06-26-25 Hour 3 of Broncos Country Tonight with Cody Roark

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
You want to get involved in the show.

Speaker 2 (00:00):
You text on the common Spirit health text one five
six six nine. Zerold shout out to our man d
wy in monument says, Philly's the top d that Deverell faced,
along with the Chargers and Texans in there very much
in alignment with our guy. Nick Ferguson says, no one
really worries him about the top quarterback Mahomes Burrow and
either Jalen Hurtz, Jordan Love, Jayden Daniels, or Justin Herbert

(00:25):
as that third guy. So shouts our man d Why
in monument but so much And as we were teasing
before we're getting ready to come back, here is a
lot of these teams that have these intact rosters. I
think you look at Philadelphia probably being the best example
of any team that Denverell face, the way that they
have built that roster and built that team. Howie Roseman
might have a PhD In roster development, Yeah.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
I would say he would. And here's the thing.

Speaker 4 (00:48):
He took a page out of the Patriots board because
part of that Patriot way was identifying those key players
who in the future will probably cost you a lot
of money parting ways with them. Maybe one or two
years before they kind of hit to their apex, and
that's what they did this year. And it's uncommon that

(01:10):
teams make it to the playoffs and they start having
somewhat of internal fires hell, but that's what the Eagles
did because they looked at their team. And this is
the biggest part of having a PhD. Can you draft
and develop? Now we know teams can draft players in
the first round, We've seen it, and those guys dominate
the conversation, Well, what happens with the guys in the

(01:32):
later rounds, the guys who are free agents. Can you
develop those guys to be productive players? Now, it would
be great, Cody, if those guys can develop into perineal
Pro Bowl players. That's not needed or desire, but you
need those guys to be excellent role players and Philadelphia
has done a great job of doing just that.

Speaker 3 (01:52):
You know what reminds me of a couple of.

Speaker 4 (01:54):
Years ago when the Dallas Cowboys were struggling to fill
the quality offensive line and they were going through the
ups and downs when Tony Roman was the quarterback, and
then all of a sudden, they started filling out spaces
on their offensive line and developed one of the better
offensive line units in the league.

Speaker 3 (02:10):
But that's kind of what the PhD is.

Speaker 4 (02:13):
Can you have a PhD in drafting and developing your
kind of lords your players?

Speaker 2 (02:19):
That is the philosophy here of this Broncos team. Is
what George Peyton has said. I think when you look
at when George Peyton came in and took over for
John Elway as the team's general manager twenty twenty one,
right his first NFL draft, I think you look at
that draft class and I think you see great examples
of a good start.

Speaker 3 (02:35):
Right.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
People are gonna look at twenty twenty two's draft class.
All right, let's take a look at that. Really, the
one guy who's the most dominant player that you know
is heavy in the rotation right now. Nick Benito was
kind of the saving grace of that draft class, which
we were looking at in hindsight and saying, ah, not
sure about this.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
One, you stiff.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
The Murray mathis on the rostery stuff and Yomo Lujas
Rique as well. In the mix you moved on from
Greg Dulcic twenty twenty three. You don't have much capital
to work with going in there. You don't have first
or second round. But George Peyton, Sean Payton is first year,
they trade back into the back end of round number
two to get Marvin Mims, and you go and you
get Drew sand or you trade up to get Riley
Moss in round number three. You look at all these

(03:11):
players that are now playing. Then, even like the twenty
twenty four class, you answered the biggest question every team
looks to have.

Speaker 1 (03:17):
Do you have your quarterback bo Nicks?

Speaker 2 (03:18):
Obviously that guy, uh, you know, you look at the
you know, Devon Veley, high impact player for them, is
gonna you know, had the second most snaps overall by
the Broncos offensively at the wide receiver position as a
rookie last season. And then you look at obviously that
you know, Adric Estimate is the one guy right now
facing I think the most questions in that category in
that reguard, Troy Franklin ongoing his role is going to

(03:39):
continue to thrive and grow a little bit here for
the Broncos.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
And that's the draft.

Speaker 2 (03:43):
That's the draft class to the twenty twenty four On
that George Peyton publicly told us he's that he said
to Greg Penner that this is the class that is
going to get us to where we want to be.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
I look at where George Peyton.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
Is asked, certainly there has been an emphasis on draft
players developed them. That was the message he said when
he came in in his introductory press conference. And now
I think we see that still coming to fruition and
the Broncos have a handful of players.

