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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The promises football Country tonight, not football Country tonight. From
here on a spike by and.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
The best efforts.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Broncos stadium talk has been the hot topic. The topic
de jure of late the potential for stadium to move. Obviously,
the lot and PTA group has looked at several locations
in addition to the current location. And I guess I
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have multiple questions here. Do you want the stadium to move?
Do you want a different location? If somewhere would that be?
And then what are your must haves out of a
new stadium? Because I don't want a dome. I could
do a retractable roof, but I do not want I
hate dome football.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Okay, so let me start this. And she brought that up.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
The elements are part of Denver culture from a football standpoint,
and I know you say that you don't want it.
Zach Sieger's behind the glass. He is applauding those comments.
But here's what I say is that if you do
have a retractable roof which you can open and close,
now that means that you know, when you talk about
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turning the stadium when the season is not in, it's
over into another cashcow revenue stream.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
You can do that.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I mean, think about what Jerry Jones has done with
Dallas being able to do so many different things. And
we've discussed this, and I've had this conversation with Vice
President of Football Operations Troy Vincent. Well, when will Denver
be able to hold host maybe a draft, right or
maybe a Super Bowl? I mean the draft is being hosted,
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of all places, in green Bay, Wisconsin, Yand.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
That I don't understand.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
If you've ever been to green Bay, Wisconsin, there's nothing
to well, you know, you got to go to.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Milwaukee to have some fun. Then that's a bad thing.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
But a retractable roof isn't bad from that standpoint. You still,
I mean, all the Roncos country, you still can leave
it open when it snows, but close it if you
want to.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I don't know, give me someone, uh, Jelly Row.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
If Jelly Row was coming here and it's in January February,
close the dome, right, you can do that.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
So I'm okay. If they did that, I.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Just I mean, retractable roof would be and then that
would be a concession for me. I just don't you know.
I mean, I lived in Saint Louis. I watched Rams
games at the over Jones Dome's. It's a different way
of watching football. It's not the same thing. Even even
when I was in Detroit and net Stadium was loud
and I appreciated, you know what they what they did.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
I hate it. I hate it. But balls meant to
be playing in the open air. I get that.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
But but what I'm proposing, it's almost as though you
didn't hear what I just said.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
I heard you, I heard I got a convention to it.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
For that, we got ball Arena.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
I'm not worried about the Walton Petter Group's earnings on
the Bronco. I'm really not to say to you is
like if if we were talking about the Raiders, you know,
if this was Raiders Nation tonight or whatever, I would
care about that because I want ownership to be able
to make money because they're kind of cash poor, and
that's becoming a more and more important part of an
NFL team.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
That's not a problem for the Wall and Pedrogroup. I
don't care about that.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Let me explain something to you right now here on
Brodgo's Country tonight.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
You know what billionaires love more than anything else, more money?
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Right think about what Jerry did in Jerry World. He's
got a high definition screen that is as long as
the field, right, and what is he hosted in that time?
Boxing matches, concerts, you name it. Because right now in
power field is empty. There are no games being played, right,
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So you want to be able to host all types
of things like where you think about those tractor pulls
and those BMX or whatever kind of competitions. You only
can do that like in a summer when the weather
is great. Well, right now, I mean the country is
in this kind of winter wonderland right now. You close
the dome, you host these events and know what, you
make more money, mo money.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
More money.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
I'm look, I'm just saying, first of all, I don't
mind the current location. If they wanted to go to
a different location where you're not fighting to the teeth
of downtown traffic. In addition to doing all that, I
would mind. I don't like about the airport. I mean,
I don't care if they do that. I don't care
where they where they put the stadium. I don't care.
It could stay where it is, it can move, So
I don't care the where. That doesn't bother me, And
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honestly put it I don't know, right next to the airport,
but out in that general region, I mean, you got
plenty of cheap land. You can create a giant megalopolis
structure where you can tons of parking, uh, you know,
all that kind of stuff. It feels to me like
that's that's the direction I would go.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Whatever. I don't care.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
What I do care about is what's in that stadium
as far as it goes, and I want to make
sure it's open air or has the capability of being
open air.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Okay, So we live in different Colorado, and I've said
this for years, right, so so book it. This would
be my receipts if they actually did it. Like you
can charge a premium seating, right, those PSL and all
of those those individuals who are sitting out in the
stands have those plug in seat warmers, right, that's their
premium se day. People will pay for that in Dinver, Colorado.
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So when you're talking about additions to stadiums, that's what
I want. Obviously you can go jumbo tron and all that. No, no, no, no, see,
I want some of the just kind of meager accommodations
for me. You know, I eat a certain way offer
me some more healthy food choices, right because even though
when I living in California, we still in a space
where people do a lot of outdoors activities, right, so
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for you know, like eating goat and and you know
used to call this da both he and DJ Williams.
He used to call me a tree hugger, right because
I ate granola and I did more healthy things. You
know what, there's a section of Broncos country that are
granola eating tree huggers just like I am.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
We need to make.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
Sure that the food kinter fits those same individuals.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
And then there are people like me who want their
burgers slathered in between two donuts with bacon on it.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
To make sure they got that too, well, and.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Playing to both of you guys, we've seen the Atlanta
Falcons when they opened their new, you know, glorious stadium.
They built in I don't know how they did it,
but they built in cheaper concession prices where price of
hot dogs went from eight dollars to two dollars, and
so it just went from ten dollars to two dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Even if it's you know, adding.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
More healthy options but keeping the unhealthy options cheaper.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Could you get a subsidized stadium a t easier to
do that.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
When you have a taxpayer subsidize in the stadium, it's
easier to turn the food prices down low and then
work them back up and you know, as you go along.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
But that's the other thing too.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Okay, Well, when fans look at the pinners, there were
seventy billion dollars. So usually with some of these stadiums
are funded, you're getting you know, public funding. Like you
think about what happened with so far right, they use
a lot of their own money to be able to
do that. Now, they did get a little from from
the public, but the majority of it came on their
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own pocket. Now that's the thing will Broncos count would
be willing to put in on that. So for me,
looking at the fact that we're twenty twenty five, the
Broncos stadium license expires in twenty thirty, and it takes
four years to kind of possibly build the stadium.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
They got to make a decision by the end of
the season what they're doing.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Yeah, I mean, do you update the current stadium that's there?
Do you just get enough updates and go from there?
To me, that's fighting a losing battle. I mean you're
doing that, but I mean.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Stadium over there is what twenty something years old, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
It was built in two thousand and one.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
All right, well there you go. Yeah, it's over twenty
years old, almost twenty five years old.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
But it doesn't look old and Decrepit is not decrepit.
But it's twenty five years old. I mean, you know,
and they put a lot of money into putting that giant,
you know, big screen up there, and you know, redoing
the turf for a couple of years and all that
kind of stuff. I'm all, I'm happy they've done those things.
I think at the end of the day, though, if
you want to put put together a new stadium, technological
marvel that's going to carry you for the next fifty
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the way that look like the technological marvel, what would
they have to have? You've been inside the stadium in
a little Los Angeles or Atlanta.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Yes, because I haven't.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
My God, Okay, so I feel like I'm on the
deck of the starship Enterprise.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
I know, Balmer out in Los Angeles with the Clippers.
He put an absorbent amount of money into that stadium.
Do the Broncos need to do that right now. But
once again, all those fancy bills and are they really needed?
