Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss Abdul Carter's rumored reason why he didn't play on the first drive and then take a left turn talking about aliens. Zach and Phil react to where Sean Payton is currently ranked for the NFL's Coach of the Year award. The guys speculate why Payton is behind so many other coaches for the award and debate if Payton is the best coach we have here in Denver sports. How concerned are the guys with the Nuggets recent four-game home losing streak? Zach explains why we should not brush this losing streak off with saying "the Nuggets aren't healthy right now" and points out that they're losing to bad teams and teams that are also missing starting players. We react to the breaking news of the University of Colorado's athletic department's record financial losses.