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Bourbon, Broncos & No B.S. Training Camp Preview — Rookies Report, Davis Webb & the Road to Super Bowl 61 Episode Transcript Kevin: Bourbon, Broncos & No B.S. Snap, placement, kick on the way — and Denver's going to the AFC Championship game. Good evening, Broncos Country, and David, to you and to everybody else watching tonight, let me be the first to say congratulations on making it through another off-season, because the rookies are back tomorrow. And that means football. Football is back. So dude, how you feeling? David: I mean, look, it's nothing against the rookies reporting to training camp, Kev, but maybe call me one of those millennium purists in this way — I don't believe that training camp really starts until the veterans report. So I am still T-minus one week until training camp over here. But I certainly understand your enthusiasm. It does feel a lot better to be here, even though it's hot as words that I really shouldn't say on the internet outside. It feels much better to be here than it does at the start of the off-season in, you know, early to mid-November, when it was just seven months until football again. Now we're what — less than three weeks away from the Hall of Fame game, and that means we're probably around three weeks and change away from the first Broncos preseason game. So I am feeling optimistic. Kevin: It's gonna be here before you know it. We got Clayton in the comments. Everybody else who's tuning in, hit that share button, post whatever comments or questions you have. There's a lot of things we're gonna be breaking down. A lot of focusing on the rookies, but a lot of other talk of things going on. Obviously we're still looking at the Jonathon Cooper situation in terms of how that might impact the roster, who might be stepping up to take that over. Any other position battles — Davis Webb, that's a big one. And then there's just, look, we're gonna be holding our breath the first time we see Bo Nix get wrapped up and brought down to the ground by his ankles and just be like, "Is it really good?" But there are things to talk about. So David, let me start with this: with the rookies reporting tomorrow — I know it's not, like, boom, you're there, get the pads on, start hitting each other — but from what you're seeing, what rookie kinda has the most to lose or benefit? Who has the most value, stock going up versus stock going down? David: Well, just in general, when you take the thousand-foot view, I can't really remember a rookie class this unexciting in a while. And it's just — I guess because there's that perception every year of, "Oh man, what's this exciting first- or second-round rookie gonna do to step in and help the team right away? How are they gonna contribute at a position where we really needed help last season? How's that college tape gonna finally translate into a way that helps the Denver Broncos?" We're not really going into the season with that expectation from any of these rookies this year in the same way. You know, Tyler Onyedim, you're thinking is gonna be maybe, hopefully, part of the D-line rotation by year's end, but you're not really expecting him to reach up and take a starting role at any point this off-season, or even necessarily during the season. He's gonna split those snaps, if he gets any at all. I guess the closest thing is probably Jonah Coleman. He's the guy who, as we go into training camp, I feel like might be the rookie with the clearest path to seeing the field. But even then, you've also got R.J. Harvey there, and you've got a healthy J.K. Dobbins there. So does he? It's really kinda hard to sift through that and say that any one of these rookies right now is in a critical battle where they could really see playing time. I guess the dark-horse answer might be Kage Casey — just if... David: ...he shows any kind of ability to come in and be, you know, 70 to 80% of what Ben Powers is. It's a situation where if you're the Broncos, you start to maybe think, "Well, maybe we can get something for him at the deadline" — for a team that really needs offensive line help and is willing to trade a fourth- or fifth-round pick for a guy who's gonna be a free agent this off-season. And this is actually a really good point that James brings up, because we should talk about Red Murdock. David: Mr. Irrelevant he is, and I think that's really as close as you can come to an answer to your question, Kev — just because that's one of the spots on this team where they've got the most room for competition. Inside linebacker is one of those spots where you have room for competition and not a lot of big names in the way of somebody like Red Murdock coming in and making a strong impression right away. Kevin: And for him to be Mr. Irrelevant and then to go through camp and make the roster — not just necessarily the practice squad. I mean, if he were to make the actual 53-man roster, that would be phenomenal, and obviously something he rightly earned. Because with most of these roster spots filled up, it's pretty apparent where most everyone's gonna be, minus a few positions. But Red, I think, is definitely a name people should be listening for on a daily basis throughout training camp. He's definitely gonna be one to watch. I agree with Jonah Coleman — it'll be interesting, mostly based off the