Moser, Lombardi and Kane

0:00 - The Seahawks sneaked out? Snuck out? Squeaked out? A win on Thursday Night Football win over the Cardinals last night. They have Sam Darnold at QB. Is he a game-changing gunslinger? No, not at all. But the Seahawks have perfectly built an offense around him that sets him up for success. Can the Broncos and Sean Payton take some notes?

16:59 - Man, Russell Wilson keeps catching ALL the strays. Last night on Thursday Night Football, both Tony Gonzalez and Richard Sherman dunked on Russ during the Amazon pregame show. Tony even said Russ has played his way out of the Hall of Fame! Ripping Russ is so en vogue, and it has been for years now. Why? Why do so many former/current players find it so easy to roast Russ left and right?

32:54 - It's a weird week with the Broncos playing on Monday Night Football. Normally, we'd be making our final predictions right now for Sunday's game. But since we don't have to worry about that, let's do something else. It's time to play FAMILY FEUD! GIMME MOSE! GIMME VIC!

0:00 - Why can't the Broncos run the ball more? JK Dobbins is off to a hot start with the few carries he's gotten. Doesn't a strong run game help a struggling QB? Let's ask our Broncos Insider Jeff Legwold how he thinks the offense can/should look & get his thoughts on Denver's Monday Night Football matchup vs Cincinnati. 

17:20 - Jeremy Bloom proposed a College Football Superconference with the best 50-60 teams split into 2 divisions (or something like that). But the kicker is: the bottom teams get relegated, and smaller programs get to move up. Can we copy the European soccer model in college football? Is that effective?

34:00 - Evan Engram is listed as "questionable" on the injury report again. How important is he to the Broncos offense. Do we even know what his importance is since we haven't seen him much at all yet? Does he have a role?

0:00 - Jeremy Bloom essentially paved the way for NIL a good 20 years before NIL rules actually came around. He was a trailblazer and a pioneer. Vic had the chance to sit down with him recently. Jeremy shared his perspective on the current landscape of college football & proposed some significant changes that would overhaul the entire system. 

15:41 - Chad Brown made his weekly appearance with us (he'll now join us Thursday mornings) and shared his thoughts on Jeremy Bloom's proposed changes, college football, and how to "fix" CFB in the Portal/NIL era.

37:38 - If CFB did adopt a 50 or 60 team superconference, how would that affect the smaller schools? Would the little guy benefit in the long run? Or get left behind?

0:00 - What do you need to see from the Broncos when they play Cincy on Monday? Of course we want to see a win...how dominant does that win need to be? Does it matter how they win?

20:25 - Cal Raleigh is having an MVP-caliber season. Go Big Dumper! But...it's put Brett into a bind that might turn him into a filthy hypocrite. 

34:05 - What's the Broncos' identity on offense? Do they have one yet? What can it be? More importantly, what SHOULD it be?

0:00 - For what feels like that 10,000th time, Brett attempts to defed his position on Deion Sanders. At a certain point, we have to forget about what happened 3 years ago and focus on what is (or isn't) happening now. He's making $10 million a year! Is it really unfair to expect a few Ws on the schedule?

14:26 - The AFC is a very QB-reliant conference. Look at what happened to the Bengals. They lost Joe Burrow and their season is already done. The good news for the Broncos is...now the AFC isn't as tough. Some of these teams are gettable while they have a backup QB in the lineup. 

33:19 - MPJ was asked on a podcast recently if he thinks the Nuggets can still win a championship without him. And he said yes. Absolutely. His answer was the definition of class. Say what you will about that guy, but always put his head down, kept his mouth shut, and went to work no matter what.

0:00 - Moser said he can play the role of ultimate calmer downer surrounding the Broncos. After that, a discussion about JJ McCarthy and the Vikings morphs into a debate about the best coaches in the NFL right now. 

13:47 - Let's go through the list of all the best head coaches in the NFL. Guys who are generally accepted as top tier. Would you rather have one of them...or Sean Payton? Right now. As it stands today. Which ones would you pick over Payton?

34:26 - It's Wednesday at 8:45am which means it's time for another weekly edition of NFL TRUE OR FALSE!

0:00 - Between the NFC and the AFC, which conference is shaping up to be the tougher one? It's only 3 games, but one's already out to an early lead. 

15:13 - The Broncos are sitting at 1-2 after 3 games. But they were SO CLOSE to being 3-0. It's a razor thin margin. If the Broncos were 3-0 right now, how would our conversations be different?

33:58 - Boston Fans are no longer the worst. Laker Fans are no longer the worst. Philadelphia sports fans are officially THE WORST in the Book of Lombardi.

0:00 - Year over year progress is important for any team and coach. You NEED to see things trending in the right direction. Let's apply that to our local football teams: CU, CSU, Broncos. What's the right yardstick to use for all 3?

12:01 - DMac asked Sean Payton about the importance of learning how to finish games. After that, Jim Harbaugh has a unique, shall we say, system for evaluating player performance. 

32:37 - Moser is bullish on the Broncos! He thinks they'll smash the Jake Browning Bengals on Monday Night Football. No question. But Brett and Vic aren't so sure.

0:00 - Michael Malone chatted with SiriusXM NBA Radio and finally shared some thoughts on his breakup with the Nuggets back in April. How do we feel about Malone? Are we all good with him? Or is he an enemy of the state, similar to (but not the same as) Nolan, Mikko, etc?

17:35 - Long sustained drives that burn clock and result in TDs. The Detriot Lions can execute that style of offense to perfection. The Broncos can't. Vic compares the different offensive styles to coffee makers. 

32:36 - Coach Prime chatted with the Kelce Brothers on their New Heights Podcast. He shared his thoughts on some of the Bulljunk (as Prime would say) and rumors about Sheduer telling the Ravens not to draft him.

0:00 - Sean Payton had his weekly Zoom presser yesterday and was asked my reporters MULTIPLE TIMES about Bo Nix's long ball misses. He said it's not a big deal. It's like 50th on his list of things to worry about. But Brett said he only feels this way because he's defending his golden child.

14:50 - Last night on Monday Night Football, the Lions provided a blueprint for success that the Broncos need to follow. But it seems like they're unwilling or unable to do so. We'll probably never see the Broncos use that plan, even though it works.

33:54 - CU beat Wyoming on Friday night at Folsom Field for one reason and one reason only: Ralphie was BACK baby! Long live Ralphie VII!