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Starting point is 00:00:32 the number one sports podcast network in the country, all thanks to all of you every dayers in Broncos country. Thank you for tuning in making us your first listen, however you choose to do so. We appreciate you so much on today's episode of the show. NFL free agency is inching one step closer. The legal tampering period begins on Monday. And we'll go through our Broncos dream free agency hall at several the key positions of need here for this team. We'll also look at several run-in-back scenarios in combination with some other signings

Starting point is 00:00:59 that could potentially take place as soon as next week. And on top of that, which surprise for agency signings would shock us or floor us. We'll go through and share every option for you here on today's episode of the show. I'm Cody Rourke, credential Broncos reporter from Mile High Sports. Join, as always, by Sarah Bedinger, site expert at predominantly orange.com. Sarah, let's get there, my friend. I mean, you brought something up interesting right before recording. Like we knew dates like March 9th, March 11th.

Starting point is 00:01:27 Didn't realize that March 9th is coming up here very quickly. Monday, to be exact, the legal negotiating period, so to speak, where we're going to hear of a lot of deals that are going to be done but become official on the new league gear at, what is it, 2 o'clock p.m. Mountain time, NFL free agency frenzy is upon us, man. This is like Christmas for us. I love this time of year. I always say, because people ask, like,

Starting point is 00:01:52 whenever I get to tell people like what I do for work, you know, and I tell them, oh, I'm like a football opinion for hire, essentially. they're like, oh, well, I suppose this time of year is a little bit slower for you. And I'm like, no, no, no, no, this is my favorite time of year. You get to team build from your armchair GM seat. And look, the Broncos, I think we all expect they are going to be aggressive and active in free agency. Now, whether or not that looks the way that we all want it to remains to be seen. We're going to go through some of those scenarios today.

Starting point is 00:02:23 But, Cody, I think any dream scenario for the Broncos in free agency, it starts with the team making a splash at the running back position, right? And you said this right after the Super Bowl that Kenneth Walker would be the number one like dream free agent for the Broncos after what he did in that Super Bowl run for Seattle. But you and I both thought like there's no way Seattle is going to let him go. There's no way that after winning Super Bowl MVP, a player that you drafted in the second round and somebody who's earned another contract, well, there's no way has now into there's not only a way, there's like a really good chance that the Broncos could actually get him,

Starting point is 00:03:05 but fans out there don't seem to love the price. I still think Kenneth Walker could be that dream addition at running back. I agree with you. And look, here's the reality. We've seen over the last couple of years the value of the running back position from a monetary standpoint declined a little bit to the point where you had all these running backs, including Christian McCaffrey, try to unionize the running back position, so to speak,

Starting point is 00:03:26 because that this is a position that does so much. much incurred so much contact and wear and tear and yet they're not paid to the value in which they bring to the table. I think for Kenneth Walker, I mean, the Seattle Seahawks should be thanking him for, hey, we were drudging along. You broke off a couple of big runs. You helped us win a Super Bowl. You won Super Bowl MVP. That right there is so important in today's game. And I understand the perception of spending money on a running back. But you know what? If you want to have a chance to win a Super Bowl, you need to be able to run the football effectively. We came out of the AFC championship game, Sarah, in the snow saying, man, if the Bronco just had a back there, they could just run in

Starting point is 00:04:03 the snow. If they had a downhill back, that could do it. Plain and simple, that's one of the key takeaways that we had, especially in the snow, right? You're not going to throw it in the snow. So you need to be able to run the football. Denver couldn't run the football against the Patriots. You know who could? Kenneth Walker.

