You’d Be a Fool: The Drive 11/17/17
Nov 17, 2017, 6:15 PM
Friday November 17th, 2017
The Drive with Big Al & DMac LIVE! Bengals Radio color commentator Dave Lapham joins the show to say Marvin Lewis & Bengals owner Mike Brown are friends, and Lewis may stick around after the season despite Cincinnati’s inability to convert a 3rd down since their BYE week. James Palmer joins the show LIVE from Mexico City! James talks about the Pats coming off the BYE, and the sense he got from the Broncos locker room after their tough loss.
Big Al says the Bengals will give up chunk plays when they commit everyone to the run. Al wants Brock Osweiler to take at least five deep shots on Sunday, and DMac notes that the Broncos are giving Paxton all the time he needs to get ready for starter minutes. DMac says the Broncos can’t ‘punt’ on the season until they take their 7th loss, and Al wishes we were the Tennessee Titans. Also, Al explains why everybody will get smoked by the Steelers. In the Big 3 @ 3:30, Big Al can’t believe that Big Ben Roethlisberger threw out a ‘dilly dilly’ in his cadence last night against the Titans, and DMac decides if T.O. and Donovan McNabb are Broncos haters. Bengals Radio color commentator Dave Lapham joins the show to say Marvin Lewis & Bengals owner Mike Brown are friends, and Lewis may stick around after the season despite Cincinnati’s inability to convert a 3rd down since their BYE week. Lapham says it trickles down from time-of-possession to the rest of the abstract stats. Also, Lapham says the Broncos haven’t recovered from Siemian’s pick-6 against NY and both teams are trying to stay in the playoff hunt. Listen to the interview HERE!
The guys discuss Brock Olivo finally starting to point fingers at players instead of falling on the sword for every mistake Denver’s special teams make. DMac says McManus screwed up, and Al thinks it’s nice to see Olivo holding players accountable, including Brandon Marshall & Jamal Carter. Big Al says if the Broncos defense stops the run, they can still be dominant, and Brandon McManus, who’s been coming on strong as of late, can kick us back into games. James Palmer joins the show LIVE from Mexico City! James talks about the Pats coming off the BYE, and the sense he got from the Broncos locker room after their tough loss. James mentions its hard to remain positive going into every week, and if Paxton is healthy enough to be the backup, there’s no reason he shouldn’t get an extended look as the starter despite the juice Brock’s been bringing. Listen to the interview HERE!
The Friday FIRE UP! Begins with some fire about the Bungles, and the guys check in with the Strawberry Man to see if he’s left the toilet, in honor of G-Man sitting on a billboard until the Broncos win a game. Also, Big Al says some mistakes from Sunday were 100 percent on the players. In their King Soopers Fan Football Pick ‘Em, DMac laughs at Mark Schlereth for picking the Bengals, and asks Al who he is rooting for in the Chargers game against the Bills. To wrap things up, the boys pick the Broncos game, and Big Al says he feels good about Denver getting a win against Cincy. Also, Patriots DE Cassius Marsh plays Magic! The Gathering, and Big Sexy is going to hook him up with some cards.
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