health of the guys in front of him, but we'll see as the season goes along how that develops. A name for you — and I do wanna get to Neil and Natalie's comment here, Infinity Soulmate — what has us most fired up for the '26 season? Part of it is I wanna see some tight end play. Evan Engram, major disappointment from my side last year. I was so hyped about him — especially, guys, remember the story about Sean Payton getting pissed about them letting him leave the building to go talk to the Chargers? And then what we saw production-wise last year. Now we have a rookie named Justin Joly who may not see a lot of playing time early on, but if he does really well in camp, not only is that gonna solidify a spot for him on the roster higher up — versus just maybe third string — but I think you're gonna see them look at him a lot more often earlier on if they need to. Versus, if he kinda struggles through camp, they're probably not gonna put him in many positions to pass or fail. They're just gonna be like, "Yeah, you need some time." But I think if he goes off during camp, it's only going to make the other tight ends around him better, and that's what we need. So that's one thing I'm excited for, and I think Justin Joly is a name that maybe isn't being talked about a lot, but if he steps up, man, he can make an impact in several ways. David: Yeah, for sure. For me — and Kev, we were talking a little bit about it before we started the show — it's just the impact that Davis Webb is gonna have as play caller on Bo Nix specifically. And you're gonna have a huge X-factor introduced to that equation in that Jaylen Waddle is coming into this offense, and he can be a YAC producer in ways that the Broncos just haven't had before. I'm so excited to see how Bo Nix integrates with this coach that he really has a strong relationship with, by all accounts. And specifically, last year, Kev, we saw the Broncos struggle early in a lot of games. They struggled to get going, and then had to kind of play from behind in too many scenarios — including against some teams where you look at the record on paper and say, "Why were the New York Giants up 19-nothing on us at all?" David: So it's gonna be: can the Broncos get started faster? And if they can, it's a whole new revelation to me on the coaching of Sean Payton. If Davis Webb takes over as the play caller and Bo Nix gets off to a lot faster starts in games and is able to be productive from game start to game finish more consistently this season, it's going to tell me that what we saw the last two seasons with Sean Payton and Bo Nix was that Payton was really trying to fit Nix as a player into his system as much as he could. And if that's the scenario that unfolds, it'll tell me that Webb is a little bit more attuned to what Bo wants to do, what he does well, and in which scenarios to call the stuff that Bo likes to do in proper sequence... David: ...and can do it a little bit better than Sean Payton could. And that's a big if. There's a lot of data to come to see if that theory is proven out or not, but it'll be really fascinating for me to see as the season goes along whether that's how it turns out, or if it's gonna be a little bit more of the same that we saw last year. Maybe we don't see as fast a start as we want from the Broncos offense this year. We'll just have to see. Kevin: Yeah, it's gonna be interesting, because here you have a new offensive coordinator who has been with the team. He's not coming in fresh off the street where people are trying to figure him out and figure out his system and his communication style. You bring up an interesting point, though. Yeah, I think Sean Payton was trying to make Bo Nix fit into his system. And there's definitely a point where you can take that too far. It's gonna be interesting — you're only gonna be able to look back and analyze it as the years go by — but I think Bo Nix needed to be forced into situations, and maybe a little different play style than he was used to in college. He needed to learn that he can't just rely on his legs. He has to be able to step up into the pocket and trust his offensive line. Use the legs where he's able to, but not immediately go to that every single time. David: For sure. Kevin: But now what we're gonna see from Davis Webb, I hope, is like, "Dude, we know what you like. We know what you can do. Go do it." "We're not gonna shackle you to anything anymore." But I don't know — is that off, or am I right on that? David: No, you're right. And we should stay clear — it'll be Davis Webb calling the plays, but it'll still be Sean Payton's offense. They're not installing a completely new offense this off-season. So yeah, it's really gonna be on Webb, who is in an audition year for head coach. No question, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. If this goes off the way the Broncos want it to, Davis Webb will be head coaching somewhere next year. But it's really gonna be on him to show that he can sequence plays, that he can dial up the right plays at the right time for Bo Nix, to get him and keep him going throughout the game — not just in those late-game situations. Kevin: Yeah. I mean, I just remember we talked about it several times, especially last year. In the first year it made sense, but last year especially it seemed like Bo is maybe holding back, where he wants to