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Jeff Legwold joins Kreckman & Lindahl 3-10-25 · Jeff Legwold ESPN Broncos Reports

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  Speaker 1: Jeff Legwald is our Broncos insider Altitude Sports Radio ninety
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  Speaker 1: two five Pro Football.
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  Speaker 2: The insider i've covered the league at while.
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  Speaker 1: Jeff legwad his appearances are always must listen radio. We
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  Speaker 1: learn a Lot, brought to you by the International Brotherhood
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  Speaker 1: of Electrical Workers. Start with a jomp and with the
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  Speaker 1: career IVW Local sixty eight. It's Leggie yet Yeah, yeah, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: on Altitude Sports Radio ninety two five. Oh yeah, his
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  Speaker 1: name is Jeff Legwald. Here to update us on what
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  Speaker 1: has been a ninety first day of free agency. Although Jeff,
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  Speaker 1: I think you and I have done so many of
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  Speaker 1: these together, I don't remember a quiet first day of
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  Speaker 1: NFL free agency. I don't know if that's ever happened.
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  Speaker 1: But give everybody the rundown of what they're getting in
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  Speaker 1: the safety from the forty nine ers wu a Funga, Well.
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  Speaker 3: You're getting a really good player of it's twenty twenty two,
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  Speaker 3: you know, I think that's uh if they have good
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  Speaker 3: fortune with him and he's healthy, always a big if
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  Speaker 3: in the NFL, that's a spectacular addition, you know, and
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  Speaker 3: you're hoping if you're the Broncos, you're you know, he
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  Speaker 3: tore an acl to and the twenty twenty three season,
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  Speaker 3: and he had a risk problem. This past season he
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  Speaker 3: only played seven games, so he's played seventeen games in
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  Speaker 3: the last two years combined. So if you get that player,
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  Speaker 3: you're getting a guy who produces when he's on the field.
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  Speaker 3: But if you're getting the twenty twenty two version or
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  Speaker 3: even something close, you're getting a really, really good addition
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  Speaker 3: into their defense. So this is really one of those
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  Speaker 3: health questions. You know, when he takes the physical that
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  Speaker 3: makes the deal complete. You know that, I think they'll
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  Speaker 3: have a good handle on where he's at physically, but
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  Speaker 3: they obviously went to a big enough number to feel
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  Speaker 3: good about bringing them in and hoping that he bounces
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  Speaker 3: back from the last two years of injuries.
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  Speaker 4: What do you think about Evan Ingram? We hear he's
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  Speaker 4: in the building for the Broncos.
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  Speaker 3: Well, you know, again, a really veteran guy at a
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  Speaker 3: position they need big time. But you know, again, it's
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  Speaker 3: he he's got a lot of suitors and you know,
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  Speaker 3: I don't I don't know that, but that they're at
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  Speaker 3: the front of the line right now, at least that's
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  Speaker 3: my understanding.
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  Speaker 2: So we'll see where that goes moving ahead.
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  Speaker 3: But that's certainly a positionerer looking at and if they
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  Speaker 3: pull it off, he you know, he plays immediately and
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  Speaker 3: they hope they get some production.
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  Speaker 1: Jeff Lagwell's interviews are always brought to you by the
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  Speaker 1: Start with a job in with the career. It has
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  Speaker 1: been a bit of a crazy day. You and I
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  Speaker 1: had lunch a little bit earlier, but another quarterback stuff
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  Speaker 1: is really blowing up when we did. Now, all of
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  Speaker 1: a sudden, the quarterback stuff has blown up, justin Fields
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  Speaker 1: to the Jets, Darnold to the Seahawks.
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  Speaker 2: There's been a couple of trades.
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  Speaker 1: There's at least a trade where you've got can He
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  Speaker 1: Pickett going to Cleveland. What's left on the quarterback market
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  Speaker 1: for the team searching? And how's this affecting? How is
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  Speaker 1: this being affected by the potential draft class?