Speaker 1 (04:06):
You can see that with.

Speaker 4 (04:07):
The great thing about the Broncos organization and even before
George Payton and now he's continuing their trend is being
able to find those diamonds in the rough, being able
to find those free agent guys who become a Nick
Ferguson or Rod Smith or Chris Harris Junior. That's a
key part of identifying those types of guys based on

(04:28):
the skill set that they have known. As though myself,
Rod and Chris people probably looked at our measurements, there's
certain things about our game and said, well, yeah, that
doesn't fit the pro level. But it's identifying and looking
beyond that to see that untapped potential of what those
players could possibly be. And this is why I give

(04:48):
George Payton in the scouting staff a lot of credit.

Speaker 3 (04:51):
And usually we.

Speaker 4 (04:52):
Don't get a chance when we're at practice. We don't
get a chance to see, you know, George Payton or
anyone from his staff standing.

Speaker 3 (04:59):
At the podium.

Speaker 4 (05:00):
Normally we get those questions during the drafty, but not
during training camp.

Speaker 3 (05:05):
Most of those are coordinators and Sean Payton. But that
crew needs to receive.

Speaker 4 (05:11):
Their validation because the number of players that they've brought in.
And granted, you're not going to hit on every single player,
you're not, but you hope that maybe if you're drafting
eight guys for that those eight guys turn and developed
into someone and like you said what he said to
the penner, say, listen, I think this twenty twenty four
class is going to be that class that we're going

(05:34):
to be able to look back on and say, well,
this is where things change from us, and not all
is due because they found the quarterback.

Speaker 3 (05:41):
In bone Knicks.

Speaker 2 (05:41):
Well, let's take a look at you know, this roster.
You know, guys that George Payton have brought in. And
obviously we'll talk about Pete Prisco's top one hundred players
for twenty twenty five. There are three Broncos on that list.
But I mean, look at Pats ertan first round pick. Obviously,
in George Payton's first draft one that everyone's like, why
did the Broncos go with that one instead of justin Phil.
I think we can calmly sit back and say, hey,

(06:02):
George made the right decision with that one. But you
talk about finding like diamonds in the rough, I think
there's no better example than I think a guy like
Jonathan Cooper who was drafted the seventh round. Now granted,
Cooper fell to the seventh round because of the art
condition that he ended up getting fixed. Cooper's now on
his he got an extension, it's on the second contract
with the Broncos.

Speaker 1 (06:22):
Quinn Miners.

Speaker 2 (06:23):
He three out of his guys in Whitewater arguably right
now the best guard in the National Football League. You
find and you hit on a guy like that, that
to me is very big there. You know, when you
go out there and you find a guy like Marvin Mims,
who he saw come on strong last year for them,
Troy Franklin, Devon Valley, these guys are still in progress.
Oh Nicks proved to be the guy in year one

(06:43):
saying hey can this guy be your quarterback? Yes? Absolutely,
We'll see about RJ. Harvey and then but I think
you look on the defensive side of the ball, Jonathan
Cooper starter, Nick Bonito starter, in line for a contract detension,
patser ten. You love that guys that you drafted Riley
Moss in the mix, Chris Abrams drained from last year,
got some playing time. Was showcase in that regard. There
you find an undrafted guy in Jakwan macmillan who suddenly

(07:05):
becomes a little bit of a stud for you. Here
a guy you drafted as well, not nassarily George Peyton.
This was John Elway. I think the last guy that
John el like the last guy from a John Oway
draft classes on the roster. Justice turn not think about
that being able to last that long.

Speaker 1 (07:20):
That's crazy to me. I like the foundation that the
Broncos have had.

Speaker 2 (07:24):
There's a patient approach here in the scouting department, and
anyone that tries to argue different with you.

Speaker 1 (07:29):
Nick, Let's take a look.

Speaker 2 (07:30):
At all the losses that the Broncos had in the
front office here this offseason. Tell me the Broncos and
George Peyton Jean Payn aren't doing something right.

Speaker 4 (07:37):
Well, that's the way that you're able to look to
see how well your organization is doing because.

Speaker 3 (07:47):
The idea for me is you should want from a.