And because for me it's like, are you enhancing the
fan experience?
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Well, that's that's the thing, because it enhance the fan experience.
I mean, you're gonna want to put in a new
one of the new things you your Wi Fi and
all that kind of stuff. And I've already had what
they do. But it's kind of like the Center old
High Speed.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Well I'm saying that to what they have was integrated
after the stadium obviously because the advent of WiFi really
didn't occur until after the stadium was built.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
It's cut the costs right there. The money needs to do.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
Listen, Benjamin has Benjamin Albright is wide a lot of things.
Speaker 5 (08:55):
Right as far as I'm not laying table, I'm not
going anywhere years behind me, going the years behind me.
I said, you what the last the last job I
did laying cable for anybody I did is a favorite
of a friend, you guess more than Tansy. But that
when doctor when when Nelson when they were putting together
that new office or whatever, and I did him.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
A favor of the Listen, you can do this again,
sub contract with the colored people. Put some money in
some subcontract the Brokos millions of dollars right and go
in your pocket.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
I mean they can pay you a half a million
dollars to go ahead and do that what we call
that would than happening.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Oh my goodness, yes, okay, million dollars to wire something
like that.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
All right, So so wi Fi what else are you
want that? Then? One was high speed internet.
Speaker 4 (09:38):
Well, and some of those Steve Palmer things like I
just I think they're pretty cool. I think they do
make the fans perious if you want to have some
of those. Uh, I don't know what the great screens
or I think so they got the old astree like.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
That, I mean basketball and arenas holding like twenty thousand people.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
That's what happened. I mean, you know you talked about
the seat warbers. You could do like that, you know.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
Yeah, there's different things that you can do to add
to the overall fan experiences or bathrooms, bathrooms and who
doesn't miss the trough with the ice chip said.
Speaker 6 (10:09):
It come on.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
The ice chips in the little realm. Yeah whatever, yes,
and you got it. Now you've got advertising on the
blue things or whatever. It was the line from what
was that movie I love and I love Yeah, I
love you man for the guy's the real estate thing
and he puts it in the guys cap.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
You're nate on that man's face. The guy's on the
hurdle cakes. So being one haspy smeed Internet, that's a bathroom,
that's a standard. Those are things you gotta you know,
those are these are all things you got to put in.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
Their concessions, which we talked about. And I'm with Ben,
no no roof, no roof, no roof.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
We're talking about making money. You guys are losing money.
I'm like that Alice Mertens song, except instead of roots,
it's roof. I got no roof.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Come on.
Speaker 4 (10:54):
The Broncos are orange and blue because of the sky
in Colorado. Are you going to block out the sky
for the football team?
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Uh? Hence the word retractable. You open it, you hit
a butN it opens up. You see the roof. But
in these types of months, right even when it's cold,
right now, you close it. Now you can host the drafts, yeah,
and you can hold the Super Bowl.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
You can solost the draft down all on at the
convention center. You're don't have to be in the stadium.
Green Bays host in the draft, green Bay doesn't have
to do They're not doing it in the stadium. But
it's not a dome. Yeah, you don't have to do
a draft in the stadium.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
I'm just saying, Okay, hosting a super Bowl, you don't
even attract.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
The moroof for that. What do you mean we don't know?
Speaker 3 (11:33):
Super Bowl?
Speaker 1 (11:35):
Wait, you play the ANC Championship, the SC Championship in
the elements.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
See.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
See, here's the thing.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Even though we have media Robbigers who were able to
do to kind of indicate when the weather's coming in,
but we know what the mountains is gonna do when
Mother Nation decides to dumpself snow and he go like,
well we already have a super Bowl plan and now
we got eighteen inches of snow.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
I'm here for it.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
No, why is this is not the Green Bay we played?
We played when you wo the Rams played the field. No,
if the Eagles in those same conditions, we can't have
the super.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
Bowl and those Oh what we want, it is what
we want, It's what I want. Let's see you see.
That's the thing I'm speaking singularly comes back to what
you were doing we in the cyst, now what we want?
You're speaking for Dick Ferguson here. It was just we. No,
it just we.
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Wait.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
I'm not speaking on behalf of Nick Ferguson because I'm
not getting money out of this. I'm speaking on my
half of the pin Or family because for one, you
close the dome, you have an opportunity to make more money.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
That's all I'm saying. They can put it in air stadium,
in a concert hole next week. Listen, I'm all about
making more money.
Speaker 4 (12:32):
I say, we pass around a hat and for the Yeah, they're.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
So poor they need our help. Verse start passing around
the head. You pass around your head.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
By the time it gets to me, like the church plate,
I'm gonna keep.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
On passing it. No, I'm not passing it. I'm gonna
pass on passing it. The money, yes it is.
Speaker 3 (12:48):
That guy's going like, hey, hey, this this plate is
a little like today.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
You thought Erald Davis was fast with the rocketers on.
Speaker 3 (12:57):
I wonder, man, I wonder what else fans would want
to improve their fan experience now when we're looking at
parking once again.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
See I'm using my marketing degree and.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
I'm thinking about Broncos ownership making more money, you make.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
A parking deck.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
And when you talk about building a stadium, the new
innovation now is you make a kind of a megaplex,
right So that's what I was getting at.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
It's like a roost motel. You check in, but you
don't check out. And that's why that's why you put
it out there.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
You know, in Aurora or whatever, where you got all
the land, you can build a megaplex. It's like it's
old mall almost kind of deal. You got parking for days,
so people are trying to park all over. You know,
the experience of getting out of the stadium is kind
of one of the worst things about going to a
Broncos game right now.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
And you take the tram to get it get to
That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 6 (13:45):
You have to create a part.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Yeah, you get the tram, you got to create a
spot right there that the light rail comes and drops
you off. On top of that, you got park dude.
I mean, there's so many things that you could do
with this. I don't care if they move. I'm just
saying if they do, these are things you can build in.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
I'm fine as long as they have one of those
those phone drinking machines as Martinelli's No, this is.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Okay, and I'll come back to what Nick wants here.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
I was thinking for for the pinners and how to
make them money. And I'm just like I saw, I's
automastive for sitting there. It's like a fake keg of
Martinelli and just and just put a small TV screen
on the mind Martin Ellie's distribution, uh bo.
Speaker 2 (14:26):
And I've just sitting there all day.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Like Homer Simps and just aw just got let Martinlli's
just drink it all.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
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Speaker 2 (14:43):
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Let's go right out to the KWA common Sparrell. Well,
I had to bring on my guy, Jake Heaps, Russell
Wilson's personal quarterback.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Coach and now the head coach at Legend. Jake, how
you doing.
Speaker 7 (15:14):
Great?
Speaker 6 (15:14):
How are you doing?
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Guys?
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Doing pretty well? Brother, doing pretty well your voice. First
of all, congratulations on getting the Legend job.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
What made you wanted to get into high school football coaching.
Let's let's start there, and then I obviously want to
touch on the Garret Boles and hows.
Speaker 6 (15:30):
But today, well, that's a fantastic question. I mean, honestly,
this thing came up kind of as a surprise to me.
Certainly wasn't something that I was looking at in the
immediate future, but it knew it was something that, you know,
down the road I would always love to get into.