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  Speaker 3: Well, I think what the Browns did shows you they
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  Speaker 3: may not be, you know, guaranteed fired up about the
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  Speaker 3: quarterback class, or they don't believe they can get the
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  Speaker 3: one guy they want.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, that's a.
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  Speaker 3: Pretty big that's a pretty big hedge, you know, going
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  Speaker 3: into the draft to trade a fifth rounder and one
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  Speaker 3: of your backup guys to get a former first round pick.
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  Speaker 3: So uh, I think that shows a team at the
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  Speaker 3: top of the board is making just in case moves
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  Speaker 3: at quarterback. So I think you may see a lot
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  Speaker 3: of that, you know, sort of that feeling about that
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  Speaker 3: what is basically considered a two man first round at
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  Speaker 3: quarterback and where those guys should fall in the first round.
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  Speaker 3: There's really divergent range of opinions on that, but I
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  Speaker 3: think what Cleveland get is very telling. I mean, they
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  Speaker 3: said it too, and they made a pretty big, you know,
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  Speaker 3: a fairly big move. They surrender a pick in and
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  Speaker 3: a player to get picking. So I think that's a
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  Speaker 3: little bit of a sign I should add on Ingram.
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  Speaker 3: You know, Berto I failed to mention I was told
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  Speaker 3: the Broncos are not like at the top top of
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  Speaker 3: his list that he is.
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  Speaker 2: They are one of his favorites.
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  Speaker 3: But he is still or at least of forty five
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  Speaker 3: minutes ago or so, is still kicking around in the
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  Speaker 3: building over there. So probably a sign that they are
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  Speaker 3: trying to hang in it.
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  Speaker 1: All right, real quickly, back to the quarterbacks, you know,
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  Speaker 1: the size should be six' to two is the size
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  Speaker 1: we've got for cam warn out there six to, ONE
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  Speaker 1: i believe For Shdor. Sanders is that another reason why
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  Speaker 1: some of THESE nfl teams are maybe not as hot
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  Speaker 1: to try it about these? Quarterbacks there's always something every, year, Right,
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  Speaker 1: JEFF i don't like his hand, SIZE i don't like
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  Speaker 1: his hair. COLOR i don't like he's not the first
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  Speaker 1: born or whatever whatever it. Is what what's the deal
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  Speaker 1: with the size and these quarterbacks in this?
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  Speaker 3: Class, well, again you know we're not, Andy we're not
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  Speaker 3: in the you, know nineteen ninety when you, know, prototypical you,
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  Speaker 3: know six,' five six' four. Was a must but when
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  Speaker 3: critiquing these players, it you, know and look you know
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  Speaker 3: the six one six' two quarterback has found A home,
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  Speaker 3: in the nfl definitely but he has to have the.
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  Speaker 3: Mobility COMPONENT with that and i THINK that's the concern
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  Speaker 3: wesh to do it because at the combined he measured
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  Speaker 3: at six. One and a half, so that's you know
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  Speaker 3: fairly SMALL even in. Today's nfl, For quarterback.
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  Speaker 2: You know i'm just looking at six one and a,
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  Speaker 2: half and two twelve so that's that's.
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  Speaker 3: Not a bigger player, who doesn't you know he's, got
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  Speaker 3: good pocket mobility, good step up mobility you, know good you,
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  Speaker 3: know good move around throw, on the move mobility but not.
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  Speaker 3: Mobility AS a runner so i think when you have
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  Speaker 3: a smaller quarterback that doesn't have the, mobility as a
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  Speaker 3: runner that's.
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  Speaker 2: When you just see the.
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  Speaker 3: Sort of the criticism Dings come in and ward was six,
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  Speaker 3: one and a half but he's generally considered sort of
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  Speaker 3: a Better, pure runner, than shador You know by some.
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  Speaker 4: Why Do You think the buffalo bills did what they
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  Speaker 4: Did Yesterday and made josh allen the highest paid player
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  Speaker 4: in the. History of the.