Speaker 4 (07:49):
Coaching staff and a front office stab to see the
fruits of your labor, the branches, if you will, going
out to different teams, and the Broncos were able to
do that. Yeah, does it deplete you a little, But
once again, this is where depth and having a PhD
in it goes far, because it goes far beyond the
guys you have on the field. Now you got to

(08:10):
have that same mentality with the guys who you're bringing
up through your scouting ranks, right to watch guys go
off to do different things, but knowing as though now
I could plug and play someone else within the organization
because they know the type of culture.

Speaker 3 (08:24):
We're trying to build.

Speaker 4 (08:25):
And these are the layers and behind the curtain things
that are not often discussed in the media.

Speaker 3 (08:32):
And this is why I wanted to bring them up.

Speaker 4 (08:34):
Because as we see the team, what they did last year,
what they're capable of doing this year, there's a lot
of hard work that goes into it, and there are
a lot of individuals who are kind of lost in
the shuffle because we don't get a chance to.

Speaker 3 (08:49):
We see them. Yeah, but we don't get a chance
to hear from them directly.

Speaker 2 (08:52):
Yeah, and they pay attention to everything too. They pay
attention to what people say. And I also found it
funny too. Like the one thing about the NFL, I
think that just becomes a little bit of a tiresome exercise.

Speaker 1 (09:03):
I think for what we do in the media is
mock drafts, right, and everyone's got a damn Bobra.

Speaker 2 (09:08):
Seawan and George are like, we read the mock drafts
and Seawan's like, it's bad since I it's embarrassing, like.

Speaker 1 (09:13):
What we're people reaching.

Speaker 2 (09:15):
You know, it's it's a fund mental exercise, it's a
fun content exercise. But the reality is, you know, you
get these mock draft simulators and people get so held
bent on it going a certain way, and then when
the draft doesn't follow the way, they freak out. I
think let's let's kind of extend this conversation here about
this PhD and it as to why the Broncos drafted
Jade barn around number one of the twenty twenty five

(09:35):
NFL draft. Nick we saw last year when passer Tann
went down Week five with the concussion. The Broncos defense
they struggled. You look at when Riley Moss went down,
they struggled for that stretch. And I'll give you numbers
that'll support that. NFL next Gen stats here. When the
Broncos had Riley Moss on the field, they ran man
coverage forty point two percent of the time on the field.

(09:56):
When Riley was out with the injury, that dropped a
thirty two point six percent. Tell me that's a massive
drop off. Like you're changing the way you want to
call your scheme. So I look at this. If you
have a PhD in it, you mentioned depth. Adding a
guy like Jade Baron is all mix. He'll be in line,
he'll he'll compete to start. I think with ja Kwon
McMillan inside the nickel, he could play on the outside certainly.
But them adding here is I think a luxury of saying, hey,

(10:19):
we're building this team the right way. We're not necessarily
drafting based on need, but we're looking to make a
strength even more of a strength, especially at a premium position.

Speaker 1 (10:27):
To me, I think that's a great sign here.

Speaker 4 (10:29):
And having the ability to understand, in my humble opinion,
what side your bread is buttered on, and then I
don't want I don't want to say this to take it,
I like to take anything away from Coach Payton or
Bo Nicks, but that's been the saying ever since I
was a kid loving this sport. Like defense still wins championship. Yes,

(10:51):
but we just saw what Philly did the Kansas City.
So the Broncos knew that. Okay, your true competition is
Kansas City. How do you defend Kansas City? How do
you defend so many of these mobile quarterbacks that are
now in your conference? Is that you have to build
your defense. And another guy that we didn't get a

(11:11):
chance to mention, and I want to make sure I
mentioned him because it.

Speaker 3 (11:14):
Was kayten Stearns.

Speaker 4 (11:15):
If Kate Stearns doesn't get injured, it changed complexity and
not just up his career, but the Broncos defense as
a whole. Because let's not forget Caiten had an intricate
part in the Broncos defense under.

Speaker 3 (11:27):
Vic Fangio as a rookie.

Speaker 2 (11:29):
Yeah, as a rookie, got after Lamar Jackson had a
sack against him, had several interceptions. I mean, Caiden is
always one of those man what if type of guys
for me, right, just because I feel like he truly
was a Swiss army knife that you now see Vic
Fangil working with a guy like Cooper dejen In a sense,
I always felt like, you know, Kayten's not on an
NFL team right now, and I wish you would land

(11:49):
there because coming back from the knee injury did that.
There's a mental hurdle there, and there you know, the
game passes you by before you know you're ready for it.
I wish, I still wish that Katean would get a
shot there in Philadelphia, at least get an invite.

