very realistic right now. But why not revamped that entire room? That was my

argument. And Sarah and I've had this argument as well of saying like this is the draft where you you pick two. You know, it's like the Panera situation. Pick two because you know what, in my opinion, the linebacker position behind Jonah, Justin and Alex, that whole room could be revamped. And I think there's an argument that it should be revamped. This might be the time where you can do it. And on top of that, you bring all these guys into training camp. Well, it's going to make the guys like Lavelle Bailey, Jordan Turner, Karen A. Reed, Drew Sanders. It's going to force them to sink or swim.

That's what you want. That's how you evaluate how you build your best overall roster. What do you guys think about Josiah Trotta? The reason I bring here his name up because his brother, Jeremiah Trotter, Jr., you know, plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. I think he is probably on the second team right now. But the fact that all of those guys are, you know, sons to Jeremiah Trotter, who I played against him in my time, and he was a physical, smart guy. And you think about, you know, Josiah, well, he doesn't run a fast 40.

I think it's four, five, seven, something like that. But that's another guy who I think that Broncos can definitely look at. And I know, like, I don't like to deal in comps. But I know there's been a comparison to Nick Bolton and, Nick Bolton was a guy when he first came out of Missou. I was hoping that the Broncos added to their roster because his level of physicality. I mean, and as far as dropping in past coverage, it's not one of his skill sets.

But if you want a guy that can get downhill and be a thumper, that's kind of what Nick Bolton was. And I think Josiah Trotter can be that same type of guy. Yeah, he's one of those guys that everybody right now is looking at as a finished product. But he's also seemingly a very rare prospect who coming. out of the draft is 21 years old. So very far from a finished product in terms of his coverage, which is where everybody kind of gives him dings because, yes, man, this guy is a attack the line of scrimmage,

blitz heavy, like he can do all those things. And it's to that that I would say, yes, 100% give me this guy. And I would say to the point that we were making earlier about, hey, you need some enforcers on the defensive side. I think this guy can be that type of throwback enforcer at the linebacker position because even at 21 years old, you can task him with a blitz package as a rookie. You could trust him to go out there and defend against the run. And the Broncos also really like Missouri guys. I think I brought it up on the last squad show or one of the shows that that's tied for the most players of any program that they have on their roster right now.

And Sean Peyton was making jokes about Texas guys, Oklahoma guys, Utah guys. but maybe we should start including Missouri guys in the jokes because they got five Missouri players on the team. And I just think that they've obviously whatever it is that they're doing defensively, the Broncos have identified something with whatever scout is in charge of that, you know, that region of the country or whatever it is like, or if it's their scheme, their coaching, I don't know. But I think that absolutely Josiah Trotter at 62, where the Broncos picking round to, 62 would be phenomenal.

Absolutely no brainer pick if he's there. I mean, I guess depending on who's available, because right now it's the time of year where it's like, well, nobody's going to be there because everybody's going to get picked ahead of where the Broncos are. But then all of a sudden, we're going to be sitting there during day two of the NFL draft. And we're going to be like, oh, my gosh,

who do the Broncos take out of all these guys that are still available? And once again, you go back to the tradeback scenario. Could you possibly get to? But Trotter is one of those guys. We know Sean also loves guys as NFL bloodlines. And that's not just Sean either. That's George Payton. His first pick was a legacy player.

So absolutely, I think that makes a ton of sense. Sarah, a question for you because you're talking about Mazoo. I can't remember because I know he got injured during training camp. I'm not seeing him on the roster or now. Is Johnny Walker Jr.? Johnny Walker? Is he still on it or did they reach?

I think they, I don't know if they reached an injury settlement with him or not. He was still on it as when I last checked it. He was still on there. So unless they, unless something recently. So I'm looking at the roster now, and I'm not seeing his name necessarily pop up,

but I don't know if that's just because for training camp, does he have to get activated off of the list? I'm not, I'm not sure that applies. No, he's on the roster. I'm on the Broncos official website right now. Perfect. Yeah, Johnny Walker, number 59, outside linebacker.

By the way, I wrote a piece about him as well, because the Broncos, you know, he moved Jonah Ellis to the linebacker position. Johnny Walker was their highest priced undrafted free agent last year. I believe you got the biggest guarantee. I mean, that'll change every single year. But, you know, high guarantee for him. So maybe he's a little sleeper to keep an eye on as the dark days of the off-season come.

