The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Chris Simms' comments on Bo Nix and how he is Drew Brees like but with a better arm and more athletic. Are the comparisons to Brees fair for Nix? Will we see Nix stay in the pocket and dissect the defense more after suffering another ankle injury? What were the guy's biggest takeaways from yesterday's Super Bowl? How was Seattle able to move on from so many fan favorites to build a Super Bowl winning roster and coaching staff? We react to ESPN's way too early power rankings for the 2026 NFL season. How high are the guys on the Broncos as they head into a season with expectations and a tougher schedule? Should the Broncos pursue the Super Bowl MVP, Kenneth Walker if he becomes available this offseason? The guys project what Walker will be worth in free agency and debate if it is worth the Broncos spending big money on a running back. 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil question what the Broncos can learn from the Seahawks Super Bowl championship. We react to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler's report that the people believe Sean Payton will eventually relinquish playcalling to Davis Webb and this could happen gradually. How can Webb earn Payton's trust to call plays full time in 2026? Today's "Three Count" features our thoughts on Bad Bunny's halftime show, if any commercials stuck out from the Super Bowl, and reaction to Lindsey Vonn's scary skiing accident and having to be airlifted out. We react to Jamal Murray getting announced as participating in the NBA all-star three-point contest this year. We preview the Nuggets and Cavaliers game tonight as the Nuggets host the newly traded James Harden led Cavs. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss the Super Bowl and if the Broncos are built to repeat their success next season and be a final four team again. Zach and Phil continue to react to yesterday's Super Bowl and debate how the Broncos would have looked had they won the AFC championship. Would there have been value in the Broncos making the game but losing like New England did? Should the Broncos pursue the Super Bowl MVP, Kenneth Walker if he becomes available this offseason? The guys project what Walker will be worth in free agency and debate if it is worth the Broncos spending big money on a running back. We react to ESPN's way too early power rankings for the 2026 NFL season. How high are the guys on the Broncos as they head into a season with expectations and a tougher schedule? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Sean Payton and the Broncos offense. The guys share why they believe Davis Webb will calling plays in the upcoming season and point out that Greg Penner could be frustrated with Payton's offense. Why have we not seen Sean Payton out at the Super Bowl this week? Will Greg Penner step in and ask Sean Payton to give up play calling? In honor of the NFL Awards being given out last night, we hand out our Broncos Awards for the season. Who were the offensive and defensive MVPs, best moment of the year, and more? We wrap up the show with the guys previewing the Patriots and Seahawks Super Bowl and making their picks for the game. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate if the Broncos should be interested in bringing in a top wide receiver in AJ Brown. Phil is on board with bringing in the talented wide out while Zach explains his hesitancy with bringing in a "bad apple" like Brown. Would the guys be willing to trade Courtland for Brown? We compete in our weekly trivia competition vs the Fan Morning show. How will we compare to their 3-1 performance from this morning? We examine two more Broncos rookie seasons, today grading punter Jeremy Crawshaw and tight end project Caleb Lohner. Did Crawshaw exceed expectations, even as a drafted punter? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Sean Payton and the Broncos offense. The guys share why they believe Davis Webb will calling plays in the upcoming season and point out that Greg Penner could be frustrated with Payton's offense. Dante questions if Penner has the right to be angry with Payton after Payton came in and saved the Broncos franchise. Today's "Three Count" features a debate on if Gabe Landeskog should be playing in the Olympics for Sweden after missing the past month of the season for the Avalanche with a rib injury, Peyton Watson suffering a grade 2 hamstring injury and will be re-evaluated in a month, and Matthew Stafford taking home to NFL MVP award this season. In honor of the NFL Awards being given out last night, we hand out our Broncos Awards for the season. Who were the offensive and defensive MVPs, rookie of the year, and more? 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss their laundry habits, if they wear shirts under their sweatshirts or not, and questioning why Sean Payton has been so quiet since the Bronco offseason started. Zach and Phil continue to debate why we haven't seen much from Sean Payton since the season ended and question if Broncos owner Greg Penner has asked Payton to lay low. We debate if the Broncos should be interested in bringing in a top wide receiver in AJ Brown. Phil is on board while Zach explains his hesitancy with bringing in a "bad apple" like Brown. Our 9 News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss why Sean Payton isn't at the Super Bowl this year, if Sean Payton would be interested in AJ Brown, and much more.

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil preview the NFL Awards for tonight as multiple Broncos players and coaches are up for awards including: Nik Bonitto, Vance Joseph and Garrett Bolles. We breakdown all the candidates and debate which Broncos will be the most likely to take home an award tonight? We react to recent Broncos quarterback, Ben DiNucci's comments on the Broncos hiring Davis Webb as the offensive coordinator and DiNucci assuming Webb will call plays now in Denver. Will Sean Payton be willing to take his hands off the controls when it comes to Broncos offensive play calling? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Will Petersen joining the show to continue our discussion on Broncos play calling in 2026 and if it is interesting we haven't seen Sean Payton out at the Super Bowl this week doing media. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to recent Broncos quarterback, Ben DiNucci's comments on the Broncos hiring Davis Webb as the offensive coordinator and DiNucci assuming Webb will call plays now in Denver. Will Sean Payton be willing to take his hands off the controls when it comes to Broncos offensive play calling? We react to Broncos' legend Terrell Davis's comments on the Broncos running back room needing more competition. Did Davis take a shot at RJ Harvey when saying the Broncos don't have time to wait on running backs to develop? We evaluate two more Broncos' rookie seasons, today grading Sai'vion Jones and Que Robinson. We breakdown the Nuggets and Knicks double overtime thriller from last night and Christian Braun's role going forward as Peyton Watson went down with a hamstring injury. Should the Nuggets have held Jokic and Braun to their minutes restriction during the game? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue to react to the Nuggets and Knicks double overtime thriller from last night. Zach explains how Christian Braun needs to step up with Peyton Watson going down with a hamstring injury. Should the Nuggets have held Jokic and Braun to the minutes restriction they originally planned for both during their returns to the lineup? We pivot to the Broncos as multiple players and coaches are up for NFL awards including: Nik Bonitto, Vance Joseph and Garrett Bolles. Who will be taking home awards tonight at the NFL honors? Today's "Three Count" includes debating if there were any snubs from the Broncos in the NFL awards and the Nuggets avoiding the luxury tax by trading away Hunter Tyson and giving Spencer Jones a full NBA contract. How badly did the Avalanche need the Olympic break after a tough stretch of hockey leading into the break? Will the Avs come back refreshed and playing with energy?