The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the NBA-straw poll for the league’s MVP. Where did Jokic land on the poll? Can Jokic still play his way into winning his fourth MVP? Is Jokic having his best season in his career? What is holding up the Coach Prime and Colorado contract extension? Could CU afford to mess up their relationship with Coach Prime? With the full NFL season in the rearview mirror, Zach and Phil share their major takeaways from the Super Bowl and the NFL season. Should the Sean Payton have gone with his original plan of hiring Vic Fangio? After seeing Mikko Rantanen struggle in the Four Nations Faceoff, is it time to admit the Avalanche made the right decision of trading him away?

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate if they would trade the number overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft for Bo Nix. Are there any position players in the NFL, that the guys would trade Bo Nix for? How many quarterbacks around the NFL, would the guys trade Bo Nix for? Trivia is back as we look to beat the morning show after they went 0-4 yesterday. We wrap up the show with what the guys learned in Denver sports today.

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. Zach apologies for going after Mike Evans yesterday and the guys breakdown the first game of the Four Nations Faceoff. The Nuggets finished strong with an 8-game win streak heading into the All-Star break and Jamal Murray shined with 55 points, last night. Is this a new Jamal we are getting or the old inconsistent Jamal we have seen the last two years? Phil asks if Jamal Murray is misunderstood. We hear from Jamal Murray and his thoughts on his high scoring night. Are Murray and Jokic still the best two-man game in the NBA? As the Broncos head into the offseason, just how much cap space do they have to use, Zach fills us in.

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate which wide receiver the Broncos should be most interested in brining in. Would a splashy move like bringing in Garrett Wilson, Tee Higgins or Deebo Samuel be the right move for the Broncos? Phil explains why he would prefer bringing in a smaller name but someone like Brandin Cooks or Keenan Allen. Today’s “Three Count” includes reacting to the first game of the Four Nations Faceoff and the possibility of some of these guys getting injured, an update to the proposed Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker fight, and the New York Jets officially moving on from Aaron Rodgers. Will Rodgers find a starting job to start the 2025 season? Zach and Phil react to Shedeur Sanders’ new song and Shilo Sanders not getting invited to the NFL combine.

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil analyze the new NFL coaching hires now that the full coaching cycle has ended. Which new coach will be the most successful? Which hire was the most surprising? Which will be fires first? Are the Broncos actually in “cap hell” like many are saying? How will the Broncos spend their cap space during this year’s offseason? Jamal Murray scored his career high 55 in a win last night for the Nuggets, to extend their win streak to 8-games heading into the All-Star break. Is Jamal showing the version of himself that could be the second-best player on a championship Nuggets team? We hear from Murray and why he was so locked in last night, taking on the Trail Blazers.

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate how the Broncos should proceed in free agency and acquiring a wide receiver. Should the Broncos give up draft assets to go after Deebo Samuel, Garrett Wilson or Davante Adams? Veteran NFL reporter James Palmer joins the show to discuss why the Broncos are getting connected to these available wide receivers, how aggressive the Broncos will be spending money, and what James’ major takeaways were from the Super Bowl. Will Petersen of DenverSports.com joins the show to discuss Shedeur Sanders’ song and how Will would go about acquiring new weapons for the Broncos offense. We wrap up the show with what the guys learned in Denver sports today.

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys react to the news of former MLB pitcher John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes Sr. getting in a fight and Zach shares about why he missed the previous two shows. We pivot to the Broncos as yet another ESPN draft expert has the Broncos selecting Ashton Jeanty with the 20th overall pick in the NFL draft. Phil explains why he doesn’t believe Jeanty will fall to 20 and expects him to be selected top 10. The Four-Nations Faceoff kicks off tonight Canada and Sweeden in action. Zach takes a shot at Mike Evans and self-proclaims himself as the new “hockey guy” at 104.3 The Fan. Who will Zach and Phil be rooting for in this national hockey tournament? We finish up the hour with the Nuggets as they attempt to head into the NBA All-Star break on an 8-game win streak. At what point does Christian Braun’s “hot streak” become who he is?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the Broncos being the favorite to land free agent, Tee Higgins. Are the Broncos building enough within the organization, to not want to bring in a talent like Higgins? Did Marvin Mims show enough in the second half of the season to be targeted regularly? If bringing in Higgens meant, Courtland Sutton would not be back with the Broncos, would the guys make that move? Today’s “Three Count” features Travis Kelce pondering retirement after getting blown out in the Super Bowl and a poor performance, Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker agreeing to fight each other, and Garrett Bolles joining the Legend High School Football coaching staff. Will we see another off-season Hard Knocks again after we saw the Giants get embarrassed with the Saquon Barkley free agent situation? We hear a clip from the Giants owner and GM discussing Barkley and how disappointed they would be if Barkley signed in Philadelphia. Phil shares stories from his own experience from behind-the-scenes contract discussions.

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to an ESPN tiering NFL teams. The Broncos landed in the “headed on the right track” tier, do the guys agree with the ranking? Zach and Phil react to ESPN’s Field Yates mock draft which projects the Broncos selecting Ashton Jeanty with the 20th overall pick. Phil explains why he thinks Jeanty will not be available with the 20th pick. Would it be best case scenario for the Broncos if Jeanty slips to 20? Zach fills us in on the NHL’s Four Nations Faceoff with starts tonight. Should Avalanche fans be nervous about their top players playing in this tournament with the NHL’s playoffs around the corner?

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the Broncos being the listed favorite to land free agent wide receiver, Tee Higgins. Should the Broncos focus on bringing in Higgins, even if its for a high price tag? DenverSports.com’s Will Petersen joins the show to discuss the potential end to off-season Hard Knocks after no NFL team wants to participate this year. Did the Giants blunder of the Saquon Barkley situation being televised to the public, ruin the show going forward? We wrap up the show with what the guys learned in Denver sports today. Will having multiple Avalanche players play in the Four Nations Faceoff be a bad idea for the Avs championship hopes?