The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to ESPN’s list of top 10 offensive tackles in the NFL. With Garrett Bolles and Mike McGlinchy not making the list or honorable mentions, should they feel disrespected? We dive into the trend of many NFL second round picks not having signed their rookie contracts yet including Broncos second round pick, RJ Harvey. How will veteran players view rookies “holding out” without playing a down of NFL football yet? The Nuggets trade for Jonas Valanciunas finally went through over the weekend and yet we still have uncertainty if he will play for the Nuggets this season. Should the Nuggets play hard ball with Valanciunas and make him honor his contract in the NBA? We look at one of the best defenses in NFL history in the ’84 Bears and question if the Broncos can match or better the all-time sack record.

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to ESPN’s list of top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL voted on by executives, coaches and scouts. Do the guys agree with the rankings? Does Jayden Daniels deserve to be on the list after only one season in the NFL? Would the guys trade Bo Nix for Jayden Daniels today? We dive into ESPN’s list of top 10 offensive tackles in the NFL. With Garrett Bolles and Mike McGlinchy not making the list or honorable mentions, should they feel disrespected? We wrap up the show with reacting to the Rockies drafted Ethan Holliday fourth overall in the MLB draft, are we about to see one of the all-time sports stories in Denver history? How quickly will Ethan Holliday be able to make an impact for the big league team?

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Phil and Richie cross talking with Aniello and Danny. The guys discuss the expectations and pressure on Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels as they head into their second NFL seasons. With Broncos training camp right around the corner, Phil and Richie ask if/when the team will sign Sutton, Allen, Bonitto or JFM to contract extensions. Would paying some and not all of the players looking for extensions cause issues in the locker room? What did the guys make of the first Nuggets summer league game? How did DaRon Holmes look in his first NBA action after tearing his Achilles last year? What did we make of David Adelman’s latest comments on the Jonas Valanciunas situation?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Phil and Richie look at the Broncos off season moves and decide which player they feel the most confident in. Will JK Dobbins be able to stay healthy all year in Denver? How will Bo Nix elevate his game this season? 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss Que Robinson’s potential for the Broncos this season, the running back battle during training camp, and much more. Today’s “Three Count” features the Avalanche twitter account posting a picture of Nathan MacKinnon, Sydney Crosby and Justin Bieber, the ticket prices for Cooper Flagg vs Bronny James in last night’s summer league game, and a video of Chad Ochocinco coaching up current wide receivers on how to deal with Patrick Surtain as a corner back. Will the Buffs be able to fix their running game issues that we saw last season?

In hour 3 of The Drive, Phil, Richie and the guys compete in our weekly trivia competition with the morning show. We hear gripes from the morning show on the difficulty of questions. Will we be able to beat the morning show’s 1-3 performance from yesterday? We react to a Bleacher Report article predicting JK Dobbins as a disappointment this season. Does Phil agree with the idea that Dobbins could be a trade or release candidate before the end of the season? We react to ESPN’s Paul Finebaum stating that Deion Sanders has nothing left to prove at Colorado. Does Prime still have to go out and prove himself as a winner this season, especially with the loss of Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders?

In hour 4 of The Drive, Phil and Richie rank the coaches in Colorado based on how much pressure they are under. How secure is Sean Payton with the Broncos after just two seasons? Could David Adelman be on the hot seat in year one, if the Nuggets decide he’s not the right guy for the job? We react to Major League Baseball discussing a salary cap for the sport. How would a salary cap impact the Rockies and would owner Dick Monfort be in favor of a cap? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com’s John Davis joining the show to discuss the trivia “beef” with the morning show.

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Aniello and Danny. The guys discuss Phil’s early tee time this morning and Zach playing Arrowhead yesterday and running into former Bronco Justin Simmons. Zach and Phil react to ESPN’s grade of an A- for the Broncos off season. Do the Broncos deserve this high grade with moves like signing Evan Engram, DJ Jones and adding to their already stout defense? We hear from Michael Porter Jr. with his goodbye video to Denver and Nuggets fans. Zach points out some interesting things MPJ said including not knowing Jon Wallace had been appointed GM and wanting a bigger role on the team. Did the Nets call the Nuggets for the MPJ trade or were the Nuggets shopping Porter Jr.?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Deion Sanders’ time at Big 12 media day yesterday. Was Deion in the right to be defensive about someone asking about his health? Will Colorado have a “better team” even after losing Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter in the draft? Does Coach Prime and CU have a built in excuse with a lack of resources and NIL money if his team underperforms this season? Will Deion be able to continue his success of getting talent to come to CU?

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil answer what position group for the Broncos they would want to keep healthy the most. If they could keep one individual Broncos player healthy for the whole season, who would the guys choose? We hear from new Nugget Cam Johnson as he describes what it will be like to play alongside Nikola Jokic.  What will we see from Nuggets summer league tonight? Zach and Phil react to Michael Porter Jr.’s goodbye message to Denver and Nuggets fans. Was moving on from Porter Jr. better for the team and MPJ himself? We react to ESPN’s grade of an A- for the Broncos off season. Do the Broncos deserve this high grade with moves like signing Evan Engram, DJ Jones and adding to their already stout

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Deion Sanders’ time at Big 12 media day yesterday. Was Deion in the right to be defensive about someone asking about his health? Will Colorado have a “better team” even after losing Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter in the draft? Will Deion have an easier time coaching the entire team, not having his children on the team? Does Coach Prime and CU have a built in excuse with a lack of resources and NIL money if his team underperforms this season? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com’s Will Petersen joining the show to discuss Deion Sanders and who will be the starting quarterback for the Buffs this season.