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Starting point is 00:00:00 The NFL draft is here and the Denver Broncos be on the clock at 20th overall. They'll take a wide receiver or they'll take a tight end. We share our final predictions on today's episode, Locked on Broncos. You are locked on Broncos. Your daily Denver Broncos podcast. Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day. It is finally here. Broncos country.

Starting point is 00:00:29 The NFL draft commences tonight and all the mock drafts that we've been doing are going to come to an end. The NFL draft is here. Where will the Denver Broncos go? Welcome into another episode. Lockdown Broncos, your daily Denver Broncos podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network where you know is your team every day. Thank you to all the every dayers out there in Broncos country.

Starting point is 00:00:48 Thanks for tuning in making us your first listen. However, you choose to do so. And if you're not yet an everydayer, become one by hitting that subscriber, that follow button. So you never miss out on all the Broncos news content coverage analysis and more. As always, I'm Cody Rourke. Crudential Beat Reporter for Mile High Sports. And I'm Sarah Bedinger, site expert at predominantly orange.com. And together you get locked on Broncos every single day all year long in Broncos country.

Starting point is 00:01:14 It is finally here the NFL draft the moment. A lot of us have been waiting for since free agency has concluded. And now the Broncos will kind of put the final touches on assembling the 2025 roster, at least for training camp. And it all goes down tonight. Here's what you're getting on today's episode of the show. Sarah and I. We're going to share our final predictions on the NFL draft where we think the Broncos are going to go.

Starting point is 00:01:37 I differ from Sarah. I think they're going to go with a wide receiver. Sarah doesn't think that they're going to go with that position. We'll debate and discuss our picks here. Plus, what other teams on the NFL draft board should the Broncos follow ahead of them and also behind them who could look to maybe jump them? We'll look at how the board falls here today. And then we'll react to Peter Schrager's final mock draft that he puts out the day before the draft happens there.

Starting point is 00:02:01 He's very accurate. and he's got the Broncos taking a mecca and Bucca to the Denver Broncos. React to that and see if there's smoke to that possibility. So with that said, Sarah, let's open it up on today's episode of the show, our final draft predictions. Obviously, Broncos country, as you're watching or listening, you can share your final draft predictions with us here on Lockdown Broncos. I'm going to start with you.

Starting point is 00:02:22 When it comes to the 20th overall pick tonight, how do you see the board falling and who do you have the Broncos taking tonight? Well, I think there's going to be a, variety of big men taken before the Denver Broncos are on the board at 20 overall. Cody, there's been a ton of rumors about offensive linemen loading up the top 10 picks. There's been a lot of talk about certain defensive linemen that could go within the top 20 picks.

Starting point is 00:02:48 I think edge rushers are going to be very popular in the teens. And because of that, I could really see the best player on the board for the Broncos being Colston Loveland, the Michigan tight end. Now, that's a name that we had some serious mock draft fatigue earlier in the offseason, right? Every mock draft had Colson Loveland to Denver. It's kind of funny how things come full circle. After the Broncos signed Evan Ingram in NFL free agency, our good friend Mike Cliss over there at 9 News basically said, like, you can take tight end off the table in round one.

Starting point is 00:03:22 It's not happening. Now he's come back and kind of feels like Colson Loveland might be one of the Broncos' top two potential targets from what he's. hearing. And of course we know that the Broncos, they're tight lips. They don't let things out. But I do think there's some merit to this. I think that Colston is one of the true blue chip players in this class. I think he's a guy that can play inline, can split out, true Joker qualities at tight end. And the Broncos, we know, they love to use 12 personnel. Imagine Evan Ingram and Colson Lovin on the field at the same time. That would open up the middle of the field tremendously, a big, big issue for the Denver Broncos last year.

