The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil evaluate Jahdae Barron's rookie season now that the Broncos season has come to an end. Did Barron have the least anticipated season out of any Broncos rookie in recent memory? We hear from Barron and his thoughts on the lack of playing time and his focus over the next few months. We react to all of the NFL coaching vacancies being filled and Vance Joseph not getting an opportunity to be a head coach. Will Joseph get a second chance at being a head coach and how lucky are the Broncos to retain him? We react to the news of the day in the Broncos promoting Davis Webb to be the offensive coordinator in Denver. Was Davis Webb promised play-calling duties to stay in Denver? We breakdown the ups and downs of Jamal Murray's day from yesterday being named a first time all-star to a very underwhelming performance vs the number one team in the west in Oklahoma City.  

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the news of the day in the Broncos promoting Davis Webb to be the offensive coordinator in Denver. Was Davis Webb promised play-calling duties to stay in Denver? We hear from Bo Nix and all his positive thoughts on Webb and how Webb has helped Nix's young NFL career. How much did Nix and Webb's relationship factor into Webb becoming the Broncos offensive coordinator? We pivot to George Paton as he is rumored to be in the running to be the Vikings next general manager. Today's "Three Count" features the reasons why George Paton could be willing to leave the Broncos for the Vikings to have the same general manager label, Jim Leornard leaving Denver and taking the Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator job, and Zach sharing the story of his "hole in one" over the weekend. We react to the Avalanche bouncing back after a rough stretch to beat Detroit 5-0.

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys react to the breaking news of the Broncos promoting Davis Webb to be the offensive coordinator of the Broncos. Will Webb be calling plays during the 2026 season? Zach and Phil continue to react to the news of Davis Webb being promoted to the Broncos offensive coordinator and debate if Sean Payton would consider giving up play calling or if Broncos' ownership could insist on Webb calling plays next year. We react to all of the NFL coaching vacancies being filled and Vance Joseph not getting an opportunity to be a head coach. Will Joseph get a second chance at being a head coach and how lucky are the Broncos to retain him? We breakdown the ups and downs of Jamal Murray's day from yesterday being named a first time all-star to a very underwhelming performance vs the number one team in the west in Oklahoma City. 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and Phil lays out what Bo Nix will be going through the next few months as he rehabs form his injury and then gets away from the Broncos facility before returning for OTA's and training camp. Zach questions if Sean Payton is being figured out as a play caller and points out all the different personnel grouping Payton uses is a tell to defensive coordinators across the NFL. What went wrong with Evan Engram and the Broncos this season? How did he go from being Sean Payton's "Joker" to only catching one touchdown this season? Who deserves the blame for an underwhelming season from Engram? Bo Nix? Sean Payton? Or Engram himself? We wrap up the show discussing how the Nuggets will look with Jokic stepping back into the lineup after missing a month. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach, Phil and the guys compete in our weekly trivia competition vs the morning show. Will we beat their 3-1 performance from earlier today? We pivot to the Broncos offseason and debate what they should do with Ja'Quan McMillian in restricted free agency. Will Jahdae Barron step in McMillian's role as a second-year player or should the Broncos pay the big bucks to keep McMillian in Denver? We hear from George Paton and his thoughts process on what the Broncos will do with McMillian. We preview tonight Nuggets and Clippers game as Nikola Jokic gets set to make his return after missing the past month. What should we expect from Jokic tonight? Is Jokic still in the running for NBA MVP? We hear from Jamal Murray and his thoughts on going up against former Nugget Michael Porter Jr. last night. 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a dive into the Broncos and Zach questions if Sean Payton is being figured out as a play caller. Zach points out all the different personnel grouping Payton uses is a tell to defensive coordinators across the NFL. Did Sean Payton get outcoached by Mike Vrabel in the AFC championship? How will Payton reflect on his offense this past season and how will he revamp his play calling for next year? Today's "Three Count" features Broncos offensive assistant Pete Carmichael leaving to become the offensive coordinator of the Bills, Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel outdueling each other in last night's thriller between the Mavericks and Hornets, and how the guys will be spending their first weekend of the Broncos offseason. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss all the Broncos coaching moves so far this offseason, the drama between Bo Nix and Sean Payton, and much more. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys preview the Nuggets and Clippers game tonight as Jokic is set to make his return to the lineup and debate how he will perform against a tough test in Zubac. Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos offseason and debate what they should do with Ja'Quan McMillian in restricted free agency. Will Jahdae Barron step in McMillian's role as a second-year player? What went wrong with Evan Engram and the Broncos this season? How did he go from being Sean Payton's "Joker" to only catching one touchdown this season? Who deserves the blame for an underwhelming season from Engram? Bo Nix? Sean Payton? Or Engram himself? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil recap the war of words between Bo Nix and Sean Payton yesterday when it comes to Nix's ankle surgeries. Will this "drama" impact Payton and Nix's relationship moving forward? Zach questions why most of the other media members in Denver are brushing off Nix's injuries like it doesn't matter and Phil explains why the Broncos need to add more weapons to the offense to take the weight off of Nix carrying the offense. What are the guy's wish lists for the Broncos in free agency? How will the Broncos address replacing JK Dobbins and getting a running back to compliment RJ Harvey? We wrap up the show DenverSports.com's Will Petersen joining the show to discuss the concern level with the Nuggets after learning Aaron Gordon will be re-evaluated in 4-6 weeks with his hamstring injury. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil discuss how desirable the Broncos have become as a free agent destination. Phil explains why Super Bowl winning caliber players will want to come to Denver and we hear from Broncos GM George Paton on the Broncos open cap space. We get an update from Broncos owners Greg Penner on the process of the Broncos next stadium. When should Broncos Country anticipate the stadium being completed? What are the guy's wish lists for the Broncos in free agency? How will the Broncos address replacing JK Dobbins? We preview the Nuggets and Nets game tonight as Michael Porter Jr. returns to Ball Arena. What reception will MPJ get from Nuggets fans? Do the Nuggets regret trading MPJ as he is having a career year in Brooklyn? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into Bo Nix's history of injuries and debate if Broncos Country should be concerned. Phil explains why the Broncos need to add more weapons to the offense to take the weight off of Nix carrying the offense while Zach questions why most of the other media members in Denver are brushing off Nix's injuries like it doesn't matter. Today's "Three Count" includes Von Miller saying he would have made the 3rd and 6 play against Drake Maye when Maye ran for the game sealing first down, Bill Barnwell's ranking of NFL head coaching hires since 2021 and where Sean Payton and Nathaniel Hackett landed on the list, and Deion Sanders implementing a fine system for his players for breaking team rules. We breakdown what is going on with the Avalanche after they dropped their 7th game in their last 11. Are the Avs running out of gas after their record-breaking start to the season?