The Drive

Hour 2 of The Drive leads in with the Denver Nuggets getting underway vs Phoenix tomorrow night! How long will it take the Nuggets to win the series? The Avs are leaving Coach Jared Bednar on an island. Why is he defending Val singlehandedly? When will other Avs Brass step up? How much pressure is on the players right now? | Who will come out of the ECF in the NBA with Milwaukee down? Will The Drive broadcast live from DMac’s childhood home? Also, the guys get into what’s wrong with OBJ and Antonio Brown on the same team. | Did the Seahawks make a mistake with the #5 overall pick? Why did Will Levis fall so far? Who would the Broncos have taken if they still had the #5 overall pick? | Our 9 News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins The Drive. Mike talks about the Broncos plans tonight for Day 2 of the NFL Draft. Will the Broncos trade down? What are the positions of need heading into tonight? Could Safety be a sneaky pick for the Broncos this weekend? How important is it for Greg and Carrie Penner to be around the Draft Process? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive sets up with Derek Wolfe’s Draft Day story. How bizarre was his draft day? When did Derek get to Denver? Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are still celebrating according to last night! The guys get on them for overdoing it at the NFL Draft. | Our Denversports.com Avs Analyst Will Petersen joins The Drive. Coach Bednar continues to take the heat for the Avs organization. When will enough be enough? Will talks about how things have spiraled. What has been the overall perception of the Avs since last Saturday? If the Avs lose tonight, how will this season be viewed in the grand scheme of things? | It’s No Offense Friday and the guys respond to the Textline about Val. Where do the Avs go from here? | The NFL Draft is almost underway and Derek wonders who the Broncos will take tonight. The guys have fun with how the Broncos personnel haven’t been great over the last few years. 

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Hour 4 of The Drive opens with the NFL Draft Day 2! Denversports.com NFL Draft Analyst Cecil Lammey joins The Drive. Cecil talks about Will Levis and what’s next to get everything going on Day 2. | The Steelers get their first pick of the second round. Did they make the right pick? Tennessee trades up with Arizona. Did they help or hurt themselves with the trade? Did the Titans hurt their QB room? | Seattle is not doing their best “prove them wrong” impression as they mess up another pick. The guys have fun with it! | The full compensation has been revealed for the Russell Wilson trade from last year. The guys have fun with the draft talk to close the show! 

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Hour 1 of The Drive is shocked by the Avs loss in Game 5 to the Seattle Kraken at home! Where did the Avs go wrong? Derek talks about his time at the game and how it wasn’t the most enjoyable watch. Will the Avs rebound in Game 6? | The Avs are one of the best road teams in the NHL but will it help them in the playoffs? James and Brother’s BBQ came through today! Should the Avs start planning their offseason or buckle down for Game 6? | Lamar Jackson gets a new deal done with the Baltimore Ravens today. Derek and DMac give their immediate reactions. Giannis had some interesting comments about failure. What did he mean by no failure in sports? | The guys get into the failure in sports and what it looks like. Was Giannis wrong? How do you overcome the odds in sports? 

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Hour 2 of The Drive is shocked by Lamar Jackson’s new contract official terms. How does Lamar stack up to the rest of the NFL? Is his contract justified? Where Russell Wilson stack up to the AFC heading into the 2023 season? | Aaron Rodgers gives Coach Hackett love in his opening press conference. The guys wonder where the Broncos would be today if they had both guys together. Will Aaron Rodgers own Russell Wilson in the AFC? | Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. Jake updates everyone on the latest with Anthony Edwards. Jake also talks about what’s going on with the Nuggets. Will the Valerie Nichushkin saga ever get solved? The guys have fun with why guys get upset in sports. Will the Avs get back on track with Cale Makar at the helm? | Mike Evans comes after DMac again with his hit piece on QB’s. Did Mike manipulate the numbers for 1st round QB’s? DMac goes back at him and wonders how successful this QB draft class will be compared to years past. 