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  Speaker 3: League because as we've seen today berdo with people. Chasing
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  Speaker 3: Quarterbacks all over sam darnold just got, a hundred million dollars.
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  Speaker 2: A deal worth.
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  Speaker 3: One hundred million dollars if you've got a guy you
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  Speaker 3: don't have to worry about approaching his prime YEARS coming,
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  Speaker 3: off and mvp season you're you're gonna keep them and
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  Speaker 3: you're gonna do whatever.
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  Speaker 2: You have to.
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  Speaker 3: Do To keep THEM uh because because, i think even
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  Speaker 3: now The Tier of The Josh, allen's the, Lamar Jackson You,
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  Speaker 3: KNOW patrick mahomes burrow i think that tier is above
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  Speaker 3: a lot. Of the other guys and if you've got,
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  Speaker 3: one of those guys you're you're not gonna let them.
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  Speaker 2: Escape no matter what.
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  Speaker 1: H what other tight? Ends Are Out there if. Evan
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  Speaker 1: ingram isn't Available We've. HEARD about juwan johnson i mean
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  Speaker 1: there Was.
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  Speaker 2: A guy from.
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  Speaker 1: Jacksonville i didn't even know, he was out there but he.
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  Speaker 2: Got a note today? Uh, how about this?
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  Speaker 1: Gimme gimme tight ends and what other middle linebackers? Are
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  Speaker 1: Out There too the drake, greenlaws situation is interesting but
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  Speaker 1: there's another.
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  Speaker 2: Guy that's been hurt It.
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  Speaker 1: Feels like with Cody, barton going to tennessee both the
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  Speaker 1: tight end and the veteran tight end in linebacker class could.
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  Speaker 1: Be a little thin.
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  Speaker 3: Especially if you want, a receiving tight. End it's really
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  Speaker 3: thin if you want a, young receiving tight. End you,
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  Speaker 3: forget it you know that's. Space WHERE you're at and
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  Speaker 3: i think that's, why that you know that's gonna get
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  Speaker 3: a lot of, consideration in the draft whether It's a
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  Speaker 3: guy like fanning down the board or they use An
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  Speaker 3: early Pick for, coleston lovel you know because veteran tight,
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  Speaker 3: end yes out there proficient receiver, with fairly good age.
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  Speaker 3: NOT really, Out there. I, mean INGRAM'S thirty uh and,
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  Speaker 3: i think that's why probably why, they're pushing so hard
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  Speaker 3: because he is the best receiver with even remotely close
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  Speaker 3: to still.
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  Speaker 2: GOOD years, To Play.
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  Speaker 3: I mean tyler, conklin is almost thirty but he's not
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  Speaker 3: really considered a top echelon. Receiver At the position john
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  Speaker 3: Johnson has played for peyton before h and, has the
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  Speaker 3: receiving component but and, He's only twenty, EIGHT so you
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  Speaker 3: know i think the options are limited. At tight end, significantly,
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  Speaker 3: WHAT about linebacker well i mean. It's on, the interior
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  Speaker 3: you know you're just not gonna see that. Many Guys hit,
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  Speaker 3: IT when bolton resigns i think, that takes, the market
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  Speaker 3: you know. A TOTALLY different place and i don't know
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  Speaker 3: that they're gonna be able to get even A. PLAYER other,
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  Speaker 3: than greenlaw, I mean you know, greenlaw's got a Resume
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  Speaker 3: But you.
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  Speaker 2: KNOW cody, barton's production i mean Look What the.
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  Speaker 3: Money cody barton got and that tells you what the
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  Speaker 3: inside linebacker. Market is right now because he didn't start
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  Speaker 3: The season for the broncos even as.
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  Speaker 2: A full Time starter.
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  Speaker 4: Did you is there a free agent. Signing today that
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  Speaker 4: surprised you are a team, that's made Moves today like
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  Speaker 4: whatever washington Is doing and what seattle's doing is one
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  Speaker 4: of these teams that is surprising or. Shocking to you, today,
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  Speaker 4: IN free agency.