Speaker 1 (12:02):
I still think he could play quality football.

Speaker 2 (12:04):
But I think that's a great, great player that you mentioned,
because that's a guy that the Broncos did draft, that
they invested quite a bit on and unfortunately injuries were
the only thing that derailed him.

Speaker 4 (12:13):
Yeah, and then also I think about you know Jonah Ellis,
who was taking in the third round. Now, Jonah, I
mean did a lot of things and the vance show
some defense. He not only rushed, but he covered guys,
he dropped in coverage and sometimes and he probably tell you,
I mean that's not the best part of his game,
but to know that that is a part of his

(12:35):
game that he can build one and now they can
expand that role based on some of the players they
added on the second level green Law Whufunga. Now when
you look at Advance, now you say, okay, well, I
got this plethora of guys that I have, and for me,
I wonder what goes through his mind as he starts

(12:56):
to sit and prepare for this upcoming training camp. How
to use each individual guy. That's a problem that you
want to have. Yeah to say that, man, I got
so many creative players. I don't know how to plug
and play him, you know, in certain positions.

Speaker 3 (13:12):
But that's a great thing.

Speaker 4 (13:14):
You can deploy them in any way and know, the
biggest conversation coming out of OTA's was just, Okay, you
mentioned today Baron and you said, well, Jawon McMillan, well,
will Juday replace him? And at what point in training
camp or the season when that happened to me like.

Speaker 3 (13:28):
I want that problem.

Speaker 4 (13:29):
Sign me up for that, because now you could take
a linebacker out and you can rough ive dbs and
most people are probably thinking like, well, why would you
put smaller bodies in with these big offensive line Let
me tell you a little something about football. Even though
those guys are much larger bodies, and you think that, okay, well,
that offensive lineman when they latching onto a secondary guy,

(13:50):
they're just going to run him over. But here's the
other part. The defender has the ability to use speed
and anticipation. I don't care how big you are. If
I could beat you to the spot, that's all that matters.
I'm gonna make the play. Well look at look at
that as well, and Factory Jah Day you look at
Ja Kwan. Both these guys can come up and tackle.
Roley Moss comes up and tackles on the perimeter. Passer
Tang comes up, he tackles.

Speaker 2 (14:12):
You get Satan's and Brandon Jones, who can cover the
pass come up and tackle. Tallanoa Hufonga, who I've already seen,
Like I can't.

Speaker 1 (14:17):
Wait for him to throw the pads on there. Because
you talk about a guy that loves to tackle. Yeah,
that dude plays with his hair on fire.

Speaker 2 (14:24):
You got a linebacker and Roy Greenlaw who loves to tackle,
plays with his hair on fire. Alex Singleton is coming back.
You know, anywhere the football is, he's there. You got
guys who are gonna get after the ball. But to
that point of flexibility. You can put in like there's
a world that exists where Rodley Moss, Passer, Tan Jay
Kwon McMillan, Jade Barren can all be on the field
that the same exact time.

Speaker 3 (14:44):
Damn.

Speaker 1 (14:45):
You could take a linebacker out.

Speaker 2 (14:46):
Essentially, you could even move talanoa Hufanga to linebacker to
play that dinebacker.

Speaker 1 (14:51):
You could bring in another secondary.

Speaker 2 (14:52):
Guy in the back end if you want the best
coverage rum possible.

Speaker 1 (14:55):
Flexibility is key.

Speaker 2 (14:57):
And speaking of flexibility being key, we're gonna get into
our NFL six pack here on Broncos Country Tonight. Coming
up next Broncos question. I can't wait eight fifty am
ninety one f M. You know there's gonna be some
hits being played tomorrow at the Empire Field them on
High Metallica.

Speaker 1 (15:11):
I'm looking forward to that. Uh, Nick, you ever listen
to Metallica?

Speaker 3 (15:16):
Yes?

Speaker 4 (15:16):
Well wait, first of all, you guys can't see this,
but Cody asked me that question with the Cheshire grin
on his face.

Speaker 3 (15:26):
I know my complexion may some other.

Speaker 2 (15:29):
I just know because you listen to like, you know,
Friday Friday, gotta get down on Friday. You and I
have had music conversations. Yes, yeah, but I don't know
if Metallica is your flavor.

Speaker 3 (15:38):
Yes, Into the sad Man. I love that track.

