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• Stat feels good to win - Bronco stat review for game seven

Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images Some statistical thoughts on the blowout win in the Big Easy. The Denver Broncos defense has been playing lights out so far this season. They are currently ranked third in points allowed per game after shutting down the New Orleans Saints in Week 7. The Bronco D is legit. 3rd in PPGA. 1st in YPPA. 3rd in pressure rate. 2nd in sacks. 8th in PR allowed. 6th in ...2024
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• Ultimate Fan: Run defense is key to win in NOLA

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Stopping the run and having a run game...pretty much the evergreen recipe for success! Nothing like a quick turnaround from a loss to a big road game to get everyone focused. Especially at the UFG! Last week’s loss was super annoying as three quarters of the game were abysmal and then the fourth quarter was so fun...but so late. This week jlfreck is m...2024
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• Ultimate Fan: Broncos’ surprisingly great defense needs to do it again

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images And again and again and again...while the offense keeps gradually improving. Did you hear that, Ultimate Fans? That’s the sound of the Broncos shutting up all their critics. 3-2, baby! Full disclosure, I am one of “those people” who fully expected the Broncos to be 1-4 or (gasp!) 0-5 at this point in the season. But I am super happy to be wrong! After a ...2024
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• Horse Tracks: You have to win at home. Especially at Mile High

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images It’s hard to win NFL games. You definitely want to win the ones in front of your home crowd. Good morning, Broncos Country! The good vibes from Sunday’s beatdown of the Raiders are still flowing strong — especially since it was a victory over a hated rival in front of the Mile High crowd. Mile High Magic was back in action. Broncos Country more than des...2024
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• Capitalizing on opportunities key component in Broncos victory over Raiders

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Booted by three turnovers on defense, the Denver Broncos offense capitalized on the opportunities they were given to beat the Las Vegas Raider on Sunday. In front of a hometown crowd and with a cast of franchise legends looking on, the Denver Broncos took care of business and bulldozed the Las Vegas Raiders. There was no better way to pay homage to the Or...2024
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• Broncos throw it back to 1977 and it’s awesome

Set Number: X21892 From the jerseys they’ll wear this weekend to the celebration of the players and the ‘77 team, it’s perfect. Good morning, Broncos Country! When it comes to sports, people love nostalgia. Heck, that’s the case for most things in life. But it’s especially true in the wide world of sports. And it’s definitely the case for the Denver Broncos and their throwback “D” and roya...2024
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• Horse Tracks: WR Devaughn Vele expected be playing ‘sooner than later’

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The guy who was Bo Nix’s security blanket early in the season is likely to be back at some point soon. The Denver Broncos have struggled in the pass game. Bo Nix had 60 yards passing during last week’s win over the New York Jets and Courtland Sutton had all of those for himself. One key player missing from the lineup in recent weeks has been rookie wide r...2024
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• Broncos vs. Raiders score predictions

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Mile High Report staff give their score predictions for the Week 5 matchup between the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders. It’s Week 5 and the Denver Broncos are sitting at .500 along with these Las Vegas Raiders. Denver has lost eight-straight games to their division foe and they will be looking to end that streak on Sunday. Game Overview Las Vegas Raiders ...2024
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• Horse Tracks: Broncos need to run the ball better vs. the Steelers

Photo by Tyler Schank/Getty Images Good Morning Broncos Country! If the Broncos want to have success on Sunday, they need their run game to improve. Good Morning Broncos Country! Last Sunday, the Denver Broncos run game vs. the Seahawks was awful. Both Jaleel McLaughlin and Javonte Williams averaged less than three yards per carry and rookie quarterback Bo Nix was the team's leading rushe...2024
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• Broncos Training Camp: Busy football week ahead!

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images There’s a game this week! Nearly a week deep into training camp, there’s already a lot to be excited about for the upcoming Broncos 2024 season. This week, the Hall of Fame festivities commence and Broncos Country couldn’t be more excited. On Thursday, August 1, we get the annual frustration that is the Hall of Fame Game. The Chicago Bears and Housto...2024
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• Broncos greatest players of all-time: #28, defensive end Rich ‘Tombstone’ Jackson

Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images The original pass rush master had his career derailed by injury, but had he remained healthy Rich ‘Tombstone’ Jackson was on his way to a Hall of Fame type career. During the offseason in 1967, the Denver Broncos traded long-time great and future Ring of Famer, Lionel Taylor, to the Oakland Raiders along with Jerry Sturm for three oth...2024
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• Broncos greatest players of all-time: #36, defensive tackle Lyle Alzado