And you know, Legend High School is not only in
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close proximity to where I live, but also it's a
special place. It's a special program. And when Mine Zealand
retired after getting the Legend Titan football program to state
for the first time in school history, I was approached
by the athletic director about the job, and pretty quickly
it started to come together. That this was an awesome
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place and it was a great fit for me. And
I've had plenty of coaching opportunities and opportunities to get
into that world at various levels at different times, and
it's a tough life, that's a grind, and I think
the high school level is a fantastic way to not
only get in on the competitive side of things, but
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also have a tremendous impact in these young people's lives.
And that's something that really stands out to me. And
Legend High School wasn't looking for any place. I was
looking for a d place and I feel like that
that Legend is the place and a special special place
for me to get involved with. So super excited about it, Jig.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
I'm sure everyone when they saw the tweet from Legends
about you joining as a head coach, Everyone's really excited
and excited about it.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
But I think more questions were raised.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
About Garrett Bose being named the director of player Development,
and most fans started to go start asking himself Garret
Boles leaving, is it retiring? So I'll let you kind
of fill in.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
The gaps as far as how that manifested.
Speaker 6 (17:21):
No, No, he's not going anywhere. The Broncos country doesn't
have to worry about that, that's for sure. You know, listen,
I can't pull out the same dollar amount that the
Broncos can. You know, you know, it's as much as
I can try. You know, it's just not going to
be quite the same. And that you know, four year
deal that he just signed. But you know, this is
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something that really speaks to the two of us, you know,
one being you know, close friends and all that, but
just seeing him as a mentor. This is a volunteer,
purely volunteer thing for Garrett and and honestly, this is
something that is exciting for me, for the kids, for him.
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He's just a tremendous human being, guys. I mean, he
is incredible with the work that he does with the
Enderpillvirid's youth and the youth, the struggling youth in the
court system, and just I've been able to see up
close and personal how much he cares and how much
he wants to help those that are struggling in the
need because he was one of those kids, right and
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he's overcome so much in his personal life and then
in his football life that I don't know if there's
anybody out there that you would want to have be
around your kids to be an example as to you know,
how to overcome and persevere hard times and challenges and guys,
this is the way that I view this. I don't
view this as just a high school level. I view
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this as I want to do this better than it's
ever been done before. I want to do this to
have a well rounded athlete in every facet of their life.
And you know, Garrett brings that, and he's just so
excited to help these young athletes achieve their goals in
whatever way, shape or form that he.
Speaker 8 (19:06):
Can help them with.
Speaker 6 (19:07):
And uh, and so it's a tremendous asset for us.
We're so excited, he's excited and this this is going
to be something special.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Yeah, I'll looking forward to talking with Jay Keeps to
head coach over at Legend.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
You had a chance to be with the team.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
Do they know they're in the presence of celebrity given
your cameo on Hard Knocks episode three?
Speaker 2 (19:27):
You know.
Speaker 8 (19:29):
If they don't, they're going to find out that we're
going to play that meeting. They're going to find out
very quickly.
Speaker 6 (19:36):
Now listen, this is this is something with these guys.
I think they understand, you know, the experiences that I've
had throughout my career as a player and also as
a coach, that this is an exciting opportunity and that
there's a lot of different experiences that you can drop
from and h in my career, unfortunately and fortunately is
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as a player it wasn't great. But being able to
be in so many different programs, be a part of,
you know, so many different levels of play, you learn
so much, right and then obviously through the work that
I've done with Russell and and all that you're a
part of so many different systems and coaches and philosophies
and here's what works, it doesn't work. And so you know,
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coming in with a very clear vision as to what
we want to do with this program, and obviously we're
so thrilled and excited and you know, we can't wait
and do to those resources. Now. I'm trying to do
everything that I can at my disposal to give them
the very best. And here you go an opportunity for
them to rub shoulders with one of the all time
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great Bronco players and all Pro left tackle in Garrett Bowles.
And you know, we're just getting.
Speaker 3 (20:47):
Started now based on you know, your teenor in the
NFL and the fact that you work with Russell and
you know, the biggest question is there's a lot of
quarterbacks coming out in this particular draft. You know, when
you evalue quarterbacks where you help them with their skills, Well,
what do you see is some of the bigger issues
that quarterbacks who are transitioning from the collegiate level to
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the pro level struggle with the most Well, Nick, I.
Speaker 6 (21:12):
Mean you've seen this as a player, man. I mean
you get into the locker room and it's all about
the intangibles. It's the intangibles of the player, and you
get to this level, everybody can spin the football right.
It's the work ethic, it's the drive, It's the dedication
to being the very best at your craft, being able
to bring guys in and have them rally around you.
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Right when it becomes crunch time and the game is
on the line. Do you fold or do you rise
up and live for those moments? And I think that
that's something that's sometimes difficult to evaluate. But when I'm
in this process, and especially when I get to you know,
as the head coach at the elite eleven. I get
a chance to see these guys at are really young age, right,
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the best high school quarterbacks in the country, And you
get to evaluate these guys and you get to see
him in years. You know, you go by all right,
who succeeded, who didn't, and a lot of those guys
they just have this factor about the man that they
just they've got a quiet confidence, they're humble, they're willing
to work, they know who they are, and uh, then
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obviously they're super talented. I think I think it's being
tangibles that really separate these guys. Uh at the next level.
Speaker 1 (22:27):
Talking with Jay Keeps, who head coach at Legend and
Russell Wilson's personal quarterback coach. Ake you looking for a
you're looking for a washed wide receiver coach to help
you out over there?
Speaker 2 (22:36):
I know a guy.
Speaker 7 (22:39):
You know, guy, Hey, you know, we can go through
the application process and then the resume. You know, let's
see how the interview goes, and then uh, you know, listen,
we we'll see what we'll see if you've got what
it takes to be a part of the program.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Hey, I don't know, no, get with a good time.
I will absolutely for the application.
Speaker 1 (22:57):
What do you planning on bringing there the legend in
terms of in terms of the offense, what what from
what you've done, what are you planning on bringing to
to that school in terms of what they're gonna what
you're gonna run on offense?
Speaker 6 (23:07):
Right, that's a great that's a great question because you know, honestly,
you could get caught up in, Hey, you know, we're
going to run an NFL post style offense, this and that,
and that's really been my world.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
You know, for the last gosh, I'm.
Speaker 6 (23:19):
Getting old guys now, it's been almost fifteen years. But really,
what we're doing is we're going to be a spread offense.
We're going to be up tempo, we're going to be
on the ball, we're going to push it, and you know,
we're gonna we're going to dictate the terms of the
game from an offensive perspective, and we're going to make
sure that everybody has to worry about every into that field.
So you know, we're going to attack in all areas.
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I'm super excited to get with our staff and really
dive into what that's going to look like. But we've
got a really exciting group of guys. You know guys
that were returning that you know, been part of the
state championship run this last season, and obviously we we
came up short one game, and a lot of these
kids are motivated. It's the mission this time around. So
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we've got a lot of work ahead of us. But
you know, that's what we're after from an offensive perspective,
and we're we're super excited to bring that to life
on Friday nights.
Speaker 3 (24:12):
You know, when it comes to to coaching, you know,
the biggest thing that sticks out to me, it's about
the teaching element of it and being as though that
you've been around some of the better players in the
league and some of the top collegiate talent coming out
in this this year's draft. How do you drive home
that mission to players who aspire to get to that
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level but they're only in high school?