Starting point is 00:04:16 So in my opinion, you have to look at these options, you know, being something that the Broncos should prioritize. Kenneth Walker is the biggest option here. And in my opinion, Sarah, he would be a dream addition here for the. the off season for this Broncos team to pair alongside RJ Harvey here. But also, you had something else. If it's not Kenneth Walker, you floated out the idea. Dream scenario would be Tyler Algear plus J.K. Dobbins, both re-signing with this team to pair

Starting point is 00:04:43 alongside RJ Harvey. That one actually is also a nice one too. You get two for maybe the price of one there in combination versus going out there and paying a guy like Kenneth Walker. If either of these scenarios happened, I'd be stoked. I would too. And I'll even throw in a bonus door number three, like Travis ETN, I think would be another potential dream scenario. I know a lot of folks are saying, well, he's redundant with R.J. Harvey.

Starting point is 00:05:07 I just don't think that's the case. I obviously think they have similar skill sets in terms of like Travis E.T.N. can catch passes. And he's maybe even most effective catching passes. But I also feel like he's proven a bit more in terms of an every down runner at this point. And if the Broncos believe that their issues are run scheme related, then I think, think plugging any of these guys back into the system makes a lot of sense, right? I mean, Travis, Tien is somebody who's very explosive. And he's still a bigger guy.

Starting point is 00:05:37 I mean, it's not like he's this tiny change of pace back. He's a bigger back who can, you know, he can work 20 carries, 25 touches a game need be. I think that any of those players would be fitting that dream category. And I think if J.K. Dobbins is going to be included in scenario, Cody, like you mentioned, I think he has to be paired with somebody else, whether it's Tyler Algier, RICO Dowdle, somebody else, because you can't bank on JK playing 17 games or playing even the majority of the season at this point. And then what happens when you get into another playoff run, another Super Bowl run? Well, you can't necessarily rely on RJ Harvey and an incoming rookie either.

Starting point is 00:06:19 I think that's the thing is like, J.K. Dobbins plus a rookie is one scenario that we're going to talk about. but J.K. Dobbins plus another veteran fits in that dream scenario in my mind because of how well JK ran for this team and because there is a deep running back class in free agency right now, much better on paper than the incoming draft class. Yeah, I think it's, I think it's interesting. And certainly the Broncos, they have plenty of options. They're evaluating everything here, but I want to look at the linebacker position as well. This is also another top meet here for Denver and a dream hall.

Starting point is 00:06:52 I mean, some of the guys that we have outlined here that you and I have discussed there range between Kate and Ellis, obviously reuniting with his brother, Jonah in the mile high city, Devin Lloyd, coming over as a big splash signing from the Jacksonville Jaguars. And I've added Bobby O'Caricay, who just became a free agent after the Giants had released him, any of these three linebackers here, Sarah, I would say, hey, this is part of the dream equation for the off season. How do you feel about that? I feel exactly the same. And I think that the common theme between us and our dream scenarios is that the Broncos do have to bring in somebody from the outside, right? I think that there's no question when they signed Dre Greenlaw, they sent a clear message saying our talent at this position has to be upgraded. It wasn't just, wow, Dre Greenlaw is this impact player that we can't deny in free agency. As much as they were saying that about Greenlaw, they're also saying, we need to upgrade the talent at this position.

Starting point is 00:07:47 that remains true now with those two guys, Singleton and Sirnod, hitting free agency. You have to upgrade the talent at this position, and there's ample opportunity to do so. Like you mentioned, O'Karekay, getting cut by the Giants. That frees up another, I mean, he had 140 plus tackles last season. You obviously also have Caden Ellis, who has 380 total tackles over the last three years combined. Devin Lloyd coming off an all-pro season with five interceptions. So I just think that you look at the 10. talent available at linebacker and the cost, like even a 20 million per year linebacker, Cody,

Starting point is 00:08:23 right now on the salary cap, 20 million out of 301 million with the cap also going up, it's only 6.6% of the salary cap. So you're talking about like people are saying, I don't want the Broncos to go spend all this money at this position, that position, the other. It's 6.6%. If you sign Kenneth Walker at 14 million per season, which is the franchise tag number, that's 4.6% of the salary cap. It's not that significant of a chunk,

Starting point is 00:08:51 and it's going to go down percentage-wise. Don't think about average annual value. Think about cap percentage. And know that you're going to get at a lower number on the cap this year. So it's going to come in at even less than that figure. I just, that's the frustrating thing. It's like, okay, in order to even get on the same page talking about this stuff, we have to understand that you can work the salary cap.