Starting point is 00:04:00 So I think Colson Loveland makes a lot of sense if he falls down the board. You know what? I wouldn't be opposed to it. I could see that happening. And I think it adds value to the Broncos. I mean, what is the idea here, right? It's we want to give bonnics as many weapons as possible. And look, they went out and they spent money in free agency on the defensive side of

Starting point is 00:04:16 ball. Yes, Evan Ingram counts as money spent in free agency. But primarily they went to go strengthen, you know, strength of theirs while they try to bolster and strengthen, you know, an area that is. is still growing that is young. And you look at all the young receivers that the Broncos have. You look at obviously the addition of Evan Ingram now. You know, the questions at running back,

Starting point is 00:04:34 the Broncos are in a position right now to add to the offense, which you and I have kind of been banging that drum all summer. I mean, not all summer, but pretty much all off season long that, hey, like you have to just go all offense in this draft. Like I wouldn't be opposed if Sean Payton did that for sure. I like that pick. I am going to go in a different direction as you. You know, what was it, about a month ago?

Starting point is 00:04:55 I posted a tweet. And I said, I am all on the Emeka Egbuka train to Denver, a mecca or bust. I'd be happy if it's Colston Loveland, Trayvion, Henderson. But I'm planting my flag here and going with Emeka at Buka here, a wide receiver. I know I asked Sean Payton the question at his pre-draft press conference about wide receiver. And certainly he said, you know, we love the room that we have. We just did an episode reacting to that here. We love the room that we have here.

Starting point is 00:05:20 You know, we can't pass on, you know, we don't want need to, if we need a blender, you know, we need to get the blender over a shiny crystal. And I think when you look at a mecca, at Buka, he's not like the shiny crystal. He's not the shiny crystal, sir, that, you know, it's glistening. And you're like, ah, I got to have it. But you look at like, hey, what do we need? We need a blender.

Starting point is 00:05:38 We need something that, you know, makes everything blend to get like mixing. To me, I look at a meca, and I think about where the Broncos are at here. And knowing that they like their wide receiver room, you still add to that, right? You want to add the extra ingredient in there that's going to make everything kind of come together or hold it together there. I think Emeka, Buka is ready to be able to do that here for the Broncos. And that's why I'm planting my flag firmly on him right now. And it could go either way, you know, at this point.

Starting point is 00:06:05 But I'm curious to your thoughts on my selection. I love it. I think that genuinely when it comes to this draft, I'm as open-minded as I've ever been. And I don't say that to sort of hedge my bets with every prospect. Like, I know there's been some disagreements amongst Broncos country about guys this offseason, but that's to be expected. I mean, we're no longer talking about drafting a quarterback, which is really nice.

Starting point is 00:06:31 We're talking about supporting that quarterback. I think you could make so many different picks make sense, whether it's at 20, whether it's moving up, whether it's moving back. There's not many scenarios that I dislike in this draft, Cody. I mean, you and I have talked about some of them, like taking a safety in round one wouldn't be the most exciting given where this team is at right now. I mean, there'd be an underwhelming aspect of taking an interior offensive lineman, knowing that the only starting job available is center.

Starting point is 00:07:00 But even that could make some sense. Even off ball linebacker could make some sense. I think maybe an edge guy would be a little head scratching would kind of cause some confusion. But other than that, aren't we kind of just wide open? Let's take a running back. Let's take a receiver. Let's get a tight end.

Starting point is 00:07:17 Go ahead and get a D-Lyman. Go ahead. And, hey, if Jad A. Barron is still there, go ahead. might as well just throw them into the mix. I'm so ready for the Broncos, whatever they want to do in this draft. But I love you and I have our preferences, don't we? The Ohio State guys, we love those guys. Colson Loveland, Tyler Warren, love those guys.

Starting point is 00:07:37 If they can trade up and get Gentie or Travis Hunter, the pipe dreams type stuff, sure, go for it. That would be so much fun. But you know what? I think the thing is, is like whether it's Omerian Hampton or Trevion Henderson or whoever it may, Caleb Johnson, even if you trade down, I just feel like this year's first round, do whatever you want. Go with your gut because George Payton said he's so prepared, I'm ready for whatever. Yeah. And look, I think Broncos countries should be ready for whatever as well.