Yeah, you never know. Well, no, it's an interesting prospect that we kind of throw out there. And we'll see, right? I mean, by the time we get to the end of next week, we'll have an idea of just exactly, I guess, technically, the end of next week with the start of the following week as we'll get an idea of where the Broncos are at with who they want to draft who they want to develop and all that good stuff as well. Let's hit our final break. When we come back, we'll put a bow on the show. A couple

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You're telling me, man. I'm sorry. You're not. I'm not. I'm not. I still got a couple years to go. But I will be there soon enough. Feels like I'm 30 at least.

This industry, man. This industry will do. things to you like you said i got you know you got to do the my wife's into like skin care and whatnot she does this thing called the guasha like lymphatic drainage and it's like all right you know what smart smart move because you don't want the bags under your eyes that's the normal thing no that's uh this industry will i bag you i was going to make a bad joke not a bad thing you guys know you guys know who clavicular is you guys seen that guy on social media you got you got a looks max The greatest in the world.

You got a looks, Max. You got a mug, bro. Can't be a jester out here. A jester. Go to sleep in like 60, like with your air at 65, 66 degrees. And then you just need mouth tape and you're good to go. Bang. Mouth tape scares me.

Mouth tape. Yeah, you never heard of this, Nick? Come on now. I just sound like it. I'll bring you some. I'll bring you some next time I'll You need, I don't need mouth tape. I'm not a hostage.

You're not a hostage. It prohibits you from breathing through your mouth at night. You don't want to be a mouth breather. Who's a mouth breather? A lot of people are surprisingly. Really? But mouth breathing, I mean, mouth breathing, mouth tape actually links you to better rest and recovery. Is that right?

Yeah. Tons of Broncos players do it. I know I sleep with mouth tape and I sleep. I have boosted dreams because of it. It's crazy. Interesting. I think that's because of something else, Cody. No.

I get good sleep, man. I sleep for like nine hours. I'm in control of my dreams, which is the craziest thing I've ever experienced. Those who know. You are in control of your dreams. It's crazy. Those who know, no.

I guess I'm not in the know. I mean, feel free to enlighten me, fellas, if I'm missing out on something. But who in the hell is in control of their dreams? It's a real thing. It's a real thing. It's a real thing. I also, I'm not even going to, I'm not even afraid to say this.

I literally had a dream last night about what we were going to talk about on the show today. Like I literally, I had a dream of like looking up bronch. I dream about work way too much. It's terrible. Premonition. What was that movie that Leonardo decapped? Inception. Inception.

Yes. That's it. Like, you know, you're in control of your dreams. I'll tell you this. AP, I have the same dreams. Like I have, but I have dreams where something happens in my dream and it happens a month down the road. Not ESP. Nothing like that, but legitimately conversations.

Like I've had conversations with Mike Cliss and other people in the media world, like in a dream. And all of a sudden, like, that same conversation happens in real life. I'm like, wait a minute. Am I too consumed in work right now? Like, it's a blessing and a curse, but I don't know how to explain it. Some people might think I'm crazy. But it is a form of deja vu for real. Cody, since you were in control of your dreams and you're stating that you have had dreams,

where you've had conversations with people only to have them in real life, I think you need to be a little more in control of your dreams where you figure out the damn loto numbers. Yeah. You know, if it were that easy, everybody would be rich. Right. You say you were in control. Yeah, but I can't control what the dang numbers are.

The numbers have nothing to do with me. Numbers, Mason. If I could time travel, different story. Let me know if you figured that out, bro. Yeah. If I do, I will give you every bet to point. place and then you can just go on and win, win, win, win, win. There we go.

I've seen this movie before, man. I've seen it. Oh, my gosh. The butterfly effect of all that would be very fun. I love it. Hey, I'm pulling for you. Some trickle-down benefits to that if that comes to fruition. Oh, boy.

Wow. Oh, man. All right. Before we get out of here, gentlemen, any other, we'll have some shows, obviously, between now and the story of the NFL draft as well, but is there anything new? or just, I think I saw Parker Gabriel wrote a story about

Jaday Bear and I honestly haven't read it, but I'd be curious to kind of dive into that about what his role, oh, is Luca that did it? Yeah. Parker Gary Road about tight ends this morning. I read that in the sauna. That was an interesting read. Sonna, mouth tape. Sona mouth tape.