Speaker 6 (24:37):
Nick, I mean, really, it's an everyday thing. It's a
lifestyle and developed being what that looks like for these
young men. You know, it's great to have dreams and
aspirations and talk about it, but I think that you know,
in this generation.
Speaker 2 (24:51):
You know that that's what it is.
Speaker 6 (24:52):
Right. You look at social media, you look at you know,
the posting and the hype videos and the conversations of
wanting to be great, but are you actually doing what
it requires right? And there's no other way around it.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
It takes what it.
Speaker 6 (25:06):
Takes, and you've got to be able to put the
systems in place to do that from an individual level,
from a team perspective, and so I think one of
those things that you know, we're going to try to
do is we're going to show them the way, make
it very clear to them as to how they can
go about accomplishing those goals and understanding that this is
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something that you've got to be dedicated to on a
day in and day out basis, and it's not just
about you, it's about your team and really embracing that
and diving into that. And so you know, that's the
fun part about this thing, Nick, And then it's just
you know, really being able to help these kids really understand,
you know, how they can achieve their dreams, how they
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can get there, and ultimately, as you said, you know,
the teaching element of it. You know, it's really fun
to be able to get at this level and really
help these guys truly understand the game from a fundamental perspective.
Speaker 3 (26:01):
I'm glad you speaking of a fundamental and I don't
know if you can answer this question, but I figured
that I would ask the question anyway.
Speaker 2 (26:09):
Well, when it comes to.
Speaker 3 (26:10):
Training quarterbacks and quarterbacks like Will Howard, I mean, how
do you kind of help prepare him for that next
level because obviously the conversations is about Shador and cam.
How do you keep him mentally strong and focus on
his fine fine tune in the final points of his
game to make sure he's writing, prepare when he goes
out and work for scouts.
Speaker 6 (26:32):
That's a great question, Nick, because number one, I don't
have to have I don't have to worry about him
worried about other guys. I mean, his whole career, he's
been undervalued, underappreciated, and overlooked. From the time he was
in high school. He wasn't going to lead eleven quarterback,
didn't have a ton of big time offers, and he
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overcame and he goes to Kansas City and he battles
it out with a number of different guys and he
ended up performing at a high level and you know,
helps that team win at a very high level. And
still towards the end it didn't end on necessarily the
greatest know and he ends up at Ohio State and
Ohio State fans, this isn't the sexy transfer that's coming
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in and and this and that, and there's a lot
of questions about Will Howard and then what did you
go do? He becomes one of the you know, foundational
leaders of the team and and they go and win
a national championship and he's a huge part of that.
So this guy just has that hit factor about him.
I personally believe that he's the most pro ready quarterback
in this trap. Been in meetings with this guy and
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he's unbelievable from that perspective. And then you know, look,
it's it's about helping them understand, you know, where they
can grow as a player, showing that to them and
being able to back up what you preach right and
then being able to feel it for themselves. And so
I think that that's ultimately where it's at. And at
this level, you're doing with the best of the best.
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So you're not going to re do their entire throwing motion,
their entire fundamentals, But where can we get that secret
sauce of that one percent that's going to allow them
to be a better player in areas that they were
struggling with or not as efficient. And that's really the
job that you have as a quarterback coach at this
specific level. And that's the fun part. That's the fun
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part working with them. And then also you've got to
prove it every day with these guys that what you
say has value and that it actually works and then
it's not just some talking point, you know. And so
I think that's the fun part in this process. And
Will's just he's one of those guys. Man, He's super
dedicated to what he does, and I think he's going
to win a lot of people over when it comes
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to the Combine pro day getting in front of these
guys and talking in front of him, I think he's
really going to have a chance to rise.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
Up the draft board.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
Yeah, Jake, you talked a little bit about what Garat
Bowles brings to the table in terms of, you know,
being associated and affiliated with the program there and he's experienced.
Isn't doing that but your own experiences and the hardships
that you faced going through this, do you believe that
gives you an additional edge to be able to get
through and prepare these kids for life?
Speaker 6 (29:10):
Then can you say that one more time? Sorry, well
I just out on me.
Speaker 1 (29:13):
You're, yeah, wondering if you believe that we talked a
little bit Garrett's experiences and the hardship that he can
coming up, but your your you know experience and you know,
hitting the transfers and everything else that you went through.
Do you believe that this is going to better prepare
these kids for life?
Speaker 8 (29:30):
Absolutely?
Speaker 6 (29:31):
Absolutely, Because I'm not just talking about the you know,
I'm not talking about it from a motto, from just
a cheesy catch phrase, you know, being able to do
hard things, overcome hard things, and come out on the
other side of it. This is something that I've lived
that I know, and that the ability to overcome and
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to have grit and be willing to take on hard
things is something that every athlete is going to have
to do. And not just not just saying it, but
walking through that and being a walking example of that
to these kids, I think is powerful and it allows
you to have a little bit more buy in. You
get the ears, you know, you get you know, guys
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sitting on the edge of their seat and perking up
a little bit more than normal, and so I view
that as an asset, and I view on planning that
you know, those life experiences as being able to help
guide and show these these young men the way in
whatever trials that they that they face.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
Well, Jack, we appreciate you take some time out tonight
to talk to us, and I'll get that application over
to you asap.
Speaker 2 (30:37):
Brother.
Speaker 6 (30:39):
All right, man, hey, I'm waiting for it.
Speaker 1 (30:41):
Nick.
Speaker 8 (30:41):
Listen, buddy, I know you're busy and you've got things
going on, but listen, hey, the DBS they could use
your help to you know. So, like I said, I'm
always going to work it. So I'm expecting those applications.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
Boys, We'll make it happen.
Speaker 1 (30:53):
I'll make sure he I think I told me he
will work for Martinelli's Apple Juice. By the way, I'm
letting you know, if you want to sweeten evil, that's
the way to get to get you in there.
Speaker 2 (31:03):
Certainly take the time on. All right, we appreciate you
taking the time.
Speaker 6 (31:08):
Man.
Speaker 1 (31:08):
We'll we'll loosen forward to that. I'll make sure that
uh that sweetens the pot. And looking forward to see
what you do there. Congratulations on I'm getting the gig,
get the legend. J Keats Russell Wilson's private quarterbacks coach
now the head coach at Legend here in uh in Colorado,
looking forward to seeing what that program can do. Then
that's today that garre Bowles the Broncos left tack were
gonna be the director of the director of h player personnel.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
Yes, I believe it was the title.
Speaker 1 (31:31):
Yeah, that's gonna be uh, it's gonna be fascinating. I'm
not kidding. I'm actually gonna go put an application in there.
See you'll hire me, We'll see what happens.
Speaker 2 (31:36):
We'll see for you.
Speaker 3 (31:37):
We already know where you're staying. You just want to
run the ball, So I don't know why you actually ask.
Speaker 2 (31:41):
Yeah, I'm trying, all though I've been what happened for receivers.
Cach was like, no, this would be like run game court.
He already said that he's gonna go up tempo and
throw the ball. So I gotta you know, I gotta
get in there and like you, I mean, that's not
what you do. Well, I that's not what I did.
Is I'm an option quarterback?
Speaker 3 (31:58):
Yes, but anyone that knows anything about you, it's about
ground and pound, just setting up there, getting full house
backfield and just running the ball.
