Team Building: The Drive 8/29/17

Tuesday August 29th, 2017

The Drive with Big Al & DMac LIVE in studio! The guys make some mock 53-man roster cuts, and think about moving on from T.J. Ward & Ty Sambrailo. DMac tells Troy Renck he goes with the 1’s, and wants to know the latest on T.J. Ward. Troy doesn’t think the Broncos would cut Ward, and says Ward was not shocked by the news, being an NFL veteran.

LISTEN TO HOUR ONE HERE!!!

Dmac is frustrated with John Elway’s excuses when it comes to the Broncos’ QB situation & what to do with Paxton Lynch. Big Al says it’s a problem deciding whether or not to cut Bennie Fowler or Cody Latimer, and says we need a hero. DMac is against trading TJ Ward, and cautions them on what would happen if a void is left at Ward’s safety position. Al asks why anyone cares about the money if Ward helped bring Denver a Super Bowl. Justin Simmons is now comfortable with the first-team defense, and Al says that makes it easier to move on from Ward. Matthew Stafford gets paid, and DMac says you can’t blame him for thinking out loud, wait until you see what comes next. Big Al is intrigued the Texas Rangers will not change their schedule to help out the Astros after Harvey. The guys make some mock 53-man roster cuts, and Big Al says he would hang on to Hunter Sharpe over Kalif Raymond.

LISTEN TO HOUR TWO HERE!!!

Mock cut downs for the 53-man roster and Big Al says he doesn’t see Zaire Anderson making the team. DMac has a dark-horse to make the roster on defense in Shakir Soto. Al makes a few more cuts to the 53-man roster when looking at the Broncos O-Line, and tells DMac either you can protect Siemian or you can’t. The guys agree Lorenzo Doss is good enough to make an NFL roster, but may find some trouble doing it here. Al & DMac remember the worst flood stories they can, and how hard recovering from natural disasters can be. Big Al says he can’t imagine all the repairs that need to take place in Houston & is grateful for personalities like J.J. Watt. DMac says the Texas Rangers are forced into a tough decision. DMac tells Troy Renck he goes with the 1’s, and wants to know the latest on T.J. Ward. Troy doesn’t think the Broncos would cut Ward, and says Ward was not shocked by the news, being an NFL veteran. Renck mentions the question marks with Ward & Latimer’s injury concerns, and answers Big Al’s questions about Shelby Harris being a close comparison to Malik Jackson. Also, Renck asks why would the Broncos break up the ‘No Fly Zone’ voluntarily. Listen to the interview HERE!

LISTEN TO HOUR THREE HERE!!!

Big Al thinks it’s hilarious Eric Dickerson is retiring as a LA Ram, and the guys laugh about different retirement scenarios. DMac asks Big Al what he plans to do about the Broncos QB situation with the final preseason game quickly approaching, and Al tells him how we can sneak Kyle Sloter onto the practice squad. Al asks DMac if he thinks the Broncos offense can score 24 points a game with Lynch, and DMac says expect more like 17 PPG. The guys talk about the night Kayvon Webster & Ronnie Hillman were hospitalized, and why they missed the game that week. DMac is still not over Watson proposing in the middle of the game, and has the idea of more T-Shirt guns at Broncos games. DMac says VJ should be furious that Menelik Watson pulled a stunt like that in the middle of a game without consulting him, and the guys debate when is good timing to bring in distractions or sign autographs.

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