Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. AFC South

-Texans (How good of a fit is Houston for C.J. Stroud? Why was Will Anderson, Jr. worth the price the Texans surrendered to move up and get him?)

-Colts (Will Anthony Richardson start Week 1? Why is Mark bullish on Evan Hull?)

-Titans (Can Peter Skoronski thrive at tackle in the NFL? How soon should the Titans play Will Levis?)

-Jaguars (What are the chances Anton Harrison takes the Jaguars LT job permanently this season? Why will Antonio Johnson be an important piece to their defense?

2. AFC West

-Raiders (Will Maxx Crosby and Tyree Wilson become a top-five pass rush duo by the end of this season? Did the Raiders strike gold at CB on Day 3 again with Jakorian Bennett?)

-Broncos (What is the best role for Drew Sanders? Did they make the most of their five picks?)

-Chargers (What skills does Quentin Johnston bring the Chargers offense that neither Keenan Allen nor Mike Williams do? What are the expected roles for Tuli Tuipulotu and Daiyan Henley this season?)

-Chiefs (Why should we expect to see Felix Anudike-Uzomah on the field early and often? How more interesting does Rashee Rice make KC's WR room?)

3. AFC East

-Jets (Why will Will McDonald IV emerge as the Jets best edge pass rusher by season's end? Why does the selection of Joe Tippmann give the Jets extra flexibility on their offensive line?)

-Patriots (Why do you think Christian Gonzalez fell outside of the top-15? How will Bill Belichick utilize Keion White this season?)

-Dolphins (Why will Mike McDaniel give Devon Achane a heavy dose of snaps, even though he won't get a lot of touches?)

-Bills (Is Dalton Kincaid Josh Allen's most dangerous weapon outside of Stefon Diggs right now? In what area does O'Cyrus Torrence help the Bills the most?)

4. AFC North

-Browns (Can you see Cedric Tillman emerging as a go-to red zone option for Deshaun Watson this season at minimum? Why is Mark bullish on both Dawand Jones and Luke Wypler eventually emerging as starters?)

-Steelers (Do the selections of Broderick Jones and Darnell Washington imply the Steelers will be a run-heavy offense this season? Why should the Steelers be optimistic about Joey Porter, Jr. and Keeanu Benton?)

-Ravens (Does the selection of Zay Flowers give Lamar Jackson his best set of receiving weapons in his career to date?)

-Bengals (Would you be surprised if Jordan Battle ends up making the biggest contribution this season out of their first three picks? Why is Chase Brown a serious candidate to be the Bengals starting RB in 2024?)

1. What made you eye Broncos as the second chance of your NFL cheer career? Did it feel better to you making DBC the first time or the second time?

2. Explain how you coaxed your teammate (and previous guest on the podcast) Biebele out of "dance retirement" and what about her made you believe she could make the team last season even though she hadn't danced professionally for several years before then?

3. This past season, you achieved a pretty memorable milestone by helping design the DBC Christmas-themed uniforms. Looking forward, do you see yourself doing similar things for other NFL or NBA cheer/dance teams on a regular basis?

4. What are some of your absolute favorite hikes you’ve been on within the continental United States…and do you have any interesting hikes planned for the future?

5. The DBC, unlike most NFL cheer squads, are compromised of less than 30 members (28 to be exact). In your view, what are the advantages of being on a team with 27 other women with Broncos as opposed to 35 other women with Cowboys? Does smaller squad size make the camaraderie and bonds even stronger?

6. How hopeful are you about the Broncos this season and beyond with Sean Payton now in charge?

7. Country Music This or That (Which Song Makes The Better DBC routine?)

-"Boot Scootin' Boogie" (Brooks & Dunn) or "Knockin' Boots" (Luke Bryan)

-"Cowboy Hat" (Jon Pardi) or "Short Skirt Weather" (Kane Brown)

-"When It Rains It Pours" (Luke Combs) or "Hannah Ford Road" (Luke Combs)

-"Hillbilly Hippie" (Lainey Wilson) or "LA" (Lainey Wilson)

-"She Had Me At Heads Carolina" (Cole Swindell) or "'Til You Can't" (Cody Johnson)

8. Country Music Superlatives

-Best country song to get you pumped up before a game: "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" (Shania Twain)

-Best country song to celebrate a Broncos win to: "Proud of the House We Built" (Brooks & Dunn)

-Best country song for a first dance at a wedding: "Amazed" (Caleb & Kelsey)

-Country song that best describes the person you are: "I Love This Life" (Locash)

9. How would you define the word “cheerleader”?

1. How would you grade the Aaron Rodgers trade for both the Packers and the Jets?

2. How big of a mistake are the Texans making by passing on a C.J. Stroud at 2? If you're Nick Caserio, do you trade out of the #2 overall pick if say the Raiders at 7 give you their first-round pick in 2024 to move up and get their QB?

