The Drive

Hour 2 of The Drive welcomes in our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro! Jake talks about the impact of AG and others around Nikola in this playoff run! Who will get the first look if the Nuggets lose early? How will Nikola Jokic be guarded in the first round? Should Nuggets Nation love where the Nuggets are right now? The Avs had trouble getting it going last night. How much did the Gabe news hurt? What should be the plan for the Avs moving forward? | DMac was at Ball Arena last night and details how the players reacted to the Gabe news. What does it mean that most of the team didn’t know before yesterday? Big O talks about how sometimes when you find out doesn’t matter, it’s about the ultimate brotherhood. | Our 9 News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins The Drive. Mike talks about his week in the gutter. Mike talks about the Courtland Sutton trade talks. How long has the Baltimore for Sutton situation been on the table? What should the expectations be for OTA’s? DMac has a theory and Mike isn’t satisfied with it. 

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Hour 3 of The Drive has a very unique story to open Football at Four! An arrest has been made in the Dinger Gate case from Monday’s Rockies game. Who is the guy and how did he get caught? The Drive gives you the latest! Also, the mascot discussion gets interesting! | Big O and DMac breakdown his Broncos 1st Round Pick theory. Why should the Broncos trade up for a LT? Who would make a trade with the Denver Broncos? Big O breaks down the player DMac has in mind and compares him to someone of the past. | Our Avs Analyst Will Petersen joins The Drive! Will talks about why the Avs were so lackadaisical last night. How much will Gabe’s absence affect them moving forward? What should tonight’s game vs Nashville mean? Would the Avs rather play Seattle or Minnesota? | Is the success of this Nuggets playoff run more on Coach Malone or Nikola Jokic? Who has more control of the organization? 

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Hour 4 of The Drive starts with a FIRE UP to get everyone set for the Denver Nuggets 2022-2023 Playoff Run! DMac relives some of the top moments from the Nuggets regular season! The guys have some fun helping the listeners remember why this season was great! The guys talk about the life of leaning on the greats. Also, which moment was most memorable? Big O talks about what it was like leaning on Peyton Manning during those playoff runs. | Budda Baker has requested a trade out of Arizona. Would he be a great fit for the Broncos? Should the Broncos make a run at him? Does he make too much? Budda Baker or Justin Simmons? | Nikola Jokic has been named as a finalist for the 2022-2023 MVP Award. DMac goes off about why this should be a no brainer as to who should be the MVP this season. 

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Hour 1 of The Drive talks about Beer Sales Extension at Coors Field. Why haven’t the Rockies thought about this before? With games moving so fast now, what other changes could be on the horizon? Could bars suffer later down the road with the Rockies extending beer sales to the 8th inning? | The Washington Commanders have been sold to a new owner. Did this set the scene for how the Walton/Penner Group could get out of the Broncos ownership down the road? Could they put the team in position for a new stadium before committing to the long-term process? Why did it take so long for Dan Snyder to sell the Commanders? | The Winnipeg Jets are in trouble tonight at the goalie position. Should the Avs blow the Jets off the ice tonight? Should Frankie be in net for the Avs tonight? Should the fans be worried about tonight? Big O could help with tickets! | The Pelicans had a tough loss vs OKC in the 9 vs 10 seed Play-In Game in the NBA. Is Zion still making excuses? Big O gets on Zion for letting this happen. Did Russell Wilson not take camp seriously last year? Hero of the day: Diar Derozan!! Did she single handedly help the Bulls comeback vs the Raptors? 