Speaker 1 (15:41):
That'll be the last song they play on Night two
on Sunday.

Speaker 5 (15:44):
So Nick loves it all Man Sania Twain to Metallica,
I remember the yeah, yeah, one thousand miles.

Speaker 2 (15:53):
Yes, well you know who else will walked ten thousand miles.
Grant Smith, the man does.

Speaker 1 (15:57):
It all here. Let's get into our NFL say, it's
time for the NFL's six pad. I'm going to train
the last year insighted inside information you can't find anywhere else. No.
Six the top six NFL headlines What.

Speaker 5 (16:14):
The NFL has suspended free agent kicker Justin Tucker for
the first ten weeks of the twenty twenty five regular
season for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The league
announced today The Ravens cut Tucker on May fifth, designating
him as a post June one release for cap reasons.
Sixteen massage therapists from eight high end Baltimore area spas

(16:37):
have accused Tucker of sexual misconduct. All the alleged misconduct
reportedly occurred between twenty twelve and twenty sixteen. Tucker has
denied all allegations, and he has described the Baltimore Banners
reporting as desperate tabloid fodder. With the link of Tucker's
suspension now known, Tucker could seek to find work late
this season when he's reinstated. Do you think we'll ever

(17:00):
see Justin Tucker play in the NFL again?

Speaker 1 (17:03):
M's a great question.

Speaker 2 (17:05):
You know. I think it'd be different if he wasn't
a kicker, and I think so much is going to
be contingent upon whether or not there's an injury that
pops up as the season progresses, and obviously.

Speaker 1 (17:14):
Is gonna have to be ten weeks in. Doesn't seem
like he's going to appeal this at.

Speaker 2 (17:18):
This point, especially since there's precedent and what we saw
with the Deshaun Watson saga there and his suspension that
he had.

Speaker 1 (17:25):
I don't think he'll be back.

Speaker 4 (17:26):
I think there's the case for to be made that
Justin Tucker would actually make a return to the NFL.

Speaker 3 (17:31):
And here's why. Allegations are one thing, and when we've seen.

Speaker 4 (17:35):
The whole thing play out with Deshaun Watson, well, once again,
it's what Denzel Washington said and training day's not what
you know is what you can prove. So you need
court conviction to now say well, his career is over
if you don't get that conviction. Now, someone who needs
a reliable kicker would actually go out and hire him

(17:55):
right now with this kind of reputation and somewhat of shambles,
he needs to hire Olivia Pope from that hit TV
show on ABC called Scandal Olivia Polpe.

Speaker 5 (18:08):
What references from Nick Ferguson. By the way, this is
the suspension. It doesn't go when he signs with a team.
It starts from week one, so by week eleven he
will be able to sign with him.

Speaker 2 (18:19):
There you go, Brand mcmass went through something very service smular.

Speaker 3 (18:23):
Yeah.

Speaker 5 (18:24):
Two, The Buccaneers general manager Jason Lickt and head coach
Todd Bowles have some job security. The Bucks announced today
that both Lickt and Bowles have signed multi year contract extensions.
Jason and Todd's excellent leadership and vision have been critical
to our organizational success, and the winning culture they have
established has us well positioned into the future of Folk.

(18:46):
Bucks owner Joel Glazer said in a statement, Jason has
evolved into one of the top talent evaluators and general
managers in the NFL, while Todd has led us to
three consecutive division titles and is one of the league's
leading defensive Under their guidance, we will continue building towards
another championship. Do you think that's a realistic expectation for

(19:07):
the Bucks this year, championship or bust. Yeah.

Speaker 2 (19:10):
I think that they're very much in line to be
a contender. I think with Baker Mayfield his kind of
career turnaround in a sense, what he's been able to
do in Tampa Bay. I love that they have a
wide variety of weapons and Chris Godwin, you even talk
about Mike Evanson. If those guys could stay healthy, I
think Baker's going to play at a high enough level,
especially with Bolls calling that defense down there in Tampa Bay.
They kind of revamped that a little bit. I do

(19:32):
think they're going to be a contender inside the NFC.
Now you have to get through Philadelphia and Washington there.

Speaker 1 (19:37):
But I'm a believer in the Bucks.

Speaker 4 (19:40):
I'm a believer in the Butts, and I had a
chance his offseason to go down and visit with the Bucks,
and I can tell you, I mean that place is buzzing.
They're really happy about what Baker Mayfield can actually do.
And Todd Bowles is a very calm guy. He was
very calm when he was my DV coach with the Jets,
but even so more.