Speaker 2 (32:05):
Well, I'm gonna try to influence these young minds. I'm
gonna bring it. I'm gonna find away.
Speaker 1 (32:09):
I'm gonna find a way to influence these young mindes.
We're gonna we're gonna get We're gonna have uh, We're
gonna really run a QB power out of out of uh,
out of the pistol.
Speaker 4 (32:16):
If I have the sway with Jake whatsoever best blocking
receivers in.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
Five A, all right, we'll be He'll be absolutely we'll
have a dominant blocking it. Whenever we run the ball,
those receivers be blocking their backsides off.
Speaker 2 (32:27):
Oh man, I can't believe this. Broncos Cutry night back
after this
The promises football Country tonight, not football Country tonight. From
here on a spike by and.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
The best efforts.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Broncos stadium talk has been the hot topic. The topic
de jure of late the potential for stadium to move. Obviously,
the lot and PTA group has looked at several locations
in addition to the current location. And I guess I
(00:29):
have multiple questions here. Do you want the stadium to move?
Do you want a different location? If somewhere would that be?
And then what are your must haves out of a
new stadium? Because I don't want a dome. I could
do a retractable roof, but I do not want I
hate dome football.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Okay, so let me start this. And she brought that up.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
The elements are part of Denver culture from a football standpoint,
and I know you say that you don't want it.
Zach Sieger's behind the glass. He is applauding those comments.
But here's what I say is that if you do
have a retractable roof which you can open and close,
now that means that you know, when you talk about
(01:08):
turning the stadium when the season is not in, it's
over into another cashcow revenue stream.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
You can do that.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I mean, think about what Jerry Jones has done with
Dallas being able to do so many different things. And
we've discussed this, and I've had this conversation with Vice
President of Football Operations Troy Vincent. Well, when will Denver
be able to hold host maybe a draft, right or
maybe a Super Bowl? I mean the draft is being hosted,
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of all places, in green Bay, Wisconsin, Yand.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
That I don't understand.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
If you've ever been to green Bay, Wisconsin, there's nothing
to well, you know, you got to go to.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Milwaukee to have some fun. Then that's a bad thing.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
But a retractable roof isn't bad from that standpoint. You still,
I mean, all the Roncos country, you still can leave
it open when it snows, but close it if you
want to.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I don't know, give me someone, uh, Jelly Row.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
If Jelly Row was coming here and it's in January February,
close the dome, right, you can do that.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
So I'm okay. If they did that, I.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Just I mean, retractable roof would be and then that
would be a concession for me. I just don't you know.
I mean, I lived in Saint Louis. I watched Rams
games at the over Jones Dome's. It's a different way
of watching football. It's not the same thing. Even even
when I was in Detroit and net Stadium was loud
and I appreciated, you know what they what they did.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
I hate it. I hate it. But balls meant to
be playing in the open air. I get that.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
But but what I'm proposing, it's almost as though you
didn't hear what I just said.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
I heard you, I heard I got a convention to it.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
For that, we got ball Arena.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
I'm not worried about the Walton Petter Group's earnings on
the Bronco. I'm really not to say to you is
like if if we were talking about the Raiders, you know,
if this was Raiders Nation tonight or whatever, I would
care about that because I want ownership to be able
to make money because they're kind of cash poor, and
that's becoming a more and more important part of an
NFL team.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
That's not a problem for the Wall and Pedrogroup. I
don't care about that.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Let me explain something to you right now here on
Brodgo's Country tonight.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
You know what billionaires love more than anything else, more money?
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Right think about what Jerry did in Jerry World. He's
got a high definition screen that is as long as
the field, right, and what is he hosted in that time?
Boxing matches, concerts, you name it. Because right now in
power field is empty. There are no games being played, right,
(03:37):
So you want to be able to host all types
of things like where you think about those tractor pulls
and those BMX or whatever kind of competitions. You only
can do that like in a summer when the weather
is great. Well, right now, I mean the country is
in this kind of winter wonderland right now. You close
the dome, you host these events and know what, you
make more money, mo money.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
More money.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
I'm look, I'm just saying, first of all, I don't
mind the current location. If they wanted to go to
a different location where you're not fighting to the teeth
of downtown traffic. In addition to doing all that, I
would mind. I don't like about the airport. I mean,
I don't care if they do that. I don't care
where they where they put the stadium. I don't care.
It could stay where it is, it can move, So
I don't care the where. That doesn't bother me, And
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honestly put it I don't know, right next to the airport,
but out in that general region, I mean, you got
plenty of cheap land. You can create a giant megalopolis
structure where you can tons of parking, uh, you know,
all that kind of stuff. It feels to me like
that's that's the direction I would go.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Whatever. I don't care.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
What I do care about is what's in that stadium
as far as it goes, and I want to make
sure it's open air or has the capability of being
open air.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Okay, So we live in different Colorado, and I've said
this for years, right, so so book it. This would
be my receipts if they actually did it. Like you
can charge a premium seating, right, those PSL and all
of those those individuals who are sitting out in the
stands have those plug in seat warmers, right, that's their
premium se day. People will pay for that in Dinver, Colorado.
(05:09):
So when you're talking about additions to stadiums, that's what
I want. Obviously you can go jumbo tron and all that. No, no, no, no, see,
I want some of the just kind of meager accommodations
for me. You know, I eat a certain way offer
me some more healthy food choices, right because even though
when I living in California, we still in a space
where people do a lot of outdoors activities, right, so
(05:33):
for you know, like eating goat and and you know
used to call this da both he and DJ Williams.
He used to call me a tree hugger, right because
I ate granola and I did more healthy things. You
know what, there's a section of Broncos country that are
granola eating tree huggers just like I am.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
We need to make.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
Sure that the food kinter fits those same individuals.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
And then there are people like me who want their
burgers slathered in between two donuts with bacon on it.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
To make sure they got that too, well, and.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Playing to both of you guys, we've seen the Atlanta
Falcons when they opened their new, you know, glorious stadium.
They built in I don't know how they did it,
but they built in cheaper concession prices where price of
hot dogs went from eight dollars to two dollars, and
so it just went from ten dollars to two dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Even if it's you know, adding.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
More healthy options but keeping the unhealthy options cheaper.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Could you get a subsidized stadium a t easier to
do that.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
When you have a taxpayer subsidize in the stadium, it's
easier to turn the food prices down low and then
work them back up and you know, as you go along.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
But that's the other thing too.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Okay, Well, when fans look at the pinners, there were
seventy billion dollars. So usually with some of these stadiums
are funded, you're getting you know, public funding. Like you
think about what happened with so far right, they use
a lot of their own money to be able to
do that. Now, they did get a little from from
the public, but the majority of it came on their
(06:54):
own pocket. Now that's the thing will Broncos count would
be willing to put in on that. So for me,
looking at the fact that we're twenty twenty five, the
Broncos stadium license expires in twenty thirty, and it takes
four years to kind of possibly build the stadium.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
They got to make a decision by the end of
the season what they're doing.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Yeah, I mean, do you update the current stadium that's there?
Do you just get enough updates and go from there?
To me, that's fighting a losing battle. I mean you're
doing that, but I mean.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Stadium over there is what twenty something years old, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
It was built in two thousand and one.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
All right, well there you go. Yeah, it's over twenty
years old, almost twenty five years old.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
But it doesn't look old and Decrepit is not decrepit.