We're all over it, man. Yeah, dude. No, we're all in. But any closing thoughts from you guys here before we get out of here? No, it is exciting times. Look, it's the slow time, slow. news cycle right now. This is fun and we get to kind of go a little off the rails and unbutton ourselves on this because most of the pods we do are professional buttoned up. It's different. This is fun.

We get to have, we get to lay back a little bit, make some jokes, interact with the audience. But it is going to get to a point now beginning Thursday. We're going to hear from George and Sean. We're going to have a little more clarity. Next week's the draft. We'll have so much more to go through and prospects to talk about after the draft. It's going to be very fun. So I'm excited for and I appreciate Broncos country for staying patient during this time. Because think about how Sarah and I have to do. We do a regular show every day. We do a bonus show every day.

We do 10 shows a week. God bless, bro. Well, 12 is a squad show, 12 shows a week on top of the other shows that we have to do and other things we have to do. So it is kind of nice to, you know, kind of lay back a little bit, man. But Cody, do you think really on Thursday, you're going to really get any nuggets that's going to be really insightful from either George Payton or Sean Payton.

I don't think that they're going to really reveal too much of anything and they're going to be tight-lipped. If they do give out any information, it's going to be misleading to hope that someone goes out and push out a narrative that now becomes national conversation and

other teams start to think, but the Broncos want this particular player all the while, that's not what they want it. They want you to think that so they can make another power move. That's what I think conversation on Thursday is going to be about. maybe that's why we did a we did an episode that's going to drop tomorrow where we answer all the questions that we want answered right i mean that's we kind of had the talking about you know lucid

dreams and premonitions like we're we're already playing 6d chess with that press conference answering the questions that we hope get answered but yeah i mean it's the the the the dead times are about to be over like we can still keep the you know let our hair down on this show but i think like in the near future obviously we're going to have stuff to react to from from George and Sean. We're going to have the actual NFL draft, undrafted free agents, but also the Monday after the draft is the deadline where free agents count against the compensatory pick formula.

And I know George has already alluded to this. And Sean said, hey, talk to me at the end of June. Like, I think free agency is kind of about to kick off for the Denver Broncos. Because they want that fourth round pick next year. They want that seventh round pick next year. And so it just gives you more ammo to potentially make more trades like the Jalen Waddle trade and not necessarily trading your first and third. But I think I think we're going to see a trade for a veteran during the draft. I think we're going to see the Broncos sign free agents after the draft, not just undrafted players.

But I also think that we're going to see this team be bold on draft night, the first night of the draft. And we'll see what that eventually ends up meaning. But hey, where there's smoke, right, there's fire. And the Broncos, I mean, you know what? I think, hey, the dead times are about to be over. And I can't wait. Honestly, I think it'll be great for us to delayed gratification, to be sure. But, man, when we actually have more stuff to be talking about, man, just buckle in, everybody.

Just buckle in. I can't wait. And Cody, why do you go do us all a favor and do some lucid dreaming and tell us who the Broncos are going to draft and what they're going to do come day two of the NFL draft. But good stuff, as always, fellow chat. you're the absolute best. We appreciate each and every one of you out there that watch live and after the fact as well as our audio listeners. As a reminder, if everyone wants to watch the show, you can come on over to the Broncos YouTube channel, Lockdown Broncos YouTube channel, that is, and we'll have some fun here the rest of the way.

How about next Tuesday, let's do this. Someone in the chat throughout a great suggestion. Let's do a mock draft. Now, obviously, we can't have the mock draft on the screen, but let's do a mock draft and let's kind of see how the board falls, and let's have the audience vote on it. I mean, I think, There's the capability of being able to do that. So I'm down. We have a lot of regulars. I mean, Dennis, Dary and Turtle, like all of you guys are always in the chat,

like within a few minutes of us starting the show. So we can definitely do that. That's a good idea. So all right, we'll have some fun. We'll do some homework and we'll come back and do that on next week's episode as well. But for Cody, Sarah and Nick, I am inee La Puro. Thank you guys so, so much for tuning in. We'll talk to you guys soon.

Have a good one, y'all. Peace.