run but then didn't. And we'd have to go back and look — were there actually stats on that? What kind of completion percentage was there? I don't know, and that's gonna take time that I don't have. But I'm just hoping we see Bo go out there and be a little bit more of himself. A little relaxed. He owns the show when he's out there. Yeah, the coaches are telling him what calls or what plays to look at, but he needs to be that general on the field. He needs to step up and take charge, and part of that is not just directing people where to go, but — not "Oh, Coach said don't run here." "I'm gonna make sure I stay in the pocket." Just go be yourself. And I think he's become a more well-rounded quarterback now, that he can make those decisions and trust himself a lot more than he would've even a year ago. David: Yeah, for sure. And the other thing we're talking about is now we're excited for all these offensive weapons. We're excited for Jaylen Waddle to come in. We're excited for Justin Joly. We're excited to see if Caleb Lohner can come in and be a different... Kevin: My guy. David: ...player this year than he was last year. But so now it's gonna be: how do all these new elements come together? And with Bo Nix not being available in OTAs with that ankle injury, now it comes down to camp. It's less time to bring all that together. It's less time for those players to get on the same page with their coach and play caller. So you're a little bit behind the eight ball going into camp. It could be worse — Bo Nix is not expected to miss any time in training camp, expected to be full go when camp starts, so at least you've got that amount of time. But again, it's not the ideal situation, going into an off-season with a new play caller, with a new weapon that's supposed to be as important to this offense as Waddle is, and then with rookie tight ends like Joly and Dallen Bentley in there. You'd rather they had the time together in OTAs too, but that's just the way it goes. Kevin: Yeah. We just gotta be thankful that it wasn't worse. There's still questions around whether Mahomes is gonna play week one or not. And I think most of us would say, yeah, because it's the Broncos, he's probably going to. But they wouldn't have gone Justin Fields, I don't think, if they weren't a little bit cautious themselves — if inside that building they were like, "There's possibly a chance he still might not be ready," even though it's the Broncos and a divisional game week one. And you gotta remember how they felt last year too, when they played week one against the Chargers and lost. So they do not wanna have two years in a row of losing to a divisional opponent in week one. But anyway, I'm glad we're not in that position where we're looking at Bo Nix going, "Dude, is he even gonna be ready for week one?" David: Right, yeah. Kevin: But it's gonna be interesting, man. David: Yeah, for sure. KevDan, I wanna get to you on a topic that I know we are both excited to talk about, which is attending training camp this year. Kevin: That's right. David: I got a ticket to one session — I think it was the second-to-last day of camp, one of the open practices. But I know I am really excited to go and check out those new facilities. Especially having covered seating this year is going to feel like an absolute luxury. How are you feeling about getting to go this year? When did you get tickets for? Kevin: You know, tickets went on sale at 10:00 AM, and I saw that it was 9:50. I blinked, and it was 10:30. And the tickets were gone. They were gone. David: Yep. No, I mean — even at ten after, there was nothing to be had, so don't feel too bad about that. Speaks to the demand, speaks to how excited people are for the team this year. But it is going to be interesting. Do you think, Kev, they will make the mistake of — because we know they are going to bring back the hill in essentially the same area, and that will be a fan seating area once again — do you think they will do the wise thing and shade the hill from now on? Or will they do the traditional thing and just let us roast? Kevin: See, that's the thing. If they're gonna provide shade for us this year, that's gotta be how you do it moving forward, man. David: It's fair. Kevin: And some people — David: No, you can't have a state-of-the-art facility without shade, friends. Kevin: Exactly. And some people can just sit in the sun in the middle of summer and be perfectly fine. They can just roast and be happy. I am not that person. I have never once been that person. So while I have gone to training practice before, usually about halfway through I'm like, "Okay, is it time to leave yet?" But no, I think if you're going to training camp this year, it's gonna be great to have the shade and to see the new facility kinda finished. It's gonna be a really fun experience. And I am gonna try to go out there and meet some of the people in the crowd, spread the word of Bourbon, Broncos & No B.S. If you see me there, get my attention, and maybe I'll get you a prize from the website shop. But you're gonna have to get my attention and let me know, "Hey, don't I get something from the website?" And then I will say, "Yes, you do," because you asked. So if you see me there, let me know. And, David, you could do the same thing — just let me know who they are, and we'll get you some prizes there. David: For sure. Kevin: We'll just knock out some really quick announcements here. Halftime it is, because I do wanna point you guys in a direction for a prize that is still on the website and available. There is still an Easter egg hidden somewhere on the website nobody has found yet. It's been a month now. So remember, if you find this and you message us through the website to say, "I found it, and I think it's this," and you're right, you will get a prize of your choice from the Broncos shop there on the website. Now, I'm gonna give you a clue — I'm gonna be generous with this clue, because last time I was a little stingy and people still weren't able to figure it out. 