BRONCOS OTA’s START TOMORROW: The Drive

The Drive 5/23/16 – On Monday’s episode of The Drive, D-Mac is joined by Mike Klis to talk and they talk about the Broncos getting ready to start OTAs tomorrow. They chat about corruption in Little league baseball, and D-Mac makes a case for why the Broncos messed up in the draft. They talk about what would have happened if the Broncos had drafted Russell Wilson. They take a look at the 2013 draft and grade the Broncos three years later.

 

LISTEN TO HOUR ONE HERE!

Hour one begins with D-Mac and Mike Klis filling in for Big Al. They chat about little league baseball, and D-Mac gives his rant on why he thinks the league is terrible for children playing baseball.

For the Big Three at 3:30 the guys discuss there top headlines including some chatter as to who the Broncos number one QB will be to start OTAs, Draymond Green’s kick to the groin of Steven Adams, Tom Brady yet again appealing his four game suspension yet again, and whether or not the Broncos should have targeted Ryan Fitzpatrick in free agency.

D-Mac closes the first hour making his case for why the Broncos missed out on taking a quarterback in the fourth round of the draft and made a mistake in picking up Devontae Booker.

 

LISTEN TO HOUR TWO HERE!

D-Mac and Klis carry their previous conversation into the second hour, stating that if Dak Prescott, Kevin Hogan, or Cardale Jones end up being more successful than Paxton Lynch it will make the Devontae Booker pick meaningless. Mike Klis points out that Trevor Siemian might have been that “second quarterback” for the Broncos. Klis also suggests that the Broncos don’t want to carry more that three QBs in training camp so that they can maximize Paxton Lynch’s reps. They then discuss who will take the most reps between Lynch and Siemian in OTAs.

The topic changes to the Broncos OTAs, and the guys discuss what subtle things you can pick up from watching these early practices. The conversation shifts to how Russell Wilson was a rare case in winning the Superbowl in just his second year. They play the “what if” game, thinking about what could have happened if the Broncos had not picked up Peyton Manning and instead drafted Russell Wilson.

 

LISTEN TO HOUR THREE HERE!

To start off the final hour of the show the guys take a look back the Broncos’ 2013 draft class, which was given an “F” grade by ESPN. This leads to some chatter about the Broncos’ recent first round picks Shane Ray and Bradley Roby. They return to the 2013 draft conversation, going through it pick-by-pick. D-Mac points out that the 2012 draft did not look very good until last year.

Halfway through the hour it’s the Closing Bell where D-Mac has Oklahoma City trending up, as well as Steven Adams’s nether-region. Mike Klis has Von Miller trending up with his visits to Hogwarts and parties with Drake. D-Mac has the NFL trending down with their shenanigans involving head injury research efforts. Finally Mike Klis has Sergio Garcia trending down after falling off in recent tournaments.

The guys close out the hour talking about D-Mac’s upcoming trip to the North East and they discuss which destinations he must see along the way.

 

 

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**Written By Ben Griego