FIRED UP FOR THE DRAFT, SIX DAYS LEFT: The Drive

Friday April 22, 2016

 

LISTEN TO HOUR ONE HERE!

3PM – The Drive begins with Big Al discussing the upcoming draft which is now less than six days away. He discusses the NBA playoffs and the Houston Rockets finding a way to steal a win from the Golden State Warriors. D-Mac says that he likes Stanford QB prospect Kevin Hogan while Big Al did not like his combine performance. They talk about the QBs in the upcoming draft and compare them to the QB class of 2015. For the Big Three at 3:30 D-Mac ask about what we can expect from Rockies pitching prospect Jon Gray. Big Al brings up Serena Williams being starstruck by Tom Brady. D-Mac talks about the Chargers being interested in trading away the 3rd overall pick and the prospect of the draft opening with three straight QBs taken. The guys are joined by Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post and they discuss the Colorado Rockies losing their road series against the Cincinnati Reds. They ask if this is the sort of series loss that adds up over the course of a season. They discuss Jorge De La Rosa and how he seems to lose confidence and implode. Listen to our conversation with Saunders HERE!

 

 

LISTEN TO HOUR TWO HERE!

4PM – It’s Big Al’s Big Board at the top of the second hour to start off Football at Four. Big Al picks which 16 players he thinks will go off the board first and goes through his top offensive tackle prospects. He picks Jason Sprigs as a guy the Broncos might take at 31. The guys are joined by Kevin Hogan, QB prospect out of Stanford. They ask him about his following in Denver due to the Stanford connections in Christian McCaffrey and John Elway. They ask him about his struggles at the combine. They talk about how his style of play might translate to the Gary Kubiak offense with Hogan saying that he would be excited to play in Denver. Listen to our conversation with Kevin Hogan HERE! The guys talk about different positions the Broncos might target at pick 31. Big Al talks advocates for the Broncos to pick Jason Sprigs. D-Mac says that he would rather have Connor Cook than Sprigs. They discuss what the Broncos’ offense will look like in 2016. Big Al says that Matt Paradis is a liability on the offensive line and he doesn’t have Paradis as a starter for the Broncos in 2016.

 

 

LISTEN TO HOUR THREE HERE!

5PM – The final hour of the show begins with the guys talking about what attributes make a good QB. D-Mac talks about intelligence and what sort of impact football IQ has to do with being a leader at the QB position. Big Al argues that you do not have to be a genius to be a good leader. The guys talk about Colin Kaepernick, who was supposedly spotted at DIA. They Discuss Sam Bradford asking for a trade around a month after signing his big deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. They argue whether or not Bradford would give up some money to move to a better situation. Breaking news as D-Mac announces that the Washington Redskins signed Josh Norman and has the Carolina Panthers trending down due to losing their star player. Big Al has Conor McGregor trending down after he announce his retirement and then took it back just a few days later. They talk about the contracts that Chris Harris Jr and Derek Wolfe signed with the Broncos and just how cheap the Broncos were able to sign the star players for. They finish the show talking about the NBA reviewing the last two minutes of the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors and finding five missed calls by the referees including the game-winning play.

 

 

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Written By Ben Griego