The Drive

Hour 4 of The Drive talks about the motivation for people who come from broken homes! Which former 1989 or 1990 Pittsburgh Steeler could be Derek’s dad? Calais Campbell chooses ATL! Did Denver have a chance? | The Denver Nuggets are getting mixed emotions from ESPN! Derek and DMac defend Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. Can the Nuggets still make it to the WCF? | Joel Embiid plays tonight vs Dallas. The guys have fun with why tonight instead of Monday vs the Nuggets. Is tonight the biggest game of the season for the Avs? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive starts with the Joel Embiid debacle that took place last night. Did a tip come out about why Embiid was not mentioned on the broadcast? Why wasn’t Stokley in the Baltimore Ravens documentary more? | Who’s more likely to be a bust: C.J. Stroud or Bryce Young? Well Derek and DMac discuss why you always need Burger King, McDonald’s, and Wendy’s as an option. Would that make drafting QB’s more attractive? | The Denver Media spoke to Broncos President Damani Leech in Arizona. Did Leech lay out the plan for the Broncos future? Should it just stay downtown? | Derek and DMac share funny moments about media fights! 

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Hour 2 of The Drive leads in with the Rockies Opening Day! Also, the guys get into stories about how easy it is to get left behind. Did Coach Malone pull that move with AG last night? Who got in more trouble growing up: Travis or Jason? Our Denversports.com Senior Broncos Writer Andrew Mason joins The Drive. Did Mase eclipse 1.5 beverages last night in Arizona? Mase then discusses the balance between FA spending for the long term and winning in the short term for the Walter/Penner Group. How close are the Broncos to developing a plan for a new stadium? Mase talks about what Greg Penner has learned in his first year as the owner of the Denver Broncos. | If you were an owner, what would your life be like? The guys have fun with this question. Greg Penner talks about how helpful the facility survey was earlier this year. What has Greg Penner learned so far? | Our 104.3 The Fan Nuggets Insider Matt Moore, from The Action Network, joins The Drive. Matt responds to the notion of AG being left out by Coach Malone. Also, what was the overall perception from last night’s game after all the storylines about Joel Embiid? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive is all about Bread! Derek talks about the fight that almost broke up a great friendship! What kind of games should the guys want in the studio? | Our Denver 7 Broncos Insider Troy Renck joins The Drive. Troy begins to detail what his conversation was with Greg Penner. What was the most important thing about Greg’s offseason takeaways? Who would win in a fight: Troy or Mase? Troy details his life in Pueblo, CO! Where do the Broncos stand with their jersey decisions? | Hot Take Tuesday is all about what exactly did John Elway do wrong to destroy his time as the GM of the Broncos? Does what he did right outweigh what he did wrong? Derek admits that he didn’t like Paxton Lynch. | DMac explains the Mark Sanchez experience. The guys discuss how ultimately another QB cost himself a chance at Von’s Halloween Party! 

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Hour 4 of The Drive welcomes in James Merilatt! Leonard Fornette is interested in the Broncos. Should the Broncos give him a look? Should it be Leonard or Latavius? James takes another victory lap about Coach Malone as he grills him about AG being forgot about. Is Malone a terrible coach? Could Malone cost the Nuggets in the playoffs? What’s one thing the guys bought as a flex? They go down memory lane and tie it back to Greg Penner and the Broncos. | What does being an NFL Owner mean? Greg Penner talks about what he’s learned so far. How will that help in the near future? Does being empty nesters help? | In conclusion, the guys explain why this investment for the Walton/Penner Group is just an investment! 

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Hour 1 of The Drive starts with the Sean Payton presser from earlier today. The guys go into why Joel Embiid is ducking Jokic. Could this get Jokic back in the MVP race? Why isn’t this game on ESPN? | DMac is back and the guys get into where the Broncos are thinking about moving to after their time is up at the current Broncos Stadium? DMac details his trip to Cali and let’s just say it didn’t go as planned. | Well It appears that Cali and Colorado have one significant difference and Derek and DMac go back and forth about it! The Broncos lost out on some guys in Free Agency. Why did they? Why did Sean Payton prioritize the pickups he got vs the guys he could’ve had? | The guys breakdown why the Broncos chose Jarrett Stidham over other backup QB’s. When will the Broncos be able to play Stidham next season? 

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Hour 2 of The Drive leads in with the Denver Nuggets facing off against the Embiidless 76ers tonight. Is Joel a chicken? Sean Payton answers a few questions at the Owners Meetings today. Sean lays into the Offense and how bad they were last season. Sean Payton has laid the foundation for the future of the Broncos today and Derek and DMac discuss. Our Denversports.com Senior Broncos Writer Andrew Mason joins The Drive. Mase tries to describe the event he’s attending tonight. Mase talks about how feisty Sean Payton was and how he restored some order about what’s to come. Mase details what’s going on with Sean Payton and his ST comments. George Paton walked back his comments about Javonte Williams. | CU is off and running and the guys have fun with how CU may be in trouble Week 1 of the season. Sean Payton is delegating and the guys explain why. | Our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive live in studio. Jake talks about what’s going on with CU Football and how the culture is changing there. Is Joel Embiid bowing out? Why isn’t he playing? Could the MVP already be decided? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive creates a moment where creating a culture isn’t always easy. Sean Payton discusses the lack of 9 on 7 and 1 on 1 drills from last year’s training camp. Derek breaks down why these drills make or break the success of communication between both units. Did this explain why Coach Hackett was so incompetent last season? | Kendrick Perkins goes after Joel Embiid for sitting out vs the Nuggets tonight. Will Kendrick Perkins be allowed back in the club? The Baltimore Ravens are under fire but why haven’t teams taken the next step to get him? What could be the hold up? | Aaron Rodgers isn’t a NY Jet just yet. Could Coach Hackett be the downfall to the trade being completed? | Our Denversports.com Avs Analyst Will Petersen joins The Drive. Will takes everyone behind the scenes from the Avs weekend. Could Mikko break the All-Time Goals scored record for Colorado? What does the upcoming schedule for the Avs mean heading into the playoffs? 

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Hour 4 of The Drive sets up with Coach Prime telling his players that any trouble they got in over spring break will cost them. It leads to one of the best Spring Break stories ever! Derek got in a lot fights over his college career and he talks about one guy who lost and got destroyed. Was Derek a smarter student than DMac? DMac tells his story about getting kicked out of school. Derek details crazy college workouts and destroys baseball along the way! | Joel Embiid is off tonight vs Denver. How will this be perceived moving forward? If the Nuggets face James Harden tonight, does that still count for Nikola Jokic’s MVP Case? | DST joins The Drive and the guys share some wild Spring Break stories! Should we all feel bad for DMac? 

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Hour 1 of The Drive starts with a conversation about why the Broncos fan survey came out when it did. Did the Broncos tip their hand with some exposure to future plans? Also, the Broncos continue to sign former Saints players. Will that benefit the Broncos long term? | The guys have fun with how life is with a hungry Wolfe on the prowl! | Our ESPN NBA Insider Jay Williams joins The Drive. Jay discusses the greatness of MPJ and what his role will be heading into the playoffs. How can the Nuggets bench be more reliable? Will the MVP Race be decided this weekend? Jay gives everyone his take on the Sweet 16. | Jerry Jeudy is needed now more than ever. Should the Broncos still consider trading him? Could they get anything higher than a 4th Round Pick for Jerry? The Broncos get another RB and WR from the NO Saints. Could this come back to haunt the Broncos? 

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