But it's twenty five years old. I mean, you know,
and they put a lot of money into putting that giant,
you know, big screen up there, and you know, redoing
the turf for a couple of years and all that
kind of stuff. I'm all, I'm happy they've done those things.
I think at the end of the day, though, if
you want to put put together a new stadium, technological
marvel that's going to carry you for the next fifty
(07:56):
the way that look like the technological marvel, what would
they have to have? You've been inside the stadium in
a little Los Angeles or Atlanta.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Yes, because I haven't.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
My God, Okay, so I feel like I'm on the
deck of the starship Enterprise.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
I know, Balmer out in Los Angeles with the Clippers.
He put an absorbent amount of money into that stadium.
Do the Broncos need to do that right now. But
once again, all those fancy bills and are they really needed?
And because for me it's like, are you enhancing the
fan experience?
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Well, that's that's the thing, because it enhance the fan experience.
I mean, you're gonna want to put in a new
one of the new things you your Wi Fi and
all that kind of stuff. And I've already had what
they do. But it's kind of like the Center old
High Speed.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Well I'm saying that to what they have was integrated
after the stadium obviously because the advent of WiFi really
didn't occur until after the stadium was built.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
It's cut the costs right there. The money needs to do.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
Listen, Benjamin has Benjamin Albright is wide a lot of things.
Speaker 5 (08:55):
Right as far as I'm not laying table, I'm not
going anywhere years behind me, going the years behind me.
I said, you what the last the last job I
did laying cable for anybody I did is a favorite
of a friend, you guess more than Tansy. But that
when doctor when when Nelson when they were putting together
that new office or whatever, and I did him.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
A favor of the Listen, you can do this again,
sub contract with the colored people. Put some money in
some subcontract the Brokos millions of dollars right and go
in your pocket.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
I mean they can pay you a half a million
dollars to go ahead and do that what we call
that would than happening.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Oh my goodness, yes, okay, million dollars to wire something
like that.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
All right, So so wi Fi what else are you
want that? Then? One was high speed internet.
Speaker 4 (09:38):
Well, and some of those Steve Palmer things like I
just I think they're pretty cool. I think they do
make the fans perious if you want to have some
of those. Uh, I don't know what the great screens
or I think so they got the old astree like.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
That, I mean basketball and arenas holding like twenty thousand people.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
That's what happened. I mean, you know you talked about
the seat warbers. You could do like that, you know.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
Yeah, there's different things that you can do to add
to the overall fan experiences or bathrooms, bathrooms and who
doesn't miss the trough with the ice chip said.
Speaker 6 (10:09):
It come on.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
The ice chips in the little realm. Yeah whatever, yes,
and you got it. Now you've got advertising on the
blue things or whatever. It was the line from what
was that movie I love and I love Yeah, I
love you man for the guy's the real estate thing
and he puts it in the guys cap.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
You're nate on that man's face. The guy's on the
hurdle cakes. So being one haspy smeed Internet, that's a bathroom,
that's a standard. Those are things you gotta you know,
those are these are all things you got to put in.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
Their concessions, which we talked about. And I'm with Ben,
no no roof, no roof, no roof.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
We're talking about making money. You guys are losing money.
I'm like that Alice Mertens song, except instead of roots,
it's roof. I got no roof.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Come on.
Speaker 4 (10:54):
The Broncos are orange and blue because of the sky
in Colorado. Are you going to block out the sky
for the football team?
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Uh? Hence the word retractable. You open it, you hit
a butN it opens up. You see the roof. But
in these types of months, right even when it's cold,
right now, you close it. Now you can host the drafts, yeah,
and you can hold the Super Bowl.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
You can solost the draft down all on at the
convention center. You're don't have to be in the stadium.
Green Bays host in the draft, green Bay doesn't have
to do They're not doing it in the stadium. But
it's not a dome. Yeah, you don't have to do
a draft in the stadium.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
I'm just saying, Okay, hosting a super Bowl, you don't
even attract.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
The moroof for that. What do you mean we don't know?
Speaker 3 (11:33):
Super Bowl?
Speaker 1 (11:35):
Wait, you play the ANC Championship, the SC Championship in
the elements.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
See.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
See, here's the thing.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Even though we have media Robbigers who were able to
do to kind of indicate when the weather's coming in,
but we know what the mountains is gonna do when
Mother Nation decides to dumpself snow and he go like,
well we already have a super Bowl plan and now
we got eighteen inches of snow.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
I'm here for it.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
No, why is this is not the Green Bay we played?
We played when you wo the Rams played the field. No,
if the Eagles in those same conditions, we can't have
the super.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
Bowl and those Oh what we want, it is what
we want, It's what I want. Let's see you see.
That's the thing I'm speaking singularly comes back to what
you were doing we in the cyst, now what we want?
You're speaking for Dick Ferguson here. It was just we. No,
it just we.
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Wait.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
I'm not speaking on behalf of Nick Ferguson because I'm
not getting money out of this. I'm speaking on my
half of the pin Or family because for one, you
close the dome, you have an opportunity to make more money.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
That's all I'm saying. They can put it in air stadium,
in a concert hole next week. Listen, I'm all about
making more money.
Speaker 4 (12:32):
I say, we pass around a hat and for the Yeah, they're.
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Broncos game right now.
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That's what I'm saying.
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You have to create a part.
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you off. On top of that, you got park dude.
I mean, there's so many things that you could do
with this. I don't care if they move. I'm just
saying if they do, these are things you can build in.
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Granted podcast grants best podcast as well, always a good listen.
Let's go right out to the KWA common Sparrell. Well,
I had to bring on my guy, Jake Heaps, Russell
Wilson's personal quarterback.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Coach and now the head coach at Legend. Jake, how
you doing.
Speaker 7 (15:14):
Great?
Speaker 6 (15:14):
How are you doing?
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Guys?
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Doing pretty well? Brother, doing pretty well your voice. First
of all, congratulations on getting the Legend job.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
What made you wanted to get into high school football coaching.
Let's let's start there, and then I obviously want to
touch on the Garret Boles and hows.
Speaker 6 (15:30):
But today, well, that's a fantastic question. I mean, honestly,
this thing came up kind of as a surprise to me.
Certainly wasn't something that I was looking at in the
immediate future, but it knew it was something that, you know,
down the road I would always love to get into.
And you know, Legend High School is not only in
(15:51):
close proximity to where I live, but also it's a
special place. It's a special program. And when Mine Zealand
retired after getting the Legend Titan football program to state
for the first time in school history, I was approached
by the athletic director about the job, and pretty quickly
it started to come together. That this was an awesome
(16:13):
place and it was a great fit for me. And
I've had plenty of coaching opportunities and opportunities to get
into that world at various levels at different times, and
it's a tough life, that's a grind, and I think
the high school level is a fantastic way to not
only get in on the competitive side of things, but
(16:34):
also have a tremendous impact in these young people's lives.
And that's something that really stands out to me. And
Legend High School wasn't looking for any place. I was
looking for a d place and I feel like that
that Legend is the place and a special special place
for me to get involved with. So super excited about it, Jig.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
I'm sure everyone when they saw the tweet from Legends
about you joining as a head coach, Everyone's really excited
and excited about it.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
But I think more questions were raised.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
About Garrett Bose being named the director of player Development,
and most fans started to go start asking himself Garret
Boles leaving, is it retiring? So I'll let you kind
of fill in.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
The gaps as far as how that manifested.