Starting point is 00:08:06 I think whatever Denver decides to do, I think it's going to be calculated. You know, they're not going to, I don't think they're going to reach necessarily. I think that would be a shock. When we look at the trend of these three, I mean, these two guys together in these last three years, the idea of them just suddenly changing how they've done operations, how they've done business. I mean, it's different. Now, granted, you know, they haven't been in a position to pick, you know,

Starting point is 00:08:29 where they're at now in the 20th, the 20th overall pick. You know, last year they had 12. The year prior, they didn't have first round pick. You know, they had first round pick as well. You get a trade up into round two and Sean Payton's first year with the team to be able to get Marvin Mim. So I think right now we're going to see this calculated effort. And if there is a player who they feel like, hey, this guy's not going to be here at 20 and we really want him.

Starting point is 00:08:53 He's within striking range. I could see them moving up. But one of my final predictions as well, I think they stay put at number 20. I don't think they move up or move back. Where are you at in terms of that line of thinking? Yeah, I think that's kind of my gut feeling as well, Cody, because right now it sounds like there's way more teams that want to trade down than want to trade up. My personal favorite scenario is obviously always to have your cake and eat it too. I would love for the Broncos to add more darts into their, or more arrows into the quiver,

Starting point is 00:09:25 so to speak, and give George Payton chances. If he feels so prepared for this draft, if he feels super confident that on day two, day three, there's a D-Lyman who could play right away, a running backs round two through six who could potentially start for you, if he feels that confident, I think trading down with a desperate team for a quarterback, whoever that may be, that would excite me greatly. And I don't think you have to move off of 20. But the Broncos believe that there's going to be similar players going at 10th overall,

Starting point is 00:09:56 as could go at 20. So either scenario works to me, but I love the idea of have your cake and eat it too. Get an additional top 100 pick, two if you can. And if that works out, great. If not, it's no big deal. I know we're talking about day one draft predictions and round. one, but I'm going to give a little bold take here because obviously I got to travel to New York after the NFL draft for the Brattle shower for my fiance. But my prediction is that the Broncos, they stay at 20, right?

Starting point is 00:10:24 But they trade up closer in round number two to take Travion Henderson. That's going to be my second bold prediction here. And then that means they're going to give up their third round pick, which is not ideal. But they come away with two picks overall in the top 100 just to be able to do that. Maybe they acquire an additional fourth to be able to swap and then bang, you know, you have your other picture there. I think they're going to go, their first two picks are going to be instant impact contributors. Emeka Bucca and Trevionn Henderson, if that was the case, I'd be a happy man. You know, like I said, I'm stoked about that.

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Starting point is 00:13:08 time today. Last minute tickets, lowest price guaranteed. When the Denver Broncos were trying to get Bo Knicks last year, Sean Peyton was so worried about the teams behind him. He was calling up guys like Jay Glazer to make sure the Rams aren't trying to steal his guy. Who do the Broncos need to be watching for? Looking over their shoulder in this year's draft at other teams, well, we're going to tell you exactly that on today's episode, Lockdown Broncos. And Broncos Country, if you haven't already done so, go ahead, celebrate draft day today by hitting subscribe, wherever. you listen to podcasts as well as on YouTube.

Starting point is 00:13:40 Your boys, Cody and Sarah, we'll have you covered all weekend long, bonus episodes of the show. We're going to be covering everything from the first round to the undrafted free agents and you don't want to miss a single episode. So do that right now. Cody, let's talk about this because last year, I think there was some legitimate concern,

Starting point is 00:13:57 probably a more heightened concern when you're talking about the quarterback position. Sean Payton was kind of bragging after the first round about how he basically baited the Minnesota of Vikings into trading up for J.J. McCarthy, but simultaneously, he was quite worried that a team like the L.A. Rams was going to come up and get Bo Nix. So there's an element of the chess match that gets played all over the league. In your eyes, who do you see as the teams that the Broncos really need to be looking over their shoulder at in this year's first round? Yeah, part of me is wondering, I mean, I'm looking at the teams that are ahead of Denver right now.

