What must the Broncos do in the draft next Thursday?: ‘Pritchard & Cecil’
Apr 19, 2018, 12:15 PM | Updated: 12:15 pm
Pritchard & Cecil – 04/19/2018 – Pritchard & Cecil live in studio. Thursday’s show the guys talk about John Elway’s press conference today, the one thing the Broncos must do in the draft next Thursday and some other NFL Draft topics.
Hour one Pritchard & Cecil get into some of the hot topics and news today including the Broncos schedule the at will be released later today and John Elway’s pre-draft press conference. Cecil will be there and Pritch demands he does not bring up C.J. Anderson. The fellas joke around about that as well as get into what they kind of expect to hear today from Elway about the upcoming draft next week.
Plus, what can Case Keenum learn from Peyton Manning? Should he make phone calls to other Broncos quarterbacks? John Elway is in the building and so is Gary Kubiak. What about Jake Plummer? The guys talk about what Keenum can learn from Peyton Manning and what he can learn from some other former Broncos quarterbacks. To wrap up the hour the guys look at some other teams in the draft this year. The Browns are still “unsure” who to pick a #1. Should the Broncos trade up? Trade back? Or stay put at 5? Find that out and much more!
Hour two Pritchard & Cecil talk about the one move or thing the Broncos need to do next Thursday during round one of the draft in order to have a successful draft. Mike Pritchard explains why the best thing the Broncos can do next Thursday is to draft a generational type talent with their fifth overall pick. Mike Pritchard goes through why this might not be a quarterback for the Broncos. Mike Pritchard further explains why if the Broncos draft a rookie quarterback you might be flushing the 2018 season down the toilet and at that point you start looking towards 2019. Cecil Lammey debates that and gives some thoughts as well on a handful of players that are generational type players.
Also, the guys get into the Broncos secondary and which draft prospects the Broncos can look at in order to fill some of the teams needs in the secondary. Pritchard & Cecil go through some players that could step in almost right away for the team.
Hour three Pritchard & Cecil first get into what they want to hear from Broncos GM John Elway today when he addresses the media as a part of his pre-draft press conference. Mike Pritchard first gives what he wants to hear from Elway today. Cecil Lammey also goes into the things that he wants to hear from John Elway as the draft approaches one week from today. The fellas then jump into some more prospect discussion, this time looking at this years quarterback class. The guys go into which quarterbacks they feel have the best shot at turning into a franchise quarterback in the NFL. Pritchard & Cecil also look at some historic comparisons to some quarterbacks that were drafted and then became franchise quarterbacks.
For the rest of hour three the guys talk about some possible draft plans for the Broncos and some other NFL news. The guys also wrap up some topics from the first and second hour of the show today as the off-season rolls on for the Broncos.