3. If you are new Titans GM Ran Carthon, are you willing to trade all the way up to 3 with the Cardinals, especially if you think the Colts are eyeing the same QB you are, or are you only willing to move up as high as say 9 with the Bears?

4. Would you be surprised to see the Vikings make a similar move up the board as the Bears did for Justin Fields two years ago with say the Eagles at 10 should Levis or Anthony Richardson fall that far?

5. Would you figure that 10 overall to Philly is Bijan Robinson's ceiling, whereas his floor is 18 overall to the Lions?

6. Do you see Jalen Carter falling past the Seahawks at five?

7. Can you see a scenario in which only three WR go in the first round, if not two?

8. Which team would you say is under the most pressure to come away with a good draft haul this year?

9. Final first-round mock (with trades)

1. If either Anthony Richardson or Will Levis (or both) fall past the Raiders at 7, do you trade up to get them if you're Commanders GM Martin Mayhew and head coach Ron Rivera?

2. Generally speaking, would it be more ideal for the Giants to draft a WR in the first round (say Quentin Johnston) and a corner in round 2 (say Julius Brents) or the other way around with say Emmanuel Forbes and Marvin Mims?

3. Once the Cowboys season ended with another tough playoff loss to the 49ers, people immediately began mocking WR's to them at that 26th overall pick. But since then, they traded for Brandin Cooks and Mike McCarthy said in no uncertain terms at his Combine press conference that he wants to run the ball a lot more. Based on those two tea-leaves, do you think it's far more likely that the Cowboys choose to fill the guard position opposite Zach Martin at 26 with Steve Avila or O'Cyrus Torrence than take a wide receiver or tight end?

4. Do you think it's far more likely the Eagles double-dip up front with their two first round picks than they take Bijan Robinson? If you're Howie Roseman, and you love Jalen Carter, how far up the board would you be willing to move up to get him?

5. Commanders three-round mock

6. Giants three-round mock

7. Cowboys three-round mock

8. Eagles three-round mock

1. Do you think the Jets trade with the Packers for Aaron Rodgers goes down during the draft or after the draft? Outside of offensive line, do you see any other glaring holes on this Jets roster?

2. If the Patriots do not select Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the first round, do you think they're more likely to trade for a veteran WR like DeAndre Hopkins than take one in the second round?

3. Based on what the Dolphins have recently done, do you think anything less than a deep playoff run this season should be considered a failure for them? What, if anything, do the Dolphins absolutely need to come away with in this draft?

4. As their awful playoff loss to the Bengals last season showed, the Buffalo Bills still have several major areas of need to address in order for them to take that next big step forward. First, they need another big threat to rush the passer opposite of Von Miller. Second, they need some upgrades on the offensive line in order to better protect Josh Allen. And last but certainly not least, they need another threat at WR or a do-it-all running back in order to make sure the offense doesn't stagnate or take a step backward. If you're Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott, which of those three areas of need would be most ideal to address with that 27th overall pick?

5. Jets three-round mock

6. Patriots three-round mock

7. Dolphins three-round mock

8. Bills three-round mock

1. If you're a Bears fan, would you be equally as happy (if not happier) if the Bears trade down with say the Steelers at 17 and get Darnell Wright there as opposed to staying at 9 and taking Paris Johnson, Jr. or Peter Skoronski?

2. Assuming the top OT's, CB's and EDGE players are off the board by the 15th overall pick, do you think the Packers should take Jaxon Smith-Njigba or even Dalton Kincaid with that selection?

3. If you were a betting man, would you place a bet on the Lions winning the NFC North literally RIGHT NOW in anticipation of those odds only going up after the draft? Do you think the Lions are making a mistake by not trading up for a QB, even if they don't love any of the QB's that fall past the Texans?