Speaker 6 (17:21):
No, No, he's not going anywhere. The Broncos country doesn't
have to worry about that, that's for sure. You know, listen,
I can't pull out the same dollar amount that the
Broncos can. You know, you know, it's as much as
I can try. You know, it's just not going to
be quite the same. And that you know, four year
deal that he just signed. But you know, this is
(17:44):
something that really speaks to the two of us, you know,
one being you know, close friends and all that, but
just seeing him as a mentor. This is a volunteer,
purely volunteer thing for Garrett and and honestly, this is
something that is exciting for me, for the kids, for him.
(18:04):
He's just a tremendous human being, guys. I mean, he
is incredible with the work that he does with the
Enderpillvirid's youth and the youth, the struggling youth in the
court system, and just I've been able to see up
close and personal how much he cares and how much
he wants to help those that are struggling in the
need because he was one of those kids, right and
(18:25):
he's overcome so much in his personal life and then
in his football life that I don't know if there's
anybody out there that you would want to have be
around your kids to be an example as to you know,
how to overcome and persevere hard times and challenges and guys,
this is the way that I view this. I don't
view this as just a high school level. I view
(18:46):
this as I want to do this better than it's
ever been done before. I want to do this to
have a well rounded athlete in every facet of their life.
And you know, Garrett brings that, and he's just so
excited to help these young athletes achieve their goals in
whatever way, shape or form that he.
Speaker 8 (19:06):
Can help them with.
Speaker 6 (19:07):
And uh, and so it's a tremendous asset for us.
We're so excited, he's excited and this this is going
to be something special.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Yeah, I'll looking forward to talking with Jay Keeps to
head coach over at Legend.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
You had a chance to be with the team.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
Do they know they're in the presence of celebrity given
your cameo on Hard Knocks episode three?
Speaker 2 (19:27):
You know.
Speaker 8 (19:29):
If they don't, they're going to find out that we're
going to play that meeting. They're going to find out
very quickly.
Speaker 6 (19:36):
Now listen, this is this is something with these guys.
I think they understand, you know, the experiences that I've
had throughout my career as a player and also as
a coach, that this is an exciting opportunity and that
there's a lot of different experiences that you can drop
from and h in my career, unfortunately and fortunately is
(19:59):
as a player it wasn't great. But being able to
be in so many different programs, be a part of,
you know, so many different levels of play, you learn
so much, right and then obviously through the work that
I've done with Russell and and all that you're a
part of so many different systems and coaches and philosophies
and here's what works, it doesn't work. And so you know,
(20:19):
coming in with a very clear vision as to what
we want to do with this program, and obviously we're
so thrilled and excited and you know, we can't wait
and do to those resources. Now. I'm trying to do
everything that I can at my disposal to give them
the very best. And here you go an opportunity for
them to rub shoulders with one of the all time
(20:40):
great Bronco players and all Pro left tackle in Garrett Bowles.
And you know, we're just getting.
Speaker 3 (20:47):
Started now based on you know, your teenor in the
NFL and the fact that you work with Russell and
you know, the biggest question is there's a lot of
quarterbacks coming out in this particular draft. You know, when
you evalue quarterbacks where you help them with their skills, Well,
what do you see is some of the bigger issues
that quarterbacks who are transitioning from the collegiate level to
(21:09):
the pro level struggle with the most Well, Nick, I.
Speaker 6 (21:12):
Mean you've seen this as a player, man. I mean
you get into the locker room and it's all about
the intangibles. It's the intangibles of the player, and you
get to this level, everybody can spin the football right.
It's the work ethic, it's the drive, It's the dedication
to being the very best at your craft, being able
to bring guys in and have them rally around you.
(21:34):
Right when it becomes crunch time and the game is
on the line. Do you fold or do you rise
up and live for those moments? And I think that
that's something that's sometimes difficult to evaluate. But when I'm
in this process, and especially when I get to you know,
as the head coach at the elite eleven. I get
a chance to see these guys at are really young age, right,
(21:57):
the best high school quarterbacks in the country, And you
get to evaluate these guys and you get to see
him in years. You know, you go by all right,
who succeeded, who didn't, and a lot of those guys
they just have this factor about the man that they
just they've got a quiet confidence, they're humble, they're willing
to work, they know who they are, and uh, then
(22:20):
obviously they're super talented. I think I think it's being
tangibles that really separate these guys. Uh at the next level.
Speaker 1 (22:27):
Talking with Jay Keeps, who head coach at Legend and
Russell Wilson's personal quarterback coach. Ake you looking for a
you're looking for a washed wide receiver coach to help
you out over there?
Speaker 2 (22:36):
I know a guy.
Speaker 7 (22:39):
You know, guy, Hey, you know, we can go through
the application process and then the resume. You know, let's
see how the interview goes, and then uh, you know, listen,
we we'll see what we'll see if you've got what
it takes to be a part of the program.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Hey, I don't know, no, get with a good time.
I will absolutely for the application.
Speaker 1 (22:57):
What do you planning on bringing there the legend in
terms of in terms of the offense, what what from
what you've done, what are you planning on bringing to
to that school in terms of what they're gonna what
you're gonna run on offense?
Speaker 6 (23:07):
Right, that's a great that's a great question because you know, honestly,
you could get caught up in, Hey, you know, we're
going to run an NFL post style offense, this and that,
and that's really been my world.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
You know, for the last gosh, I'm.
Speaker 6 (23:19):
Getting old guys now, it's been almost fifteen years. But really,
what we're doing is we're going to be a spread offense.
We're going to be up tempo, we're going to be
on the ball, we're going to push it, and you know,
we're gonna we're going to dictate the terms of the
game from an offensive perspective, and we're going to make
sure that everybody has to worry about every into that field.
So you know, we're going to attack in all areas.
(23:41):
I'm super excited to get with our staff and really
dive into what that's going to look like. But we've
got a really exciting group of guys. You know guys
that were returning that you know, been part of the
state championship run this last season, and obviously we we
came up short one game, and a lot of these
kids are motivated. It's the mission this time around. So
(24:01):
we've got a lot of work ahead of us. But
you know, that's what we're after from an offensive perspective,
and we're we're super excited to bring that to life
on Friday nights.
Speaker 3 (24:12):
You know, when it comes to to coaching, you know,
the biggest thing that sticks out to me, it's about
the teaching element of it and being as though that
you've been around some of the better players in the
league and some of the top collegiate talent coming out
in this this year's draft. How do you drive home
that mission to players who aspire to get to that
(24:34):
level but they're only in high school?
Speaker 6 (24:37):
Nick, I mean, really, it's an everyday thing. It's a
lifestyle and developed being what that looks like for these
young men. You know, it's great to have dreams and
aspirations and talk about it, but I think that you know,
in this generation.
Speaker 2 (24:51):
You know that that's what it is.
Speaker 6 (24:52):
Right. You look at social media, you look at you know,
the posting and the hype videos and the conversations of
wanting to be great, but are you actually doing what
it requires right? And there's no other way around it.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
It takes what it.