Perhaps the most controversial player on the list, Alzado comes in at No. 36 for the greatest Broncos. No name is more controversial in the history of the Denver Broncos than Lyle Alzado. No doubt, there are some who think Alzado should not even sniff this list, given his ties to the Oakland Raiders and steroid usage. However, when you hear Tom Jackson and Billy Thompson talk about him, there is ...2024
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• Broncos’ greatest players of all time: #42, Rubin Carter

Set Number: X32303 A linchpin of Joe Collier’s 3-4 defense, Carter played 12 seasons for the Broncos that included two Super Bowl trips and seven playoff games. When the Denver Broncos took a University of Miami defensive tackle in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL Draft, it was unlikely they knew then that Rubin Carter would be on the cover of Sports Illustrated just two seasons later as th...2024
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• Horse Tracks: Legendary NFL coach Joe Collier passes away at age 91

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images The NFL story can’t be told without the contributions of Joe Collier. Broncos Country and the Denver Broncos organization lost a legend yesterday as we got news of Joe Collier passing away at the age of 91. Joe is a coach that I spent a good amount of time reading up on early in my career here at milehighreport.com to understand the 3-4 defense bette...2024
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• Seems a PPV ‘cocaine spot’ may mean no TV for the NWA

FIte In the midst of another busy pro wrestling weekend, an amazing report dropped about the NWA, the promotion’s yet-to-be announced television deal(s) with The CW, and a segment owner Billy Corgan booked for their recent Samhain PPV. The story is from Nick Hausman’s Haus of Wrestling, which also provided the Oct. 18 report that the TV contracts Corgan had been teasing were with the recen...2023
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• Report: Cocaine Spot At NWA Samhain Could Negatively Affect NWA TV Deal With CW
Drugs are bad. According to Nick Hausman at Haus of Wrestling, the cocaine spot at NWA Samhain could have a negative impact on NWA's TV deal with CW. At NWA Samhain, a segment aired showing Father James Mitchell, Gaagz The Gimp, and more drinking Jack Daniels and doing cocaine during the pay-per-view. Hausman reports, "the recent cocaine spot upset higher-ups at The CW. We were also told that th...2023
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"The heart of the Broncos’ “Orange Crush” defense is headed for pro football immortality."

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"Manor began his career with the Broncos in 1977 and appeared in 16 games across the regular season and postseason as Denver’s Orange Crush defense helped the team advance to Super Bowl XII."

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"Ranking the greatest unit nicknames in NFL history: Steel Curtain, Doomsday, Orange Crush among all-time best"

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"Nobody from the Broncos' Orange Crush defense -- not a coach, not a player -- has a bust in the Hall of Fame."

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"As a football executive, he helped build the "Orange Crush" defense of the Denver Broncos."

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"Wideout Jack Dolbin played five seasons in Denver and started for the "Orange Crush" Broncos in Super Bowl XII."

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"Starting XI: Orange Crush"

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"Red Miller, coach of Broncos' 'Orange Crush' teams, dies at 89"

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"Orange crush: Seattle blasts O's with 5 HRs"

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"The season after that he was assistant special teams coach for the Denver Broncos, where he learned from defensive coordinator Joe Collier’s legendary “Orange Crush” defense and gleaned the importance of smart players who understood the value of playing their role over being a star."

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• Capitalizing on opportunities key component in Broncos victory over Raiders
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• Arrowheadlines: Jared Allen tipped to make next year’s HOF class

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, August 5 The latest Morgan Wallen gig ‘delayed by terror threat endangering Travis Kelce and teammates’ | Yahoo Sports Morgan Wallen’s concert at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium was delayed by 40 minutes on Friday while police arrested a man alleged to have made terror threats. The Jackson County Prosecutor stated that Aaron...2024
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• Next crop of former Denver Broncos who should get into the Hall of Fame

Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Mike Shanahan is likely the next coach or player from Denver to get his place in Canton. Good morning, Broncos Country! Randy Gradishar is finally a Hall of Famer. Now we can start the discussion for the coach and players from the Denver Broncos who should be next. Worth the wait. ✨The moment Randy Gradishar received his @ProFootballHOF Gold Jacket! ...2024
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• Horse Tracks: The Broncos’ DL looking improved so far in training camp

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Denver Broncos need improvement in their defensive front and so far their line play is looking like a playmaking force. It is common to see the defense have an advantage early in training camp. This year’s training camp has been no exception for the Denver Broncos. The Broncos line is causing all manner of trouble for the offense with sacks, pressu...2024
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• Broncos greatest players of all-time: #28, defensive end Rich ‘Tombstone’ Jackson
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• Tide may be shifting to Lyle Alzado and his impact on the Broncos

