SiriusXM: Takes on Giants, Falcons and Raiders picks; Legendary race caller Dave Johnson previews Derby
SiriusXM plans a marathon of Kentucky Derby coverage beginning at 8:00AM Eastern Saturday; 'Down the Stretch' airs at 10:00AM
By SiriusXM Staff 05/03/2019
SiriusXM will offer listeners nationwide comprehensive coverage of the Kentucky Derby tomorrow, May 4. Coverage airs on Sirius channel 219, XM channel 201, and channel 964 on the SiriusXM app and begins at 8:00 am ET. At 2:00 pm ET, SiriusXM will air Horse Racing Radio Network’s call of the Kentucky Derby undercard stakes, leading into NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One’s live call of the 145th “Run for the Roses,” airing from 5:00 to 7:30 pm ET (post time approximately 6:50 pm ET).
Earlier in the day, at 10:00 am ET, listeners will hear a special edition of SiriusXM’s Down The Stretch, hosted by acclaimed track announcer Dave Johnson and Bill Finley.
Here is Johnson previewing the Derby earlier this week on The Action Network on SiriusXM with hosts Blackjack Fletcher and Paul Lo Duca.
The former hockey standout Eddie Olzcyk, who’s a lead analyst for NBC’s NHL coverage and also a racing handicapper for the network shared his views on the Derby with SiriusXM’s Fantasy Sports Radio:
Eddie Olczyk of @NBCSports tells @BlackjackFletch & @paulloduca16 his FAVORITE #KentuckyDerby Horses to win and place on The @ActionNetworkHQ on @SiriusXM! #Roadster #GameWinner #CodeofHonor pic.twitter.com/gMOiNwSy8Q
— Fantasy Sports Radio (@SiriusXMFantasy) May 3, 2019
And in the days following the NFL Draft, executives and coaches from around the league talked more in-depth about their team’s choices on Draft Day.
Giants GM Dave Gettleman talked about his confidence in the talent of his team’s much-debated first pick, Daniel Jones, and emphasized that they weren’t willing to risk losing him by waiting until a later pick:
Dave Gettleman on the drafting of Daniel Jones with the 6th pick…
"I had a sports writer ask me about waiting till pick 17. I asked him "you've been married a long time, did you wait for your wife to come to you?"
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— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) April 29, 2019
The idea that Jones may not have been available when the Giants selected 17th was supported by Jones’ college coach, Duke’s David Cutcliffe:
"No. I know things that I can't reveal, but he would've gone well before that."
-Duke Head Coach David Cutcliffe with @charlieweissr and @BobPapa_NFL when asked if Daniel Jones would have been there when the #Giants picked again at #17
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— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) May 1, 2019
Raiders GM Mike Mayock on their first round picks:
.@Raiders GM Mike Mayock break's down Oakland's haul in the 1st round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
on @Cle_Missile: "Bottom line, he was our guy at 4,8,10 or 12"
on @iAM_JoshJacobs: "Maybe my favorite player in the draft"
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— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) April 30, 2019
Redskins president Bruce Allen talks about Dwayne Haskins and Montez Sweat:
Redskins President Bruce Allen breaks down the selections of his two first round picks in Dwayne Haskins & Montez Sweat #HTTR
"His ability, we felt, was special" (on Haskins)
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— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) April 30, 2019
Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff discussed the team’s philosophy behind drafting two first round offensive linemen to protect QB Matt Ryan:
.@AtlantaFalcons GM Thomas Dimitroff discusses team's Draft philosophy with two first round offensive linemen
"Now what we really need…….is to protect $30 million investment Matt Ryan"
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— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) May 1, 2019