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John Elway has met with Drew Lock Royce Freeman Jersey White , but it might just mean he’s learned from his mistakes."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Broncos NewsBroncos 2019 Draft ClassBroncos PodcastsBroncos 2019 ScheduleKey Offseason DatesCommunity RulesFull ArchiveBroncos StoriesScheduleRosterStatsOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Broncos podcastsDenver Broncos 2019 DraftElway has learned to cross his T’sNew,149commentsJohn Elway has met with Drew Lock, but it might just mean he’s learned from his mistakes. Elway has learned to cross his T’sJohn Elway and company are now (or have been) meeting with Drew Lock for an extended look at the youngster QB and this extra special visit forces us to wonder; is he the guy for the Denver Broncos at #10? There’s no way that they would spend multiple days with the guy and perhaps even have a slumber party (in the podcast above we talk about whether Elway has Big Bird or Boba Fett PJs) and not be seriously interested in picking him as your top pick in the 2019 draft. Right?This is proof positive for the pro-Lock people that the decision has been made and if the Missouri Quarterback is available (which is not guaranteed), the Broncos will give him the task of being the next franchise QB. Except….it’s not. Elway has finally learned that he must practice all due diligence and he can’t again make the mistake of drafting guys early that he never even met with. (See Paxton Lynch). He learned with Mike Munchak that meeting with a coach/player and getting to know him can never hurt. If he had settled for Fangio and not brought in Munchak the Broncos wouldn’t now have the best OL coach in the NFL now on their sideline right beside Vic Fangio. Elway crossed his T’s and dotted his I’s and it paid off. The less recent past didn’t bring the same success stories and the Denver GM has seemingly learned from his mistakes. Hopefully he’s learned from all of them.One mistake he could repeat would indeed be to draft a guy simply out of need. Even a QB. Even Drew Lock. Lock by no means and by no evaluation that I’ve seen is considered as a top-ten talent. He’s often not even thought of as a top 30 talent. What he is though, is a QB, and that pushes all worries to the side. His lack of big game experience, comparisons to Jay Cutler and questionable decision making get lost in the shuffle just simply because he’s a QB and teams need a QB. In fact, this is the one reason why I liked the Joe Flacco move (after a few days of pure anger) because the Broncos would no longer be desperate for a Quarterback in the draft. The Broncos should not, not, not draft Drew Lock unless they believe him to be either a.) a franchise QB or b.) the best player available. If they are interested in him simply because he’s the “best QB in the draft” then Elway should also go eat a bear turd because it’s the most edible of all animal turds - science. We (Kevin and Skipper Dude) are pro Elway guys and think that he has done far more good for this team as a GM than bad. He’s made mistakes but he also brought us a championship in 2015 and a heckuva lot of fun during the PFM years. We believe that he has earned our support for at least the next three years and - for me personally - I believe that he has learned from his errors and if he picks Lock it is because Lock is THE guy who will lead this team for the next 10 to 15 years. But I doubt it. Ed Oliver, big guy, start testing how you look in blue and orange bro. Time for some Orange Crush.MHR Radio is now on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Acast, Stitcher Courtland Sutton Jersey White ,TuneIn and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to the one that fits your fancy, and also rate and review what you hear. Tennessee's Cody Parkey is back in the NFL and ready to kick again.He wants to keep memories of 2018 — especially his missed field goal attempt with Chicago now commonly known as the Double Doink — in the past."It's a new year," Parkey said Wednesday. "It's 2019, not '18 anymore, and we're just chugging along. I'm just excited to be a Titan."The Titans (2-3) signed Parkey on Tuesday after releasing Cairo Santos on Monday, a day after he missed three field goals and had a fourth blocked in a 14-7 loss to Buffalo. The Titans originally signed Santos on Sept. 4 after working out both Parkey and Santos. Now Parkey has the job for at least the next three games until veteran Ryan Succop is eligible to be activated off injured reserve.Coach Mike Vrabel said both kickers were really close in that original workout for Tennessee, with each making every kicked asked of them."In the end, you have to make decisions so we've moved on now here to Cody, and we'll get started with that here today," Vrabel said.Santos at least had been in a training camp with Tampa Bay before being released at preseason's end. He went 4 of 9 with the Titans on field goals, though he did connect on all 12 extra points.Parkey has been working out on his own at home in Jupiter, Florida, since the Chicago Bears released him in late February despite having signed the kicker to a four-year contract before the 2018 season. Parkey was 23 of 30 on field goals during the regular season, the third-lowest conversion rate in the NFL, and he was 42 of 45 on extra points.Six of his misses clanked off uprights, including his 43-yard attempt in the final seconds of Chicago's wild-card loss to Philadelphia at Soldier Field. Parkey made the field goal that didn't count because of a timeout. Then his kick hit the left upright before bouncing off the crossbar no good.Asked what he learned from how last season ended Joe Flacco Jersey , Parkey said perseverance."Not everything's going to go your way, so it's about how you respond and how you get back to it," said Parkey, 27. "Never stay defeated and continue to put your best foot forward."If he was surprised at what happened in Chicago, he isn't saying — at least not these now."I've answered those questions enough," Parkey said. "That's last year's business. I'm just here to kick for the Titans."The kicker out of Auburn has connected on 83.9 percent of field goals (99 of 118) in his career, and the Titans now become his fifth team since joining Philadelphia in 2014. He's also played for Cleveland, Miami and Chicago. Parkey is 149 of 156 (95.5 percent) on extra points for his career.Parkey said he tried out for some NFL teams in recent weeks. While waiting for a call, he worked on his fundamentals. Brett Kern and long snapper Beau Brinkley by kickoff Sunday in Denver (1-4). The Broncos who lead the NFL with five blocks since the start of the 2018 season, and Dre'Mont Jones blocked a 48-yard field goal just last week in Denver's win against the Chargers.The kicker who is 7 of 9 on field goals 50 yards or longer says his confidence is as high as ever since coming into the NFL, and now Parkey finally has a chance to bounce back from that miss on his last field goal attempt months ago."I had plenty of bad games," Parkey said. "I bounced back the next game with a good game. It's all about coming back the next game and doing what you do."NOTES: LB Sharif Finch (left shoulder), TE Delanie Walker (left knee), LB Cameron Wake (right hamstring) and CB Chris Milton (calf) did not practice Wednesday. OL Kevin Pamphile (knee) was limited.