Starting point is 00:09:14 And that's part of these dream scenarios, but also tight end, Cody. I mean, what is your thought here? Because the Broncos, they have Evan Ingram coming back, but pretty much everything else seems like fair game. Yeah, I see, this is where I'm not as excited necessarily about free agent tight end options as maybe I am running back linebacker here for Denver. Though I think some of the top options would be David Nuzoku after leaving Cleveland, Chigakanco, who was obviously leaving the Tennessee Titans because of the emergence of Gunner, helm, but then Dallas Goddor, who's probably on his way out of Philadelphia. I've even seen some fans throughout there, Kate Otton of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I don't know why, but none of these guys necessarily excite me as much as like running back

Starting point is 00:09:56 or linebacker, but I do agree, the Broncos need to go on the outside and they need to bring somebody in to change up this room to add somebody alongside Evan Ingram, where, in my opinion, the free agency dream hall here would be adding a better tight in, like upgrading a position over guys like Adam Troutman, Mercedes Lewis, and then going out there. and also drafting a guy this year in the NFL draft. That is my dream offseason scenario here for Denver. I just don't know which tight end would be that dream signing for me, so to speak. Dallas Goddor is a move option for you that can move around the formation.

Starting point is 00:10:28 He's engaging as a blocker. Do you go there? Do you go Chigakanquo who's got some upside to him, he's got some deceptive athleticism? Or do you go with David Nizoku, who's a proven veteran reliable fit that could be a red zone option for you? I mean, either one wouldn't be bad. They'd be instant upgrades. over Adam Trotman. Yeah, I completely agree. I think if there's any true like needle mover for me,

Starting point is 00:10:51 it would probably be David Najoku. And maybe that's just because through the years, you know, we talked about him so much as a, hey, why don't you go get him away from Cleveland, pluck him away from the Browns. I think he can do a little bit of everything for you at the position and signing somebody like David Najoku to upgrade over Troutman, who they're the same age, by the way. I think they're both 29 this season. You sign Najuku, To me, that shows, and that's what I think the point of these dream scenarios is, what moves can you make to show the fan base that you're serious about winning a Super Bowl? Like, that's what that shows to me.

Starting point is 00:11:27 That's the kind of move. You sign Njoku, say a three-year contract, pair him up with Evan Ingram. That to me says, like, we're all in. And I think that, Cody, that's what the Broncos need, is that perception as much as they need anything else. because running it back and not upgrading the talent, but paying a premium price to bring your own guys back, I just don't know how that message is going to go with Broncos Country. I'm with you there.

Starting point is 00:11:51 Running it back might be a little bit of a nightmare scenario compared to all the dream scenario as we've talked about here. Broncos Country, make sure you let us know what your dream free agency scenario is for your Denver Broncos. But coming to them next, Sarah and I, we're going to discuss why running it back might be that nightmare option in comparison to what we just talked about here on today's episode of the show. Hey, it's Matt Derry from the Lockdown Lions podcast. The people I love depend on me. If I'm gone,

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Starting point is 00:13:27 that they're going to just bring everybody back and try again in 2026. We're going to discuss that potential scenario, which does feel a bit realistic Broncos country. We're not going to lie. We're going to tell you why it feels realistic coming up on today's episode of the show. But thank you to all you every dayers out there that make us your first listen of the day. Every single day, Cody and I want to invite you. If you haven't considered it already, check out the Everyday or All Access Club. The offseason does not exist.