Starting point is 00:14:32 And that doesn't necessarily worry me too much, right? You know, if let's maybe look at it from the hypothetical if the Broncos want to get a wide receiver. Okay. I imagine some other guys like Ted McMillan, Matthew Golden, those guys will go a little bit earlier. So for me, I'm looking at other teams. I mean, could the Cowboys take a receiver at 12th overall? It's possible.

Starting point is 00:14:52 I don't think the Colts are in a position to do that. I don't think the dolphins are going to do that. Could the Bengals maybe add another weapon? Maybe. What about the Seattle Seahawks? You know, you need some weapons to tow to for San Donald. Maybe the Seahawks take a wide receiver. I think Devers in a really good position right now, Sarah.

Starting point is 00:15:07 in terms of the teams that are ahead of them. But if Denver, let's say, wants to take a wide receiver like a Mecca Egbuka, here are a couple of teams that I'm worried about. I'm worried about the Chargers. I'm worried about the Packers. And I'm worried about the Texans, right? The Chargers pick 22nd overall, Packers 23rd overall, and the Texans at 25th overall, if those teams,

Starting point is 00:15:25 let's say it is a Mecca Egbuka, who the Broncos really want, if those guys really want them, they may try to trade up. They may try to get ahead of the pack here to see what they can do. And maybe a team like Tampa, you know, who's obviously sitting there at 19th, overall, maybe they're willing to trade back at this point. You know, and also, how do some of the tradebacks that we anticipate that could happen in round one, how does it influence maybe your strategy?

Starting point is 00:15:47 Like, could one of these teams try to jump? To me, I think that Broncos got to be worried about some of the teams behind them more specifically. Now, if we were going with your pick like tied in Colston Loveland, I think the team, you know, you got to be worried about is probably in the AFC West here. Yeah, it's got to be the Chargers, right? I mean, Jim Harbaugh knows Colston Loveland extremely well. and because of that, you know that he's going to fit your offense.

Starting point is 00:16:10 You know that he's going to fit exactly what you want to do. You recruited the guy, right? You know him personally. That's a huge advantage to have. I would set the over under for chargers drafting Michigan players, Cody, at least. I'm going to say 3.5. I'm going to set the over under there. And I'm going to smash the over.

Starting point is 00:16:25 I think they're going to be taking plenty of Michigan guys this year. But hopefully they don't get Colson Loveland because that would be kind of like the final stone in their Thanos infinity gauntlet. you know, if you want to talk about that with their offense, you get Ladd McConkey last year. You've got, you brought Mike Williams back. You've got Quentin Johnson still in that offense. They got Najee Harris. You add Colson Loveland to the mix.

Starting point is 00:16:49 That would really suck for the Denver Broncos, to be honest with you. And I think you have to worry about the Chiefs as well. The Chiefs, they're always going to be aggressive, right? And they've had kind of a tough offseason. And this is a draft where, look, they could go any number of directions. I think everybody's kind of just like, oh, yeah, the Chiefs. at 31, they'll take an offensive tackle, whoever falls to them. I don't know.

Starting point is 00:17:11 I think the Rishi Rice situation, Xavier worthy situation, I don't know how confident the chiefs are in those guys. Are they a threat to move up and take a guy like Colson Loveland as the heir apparent to Travis Kelsey? How badly would we hate that? All the guys that we've talked about at running back, I think are also options for the Kansas City Chiefs as well, because they've got a bunch of old guys. Isaiah Pacheco at that position right now.