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As we get close to the actual preseason games, we'll start announcing, "Hey, this is when we're gonna start the post-game show, the full-length Tuesday shows, the pre-game podcast, the pre-game show, the halftime show" — all the different content we have for you guys here at Bourbon, Broncos & No B.S. during the regular season. It is about go time, and we are getting ready and excited to bring you guys the best Broncos content we can, for the 11th season in a row. And what I am still saying is: this is gonna be a year we're gonna be in Super Bowl 61, guys. I said it back in March, and I am sticking to it. You know me. If you've seen me throughout the years, I don't sit here and say that every single year. I'm not a Cowboys fan. Kevin: Okay? I'm not that delusional. But I'm feeling it this year, and I like where we're going. David, with that, let's go back to what you were gonna pivot to. I think it's a perfect time. I think I know where you're going. David: Well, all right, we'll see. I was going to talk about the Denver Broncos' first preseason game, Kev. I know it's a little bit early, and we're gonna dive into it in more detail as it gets closer. But August 14th, the Denver Broncos travel to Hotlanta to play the Falcons. And it probably will be hot, but of course, that stadium is a dome, so there will be climate control. Kevin, is there anything specific you're looking for in that first preseason game? Are you expecting the starters to get run in that first preseason game? Let's give the fans just a teensy little preview now, and then we'll go further in-depth as we get a little closer. Kevin: Yeah, I think you'll see the normal setup of the starters maybe getting a few reps — a drive or so — and we'll see how that first drive looks. If it's pretty complete, that 10-play range or so, that's probably what you'd expect for that first game. And that's fine, and then you're gonna see a lot more of the backups from there on out. David: Yeah. Kevin: Again, this is where you would see — okay, we'd be talking about all these position battles and stuff, and there's just not gonna be too much of that this year. However, what I would really like to start to see the moment our offense goes out on the field is that communication between the whistle and the next snap. I mean, even last year, how many times did we have to completely throw away a timeout because the communication between Sean Payton and Bo Nix was just taking way too damn long? Now, Sean Payton has admitted — I think in that recent, really long article, I can't remember who wrote it — or at least he was talking about where he recognized it's taking him a little longer to make decisions sometimes. Especially if it's third and short: do we run, do we pass, what do we do? I gotta figure something out. Oh, look, there's 10 seconds on the clock. Crap. So I really want that to be a point of emphasis from the very beginning — that we cannot start the season using timeouts in the first quarter on the first drive because we're trying to figure out who's talking to who. And I know we do all these package change-outs between plays. We cannot allow that to happen if we're gonna come out to a fast start. So that's one thing I'm really looking for, right at the very get-go. David: I love that, and it's gonna be something you'll be able to tell right away, even though it's preseason. You're right, it's something that Sean Payton recognized as a weakness himself. And it may just be one of the reasons that he decided, "I gotta let Davis take over." And if you're Davis Webb — everybody knows. This is the thing: I can't remember if it was Seth Wickersham or who was embedded with the Broncos who wrote that incredibly long piece about being embedded, but it was so great. The thing that that piece really drove home to me, Kev, is just — once again — it's something that we know subconsciously in the back of our heads, but the armchair-quarterback part of our brains goes... David: ..."I coulda made that decision better." But it comes home really: every NFL coach and every NFL player sees the mistakes they made in greater detail. They know how much they messed up more than fans do, and they also know what they should've done differently better than fans do in 100% of situations. That being said, there may be no more frustrating position — when you see something that's not working as well as it should be, like the head coach or offensive play caller relaying plays to the quarterback — than the right-hand man who is in that position and knows what should be happening, and is watching it go awry every time, and can only just throw up his hands. So