Speaker 3 (19:59):
So as a head coach.

Speaker 4 (20:00):
That's the kind of way that he runs and show
and you can you can tell from the coaching stab
and the players they're responding to it. And we know
in this world of sports, something goes wrong, they're always
looking for to fire someone. But this is a case
where they've seen the bright side of things and chose
to keep guys who've been in the building for a
long period of time to make sure they keep the

(20:21):
culture in tact.

Speaker 3 (20:22):
So I like it.

Speaker 5 (20:23):
By the way, A little side note, Benjamin Albright reported
earlier on KOA Sports he has a buddy down in
Tampa that saw Dalton Reisner down there visiting with the Bucks.
So maybe our former Bronco and Colorado native Dalton Reisner
will get another shot with the Tampa Bay Bucks.

Speaker 3 (20:38):
Good for him, right that be that'll be great, a
great move for him.

Speaker 4 (20:42):
Once again, I mean, you're down in Tampa, you're in
the state of Florida.

Speaker 3 (20:45):
I mean things are the taxes there you go no taxes.

Speaker 1 (20:50):
He also ran into John Gruden.

Speaker 2 (20:51):
They posted video John Group says, how you know some
team needs to sign this guy?

Speaker 1 (20:55):
So maybe maybe Tampa does that.

Speaker 6 (20:57):
Three Bengals Hoday in Hamilton County agreed to terms on
a lease deal that will keep the Bengals in pay
Corps Stadium through at least the twenty thirty six season
on Thursday, and a.

Speaker 5 (21:11):
Statement confirming the agreement, The Bengals said there are ten
additional option years included in the agreement and that the
team will invest one hundred and twenty million dollars into
renovations of the stadium.

Speaker 1 (21:21):
That's a lot of money for the Brown family.

Speaker 5 (21:24):
The team said they will work with the county to
secure other funds for the four hundred and seventy million
dollar project from the state of Ohio. This is a
significant day for the Bengals in Hamilton County as we
secure the team's future in Cincinnati. Bengals Executive vice president
Katie Blackburn said in a statement, we thank the Hamilton
County Commissioners for supporting this agreement to ensure pay Corps

(21:45):
Stadium remains an excellent venue and a focal point for
Cincinnati's Riverfront. We are proud to call pay Corps Stadium
our home and to keep our future here in Cincinnati
where it belongs. Two part question where you ever did
you ever think that the Bengals could possibly leave Cincinnati?

Speaker 1 (22:04):
And Nick in your recent travels.

Speaker 5 (22:06):
To Cincinnati, did you get some skyline chili?

Speaker 3 (22:09):
No Skyline chili.

Speaker 4 (22:11):
The idea was to take my son to see the stadium,
but we didn't get a chance to because the traffic.

Speaker 3 (22:16):
Was out of this world. But I think this is
great for.

Speaker 4 (22:20):
The Cincinnati Bingers, but more or less the fans themselves.
I mean, after and you know of this grand after
watching the team struggle for so many years and to
finally find their quarterback, they signed to you Higgins, They
signed Jamar Chase and they have Chase Brown as they're
running back.

Speaker 3 (22:35):
This is kind of the highlight in the.

Speaker 4 (22:36):
Heyday of the kids growing up in this particular era,
and this is an excellent opportunity to kind of piggyback
off that.

Speaker 3 (22:42):
And extend the brand. So I like what the Cincinnati
bing Was are doing here.

Speaker 2 (22:45):
Well, they could get a new lease on pay Corps,
but yet they can't pay some of their core players, like.

Speaker 1 (22:52):
Rookie Shamar Stewart.

Speaker 2 (22:53):
I know there's some irony within that that obviously leasing
agreement there, but obviously, you know, Cincinnati, they guy on
that roster and a training camp roster that I coached
in high school, Cold Taylor Cole Taylor played the LSU
and then played to West Virginia and it was an
undrafted rookie free agent and gets to reunite with Joe Burrow,
which is pretty cool.

Speaker 3 (23:13):
And they're not gonna pay him either.

Speaker 1 (23:14):
No, maybe that's why they brought him in the right.
You know what, the guy we ain't gonna pay you four.

Speaker 5 (23:23):
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will induct this year's
new editions next month, and this week brings a celebration of.

