Broncos fans excited but cautious for start of training camp

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Brandt Tobler is in a serious quandary.

He’s damn excited to see the Denver Broncos back on the football field and end the questions and speculation once and for all. It will also squelch the boredom football fans feel this time of year — we’re so close, yet still so far away. The comedian and huge Broncos fan is also nervous as hell because he has no idea what will happen when his favorite team gets back on the field.

Tobler shares the emotional response of most Broncos fans; especially two weeks out from the start of training camp. We feel excitement at the prospects of the 2018 version and the new additions, namely quarterback Case Keenum, and the impact they may have on improving the team. In the same bated breath, we’re not sure. Call it PTSD from the last two years.

On the latest MHR Radio Podcast, Adam Malnati and I went through a Broncos tour de force with Tobler. We explored his expectations for the season, his nervous excitement, his fandom, hilarious stories, and learned of an offer that podcast listeners should take advantage of.

In about two weeks, Broncos football is back. Yet until we see them on the field in 54 days, the quandary remains.

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