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Hour 2 of The Drive wonders how the Play-In Tournament is perceived. Joel Embiid calls out Nikola Jokic again. Will Jokic ever care about the MVP ever again? Does he care about any award other than a NBA Championship? Big O tells a cool story about Jokic outside of basketball. When it’s over for Nikola Jokic, will he ever come back to America? Our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. Jake talks about what Nikola Jokic said at practice today. Will treating basketball like a job ever come back to hurt Nikola? Do the Nuggets understand what’s at stake? Breaking News comes out about Gabriel Landeskog and the guys react! | Gabe may be at the end of his rope and the guys discuss! Where could his absence be missed most? Will Gabe ever be the same? Is he the best Captain in Avs history? | Mat Smith joins The Drive. Mat gives his initial reaction to the Gabriel Landeskog news. Is this an indictment on GM Chris MacFarland? Mat lays out what the playoff lines could look like. Did Mat just solve the playoff riddle? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive discusses the huge sale of the Washington Commanders. Big O discusses why this change is long overdue for the Commanders. Will the Commanders be able to learn from the LA Chargers? Brandon Marshall talks about his time with the Broncos and The Fan’s own Brandon Stokley gets caught in the middle! Will Stoke be happy or angry when he hears about this? | Our Denversports.com Senior Broncos Writer Andrew Mason joins The Drive. Mase takes issue with Brandon Marshall and his comments. Why was Stoke so wide open? Big O and Mase go through why WR’s get so personal with their QB’s not getting them the ball. The layer of moments that led to Mike Shanahan getting fired has Mase all up in arms! | DMac kills everyone with truth about why the Avs did the right thing on behalf of Gabriel Landeskog. Will Gabe be 100% by next season? Did Gabe have a potential setback? Big O talks about the time he messed up his leg. | Why didn’t the Avs shut down Gabe sooner? Jake Shapiro is covering the Gabriel Landeskog press conference. Jake joins us to preview what’s to come with Gabe. Who’s speaking with Gabe? 

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Hour 4 of The Drive go around the world of sports! Did Joel Embiid call Nikola Jokic a liar? The Drive carries Gabriel Landeskog’s press conference live for a moment. Does this setback go back to The Bubble for Gabe? If it lingers into next season, what will it mean in the long run? How much did Gabe overcompensate with his knee injury? The Ravens and Broncos couldn’t work out a trade for Courtland Sutton. Did Lamar pull the plug on the trade or were the Broncos for sure they weren’t ready to give up Courtland? Should the Broncos start to look at trading PS2? | Jake Shapiro rejoins The Drive to detail what was an interesting press conference. Jake talks about the injury that led everyone back to this moment.  What does this mean for Landy’s future? Jack emphasizes that all Gabe wants to do is be around the team. The Drive takes everyone to the latest from the Avs Captain Gabriel Landeskog himself. | Cecil Lammey joins The Drive to discuss the Courtland to Baltimore news. Is Cecil buying it? Also, why is Cecil dressed in Rockies colors? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive talks about how the Avs didn’t close the deal vs Edmonton. The Crossover talks about why the Avs let a great opportunity escape. Did the Avs give Edmonton any confidence? What makes the Oilers beatable? Who’s responsible for the Avs loss vs Edmonton? | The Broncos aren’t allowing the media in right now. Will they come to regret this? How should Broncos Country perceive Sean Payton right now? | Orlando “Big O” Franklin talks about how he feels about the CU Football videos. Why should everyone want to be around CU? Who has a better approach to turning things around: CU or the Broncos? Can you compare the two? | DMac is angry with the attack on Dinger during the Rockies game on Tuesday. Should that fan be banned? If so, could he be banned from all team events, arenas, and stadiums in Colorado? 

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Hour 2 of The Drive starts with the Denver Nuggets official schedule for the 1st round of the playoffs. Will they collide with the Avs at any point in the playoffs? Coach Bednar talks about giving themselves a chance every night. Our Denversports.com Avs Analyst Will Petersen joins The Drive. Will talks about how things are rounding into form for the Avs even in bad moments. Did Bo Byram cost himself by being the guy who gave up the goal? When the Avs get healthy, who gets the boot? Big O and Will losing it with their take? DMac thinks so, but eventually change is coming. Expectations for the Avs heading into the playoffs? | How does Sean Payton feel about Russell Wilson? Will Russ wear down Sean Payton? With this new offense, how much say will Russ have in it? Was Davis Webb bought here to baby sit Russell Wilson? | Rockies lose 2 out of 3 to the St. Lous Cardinals! What will it take to get into the Rockies this season? The Nuggets schedule is almost set for the playoffs! Who will Denver root for more: The Nuggets or the Avs? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive talks about why the pressure is on Russ since he’s not Sean Payton’s guy. If Russ is being asked to do less, will he have anymore room for error? | Mel Kiper’s Mock Draft has some weird corks to it. Why would a team trade up for a “maybe” QB? How much is it on the team to develop raw skills vs the player having raw skills worth developing? What would make Russ worth the trade? | The Lakers almost cost themselves yesterday but eventually they pulled it out. Are the Nuggets glad they escaped the Lakers? Will the Lakers beat the Grizzlies? | Big O and DMac discuss their kids growing up in youth sports. DMac tells Big O what’s to come. How much fun is it to see kids grow through sports? What lessons can a child learn from sports? 

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