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  Speaker 3: Well, i Think you know it's I'M never, stunned by
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  Speaker 3: i mean the caps, higher than ever been it's, ever
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  Speaker 3: been in history and it was a huge jump from
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  Speaker 3: already a, record from. You know last, YEAR so the
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  Speaker 3: money i think, that's just, gonna happen you know. Early
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  Speaker 3: in free agency these are the players who get the.
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  Speaker 3: Money In free agency so i'm not surprised by any,
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  Speaker 3: of the money Things but that The, Texans deal in
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  Speaker 3: tunsil i'm, kind of you know unless you're certain whatever
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  Speaker 3: left tackle you're gonna pick in the first round is is,
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  Speaker 3: a long time starter that's a. Little odd to me
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  Speaker 3: or maybe they were they were afraid they were going
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  Speaker 3: to lose them at some. Point without any compensation so
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  Speaker 3: that one surprised. Me a little bit, and because, it
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  Speaker 3: is you know a pretty big combination of picks and
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  Speaker 3: players to, get the deal. Done that surprised me washington
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  Speaker 3: has surprised, me A little bit but i think they're
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  Speaker 3: they're in that mode where quarterback on a rookie. DEAL
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  Speaker 3: limited draft resources i, think they're, trying to you know
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  Speaker 3: move it as fast as they can to get the.
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  Speaker 3: The rookie quarterback window but this is an awful big
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  Speaker 3: dive in the free agency and if it doesn't work
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  Speaker 3: out when When it's time, for daniels to resign you
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  Speaker 3: may not have the capital to keep putting the team
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  Speaker 3: around him where. He WANTS to stay and i think
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  Speaker 3: that's always the toughest thing, when you're trying to like
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  Speaker 3: To b where. The broncos are at you want to
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  Speaker 3: run in this rookie quarterback window to make as much,
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  Speaker 3: happen as you can but you also want to be
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  Speaker 3: good enough to be able to keep them when it's.
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  Speaker 2: Time to resign.
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  Speaker 1: Him, last one for? YOU what about receiver i think
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  Speaker 1: that was another one people. Thought something might happen do
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  Speaker 1: you Think They visit about cooper cupp or?
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  Speaker 2: They just hold, tight you.
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  Speaker 3: Know again that draft's a place where you can get,
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  Speaker 3: a bunch of THEM and that that's i think running
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  Speaker 3: back and receiver, today and free agency we've seen that people.
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  Speaker 3: Like the, draft there you know you teams, Speak with
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  Speaker 3: THEIR actions andy, AND i you know i think again
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  Speaker 3: that we're not seeing a lot of movement. At the
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  Speaker 3: deepest positions. And in, The Draft you know milton williams
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  Speaker 3: got paid, in the defensive line but he was one
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  Speaker 3: of the best, free agents, available overall, but overall, defensive,
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  Speaker 3: line running back receiver those are deep, positions IN the
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  Speaker 3: draft and i think. It's being reflected today corner is
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  Speaker 3: not you're. Seeing some corner sign you're. Seeing some, safety
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  Speaker 3: sign you know the money's going to where the. Draft
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  Speaker 3: Isn't Particularly, strong he's.
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  Speaker 1: Jeff flakewell we Talked to Him. Every, monday and friday jeff.
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  Speaker 2: HAVE a great.
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  Speaker 1: WEEKEND i can't believe i Can't wait to See we
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  Speaker 1: talk about friday by the, end of the week although
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  Speaker 1: it'll probably, be quiet by then but we'll, Talk, to you,
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  Speaker 1: then leggy you Know.
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  Speaker 3: Not go with andy this is a couple of days
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  Speaker 3: the players have the leverage and then it's.
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  Speaker 2: Musical, chairs after that yep it's. All about The.
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  Speaker 1: Teams we appreciate jeff his appear are always brought To
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