The Drive

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos as they take on the winless Chargers this weekend. Will Sean Payton taking over play-calling duties be a quick fix for this offense? Are the guys surprised at how quickly Davis Webb got his play-calling duties stripped? Was this always Payton's plan, to take back play-calling after he was "forced" to give it up during the offseason? Will Webb get another shot at play-calling this season? We preview the slate of NFL games this weekend, and Zach shares a gambling nugget for the biggest games. We wrap up the show by recapping the day in Denver sports and the guys sharing their predictions for the weekend with the Broncos taking on the Chargers. Who should be the starting running back for the Broncos this weekend? 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue to break down the Broncos and 49ers game from every angle. Zach shares his stats and facts for this week, including Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh's history as players, Payton's record against teams 0-4 or worse, and more. We hear from Davis Webb on Sean Payton taking over play-calling duties in Week 5. The guys speculate how Webb is feeling after the news. Is he relieved that all the pressure is no longer on him? Is he spiteful that he was promised play-calling and now it has been taken away from him? Are we overlooking the Broncos' defense's faults with how much the offense has been struggling? Is this the week the Broncos' pass rush gets back on track? Will the Broncos be able to create turnovers against a struggling Chargers team? With both CU and CSU on bye weeks, we break down the biggest college football matchups of the weekend. Could Nebraska upset #7 Indiana? Will Oklahoma break their losing streak to Texas? Who wins the heavyweight top 10 matchup between Georgia and Alabama? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos as they take on the winless Chargers this weekend. What are the biggest keys to victory for the Broncos? What are the guys looking for from JK Dobbins and the Broncos' run game as a whole? We hear from Dobbins on how healthy he is and needing to make plays regardless. How difficult is it to produce offensively when you can't run the ball successfully? We hear from Davis Webb on the demotion and how mature he's handling the situation. Today's "Three Count" features the Avalanche rolling over the Flames last night as they hung 7 goals in the game, Mike Ditka passing away, and all the things he will be remembered for. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss the latest on Sean Payton retaking play-calling duties, if the Broncos made a mistake giving Davis Webb play-calling duties in the first place, and what kind of jolt this will give the Broncos' offense. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross-talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss Sean Payton taking over play-calling, and Zach gives Phil credit for also knowing the info and hinting at it all week. Zach and Phil continue to dive into the new dynamics with the Broncos offense with a change at play-caller. Are the guys surprised at how quickly Davis Webb got his play-calling duties stripped? Was this always Payton's plan, to take back play-calling after he was "forced" to give it up during the offseason? Were there not enough flashes from the offense during Webb's tenure? Are we overlooking the Broncos' defense's faults with how much the offense has been struggling? Is this the week the Broncos' pass rush gets back on track? With both CU and CSU on bye weeks, we break down the biggest college football matchups of the weekend. Could Nebraska upset #7 Indiana? Will Oklahoma break their losing streak to Texas? Who wins the heavyweight top-10 matchup between Georgia and Alabama? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Phil and Aniello take a deep dive into the big news of the day in Sean Payton retaking control of play calling again after handing it off to Davis Webb to start the season. Did Sunday become a "must-win" for the Broncos after this change? Did Payton pull the plug on Webb too quickly into the season? Should Payton have given up play calling in the first place? How much of the blame does Bo Nix deserve for the slow start? How much will the Broncos offense change with Payton calling plays again? Are the guys out on Webb moving forward? We hear from JK Dobbins on if he is healthy this season. Should the Broncos be looking for another option at running back with Dobbins underperforming and looking like he's not 100%? We wrap up the show recapping the day in Denver sports today. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Phil and Aniello break down the news of the day in Sean Payton retaking over play calling for the Broncos offense. We hear from Sean Payton on Davis Webb being a future head coach and how involved he will be in the game planning. Is this move damning to David Webb's future as a coach? Was this move necessary for the success of the Broncos? We compete in our weekly trivia competition against the Morning Show. How will we fare without Zach Bye? Will we continue to dominate the Morning Show? Will we be able to keep up with their 3-1 performance from earlier today? We return to the Broncos as they made a huge change with Sean Payton calling plays this weekend. Are the guys surprised by this decision after only 4 games? Do some in the local media owe Brandon Stokley an apology after Stoke correctly reported the Broncos' change? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Phil and Aniello take a deep dive into the Broncos as Sean Payton announced he will take over play-calling after a failed experiment of Davis Webb doing it to start the season. How is Webb feeling after getting responsibilities taken away from him? Phil shares that he believes Payton has been more involved in play calling the past two weeks. Did Payton's recent contract extension allow him to call the shots and give himself play calling back? Are the Broncos better off with Payton as the play caller? Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss the major Broncos news today, Payton taking over game planning earlier in this season, and how Bo Nix is feeling about this whole situation. Today's "Three Count" includes previewing the heavyweight NLCS matchup between the Dodgers and Brewers, debating if the guys would give a foul ball to a kid at a baseball game, and much more. We pivot to the Colorado Buffaloes and debate if Juju Lewis can play at a high level. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Phil and Aniello cross-talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss our own Brandon Stokely breaking news that Sean Payton will be more involved in play calling this weekend after the offense's slow start to the season. Phil shares that he believes Payton has been more involved the past two weeks. Does Davis Webb deserve the criticism he's received? Phil and Aniello continue to break down the news that Sean Payton will call plays in Week 5. Did Davis Webb have a fair shot to prove himself? We hear from Sean Payton on the major change for the Broncos' offense. Are we expecting to see a big difference in offensive production this weekend? Is this move, Payton protecting his young assistant coach?  Was last year's offense that much better than what we've seen this season? We pivot to the Avalanche as they suffered their first loss of the season last night. Are the guys still on board with the Avs extending Jared Bednar? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos. With the team reaching the 4-week mark in the season, we hand out progress reports for the coaching staff, the offense, defense, and more. At what point will Sean Payton take back play calling if the offense continues to struggle? Has Payton already taken back more responsibilities on the offense? We hear from Sean Payton on the outside criticism of Bo Nix and how to fix their slow-starting problem. Has Bo Nix been going out of his way to avoid running the ball to avoid contact following his ankle injury last year? We hear from Bo Nix on why he isn't running the ball as much this season. Are the guys buying that Nix is seeing the field so well he doesn't need to run? Is Nix trying to avoid "the big mistake" to a detriment where he's afraid to push the ball downfield? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Will Petersen joining the show to summarize everything we learned in Denver sports today. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Walker Monfort and Paul Depodeta's comments on the progress made by the Rockies this season compared to last year. Are the Rockies on the right track? Will the organization invest more in the team moving forward? Who are the 2026 Chargers? We look into their offensive, defensive, turnover, and penalty numbers for them this season. Are the Chargers as bad as their 0-4 record would suggest? What are we looking for from the Avalanche tonight as they take on the Jets in the first game of a back-to-back? Have the Avs figured out their power play? We go through the rest of the Colorado Buffaloes season and debate if they could end up 6-6 and make a bowl game.