Denver Post via Getty Images Five years ago that was the not the case. It’s a pleasant surprise for one of the crucial players in franchise history. Good morning, Broncos Country! Over the course of our 50 greatest Denver Broncos series, there’s been a pleasant surprise to float to the top. Lyle Alzado seems to have finally been accepted and appreciated for his contributions to the organi...2024
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• Broncos’ greatest players of all-time: #5, linebacker Randy Gradishar

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A true legend in Broncos history. The MHR countdown of the 50 greatest Denver Broncos has reached the top 5. Randy Gradishar was the captain of the Orange Crush Defense, and was the greatest defensive player in team history for a long time. When it gets to be this point in the series, you know you are going to get some of the greatest of all time. In ...2024
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• Broncos greatest players of all time: #13, linebacker Tom Jackson

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A Denver Broncos lifer, and massive part of the Orange Crush Defense. As the march to training camp rolls along, so to does the march to the top of the MHR Top-50 Denver Broncos of all time. Today we find ourselves examining the impact of one of the most influential players for the franchise, Tom Jackson. I’ll start with a personal story about Jackso...2024
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• Broncos’ greatest players of all-time: #16, cornerback Louis Wright

SetNumber: X32482 TK1 R2 Denver Broncos Ring of Famer, Louis Wright, was one of the first true shutdown corners in NFL history. The march to the (obvious) top of the greatest Denver Broncos of all time brings us to an unforgettable legend of the Orange Crush Defense. Number 16 on our list was one of the first shutdown corners in NFL history; Louis Wright. Let me start with this little blur...2024
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• Capitalizing on opportunities key component in Broncos victory over Raiders
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• Broncos throw it back to 1977 and it’s awesome
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• Horse Tracks: WR Devaughn Vele expected be playing ‘sooner than later’
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• Broncos bring back Orange Crush era with uniforms, field design for Raiders Week

What better way to finally beat the Raiders than to do it 1977 AFC Championship style. A 70s’ era transformation is happening in Denver. In honor of the 1977 Super Bowl team, the Broncos are wearing throwback uniforms and Empower Field is getting a re-design to look the same as when the Broncos defeated the Raiders in the 1977 AFC Championship Game to earn a trip to SBXII. They're perfect. #Thr...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Jared Allen tipped to make next year’s HOF class
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• Randy Gradishar elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2024

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• Ranking the greatest unit nicknames in NFL history: Steel Curtain, Doomsday, Orange Crush among all-time best
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• Tales from the Draft: The scouting of Randy Gradishar and how Denver landed the leader of the 'Orange Crush'

Ignoring rumors of a lingering knee injury, the Broncos drafted Randy Gradishar in the first round and found the franchise’s defensive centerpiece for the next decade....2022
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• Orange crush: Seattle blasts O's with 5 HRs
Seth Smith homered for the third consecutive game and Mike Zunino went deep twice in his season debut as Seattle hit a season-high-tying five homers to trounce Baltimore, 12-6, on Saturday night....2016
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• 'It will bring back a lot of memories': Randy Gradishar, Billy Thompson, Rick Upchurch honored by Orange Crush-inspired throwback jerseys

“Bringing back the classic uniforms celebrating the 1977 team and the Orange Crush defense is just a great honor to us who played during that era,” Hall of Famer Randy Gradishar said....2024
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• 'The rest is history': Orange Crush linebacker Randy Gradishar officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Stormy weather delayed the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 enshrinement ceremony, but it couldn’t put a damper on Randy Gradishar’s finest moment....2024
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• Broncos Randy Gradishar a Hall of Fame Finalist for first time

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Randy Gradishar moved one step closer to enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as Senior Finalist. Good morning, Broncos Country! In other news surrounding the Denver Broncos, Randy Gradishar is one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Earlier this week, the leader of the Orange Crush defense and one of the greatest linebackers to ever...2023
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• Ultimate Fan: Broncos need to dial up the pressure to beat the Lions

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Broncos’ defense has to be better than the Lions’ offense, but that won’t be easy. Ahhh, ultimate fans. It has been a fun week to be a fan - a huge win last week and a Patrick Mahomes temper tantrum. And now a prime-time game with high stakes. This is the game we’ve been waiting years to play. Not so much “the Lions game,” but a game where the team is...2023
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• At least Broncos Country can celebrate Randy Gradishar

Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images There isn’t anything else to celebrate when it comes to this franchise right now so let’s focus one of the greats. Good morning, Broncos Country! Instead of writing what has already been written hundreds of times, I’m going to focus on the positive. Of course, this has nothing to do with the current Denver Broncos, but a former player...2023
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• NFL picks for Week 6 of the 2023 season as Broncos play the Chiefs