Starting point is 00:17:38 And I just don't think they're going to love that situation with the top end talent that they have could see them moving up for another playmaker. So, yeah, you're always worried about the division rivals and those teams that are consistently aggressive. If the Chief somehow came away, Trayvion and Henderson at the end of round number one, I'd be pissed. That would be, you know, I don't know if it would like floor me, but I'd be like, wow, this sucks. Like, I'm very disappointed. Now, I, you know, I'm bummed out. It may ruin my whole perspective on the rest of the draft. I'm just kidding, though.

Starting point is 00:18:06 I think you have to look at obviously, you know, your division rivals there. And look, there's a chance. I think that the Keenan Allen, brief signs with the Chargers after the draft as well. I mean, they could bring back Keenan Allen, Mike Williams. They got a good lad over there in the conkey. And as you mentioned, Najee, you know, right now I think Tyler Conklin is their tight end, which is that really a needle mover for that offense? I don't necessarily think it's going to be something.

Starting point is 00:18:29 You're like, oh, yeah, we're going to watch out for him. But he is a guy I think can make plays, be a third down option for him. Colston Loveland will make things a little scary, obviously, for an offense. The Broncos really last year, they struggled to stop the Chargers. So maybe, but maybe also here's an interesting theory. Maybe the Bronco is anticipated in the whole process that, hey, we know and we think that the chargers are going to load up. They may go out and get a tight in here. They sign Najee Harris.

Starting point is 00:18:53 Maybe that's why they went out and got they, you know, Dre Greenlaw, Talenoa, Hufong, it. Maybe kind of, we anticipate that move. So we're going to counter that ahead of time versus they, we make a move in the draft. They pick after us. And now it's like, oh, no, how do we counter this? Maybe there is some sort of strategy to it. I mean, that's deep level thinking here on it.

Starting point is 00:19:11 But overall, the teams I would be more worried about in terms of maybe trying to get ahead of Denver, could be the Chargers, Packers, Texans at this point. Is there anyone ahead of Denver that you're necessarily worried about in terms of how the board currently is before any of the trades that we think could happen to? I think to stick it with the theme, right, of the AFC West, I think the Las Vegas Raiders right? You just don't want them to end up with Ashton Genty in round one. You want the Raiders to get like a Mason Graham or something, you know, that's just slightly underwhelming. I mean, Mason's a good player, but I think that when you're talking about having a top six overall pick in the draft,

Starting point is 00:19:50 that's about as best case scenario as you could ask for for a division rival to get a guy who's, you know, a high motor guy, shorter arms, not a super ultra elite athlete. And it doesn't really move the needle too much because he's probably only going to play up to like 60% of the snaps at the most. So to me, that's a team that you look at and you're like, there's, there's picks that they could make that would really upset me, Tetraa McMillan for the Raiders with Brock Bowers. I mean, can you imagine those guys together in the same offense having to guard them? That would be tough. I just, I also think that I would not like the Raiders to get Jalen Milrow, Cody.

Starting point is 00:20:26 I don't, I don't necessarily share this opinion with everybody else in the NFL draft community, but I feel like Jalen Milro, it's going to be a really good pro. I want him to go anywhere but the Raiders because we know the Chargers and Chiefs ain't drafting him. No, I think those are good points. You know, another name to consider because obviously the buzz here leading up to the draft today is that the Jaguars could be looking at getting Ashton Genty. Now, could this be smokescreen to try to get the Raiders?

Starting point is 00:20:53 What was it? I think it was John Lynch's first draft as Jim. Remember there were a bunch of rumors and they fleece, I think was it, the Chicago Bears into just making a really bad. deal. And then they're like, you know, 40 and I got their guy they wanted all along. And they're like, actually, you know, the guy we're trying to put the rumors out there, we were going to trade. We're never going to go and get that guy. Could that possibly happen? Maybe. But, you know, Jacksonville takes Genty, obviously with their selection,

Starting point is 00:21:19 part of me is wondering, too. Like, it's also been discussed that they could go out there and add an offensive tackle the guy out of Mazu, Armand Membow, potentially. I mean, if the Raiders did that, that would certainly be interesting. I don't know if that would necessarily. I'd be like, all right, all right. Good job, Raiders looking out because they got Gino. Who do they got? Sincere McCormick. That's their running back, you know, so it's like there's nothing of solidarity there just yet. But I think they're going to try to build this team into a smash mouth, run the football team. We'll see how things pan out here. But Broncos, let us know which teams you're worried about ahead of the Broncos, which teams are worried about behind Denver in terms of how the draft board may fall here tonight.