Speaker 1 (23:30):
Others being honored by the Hall this year. I thought
this was a pretty cool story.

Speaker 5 (23:33):
Fifteen winners of Awards of Excellence in five categories are
being honored in Canton. The awards recognize contributions to the
game by those in jobs that aren't usually given the
spylight spotlight, sorry, as such as athletic trainers. In the category,
the Hall will recognize ed Block with the Colts, Pepper
Burris from the Jets and Packers, and John Norwig from

(23:55):
the Steelers, also equipment managers, Tom Gray from the Bengals,
Didn't Ryan from the Vikings, and George Lungo from the Patriots.
They will all receive awards from the Hall of Fame.
It just made me beg the question, you know, how
important are these guys that you don't really see to
the to the how the team runs. You know, because

(24:16):
these guys are the guys that do all the dirty work.
How have they impacted their teams? And does it seem
like it's a really cool thing that they're being.

Speaker 1 (24:23):
Recognized by the Hall of Fame. I mean, they're so
essential to the operation.

Speaker 2 (24:28):
Look, you know quarterback comes out of the game because
you know he gets hit and maybe an earpiece and
his helmet falls out.

Speaker 1 (24:33):
You know the padding there. That equipment manager has got
to be on top of that.

Speaker 3 (24:36):
I know.

Speaker 2 (24:37):
Flip here in Denver does such a tremendous job support staff, trainers.

Speaker 1 (24:41):
I mean the list goes on and on.

Speaker 2 (24:43):
Nick, and they have interns, they have they have so
many people that are working countless hours to make.

Speaker 1 (24:48):
The operations go. I love that these people are getting recognized.

Speaker 4 (24:52):
Yeah, I think it's great because usually you don't you know,
when it comes to the guys having the tablets and
the information they need to play game day, you never
tear about the IT guys and film guys who are
putting all that together. The guys who are sitting up
maybe at scouts, printing and laminating things to make sure
the scouting department has what they need. These are the

(25:13):
individuals who are I guess, the.

Speaker 3 (25:16):
Oil to the engine, and they never get.

Speaker 4 (25:19):
A lot of plays because they're behind the scenes. And
this is the next opportunity to validate those guys like
Skip I mean, I mean Flip, who's still the Broncos
equipment guy. I mean that guy's been there for a while.
He does a lot to make sure the players have
what they need, but no one really knows sm he
walks out on the field.

Speaker 3 (25:39):
You miss him if you.

Speaker 4 (25:40):
Watch him in public, but his job is very vital
to making sure things happen on Sundays.

Speaker 3 (25:45):
I'm happy that this has taking place.

Speaker 5 (25:47):
Five Earlier this week, Aaron Rodgers appeared on the Pat
McAfee show, saying he plans to retire after this season
and once he's done playing, he's done being seen, and
Pop Rogers said, I don't want the attention. I know
that's a narrative out there. When this is all done,
it's kaiser so's you won't see me. I won't be

(26:08):
in the public I don't want to live a public life.
That's why it's so strange what's going on right now
my private life because I don't want to live a
life in the public eye. I'm not gonna be in
the public eye. When this is done, I'm done, you
won't see me, and I'm looking forward to that.

Speaker 1 (26:23):
Do you believe Aaron Rodgers?

Speaker 2 (26:25):
I mean, it just depends his groundhog days. You can
see his own shadow, what cave and what hut is
he going to come out of? You know, it's all
the ayahuasca that man does. I mean, look, if you
don't want to be in the spotlight, that's fine. I
do think that it is kind of ironic because you're
appearing on the Pat McFee show, which is one of
the most popular day to day watch sports programs in
all of the world on a day to day basis.

Speaker 1 (26:46):
So I find that little ironic. A Ron, Yeah, I.

Speaker 4 (26:51):
Don't believe that, because once again Aaron Rodgers has become
the talking NFL for so many off seasons and the
fact that he's on Pat McAfee show. To me, even
when he's retired, he's still going to be on that
show telling us what it is that he's actually doing.
So it's great to say. And it's going to be

(27:15):
sad not to see Aaron Rodgers in the league. He's
been in the league twenty plus years. But it's gonna
be hard for him to just kind of become a hermit,
if you will.

Speaker 3 (27:24):
I know he wants to.

Speaker 4 (27:25):
We think he lives a hermit life, but I think
it's going to be really hard for Aaron Rodgers to
just kind of back away from all this attention.

