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What if the Denver Broncos do not take a first-round QB in 2024?
Outside of the clear-cut top three QBs in the 2024 NFL Draft, there might not be another-first round caliber passer for the Denver Broncos to draft. The top three QBs in the 2024 NFL Draft seem to be Caleb Williams from USC, Drake Maye from UNC, and Jayden Daniels from LSU. Outside of those three, the next tier down seems to feature guys like Bo Nix from Oregon, JJ McCarthy from Michigan, and Michael Penix Jr from Washington.
However, the grades on the latter three quarterbacks do not seem to be that conclusive. I have seen some people claim that none of the latter three are worth a first-round pick, while I have seen some being mocked inside the top 10. Right now, it doesn’t seem to be too clear where Nix, McCarthy, and Penix are graded. To me, that begs the question; what if the Denver Broncos do not draft a QB in the first round?
Would that be wise? Well, right off the bat, I would say that if the team cannot realistically land Williams, Maye, or Daniels, and if the latter three are not definitively first-round picks, then the team should consider trading down to acquire more capital. The team does not have a second-round pick, so trading down with the intention of acquiring a lower-first round pick and second-round pick in return could be their best possible scenario.
Perhaps the Broncos do like Bo Nix, but have a second-round grade on him. Well, trading down once or even twice and netting a second-round pick could be a very smart move. The team has first-round needs all across their roster. Besides QB, the Broncos have an argument to target EDGE, DL, and WR in the first-round. Fortunately, all three positions seem to be pretty deep.
With the No. 12 overall pick, the Broncos could land a blue-chip prospect who isn’t a QB, but QB is their most urgent need. And like I said above, if they can’t get one of the top three passers, a trade down is likely. This may allow the Denver Broncos to pick, perhaps, somewhere later in the teens or even in the 20s. That could still net them a blue-chip prospect and could get them into the second round, where the team could then target a QB they like.
It’s a classic example of two birds with one stone.
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I think if the Broncos do have someone in mind in the first round, then they should do whatever they can to get that guy. If they haven’t fallen in love with someone at QB, a trade down might be their best path forward.
Denverites looking for a stellar cup of Joe don’t need to travel far to savor the flavor of excellent coffee.
That’s according to The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops, a website that rates global hospitality establishments where coffee lovers can find better brew. The website recently announced its 2026 list of the best coffee shops in North America, Central America and the Caribbean and two local companies made the list.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters came in at No. 43, while Queen City Collective Coffee ranked No. 61. Not bad for a list that includes must-hit destinations in places like Guatemala and Costa Rica, which are known for their exports of coffee beans.
The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops decided the ranking through a mix of nominations and voting by both the public and experts. Places were evaluated based on the quality of coffee served, barista expertise, ambiance, sustainability practices, and innovation among other criteria, according to the website.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, which came on the scene in 2013, helped usher the so-called fourth wave of coffee locally, which focuses on honoring the beans’ agricultural roots and using techniques like pour-over to extract more flavor from each brew. The company started with a wholesale roastery and retail shop in Lakewood before expanding to Arvada through a merger with another company called Two Rivers, and later to Westminster. In 2022, Food and Wine magazine named Sweet Bloom’s Westminster locale the best coffee shop in Colorado.
Queen City Collective has certainly earned the popular vote among Mile High City coffee drinkers if the company’s expansion is an indication. Since opening its first retail location in 2018, in a spot shared with Novel Strand Brewing Co., Queen City has expanded to seven locations between Denver and surrounding suburbs, including Wheat Ridge and Aurora.
To see the full list of must-hit coffee shops across the globe, visit theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com. For additional recommendations, check out our list of Colorado’s best coffee shops with picturesque patios and views.
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DENVER (KDVR) — With the mild winter and warm start to spring, beekeepers are seeing swarms earlier in the year and expect the season to be longer than usual.
Gregg McMahan is a dispatcher for the Colorado Swarm Hotline. It’s usually his job to send a beekeeper to collect a swarm when someone calls, but on Sunday afternoon, he decided to handle one himself.
“Nice little swarm,” McMahan said. “It’s tricky, though, because it’s hanging on a fence.”
A warm winter and spring mean swarm season has begun four weeks early.
“Never seen it like this ever,” McMahan said.
This call is to a house on Denver’s east side. When McMahan arrived, he saw a swarm had taken up residence on the fence.
“Absolutely typical, it is on the small side,” McMahan said.
He got to work, first luring them into a box when he spotted a good sign.
“See all these girls, they got their butts up, they’re fanning their wings. That’s telling us the queens in here,” McMahan said.
With the queen in hand, the rest began to follow her into the box.
McMahan said two years ago, he had 400 calls like this. Last year, only 100, the Swarm Hotline was as unpredictable as the weather, which has caused bee activity earlier in the year than ever.
“It makes it hard on the bees, you know? Two days ago, I’m collecting swarms in the snow,” McMahan said.
Rescuing them is integral to Colorado’s ecosystem. McMahan hopes people give a beekeeper a call instead of spraying them or harming them in any other way.
“They do a phenomenal amount of pollination within this state. Not only our native flowers but all the other flowers that people bring in,” McMahan said.
Slowly but surely, the swarm left the fence and moved into the box. McMahan loaded them into his truck to deliver them to their new home.
“Westminster to the Stanley Lake Wildlife Refuge, so these girls will have lakefront property tonight,” he said.
As he wrapped up, McMahan’s phone was buzzing more than the bees. Just another call to start a swarm season, he thinks, could be a long one.
“This year I’m already 20 swarms deep, so I’m expecting way more than 100 this year,” McMahan said.
To have a bee swarm removed for free from your property anywhere statewide, the Swarm Hotline number is 1-844-SPY-BEES.
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