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to Week 6 NFL Picks! Ian St. Clair, Adam Malnati, Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann, Christopher Hart and I will be dueling it out this season for the best straight-up NFL picks guru on Mile High Report. Welcome to Week 6! Last week went to Laurie who took the top spot with 9 wins. The rest of us were trailing behind. She also had the top mark picking against t...2023
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• Ultimate Fan: Time to send the Raiders home as Losers

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images It’s an Orange Crush-themed Alumni Weekend and game, so no better time than now to get back to beating the Raiders. This weekend’s throwback game against the Raiders, harkening back to the 1977 AFC Championship Game, could not be a better backdrop for hosting the Raiders at Mile High on Sunday. And that means a UFG to talk about it also could not be bett...2024
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• Orange Crush Set To Debut Lee Moriarty's First Painting Exhibition At NADA Miami
Orange Crush is bringing Lee Moriarty's painting to NADA Miami. On December 3-7, NADA Miami will take place at Ice Palace Studios in Miami Florida. The show will highlight a selection of over 150 galleries from 37 different countries. Orange Crush took to social media to reveal that they will be participating in this year's fair to debut Lee Moriarty's first painting exhibition. Orange Crush also ...2024
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• ‘Broncos’ Madness’ pulling the heart strings now

In a few of these, there should be no losers. Even as my beloved Cyclones are out of March Madness, our Broncos’ Madness marches on to great fanfare. And while the Orange Crush Defense put on an amazing show in overtime, The Helicopter emerged the victor with a buzzer-beater. Tough. But these are definitely not getting any easier. In fact, as a few have stated, the likely Final Four - and ultimate...2024
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• The Briscoes To Be Inducted Into Indie Hall Of Fame Class Of 2024
An honor for the Briscoe Brothers. GCW and Orange Crush announced that the Briscoe Brothers (Mark Briscoe & Jay Briscoe) will be inducted into the Indie Hall of Fame class of 2024. Mark will accept the honor on behalf of the brothers. The wrestling world sadly lost Jay on January 17, 2023. *Indie HoF Update* Inductee #2 for the Class of 2024: THE BRISCOE BROS To be accepted by:@SussexCoChicken...2024
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• Horse Tracks: Remembering Larry Zimmer, Broncos broadcasting legend

Photo by Mark Junge/Getty Images Denver lost a great one on Saturday when Zimmer died at age 88 Have you ever wondered why KOA has always been the radio headquarters for Denver Broncos football? For as long as I can remember, that 850am presetting has been locked and loaded in all of my parent’s cars since I was a bouncing baby boy in the late 1970s. According to Wikipedia: The first Bron...2024
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• Horse Tracks: Remembering Larry Zimmer, Broncos broadcasting legend

Photo by Mark Junge/Getty Images Denver lost a grat one. Have you ever wondered why KOA has always been the radio headquarters for Denver Broncos football? For as long as I can remember, that 850am presetting has been locked and loaded in all of my parent’s cars since I was a bouncing baby boy in the late 1970’s. According to Wikipedia: The first Broncos network was headed by KBTR; in the...2024
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• Horse Tracks: Could it finally be Randy Gradishar’s time?

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images This could finally be it. While nothing is official until later Tuesday, it appears that Broncos legend Randy Gradishar may finally get the recognition his impressive career deserves. According to the Broncos, early voting featured unanimous consensus that Gradishar should be among the senior finalists considered for enshrinement in the Professional Foo...2023
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• Randy Gradishar gets positive bump ahead of next HOF vote
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images In a makeshift jury of five historians, the Broncos linebacker made it as a finalist in four of the five verdicts. Good morning, Broncos Country! Randy Gradishar’s bid for the Pro Football Hall of Fame got some good news earlier this week. The fact we’re still having this discussion nearly 40 years after the Denver Broncos linebacker retired is egre...2023
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• Orange Crush left out of Hall of Fame remains huge blight
Set Number: X22029 TK1 R5 F19 The fact no members of one of the greatest defenses in NFL history remain left out of the HOF is a problem. Good morning, Broncos Country! Earlier this week it was announced former members of the Denver Broncos were semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Randy Gradishar, Mike Shanahan, Dan Reeves and Alex Gibbs. This won’t be a “state-your-case” fo...2023
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• Best first-round pick in Broncos’ history?
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images It may be harder than you think to pick the most impactful first-round pick in Denver’s inconsistent drafting history. Welcome to Draft Week, Broncos Country! Finally those bloody mock drafts will be coming to an end (after an incessant last push, no doubt) and we can focus on who actually was drafted and not who we think, hope, fear might be. And since...2023
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