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Hour 3 of The Drive says Happy Draft Day to the NFL and the Denver Broncos! There are multiple moving pieces that settled in before the draft and the guys recap it. A Cardinals and Titans trade is brewing in the NFL but there may be one huge wrinkle. | Denversports.com Avs Analyst Will Petersen joins The Drive. Derek and Will give their individual perspectives on what took place in Game 5. Will details why the penalty was the turning point of the game. Will Nathan MacKinnon have to play more than 30 minutes in Game 6 on Friday night? How do the Avs get to a point where they can go “All In” to get the results they want? | DMac kills everyone with truth about why the Avs need to focus on next season. Derek and DMac debate how ready the Avs will be for Game 6 on Friday Night. | Something is brewing on Denversports.com and it could be the final puzzle piece to a huge story in Denver. In the meantime, Cecil Lammey becomes the butt of some terrible jokes. 

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Hour 4 of The Drive opens with the NFL Draft as Cecil joins to get everyone set! What are the top headlines heading into the NFL Draft? Any Broncos tea? A huge story breaks about Val Nichushkin and the guys are shocked! | Jake Shapiro rejoins the show from Denversports.com. Jake breaks the official news about Val unfortunately being caught up in a situation with a woman. How did she get there? How did they find her? Jake and DMac connect the dots to make sure things are being properly reported. Jake talks about who this woman may be. Where do Val and the Avs go form here? | DMac recalls the day this story began to gain some traction. Did all of this start because Val wasn’t at morning skate? Will the Avs Brass speak up now? How did this woman find Val and is it tied to something bigger? | Cecil rejoins us! Cecil talks about the potential reset of the Broncos depending on how the draft goes. Where will the real surprises come from? Is Seattle looking to move up or down? Also, will Seattle draft a QB tonight? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive opens with the Nuggets pulling out the ugly win in Game 5 vs the Minnesota Timberwolves. How ugly did it get? DMac has some info on what happened postgame. The Avs are on the ropes right now. What do they do? Do they win tonight? | Derek and DMac try to find the sunshine about the Avs chances moving forward. Will they escape the 1st round? Derek gets after DMac for being a negative Nancy! | The Denver Nuggets had a weird close to their series vs the Timberwolves. What should be made of Jamal’s performance vs Jokic’s performance? Is Anthony Edwards a superstar? DMac and KJ get into it about MPJ going to the Naismith HOF in 15-20 years. | The guys go down memory lane with the history of the Phoenix Suns vs the Denver Nuggets.

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Hour 2 of The Drive starts with Breaking News about Anthony Edwards potentially facing third degree assault after his tantrum postgame. Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. Jake details the report and what all took place at Ball Arena last night. | Denversports.com NFL Draft Analyst Cecil Lammey joins The Drive. Cecil details what he’s hearing from all 32 teams around the NFL. Could Albert O be on the move? Who’s most likely to be traded from the Broncos during draft weekend? Will Sean Payton hold on to any of his young TE’s? | Where are chairs allowed to be thrown? Coach Prime has more to say on the Pat McAfee Show! How many people are rooting for CU? When can we expect the Louie List from CU? | Our Denversports.com Avs Analyst Will Petersen joins The Drive. Will talks about the Avs getting back on track tonight. What’s the latest on Val Nichushkin? Should Will go to the game with Derek tonight? What gives the Avs a reason to believe? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive starts with breaking news about the Anthony Edwards situation. Jake Shapiro rejoins The Drive to detail the latest. What does the report say about ANT? Will the Timberwolves go unscarred in this situation? Is Derek sticking up for ANT? | Chairs are flying and DMac adds some theatrics to it! Derek talks about the Denver media being soft. | Should Derek suit up for Avs hockey tonight? How good is Derek at skating? Derek vs Big O in a hockey match! | Derek and DMac have some fun with Denver Sports to close the hour! 

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