The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil are joined by actor and comedian Patrick Warburton. The guys ask about Warburton’s past roles including his time on Seinfeld, Family Guy and much more. Zach questions if the morning show is trying to hide their trivia performance from today. What do the guys make of the Broncos draft? Did the Broncos take too many chances on picks or are they in a position to do so with a solidified roster? Do the Broncos have a chance to have the best corner back and offensive line room in the NFL? Zach asks if the shine is coming off of Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes after receiving push back on the jersey retirement of Shedeur Sanders and Shedeur sliding in the draft. Will Coach Prime still be able to recruit at the highest level? What are Phil’s win and loss expectations for the Buffs in the first year after Shedeur and Travis leave.

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate which team they feel more confident in tonight between the Avalanche and Nuggets. Will Avs players outside of Nathan MacKinnon step up in their must win game tonight? How will the Avalanche respond in an elimination game? We hear from Jared Bednar and his thoughts on the Avs being able to play free and an instinctual game tonight. Zach shares the history of the Avalanche in series when trailing 3-2 and it’s not pretty. Will the Avs having their captain back in Gabe Landeskog be enough to push this series to a game 7 in Dallas? Will David Adelman secure himself as the next Nuggets head coach with a win tonight? DenverSports.com’s Jake Shapiro joins the show live from Los Angeles. Will the Nuggets learn from last year’s blown series lead? Will Jamal Murray be able to follow up his impressive game 5 performance? We wrap up the show with which Denver athletes need to step up the most in tonight’s two massive games.

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Cecil and Danny. The guys react to the Nuggets huge game 5 win and Jamal Murray’s performance. Should we have expected such a big night from Jamal after not breaking out in the series yet? Zach shares about Murray’s change in his pregame routine before yesterday’s game including having his daughter at the game. With the addition of rookie, RJ Harvey, does the Broncos running back room still need to add a veteran? Zach and Phil share who their pick would be for a veteran running back to split carries with Harvey. We are breaking down the Broncos newest draft class and today are analyzing the 6th round pick, Jeremy Crawshaw punter out of Florida. Zach has a personal note about seeing the punter live in person in Austin this past season. The guys both agree how important punting is and are fans of the selection by the Broncos.

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into Jamal Murray’s impressive game 5 performance from last night. Can we get this version of Murray going forward and would that mean the Nuggets are competing for a championship if so? Are we overacting to one game? Has interim coach David Adelman shown he knows how to control Russell Westbrook better than Michael Malone? Will Westbrook still end up costing the Nuggets in the playoffs? Today’s “Three Count” features a terrible story with John Elway being close to a situation where his business partner and former agent fell out of a golf cart and has passed away due to the injuries, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tyrese Haliburton’s dad getting into it on the court after the Bucks were eliminated last night, and the Rockies getting a win today after being nationally panned yesterday for how bad they have been this season. Zach and Phil break down the Broncos final pick in the draft, Caleb Lohner tight end out of Utah. Will Sean Payton be able to successfully turn another former basketball player into an NFL tight end?

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil preview game 6 for the Avalanche and Stars. Zach shares from NHL history of how difficult it is to have playoff success after changing over a roster like the Avs have this season. We react to Cam Newton taking a shot at Shedeur Sanders. Does Shedeur still need to figure out who he is as a person? Will separating from his dad be the best thing for Shedeur? With Shedeur Sanders having one of the highest rookie jersey sales, will we see Cleveland embrace Sanders? We are breaking down the Broncos newest draft class and today are analyzing the 6th round pick, Jeremy Crawshaw punter out of Florida. Zach has a personal note about seeing the punter live in person in Austin this past season. The guys both agree how important punting is and are fans of the selection by the Broncos. With the addition of rookie, RJ Harvey, does the Broncos running back room still need to add a veteran? Zach and Phil share who their pick would be for a veteran running back to potentially split carries with Harvey.

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the Nuggets huge game 5 win and Jamal Murray’s performance. Zach shares about Murray’s change in his pregame routine before yesterday’s game including having his daughter at the game. Can we get this version of Murray going forward and would that mean the Nuggets are competing for a championship if so? Are we overacting to one game? Will Westbrook still end up costing the Nuggets in the playoffs or his great first round been enough to be a net positive for the team? Zach shares from NHL history of how difficult it is to have playoff success after changing over a roster like the Avs have this season. We wrap up the show with Will Petersen of DenverSports.com joining the show for the top storylines in Denver sports today.

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Cecil. The guys breakdown the Avalanche shocking blowout loss last night in a pivotal game 5. How did the Avalanche come out with a lack of competitive spirit in such a big game? Will Avs coach Jared Bednar be on the hot seat if the team cannot make it out of the first round? What has happened to Cale Makar for him to disappear during this postseason? Is this Avs and Stars series a result of bad puck luck for the Avs? How can the Avalanche be more successful on the power play? We hear from Jared Bednar and his thoughts on the Avs best players underperforming. Zach asks, if Shedeur Sanders would have fell for another round in the draft, could the Broncos have been in on drafting him? Is Shedeur the type of quarterback Sean could make into a trade asset? What chances does Shedeur have to make the roster and be the starting quarterback in Cleveland? We are breaking down the Broncos new draft class and today taking a dive into Sai’vion Jones, edge rusher out of LSU.

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil do a full analysis of the Nuggets as they head into the biggest game of their season. Do the Nuggets need Russell Westbrook to be healthy and the best version of himself tonight to win? We hear from Jamal Murray and his thoughts on how to handle the ups and downs of this series. Zach exclaims how important it is for Jamal Murray to show up tonight and score. Will Ty Lue and the Clippers’ defense have a curveball for Jokic? Today’s “Three Count” includes a report that the Broncos were very interested in trading up in the draft to select Colston Loveland and Lawrence Taylor denying Abdul Carter from wearing 56 for the Giants. Phil tells the story of how he started wearing Broncos legend, Terrell Davis’s number. Zach and Phil set what their realistic expectations are for rookie running back, RJ Harvey. Will Harvey be the first Broncos running back to rush for 1,000 yards since Phil Lindsay himself?

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue to breakdown the Broncos newest draft class, today taking a look into Que Robinson, the edge rusher out of Alabama. We hear from PFF and their thoughts on the high ceiling Robinson can have in the NFL. The guys react to the Avalanche shocking blowout loss last night in a pivotal game 5. How did the Avalanche come out with a lack of competitive spirit in such a big game? Why has Cale Makar been so absent during the series? We hear from Jared Bednar and his thoughts on the Avs best players underperforming. Zach and Phil analyze the Broncos new draft class and today specifically Sai’vion Jones, edge rusher out of LSU. What does Jones bring to this Broncos defense front? Zach asks, if Shedeur Sanders would have fell for another round in the draft, could the Broncos have been in on drafting him? Is Shedeur the type of quarterback Sean could “rehab” make into a trade asset?

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil do a full analysis of the Nuggets as they head into the biggest game of their season. Will Jamal Murray show up big in this pivotal game 5? Why should Nuggets fans feel optimistic going into tonight’s game? Will Ty Lue and the Clippers’ defense have a curveball for Jokic? Between the Avalanche and Nuggets, who do they guys feel better about the teams chances of moving past the first round of the playoffs? We hear what the Vegas odds are each team winning their respective series. We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com’s Will Petersen joining the show. The guys share their predictions for tonight’s Nuggets and Clippers big game 5. How many points will Jamal Murray have tonight?