Starting point is 00:21:55 But Broncos country, we're not done yet. We're going to wrap up today's episode of show by diving into Peter Schrager's final. final mock draft where he sends Ohio Statewide receiver a Mecca Egbuka to the Denver Broncos. There's been a lot of buzz from Schrager as of the last couple of days on Eggbuka. And now he ties them to Denver. Is this smokescreen or is this real? We'll break it down on today's episode, Lockdown Broncos.

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Starting point is 00:23:18 The fourth quarter action of today's episode, Lockdown Broncos, is here. And Peter Schrager of ESPN has released his final mock draft. And if you've been following P Shreggs on social media, you know he's very well connected in this industry with a lot of coaches and a lot of executives around the league. And he's also connected very well here with Sean Payton, the two used to be colleagues together at Fox. And he's got a Mecca Egbuka, wide receiver out of Ohio State landing with the Denver Broncos.

Starting point is 00:23:45 We've seen a lot of mocks in the last week or so, Sarah. And I would say a large portion of mock drafters have had Omari and Hampton going to the Broncos at 20th overall. That suddenly has subsided. And now Peter Schrager, who I trust, as Mecca Egbuka heading to the Broncos here, which is also interesting. We got to make note last year, Shreger releases mock draft that 12th overall.

Starting point is 00:24:06 Who did he have? Bo Nix going to Denver. So, Sarah, I mean, people look at this and they're like, oh, this could just be smokescreen. Certainly it could be. But knowing what I know about Shregs, one of the most honest,

Starting point is 00:24:18 hardworking dudes out there, I think there's substantial smoke here in terms of like, hey, there's fire. Like this could be a real thing here for the Broncos. Yeah, there's certain teams that you really pay attention to with Schrager when it comes to the NFL draft. He has great connections with the Arizona Cardinals, Cliff Kingsbury, the L.A. Rams. Obviously, he worked with Sean Payton when they were together at Fox Sports. And so it's worth paying attention to when he says anything about the Broncos,

Starting point is 00:24:48 especially when he's zigging while everyone else is zagging. Like you said, every other mock draft right now, including the mock draft from Sean Peyton's own daughter, has the team taken to Marion Hampton at 20 overall. People are saying basically foregone conclusion, Broncos are going to get running back to the consensus running back to in the draft. How often does Sean Payton ever go with the consensus, right? Oh, yeah, just second best running back on the board.

Starting point is 00:25:15 Obviously, the Broncos, that's where they're going to go at 20. I'm not saying they won't take Hampton. I think they very well could take Hampton, but I think it's fascinating that Shregor has them taking Egbuk, here when it looks to me like Hampton's on the board. Hampton goes 24th overall to the Vikings in Schrager's mock. Also interesting that Shadur Sanders still on the board there at 21. If Shedur's on the board at 20, Cody,

Starting point is 00:25:41 I think the Broncos are going to get a lot of calls from other teams trying to move up and get him. Yeah, I'm surprised because I think a lot of people are trying to tie in, like, are the Saints going to take him? And obviously it's been reported that the Saints really like Jackson, that they may try to trade back or trade up into round two to be able to get him. I mean, they could go multiple ways. And then obviously there's been a lot of Shardor Sanders to Pittsburgh smoke as well.

Starting point is 00:26:05 And it seems like obviously in Shreggers, that is not the case here. I'm very curious. I'm very, very curious how this is going to go here. But to me, obviously, Sean's daughter works for Fandul. Right. So, you know, I think he puts out a mock draft. I think everyone's like, oh, yeah, his own daughter puts it. I should lock it in.