all of that is to say that Davis Webb is painfully aware that this was a problem last season. Everyone on the Broncos coaching staff is aware that this was a problem last season, and they are doing what it takes to fix it. Don't be anxious about that, fans. Steps are being taken. Kevin: I completely agree. I'm not concerned. I just — I will be concerned if by the second preseason game they're still taking their time getting out on the field and they're like, "Oh, do I go on the field? Do you go on the field?" Well, you should have — especially since 90% of the team is returning. You should have this figured out. But — David: You should. But I will say this about the preseason — and I get what you're saying, but ever since Ja'Marr Chase came in his first NFL rookie season and couldn't catch a pass to save his life in the preseason, and as soon as the regular season came around it was instantly all-pro mode in his first rookie year, I've kinda dialed back the amount of takes I'm willing to get panicked about from the preseason, even if it looks to the naked eye like this is a problem that still hasn't been solved. Kevin: Yeah, I think there's a lot of protocol things you can really knock out during the preseason. The "let's get back in the flow of the game and the speed of the game" — when it's happening real time, that's a different beast. And yeah, let's dust off the cobwebs of catching the ball, and then running with it, and things like that. But it makes for fun conversations, because there is no stress at the end of the day. We could sit here and be like, "I can't believe they did that," but whatever — we're just happy that football's back. It's the three games a year you get where you can just sit back and be like, "I'm just happy to be watching football again." Let's talk a little bit about the defense. We haven't talked too much about them so far. Obviously we're expecting them to do what they have done the last couple years. Is there any part of the defense where you're concerned about them taking a step back, or maybe taking a while to get back in the flow of things? I know the sack record we had last year, and just all the things we're doing on the front line, has been amazing. Anything along those lines that you're concerned about? David: I don't know about concerned. I'm interested to see what form the run defense takes this year. A lot of that is gonna hinge on what kind of developments we get at the inside linebacker position. But yeah, I can see the defense — I mean, it's gonna be the same style of attacking defense. We're gonna have those pass rushers coming off the edge. We're gonna play a ton of man-to-man defense on the back end. It's gonna be interesting to see what Riley Moss can do in what I think is a contract year. And it's also gonna be interesting to see, Kev, on the business side of things, how that works out between him and Ja'Quan McMillian. There's this perception in Broncos Country that they are both fighting for one contract extension this off-season, and... David: ...we'll see the truth of that or not. You've got Jahdae Barron in there who can, on paper, play either position — step into either of their roles if the other walks out the door. None of this is really an answer to your question. It's mostly a ramble, I'm sorry. Yeah, to circle back to what you actually asked me: what I'm most interested in, and maybe concerned about, is the run defense. It's just gonna — we'll just have to see how that develops over the course of the season. But I don't really have concerns about what the team can do from a pass-rush perspective. Kevin: Yeah, it's one of those things where the pass rush has benefited from the back-end coverage. And it just throws teams off. I'm not saying the pass rush hasn't done enough on their own, but it's all of these situations that teams continue to struggle with — trying to wait for plays to develop, but then you got somebody in your face. But what I am concerned about, if I'm concerned about anything, is nothing we're gonna see in preseason or September or October. It's that the last two years, what we have seen in the last four to six weeks of the season is the defensive numbers start looking average. I'm not gonna say crappy, but they go from, like, top-three defense to top-10, top-12, top-14 in areas. And we have to find a way to keep that strong throughout the whole season. There needs to be — I don't know, how do you even — you see that pattern two years in a row, and if you're Vance Joseph, you have to have some sort of plan to address that. I just don't know what you could do to have something pre-planned for it. David: Yeah, there's really no way. You just kinda have to roll with the punches and trust your coaching. But there is that point to it — if you wanna be a true Super Bowl team in this era, the Seattle Seahawks at least showed us last year that you have to have a defense that can close. You've just gotta. Good in the regular season is great, but you've gotta be able to bring that same energy and same mania to the playoffs when you get there. Kevin: Exactly. Hey guys, we're gonna be giving you our closing thoughts here in just a few minutes, so do not go away quite yet. First off, Mike, I see your comment, I wanna bring this up. This is exactly why we're doing this podcast. We're all lifelong Broncos fans, or fans