Speaker 6 (25:06):
Takes, and you've got to be able to put the
systems in place to do that from an individual level,
from a team perspective, and so I think one of
those things that you know, we're going to try to
do is we're going to show them the way, make
it very clear to them as to how they can
go about accomplishing those goals and understanding that this is
(25:27):
something that you've got to be dedicated to on a
day in and day out basis, and it's not just
about you, it's about your team and really embracing that
and diving into that. And so you know, that's the
fun part about this thing, Nick, And then it's just
you know, really being able to help these kids really understand,
you know, how they can achieve their dreams, how they
(25:48):
can get there, and ultimately, as you said, you know,
the teaching element of it. You know, it's really fun
to be able to get at this level and really
help these guys truly understand the game from a fundamental perspective.
Speaker 3 (26:01):
I'm glad you speaking of a fundamental and I don't
know if you can answer this question, but I figured
that I would ask the question anyway.
Speaker 2 (26:09):
Well, when it comes to.
Speaker 3 (26:10):
Training quarterbacks and quarterbacks like Will Howard, I mean, how
do you kind of help prepare him for that next
level because obviously the conversations is about Shador and cam.
How do you keep him mentally strong and focus on
his fine fine tune in the final points of his
game to make sure he's writing, prepare when he goes
out and work for scouts.
Speaker 6 (26:32):
That's a great question, Nick, because number one, I don't
have to have I don't have to worry about him
worried about other guys. I mean, his whole career, he's
been undervalued, underappreciated, and overlooked. From the time he was
in high school. He wasn't going to lead eleven quarterback,
didn't have a ton of big time offers, and he
(26:53):
overcame and he goes to Kansas City and he battles
it out with a number of different guys and he
ended up performing at a high level and you know,
helps that team win at a very high level. And
still towards the end it didn't end on necessarily the
greatest know and he ends up at Ohio State and
Ohio State fans, this isn't the sexy transfer that's coming
(27:16):
in and and this and that, and there's a lot
of questions about Will Howard and then what did you
go do? He becomes one of the you know, foundational
leaders of the team and and they go and win
a national championship and he's a huge part of that.
So this guy just has that hit factor about him.
I personally believe that he's the most pro ready quarterback
in this trap. Been in meetings with this guy and
(27:39):
he's unbelievable from that perspective. And then you know, look,
it's it's about helping them understand, you know, where they
can grow as a player, showing that to them and
being able to back up what you preach right and
then being able to feel it for themselves. And so
I think that that's ultimately where it's at. And at
this level, you're doing with the best of the best.
(28:01):
So you're not going to re do their entire throwing motion,
their entire fundamentals, But where can we get that secret
sauce of that one percent that's going to allow them
to be a better player in areas that they were
struggling with or not as efficient. And that's really the
job that you have as a quarterback coach at this
specific level. And that's the fun part. That's the fun
(28:22):
part working with them. And then also you've got to
prove it every day with these guys that what you
say has value and that it actually works and then
it's not just some talking point, you know. And so
I think that's the fun part in this process. And
Will's just he's one of those guys. Man, He's super
dedicated to what he does, and I think he's going
to win a lot of people over when it comes
(28:43):
to the Combine pro day getting in front of these
guys and talking in front of him, I think he's
really going to have a chance to rise.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
Up the draft board.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
Yeah, Jake, you talked a little bit about what Garat
Bowles brings to the table in terms of, you know,
being associated and affiliated with the program there and he's experienced.
Isn't doing that but your own experiences and the hardships
that you faced going through this, do you believe that
gives you an additional edge to be able to get
through and prepare these kids for life?
Speaker 6 (29:10):
Then can you say that one more time? Sorry, well
I just out on me.
Speaker 1 (29:13):
You're, yeah, wondering if you believe that we talked a
little bit Garrett's experiences and the hardship that he can
coming up, but your your you know experience and you know,
hitting the transfers and everything else that you went through.
Do you believe that this is going to better prepare
these kids for life?
Speaker 8 (29:30):
Absolutely?
Speaker 6 (29:31):
Absolutely, Because I'm not just talking about the you know,
I'm not talking about it from a motto, from just
a cheesy catch phrase, you know, being able to do
hard things, overcome hard things, and come out on the
other side of it. This is something that I've lived
that I know, and that the ability to overcome and
(29:54):
to have grit and be willing to take on hard
things is something that every athlete is going to have
to do. And not just not just saying it, but
walking through that and being a walking example of that
to these kids, I think is powerful and it allows
you to have a little bit more buy in. You
get the ears, you know, you get you know, guys
(30:15):
sitting on the edge of their seat and perking up
a little bit more than normal, and so I view
that as an asset, and I view on planning that
you know, those life experiences as being able to help
guide and show these these young men the way in
whatever trials that they that they face.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
Well, Jack, we appreciate you take some time out tonight
to talk to us, and I'll get that application over
to you asap.
Speaker 2 (30:37):
Brother.
Speaker 6 (30:39):
All right, man, hey, I'm waiting for it.
Speaker 1 (30:41):
Nick.
Speaker 8 (30:41):
Listen, buddy, I know you're busy and you've got things
going on, but listen, hey, the DBS they could use
your help to you know. So, like I said, I'm
always going to work it. So I'm expecting those applications.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
Boys, We'll make it happen.
Speaker 1 (30:53):
I'll make sure he I think I told me he
will work for Martinelli's Apple Juice. By the way, I'm
letting you know, if you want to sweeten evil, that's
the way to get to get you in there.
Speaker 2 (31:03):
Certainly take the time on. All right, we appreciate you
taking the time.
Speaker 6 (31:08):
Man.
Speaker 1 (31:08):
We'll we'll loosen forward to that. I'll make sure that
uh that sweetens the pot. And looking forward to see
what you do there. Congratulations on I'm getting the gig,
get the legend. J Keats Russell Wilson's private quarterbacks coach
now the head coach at Legend here in uh in Colorado,
looking forward to seeing what that program can do. Then
that's today that garre Bowles the Broncos left tack were
gonna be the director of the director of h player personnel.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
Yes, I believe it was the title.
Speaker 1 (31:31):
Yeah, that's gonna be uh, it's gonna be fascinating. I'm
not kidding. I'm actually gonna go put an application in there.
See you'll hire me, We'll see what happens.
Speaker 2 (31:36):
We'll see for you.
Speaker 3 (31:37):
We already know where you're staying. You just want to
run the ball, So I don't know why you actually ask.
Speaker 2 (31:41):
Yeah, I'm trying, all though I've been what happened for receivers.
Cach was like, no, this would be like run game court.
He already said that he's gonna go up tempo and
throw the ball. So I gotta you know, I gotta
get in there and like you, I mean, that's not
what you do. Well, I that's not what I did.
Is I'm an option quarterback?
Speaker 3 (31:58):
Yes, but anyone that knows anything about you, it's about
ground and pound, just setting up there, getting full house
backfield and just running the ball.
Speaker 2 (32:05):
Well, I'm gonna try to influence these young minds. I'm
gonna bring it. I'm gonna find away.
Speaker 1 (32:09):
I'm gonna find a way to influence these young mindes.
We're gonna we're gonna get We're gonna have uh, We're
gonna really run a QB power out of out of uh,
out of the pistol.
Speaker 4 (32:16):
If I have the sway with Jake whatsoever best blocking
receivers in.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
Five A, all right, we'll be He'll be absolutely we'll
have a dominant blocking it. Whenever we run the ball,
those receivers be blocking their backsides off.
Speaker 2 (32:27):
Oh man, I can't believe this. Broncos Cutry night back
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