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Starting point is 00:14:20 So got a little while yet to try it out for a month free. And the link is going to be in the show notes as well as you can check out locktime broncos. com. Cody, running it back does feel realistic. I'm not going to lie. And I don't know if that's the, you know, know, the little, you know, fringe of a pessimist in me that's just kind of thinking like,

Starting point is 00:14:41 hey, just don't get your hopes up. Like the team's going to resign all their guys and they're going to try to run it back, 86% roster continuity in 2025, which was awesome. Like I was all for it last year. Continuity for a team that's building. You just made it to the playoffs for a first time in a decade. But this year, it just feels more so like the 2014 offseason where that influx of elite level talent, if you can get it, matters more now than continuity does. Yeah, I agree with you. The Bronco should take a page out of their own history book and reference that. If they really want to push their chips in here around Bo Nix and they want to be, as Greg

Starting point is 00:15:22 Penner says, strategically aggressive here, that is the move. Now, of course, I think in some scenarios, running it back with one or two guys, I think is fine. I think you want to retain maybe a couple of your own guys. but that shouldn't be like the top priority of saying, hey, we're just going to bring everybody back and we're just going to try it again next year. I understand the thinking of that. Like if it's not broke, don't fix it.

Starting point is 00:15:45 But also, here's the thing. In this life, no matter what we do, we're always looking to upgrade something, right? And I think the Broncos, they can run it back with one guy, but they absolutely need to upgrade in another area. And that might change the role of certain guys at certain positions. Whereas I think if we look at the positions, we just talked about in our dream scenarios. Let's start off here with running back. I would be okay with the Broncos running it back with J.K. As long as he wasn't their only option that they want to run it back with. I think in your

Starting point is 00:16:15 dream scenario that you outlined, bringing J.K. back, but also signing somebody else on the outside to pair alongside RJ Harvey. This is where I would be okay with a run it back type of scenario with that type of player. However, if the move here for the Broncos is we're going to run it back with J.K. Dobbins at running back. That's going to be our only move. We're going to run it back with Alex Singleton, a linebacker. That's our only move. And we're going to run it back with Adam Troutman at tight end. That's our only move that we're going to make at those positions.

Starting point is 00:16:41 To me, I would be, I would be frustrated by that. And I think Broncos country would be as well. Yeah, it wouldn't, it just, like I said, the perception would be that we're not necessarily willing to do whatever it takes to go win a championship, especially because that scenario and any scenario at this point also doesn't include running it back with John Franklin Myers part of the equation.

Starting point is 00:17:04 Like his departure is a foregone conclusion. It's huge. And it is, it's a big one. It's a big loss. The Broncos are putting a lot of faith in Savian Jones, in Yomo O'Azerique. They're putting a lot of faith in those guys and potentially we'll see about the draft. But there's also only so many things that you can realistically do in the NFL draft. There's only so many avenues that you can explore.

Starting point is 00:17:27 There's not a hundred different combination. that fill out. I always use this analogy, the Sudoku puzzle that is the off season. There's not, there's not multiple scenarios. There's only one. You can, and I'm not saying that there's not multiple paths to addressing these needs, but what I'm saying is, is that you can't, you can't get two first round picks this year. Like, you can't get Caleb Banks and some other player in the first round, or, you know, Peter Woods and some other player in the first round. So you have, you have to rely on some of your guys on the team already as opposed to saying, oh, well, if they don't get this in free agency, they'll just go get somebody in the draft. It doesn't work like that. You can try,

Starting point is 00:18:09 but that's where I think you have to be more aggressive than just running it back. Like, let's, let's run us that scenario again. You resign J.K. Dobbins for a one year deal, maybe even a two year deal like with no guaranteed money next year, depending on how it goes, right? See how it goes. But then your only other moves are bringing back Jalil McLaughlin for the, you know, veteran minimum and extending an ERFA tender to Tyler Biday and then maybe using a day three pick on a running back, that sets you up for the exact same scenario you just faced this year. And the same is true at linebacker. You cannot bank on that. You can't. I just, that's the frustrating element to me is that it feels very realistic.