since a very young age, like you there, Mike. Thank you for tuning in, and thank you to everyone for tuning in. We do this stuff for you all. Because — I mean, David would probably tell me to shut up eventually, "Kevin, I don't wanna talk Broncos anymore today with you." But we come together because we wanna hear from you all. We wanna talk to Broncos Country wherever you are in the world. That's why we have the website, that's why we do the podcast, that's why we do the game-day shows. So Mike, thank you for tuning in. And as long as you all keep coming back, we're gonna keep pushing out these awesome videos and shows. Go sign up, BroncosAndBourbon.com — $1, one time, all access over there. And that site's gonna continue to be built out with more features through the years, because that site is built with you, the fans, in mind. It's like ESPN, but for Broncos Country. So it's not just, "Let's take all the Broncos stats and show that." Let's find a way to interact with Broncos Country — that's where you wanna go to get that really fun interaction. Every Tuesday night we are live at 7:00 PM Mountain Time. A couple more shows here of the short version, and before too long — in about a month or so — we're gonna be rocking out the full hour-long shows on Tuesday night. And then don't forget about all the other content we're gonna bring you once the regular season starts. But make sure you're following us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Facebook, Instagram. I almost made us a Facebook page — I'm sorry, a Myspace page. Myspace... I don't know, David, did I tell you this? David: No. Kevin: Myspace is a thing still. David: No. Kevin: And it is a dating website. So if you want to date through myspace.com, that is something you can do. And one night I sat there and I was like, "Do I wanna make us a Myspace dating website?" The answer was no. David: I don't think so. Kevin: 'Cause I know you would judge me. David: Yeah. Kevin: [laughs] David: I think it's gonna be a no from me, dog. Kevin: A no from you, dog. I love it. Let's get to some closing thoughts here. And just again, first off — I don't care if you're of the opinion of David or me. If you're of my opinion, off-season is over, let's celebrate. If you're of the opinion of David, you got one more week left. That's nothing compared to what it was back in mid-February. But David, here we are. Players are coming back, they're gonna be hitting the field, studying tape in the locker room, all that stuff. How you feeling, and what are you thinking about where we go from here? David: Well, I'll tell you, Kev — I don't like the summer. I don't like that it is hot. I don't like that it doesn't rain enough, and I don't like the fact that the days are so long that I can go to bed at 9:00 and wake up at 6:00 and not see total darkness at any point in between those hours, unless I wake up in the middle of the night. So whether or not I believe that training camp really starts a week from today or today, I will say that this is a great time of year, because it makes the summer more tolerable to know that football is actually coming back — that we are actually getting a little closer, that we are actually getting real football activity starting in preparation for the game itself. And that is a comforting thought. Kevin: I like it, man. It's been a long summer, but it's flown by, because we've had the Olympics and the World Cup and stuff. But you just sit there, and every time I drive by the stadium I'm just like, "Ugh." I'm like, we still have two and a half months to go — crap. You know? But we'll all be back there before you know it. Week two is the first home game, then we got the week three Sunday night game against the Rams. So Broncos Country, it's gonna be here before you know it. And you better remember everything we learned last year. Start getting loud when the opposing team's in the huddle. Get excited, get pumped. Treat this like a playoff game. Every home game is a playoff game. Cheer on the team. If you walk away from the stadium without your voice sounding like you've been smoking for 50 years, you did it wrong, okay? David, I don't sound like this. But just get excited for it, guys. Anyway, again, thank you to everyone who's tuned in. All the comments tonight — you guys are fantastic. We appreciate all of your support, week in and week out. Whether you're somebody who's been here for years, like Neil and Natalie — and I can name a bunch of you — or somebody who's brand new here, I think Mike is your first time. You guys are fantastic. But David, you are great. I always love catching up with you and hearing your thoughts. And get ready, man — it's gonna be some fun games to break down and talk about, and go throughout this wild ride of a season we're about to go on. David: I love it. I love it. Let's go, Kev. Kevin: Cool, man. Well, hey, I got nothing left to say other than to end this show as we always do, with a very strong: go Broncos. David: Go Broncos. Kevin: Take care, guys. We'll see you later. Outro Song: Do what I like. Yeah, I do what I like. Yeah, I do what I like. Sipping Goose if it's right. And I go with the flow. Yeah, I go with the flow. Yeah, I go with the flow. 'Cause I know I'm the show. In the zone, here I go. In the zone, here I go. In the zone, here I go. Yeah, they know I'm a pro. Let's go, let's go.