4. Assuming none of the top four QB's slide past the top-seven, how much sense would it make to you if the Vikings trade down into the early second round and roll the dice on Hendon Hooker?

5. Bears three-round mock

6. Packers three-round mock

7. Lions three-round mock

8. Vikings three-round mock

1. Do you think Elijah Moore is as good a talent or better than the WR's and TE's that would likely have been available for the Browns at 42? What are the Browns biggest remaining areas of need?

2. How do you think new Steelers GM Omar Khan will approach the draft differently (even in the most subtle of ways) than his predecessor Kevin Colbert?

3. How should Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh use this draft to further mend fences with Lamar Jackson?

4. If you're the Bengals and had to choose between Darnell Washington and Brian Branch, who would be the pick at 28 and why?

5. Browns three-round mock

6. Steelers three-round mock

7. Ravens three-round mock

8. Bengals three-round mock

1. Come draft weekend, do you think the Broncos go with George Paton's "more darts" approach, Sean Payton's "quality over quantity" approach, or somewhere in between? Would you anticipate the Broncos trading Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy or both during the draft?

2. If you're Raiders GM Dave Ziegler, do you move heaven and earth to get a deal done with Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort (who he knows very well from their time together in New England) by some time next week (if not sooner), rather than waiting until the night of the draft to pull the trigger?

3. After this season, the Chargers may have to part ways with players like Keenan Allen, Khalil Mack, and J.C. Jackson in order to save more cap space and cash to fund an extension for Justin Herbert. If you're Chargers GM Tom Telesco, do you use this draft to plan a year ahead by selecting players you think can both contribute in situational roles this year and replace the production of those aforementioned players in 2024?

4. If the Chiefs, who have 10 picks this year, can get say one-fifth of the haul they got last year, would you consider that a success?

5. Broncos three-round mock

6. Raiders three-round mock

7. Chargers three-round mock

8. Chiefs three-round mock

1. The latest buzz suggests that there's a good chance the Texans actually pass on taking a QB at 2 if the Panthers select Bryce Young, and the drumbeat of Young indeed being Carolina's choice is growing louder and louder. Are you hearing similar and if so, do you anticipate the Texans trying to trade out of that #2 overall pick should that scenario come to pass?

2. I have not heard any buzz that says the Colts are willing to move up a spot to ensure they land their preferred QB. Have you heard otherwise, and if not, is Chris Ballard just begging to be fired after this season, if not sooner?

3. Do you think trading up to #3 overall for Will Levis would end up being a massively historical mistake for the Titans?

4. As of right now, the Jaguars have an excellent opportunity ahead of them to put a stranglehold on the AFC South for the foreseeable future. When you look at Jacksonville's roster right now, what areas of need should they attack early and often in this draft in order to help them do so?

5. Texans three-round mock

6. Colts three-round mock

7. Titans three-round mock

8. Jaguars three-round mock

1. Your colleague and right-hand man at Team NBS Media (and a regular on this program as well) Jeff Barnes said that this LB group is one of the weakest positions in this year's draft. Do you agree?

2. When it comes to Trenton Simpson, what is THE absolute best role for him off the bat?

3. The dilemma when it comes to Drew Sanders for whoever selects him is to either make him a pass rusher most of the time, or to continue and develop his still raw off-ball LB chops and make him a Tremaine Edmunds kind of weapon for your defense. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com believes Drew Sanders can evolve into the latter while Doug Farrar of the USA Today Touchdown Wire believes Sanders will be best as a full-time pass rusher with a healthy amount of box snaps a la Connor Barwin. Do you agree with Zierlein or Farrar's assessment...and why?

4. Even if Jack Campbell's play never lives up to his athletic testing, does the team that selects him have every reason to believe he will be a high-floor, long-term starter for them?

5. Given the premium NFL teams place on linebackers that can cover ground in a hurry these days, would it surprise you if Daiyan Henley hears his name called in the late third round, if not sooner?

6. Buy Or Sell: DeMarvion Overshown, Henry To'o To'o, Yasir Abdullah, Ventrell Miller, Owen Pappoe, Dorian Williams, Noah Sewell, Ivan Pace, Jr., Jeremy Banks, SirVocea Dennis, Aubrey Miller, Jr., Mohamoud Diabate