Starting point is 00:26:23 It's Omerian Hanton. And look, obviously, I think for her, she'd have some insider knowledge. She'd have some insider stuff there. I don't know if that would be the case. This could be, I think Sean's daughter, I think her posting her mock draft, I think that is actual smokescreen. I think maybe Schragers, there's a little bit of fire here. I guess smell the sage burning.

Starting point is 00:26:41 We'll see if that's actually the case here as the Broncos are on the board. But, man, let's go through here as well. Like, if you had to anticipate how tonight's draft is going to go, not just for the Broncos, but from an NFL standpoint, what do you expect here tonight? I think we have to expect craziness because everybody's been saying that it's going to be such a boring first round. Right now, what's really wild is that all 32 teams, they have a first round pick. I can't remember that ever happening as long as I've been following the drafts, Cody. I can't remember the last time that all 32 teams had a first round pick.

Starting point is 00:27:15 I don't think it's going to stay that way. I think there is going to be some jockeying and competition for certain guys at certain positions, even though the rumors right now are that, hey, nobody wants to trade up. I think that that's to get the price to come down potentially, right? I mean, and that's what we're hearing, of course, right? When what comes to what's behind the scenes right now, I think that's what's fascinating. And teams are going to get desperate. Look, the Cleveland Browns, their starting quarterback at the season started today is probably

Starting point is 00:27:44 Joe Flacco, right? I mean, the New York Giants, they need a long-term solution at that position. Or Brian Daibble and Joe Shane are going to get fired. at the end of the year because they don't have a future vision. They need to get somebody in the building, the Saints, Derek Carr's injury. That is a major cause for concern that causes major desperation moves in the NFL draft. So while the quarterbacks this year are probably more along the lines of, you know, the 2011 class or the 22 class with all due respect to those guys,

Starting point is 00:28:15 I feel like this is going to be a bit of a frenzy when it comes to when the bullets start flying or when the picks start rolling in, I think things are going to going to start to get a little bit wild. You know, I think of the Giants, because you brought them up there. Obviously, with Brian Dable, Joe Shane, they got a lot riding on this year. They're on the hot seat. You know, for me, it's like they attach their wagon to James Winston, Russell Wilson. I think those guys are going to compete for the starting job there.

Starting point is 00:28:39 Would it make sense for the Giants to draft a quarterback knowing that, hey, they could fire their coach and their GM and they're going to bring in a new GM and a new coach who may not be married to the idea of whatever quarterback is available there? I wonder how certain picks are going to influence maybe the futures of a handful of organizations out there. The Broncos, I feel like they're in a great spot. You know, what are the Jaguar's going to do? Are we going to see teams take advantage of some of the new GM head coach structures that are there? You know, I think more so you look at Jacksonville because you have a younger guy there.

Starting point is 00:29:11 How might that, how might teams try to fleece them a little bit? I don't know if that's going to be the case with Darren Mugi and Aaron Glenn and obviously with the New York Jets. but maybe the Broncos do business with them at some point during the draft. I'm very curious to see how it's all going to play out here. But Broncos country, we don't know your thoughts on Peter Schrager, having a Mecca-Ebuka landing with the Denver Broncos going along with my prediction of who I have the Broncos landing tonight at 20th overall. But here's what you can expect.

Starting point is 00:29:37 You're just going to be a frenzy that's going on here at the NFL draft. When the Broncos make the selection, you're going to get a bonus episode from Sir Bedinger and myself. We're going to react to the pick, what it means from the instant status of, you know, How does this transform the Broncos? Whether it be on offense, whether it be on defense, you're going to get all that and a ton of bonus content all throughout the weekend here on lockdown Broncos. With that said, Broncos country, we appreciate you.

Starting point is 00:29:59 We'll see you tonight after the pick.

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