Speaker 1 (27:33):
Six.

Speaker 5 (27:35):
The new season of Quarterback drops on Netflix on July
eighth and will feature Joe Burrow, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff,
and Kirk Cousins.

Speaker 1 (27:46):
Again.

Speaker 5 (27:47):
He appeared on the first season as well. Did you
watch the first season? Did you enjoy the first season?
And will you be tuning in for season two?

Speaker 4 (27:55):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (27:55):
I always think stuff like that. It's entertaining to watch.

Speaker 2 (27:58):
If you're a football fan, you're starving for footb you
get a little behind the scenes peek into it.

Speaker 1 (28:02):
I find it ironic the you know, Desmond.

Speaker 2 (28:05):
River was a quarterback that was on there with mar
I mean, it wasn't him the focus. Marcus Mariota was
in the first season there in the Atlanta Falcons. Desmond
River replaces him, and now you know, Kirk Cousins the
placeholder there until really he gets benched for Michael Pennox Junior.

Speaker 1 (28:19):
So I think it's gonna be very interesting. I want
to know if we're gonna get any insight from Joe
Burrow as to the.

Speaker 2 (28:24):
Offense putting up so many points on a week to
week basis and the defense consistently letting him down.

Speaker 1 (28:28):
We're gonna learn a lot about Joe Burder. Yeah, sincey I.

Speaker 4 (28:32):
Think it's a really interesting concept based on what the
league has been doing as far as hard nots. It's
just kind of making it more position specific with the quarterbacks,
and once again everyone's gonna watch because it's the quarterback position.
This is why the quarterbacks are elevated to the status
that they now hold an NFL and why there is
that one position that eats up predominantly most of the

(28:56):
salary caps. So it's always going to be interesting because
most people think that they get they go watch this
and get little small nuggets. That's gonna help them in
the fantasy football team by watching these quarterbacks. But yeah,
I'm Game four and I'm gonna watch it. But here's
an interesting thing by Kirk Cousins. He's now on the
down side of his career. He's gonna be interesting to see,
you know on film how he really took to watching

(29:18):
Michael Pennix now having a torch handed to him and
now he has to take a back seat.

Speaker 5 (29:23):
I feel like we're just gonna see once again that
Kirk Cousins is a stand up human being. Like he's
gonna say stuff on there that you're gonna be like, wow.
And because he's been put in a horrible situation when
you think about it, but I'm sure he will go
above and beyond to make himself look very good in
the light.

Speaker 4 (29:39):
See, I'm glad to say that, to make himself look
very good. See, if you want to take this whole
thing to the next level, put some hidden cameras in
their cars when they're driving home.

Speaker 1 (29:48):
I live in practice after getting benched there.

Speaker 4 (29:50):
They're gonna say all the great things in public, but
when they get in the car with Mama, Oh, they're
gonna let it fly.

Speaker 2 (29:55):
I still don't think Kirk Cousins probably has ever cursed
the day in his life.

Speaker 1 (29:58):
Probably say his dog gone it all the time time.

Speaker 3 (30:00):
Oh he's like Philip Rivers.

Speaker 1 (30:01):
Yeah yeah, in a sense, I don't.

Speaker 2 (30:03):
He doesn't strike me as the type of guy that
probably ever like I feel like he'd be very upset
with himself if he ever used a curse word. But
I mean he wants a situation. But that's on the
Falcons for giving him that contract.

Speaker 3 (30:13):
Yes, that's on.

Speaker 4 (30:14):
But once again, what you're talking about is public persona.
You're going to say and do all the right things
when someone's watching, When you get in the car, when
you think no one's in the car with you, that's
where you want the best audio. That's where you get
the best audio.

Speaker 2 (30:27):
The hidden gems come from the places you often don't
get the information. To be a fly on the wall
of Kirk cousins house, I don't know if it'll be
entertaining or not, or probably in the car, but you know,
I don't know does he roll his windows down.

Speaker 1 (30:37):
If you're a fly, you probably die in there. So
we'll see how things are at here.

Speaker 2 (30:41):
Obviously, the a lot of discussed here on Broncos Country Tonight,
The Rocky's making front office changes as Walker Mafer takes
over for Greg EASi Moore. On that continue Broncos Country
Tonight on Kight fifty ninety four one FM.

Speaker 1 (30:53):
Dude Hyahuasca di G People