Starting point is 00:18:53 There's already reports from Zach out there. The Broncos are working towards trying to bring back Alex Singleton. So, and I'm not saying. Todd Davis spilling the beans over there, man. Davis is spilling the beans. So like that's the thing to me. And you mentioned this too. The best combination at linebacker last year for the Broncos was not Singleton and

Starting point is 00:19:11 Greenlaw. It wasn't Singleton and Sternat. It was Sternat and Greenlaw. And so the team doesn't even necessarily seem to know what its own best combinations are. And even some of the reports we've heard is 13 to 14 million per year. And look, as much as I like Alex Singleton, I've been an avid Alex Singleton defender on this show because I do feel like at times the fan base has been pretty unfair towards him,

Starting point is 00:19:34 especially when the fact is majority of the fans don't know the coverage of the responsibility that he actually has. That price point, in my opinion, granted, when you talk about the overall percentage of the salary cap, it's not necessarily big, but I think for where he's at and what we know, it's just like that's a little bit too high of an asking price there, but we'll see. I mean, I just feel like this is a position the Broncos have to make a big splash at Sarah's linebacker. I really, really truly believe that in my heart of hearts. Tight end also another scenario. Like, I'm not opposed to them bringing back Adam Troutman just as long as like it means that they go out and they sign somebody else in free agency.

Starting point is 00:20:11 And they also draft to this position because after this year, Evan Ingram is not even on your roster. The Broncos approach here needs to be not just this year. It needs to be two to three years down the road forward thinking here with this team. and not saying, hey, we're just going to rely on Caleb Loner taking just this crazy jump from being an undraft. I mean, not an undrafted, but a seventh round rookie, close to undrafted, not playing really a single down and struggling in the preseason. We're hoping that maybe one year of playing the game. Now he's just going to elevate to this crazy player that we believe in. That would be naive thinking.

Starting point is 00:20:43 That would be, as you and I say all the time, roster malpractice. That would be frustrating for me at the end of the day here. If the Broncos take that run it back approach here in free agency, that would be a night. scenario. In my opinion, I know you feel the same way. Broncos country, let us know if you think that would be a nightmare scenario here for the Broncos and give us what your nightmare scenarios in free agency would be for this team. I think it's very important to highlight that. But coming up next, Broncos country, we're going to talk about which moves would be a surprise free agency edition here for Denver. If they made that move, we'll highlight that more here on today's episode of the show. This episode is sponsored by Better Help in March is a time to celebrate women, especially around international women's day. recognize just how much they carry at work in relationships and families and in all the unseen rules that they step into every single day. It's easy to celebrate that strength, but it's just as important to make space for their emotional well-being. And honestly, that goes for all of us,

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Starting point is 00:23:06 would you lean first with this type of scenario i think the first place that i lean cody and i don't think very many people are talking about this uh certainly i haven't heard it from any of the insiders or anything like that and that kind of makes me wonder. But the Broncos making a big splash and signing wide receiver, Alec Pierce, in free agency. And I know that move would ruffle a lot of feathers because Alec Pierce has not been a high volume receiver in his NFL career. He did have a thousand yards this past season on just 47 catches. But I think the perception of him right now is that he's a one-trick pony as a deep threat.

Starting point is 00:23:43 And I just feel like the NFL and teams view him so much differently as a 25 going on 26-year-old player who's yet to really reach his proverbial ceiling, the price tag is going to be high. And we know the Broncos have been involved with wide receivers in the past. They have been sort of, I guess, conservative to the point of frugal in terms of the price, the cost to play the game. But this is a free agent we're talking about. This is somebody that you control.

