The Broncos' 53-man roster is officially set — and the full Bourbon, Broncos and No B.S. crew is back to break it all down. Kev Dan is joined by Adam, John, and Scott the flag man for a live reaction show that starts with Denver's cuts, waiver claims, and practice-squad signings and ends with Broncos at Chiefs two weeks out on Monday Night Football.
We hit the big surprises up front: three quarterbacks on the 53 including Sam Ehlinger as QB3, Justin Jolie waived and claimed by Miami, Mr. Irrelevant Red Murdock clearing waivers, and Dallin Bentley sneaking onto the roster with almost no preseason buzz. Adam gives an official Lucas Kroll fan club update from the practice squad, Scott stakes his case for Nate Adkins as a weekly first-touchdown lock, and the running back battle between Bidet, McLaughlin, and the out-of-nowhere Schrader gets sorted.
From there we get into the state of the tight end room around Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, and Nate Adkins, whether Davis Webb can finally unlock the middle of the field, the Barron pick one year later, and why the Broncos have been in the middle-linebacker desert since Al Wilson.
The second half is J.K. Dobbins' pinky promise vs. his injury history, Jonah Coleman's real role in the backfield, and whether Jarrett Stidham is on borrowed time as QB2 — with a Bill Polian detour into what "having a backup plan" really means in the NFL.
We close on why the national media still isn't talking about the Broncos, the schedule ahead, and one hell of a matchup in week three: Quinn Meinerz vs. Aaron Donald.
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