Starting point is 00:24:11 You don't have to trade draft picks. You don't have to trade players. Alec Pierce is set to hit free agency now with the Colts transition tagging. Daniel Jones. And I think Alec Pierce is one of the best free agents on the market. He's going to get a lot of money. I mean, we're talking he could get four years, $100 million. He could get four years $120 million. And I just think, once again, you look at the percentage of the salary cap, the Broncos being in a Super Bowl window, your quarterback still has two years left on his rookie contract. This is an investment in your

Starting point is 00:24:41 quarterback that you make. You're the highest volume passing attack in the NFL. And Alex Pierce has proven with a lot of targets or with a little, he can capitalize at 22 yards a catch for two seasons in a row. I mean, that's crazy stuff. I don't think I've ever seen that before. So to me, I think he's that big splash that would really surprise a lot of people in free agency, but I can make it make sense. People also don't realize how fast he is. It's one thing that Riley Moss even talked about when he appeared on Pat Sertan's pod early on in the season, talking about the guy who is the most deceptive, like Riley, we all know how fast, Riley is. He's very fast, very good at mirroring receivers off the line of scrimmage. He said

Starting point is 00:25:20 Pierce, fast, very fast. And I thought I had him. He got behind me because he's got that track speed. Like he's got long strides as a receiver. And I think when you look at the numbers over the last three seasons, both he and Cortland Sutton actually are in the top three in terms of downfield targets and catches. And that right there, it maybe opens things up for all the people the complaint about Bo Nix's ADOT, EPA, whatever acronym garbage you want to throw out there. Okay, that would change the narrative in terms of average depth of target there. That would probably make some of these detractors a little bit more happy. I agree.

Starting point is 00:25:54 That would be a surprise signing. The Broncos, I mean, last year they tried to get Stefan Diggs as we had found out. That didn't necessarily come out. I would say during free agency, this came out actually during the season that the Broncos were almost close to signing Stefan Diggs in free agency. So that came as a little bit of surprise. So the Broncos learning to be quiet on that front there. I'm very curious to see their approach here. Let's take a look maybe at another one.

Starting point is 00:26:17 The Broncos may be initiating a trade in the offseason at the tight end position as a surprise move. Luke Musgrave, obviously, of the Green Bay Packers. Obviously, the Broncos, they had interest in him last year at the NFL trade deadline. But the ACL injury to Tucker Kraft, who was, in my opinion, the best tight end in the NFL last season when healthy, that kind of threw a wrench in those plans. but Luke Musgrave could be maybe an option here for the Broncos if they were to trade. That would certainly be a surprise to see Denver trade during this time of the offseason. It would because I think Broncos fans are all looking at the free agency list.

Starting point is 00:26:51 They're looking at the draft list and you're saying like, why would you trade for somebody? Well, if the ink is still drying on a guy's scouting report, NFL teams are going to make trades for those players. Like he was a second round pick in what, 2023. The Broncos had him in for a pre-draft visit. there was reports that they tried to get him for a fifth rounder last year before the Tucker craft injury kind of changed the Packers plans. But it sounds like that was from the Packers people that I talked to, Cody, it sounds like that was a done deal.

Starting point is 00:27:20 Like the Broncos were getting Luke Musgrave for a fifth and it just fell through because of the Tucker craft injury and the timing of all that situation. So we'll see if they revisit that. I think another surprise situation for me this offseason, Cody, would be the idea of of re-signing Justin Sernod and letting Alex Singleton walk. Like that doesn't seem to be anything that anyone is really talking about. But Sernad, I mean, made a lot of game-changing plays the last two seasons for the Broncos. And like you've mentioned, the best duo they had at that position last year may have been Sernad and Greenlaw.

Starting point is 00:27:56 Maybe the team does realize that. And maybe they're going to approach free agency and say, hey, we like Sernod as a starter for the short term. He can be our green dot guy. Greenlaw is going to go out there. plays and then we'll draft somebody for depth. That would be, I think, a surprising outcome for based on where the rumor mill has been sort of leading us right now. Yeah, no, I agree. I think that's something that probably nobody would really see coming considering the rumbling surrounding Singleton here. I would be okay with that. I would be very welcoming of that for the

Starting point is 00:28:26 Broncos because I don't know how many shows you and I did last season where we were, we were saying, like, hey, when when Greenlaw returns, like, because obviously there was a stretch where it was Singleton and Sternad starting. And then there was a stretch where, you know, Singleton was either, I mean, not Singleton, Green Law was either hurt or he was facing the suspension. And we were coming into the whole conversation saying, wait, like, what are the Broncos going to do? Like when everyone's healthy, like, are they going to start this guy over this guy? That was the conversation that we certainly had. And I at this point, I'm actually kind of in favor of Sternad coming back, being the starter alongside Green Law and the Broncos going out there, signing a guy in free agency and adding depth to this position.

Starting point is 00:29:06 the NFL draft. It needs a complete overhaul, in my opinion. So, yeah, I'm with you in that category here. I want to shake things up just to have a little fun here, right? To go back to the tight end position here for a minute. Imagine the Broncos. This would be a surprise. Imagine, even though he's at this age of his career, Travis Kelsey decides to say, you know what?

Starting point is 00:29:26 I'm not going back to Kansas City. Let me sign a one-year deal with the Broncos and Bo Nix. Could you imagine? That's unrealistic, never going to happen. But could you imagine, especially everyone was talking to after that Christmas game when Bo and Travis were talking. Obviously, Travis has been very complimentary of Bo Nix. I don't see that happening, but that would be a fun way to ruffle up some feathers a little

Starting point is 00:29:45 bit here. But what if Denver were to go out there and maybe try to make a push for someone like Darren Waller, so to speak? How would you feel about that? I think there would be up like the athletic upside is certainly there. He made some impressive plays last season for the Dolphins. His injury history is something that concerns me. Yeah, definitely.

Starting point is 00:30:04 I think that Darren Waller, I was researching the other day. I can't remember who the coach is now because you're putting me on the spot here, Cody. But I can't remember who it is. But there's somebody on Denver's offensive staff who has a connection to Darren Waller. I can't remember. I can't remember who it is or what the connection is. It might, I don't remember if it's Davis Webb. I don't remember if it's Ronald Curry.

Starting point is 00:30:27 I can't remember. Somebody in the comments can maybe look that up. But I was doing some research on free agent tight ends with connections to the Broncos. and Darren Waller's name came up, and I was like, oh, well, yeah, I guess he does have that connection from whenever it was, but that doesn't really make any sense, you know? So I'll be interested to see what the team's approach is, but, I mean, taking a risk on somebody just in general, taking a shot on somebody, this team's not afraid of it. George Peyton said, with injured players, like, we feel good about our training staff and our medical department and things like that. Like, the team is confident that they can take those kind of risks. Here's another surprise name I'll throw out there.

Starting point is 00:31:03 Elijah Verit Tucker to come in and play some left guard for you. Reset the clock at that position, former first round pick. If you believe you can keep guys on the field, take a shot on his talent because I think he might be somebody that you could reasonably expect to start for a longer period of time than maybe Ben Powers. That's another discussion that you had in your bonus episode. Like, do the Broncos keep him? Do they move on? What's the situation?

Starting point is 00:31:26 Elijah Vera Tucker makes a lot of sense to me. Yeah, and the Broncos, they do like athletic. guards. I mean, you wouldn't have to spend maybe a high price on him, so to speak. So I'm curious to see their approach, man. This is fun kind of playing armchair GM. Look, right now, I think our social media feeds get in unuated with nothing but like mock drafts already, folks, you know me. I'm not a mock draft guy until the month of April. I think once we know what the team does in free agency, it'll be good. But, man, it is fun kind of putting on your GM hat and making predictions. And then you see like, hey, here's where I was close. Here's where I was way off. And then certainly

Starting point is 00:32:00 we can hear George and Sean Payne say, yeah, we saw your guys as mocks. We saw your free agency predictions. Embarrassing, like that's what they say all the time. So we'll see how things go here. Broncos country. Make sure you let us know, obviously your dream free agent scenario is here for the Broncos this offseason. What would be the nightmare scenario in free agency? And also who would be some surprise additions in your opinion?

Starting point is 00:32:19 Make sure you let us know here on today's episode of the show. But we expect the rumor mill to be churning over the next couple of days. And we'll have you covered here every step of the way, locked on Broncos.

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