The Drive

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss the Bills and Ravens and the evolution of Josh Allen. Zach and Phil recap the entire Divisional round of the playoffs from over the weekend. Phil answers for his Ravens fandom and Lamar Jackson failing in the playoffs again. Is Jayden Daniels having the best rookie season from a quarterback? Should Daniels performance in the playoffs this year, inspire Bo Nix that he can do the same a year from now? Zach asks, if the Broncos should pick up the phone and call the Ravens about acquiring their tight end, Mark Andrews. Does Phil think this is a good idea? And how much are the guys willing to give up for a veteran TE like Andrews?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate what the goals for the Broncos should be in 2025. Is it Super Bowl or bust for the Broncos going forward? Would just winning a playoff game constitute a successful season for the Broncos? Is it too much to ask the Broncos to win the AFC west and host a playoff game, next season? Today’s “Three Count” includes reaction to the College Football Playoff championship and takeaways the first ever 12-team playoff, the Bears hiring Ben Johnson to be the next head coach and pair with their young quarterback in Caleb Williams, and the Buffs coming at number 25 in the final AP poll this season. What grade do the guys give the Colorado Buffs season? Zach asks if the shine is coming off the “new kid” for the Colorado Avalanche. Is Mackenzie Blackwood coming back down to earth or just in a little slump? Does it concern the guys that Blackwood has never played in a playoff game and the Avs have championship aspirations?

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil recap the Divisional round of the playoffs over the weekend. Is Jayden Daniels on his way to being the first rookie quarterback to take his team to the Super Bowl? Does the NFL need to fix the perception that Patrick Mahomes gets calls that other QB’s do not get? Should the Broncos be interested in trading for a veteran tight end in Mark Andrews? What would Andrews add to this Broncos offense? How much should the Broncos be willing to trade for Andrews? Zach and Phil react to clips from Joel Klatt on how to make some adjustments to the College Football Playoff and the regular season. Have the Nuggets solved their bench problems in having Aaron Gordon coming off the bench? How has Deandre Jordan came out of no where to be a productive center off the bench? Will Aaron Gordon continue to come off the bench as the season continues?

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil question what would qualify as success for the Broncos in the 2025 season. Will the Broncos be able to repeat their playoff appearance that they had this season? How can the Broncos show they are ready to compete with the top of the AFC? Veteran NFL reporter, James Palmer joins the show to discuss the expectations for the Broncos in 2025, opportunities for the Broncos add a tight end in either the draft or free agency, and the perception issue the NFL has when it comes to the refs giving the Chiefs extra calls. Zach finishes James Palmer’s time on the show with a rant on how everyone overestimated Lamar Jackson and counted the Bills out. Is Lamar Jackson closer to Peyton Manning’s career than most want to admit? DenverSports.com’s Will Petersen joins the show to mediate the debate between Zach and Phil on Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. We wrap up the show with Will Petersen’s idea of the Broncos trading for Mark Andrews.

Happy MLK day everyone! Kyle Resse and Chad Andrus are in studio for Zach and Phil here to breakdown a big weekend in football and Colorado sports!

Kyle and Chad take over for Marcello Romano and Kevin Kissner, but not before a little crosstalk. Who is the MVP on the NFL this year? Quick reactions to the weekends games as we get set for the Drive! The NFL playoffs continued to roll on this weekend. Which teams are championship weekend bound and what teams look like real Superbowl contenders? The College Football playoffs are about to wrap up. How was this years playoffs? Was there issues with this new format or did it provide more positives than negatives? The Avalanche were taking on the Minnesota Wild. Have the Avs turned things around? Our DenverSport’s writer Will Petersen joins the show later to break the game down! The Broncos season wrapped up a few weeks ago, what were the final thoughts from Chad and Kyle?  

Happy MLK day everyone! Kyle Ress e and Chad Andrus are in studio for Zach and Phil here to breakdown a big weekend in football and Colorado sports! 

The guys continue their conversation on the Denver Broncos. Was this season an overall success or was how it ended how we should measure the season? How much credit should Sean Payton get for making this roster a playoff team? What are the biggest holes the Broncos need to fill moving into the next season? Kyle and Chad come off the rope for the three count today! The Mikko Rantanen situation has reached a stand still. What do the Colorado Avalanche need to do to resign him at the end of the year? Who dropped the ball more this weekend Mark Andrews or the Detroit Lions? The Nuggets are winners of 6 of their last season games. What has contributed the most to their surge? The guys check in on the Russell Westbrook experiment, has he over- delivered for the price tag the Nuggets got him at? Have the Nuggets reestablished themselves among the west’s best and how much is Westbrook contributing to that! 

Happy MLK day everyone! Kyle Ress e and Chad Andrus are in studio for Zach and Phil here to breakdown a big weekend in football and Colorado sports!

The guys take a dive into the divisional round matchups this NFL weekend. Which game stuck out more to them? Was the game between Buffalo and Baltimore the real decider for the Super bowl or is everyone discounting what the Chiefs are doing? Will Petersen joins us live from Ball Arena after the Avalanche fall to the Wild. What went wrong during the game? Do the Avalanche need big Val back on the ice to be official cup contenders? What will the Avs do with Mikko as the season rolls along? Do we need to take another look at Gabe Landeskog as the Mikko contract continue to loom over everyone? We do a small game of fill in the blank. How would you describe the new college football playoff format change? The Denver Broncos 2025-26 season will be a success if? Deion Sanders will end up the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys if? The guys answer all of those questions!

Happy MLK day everyone! Kyle Ress e and Chad Andrus are in studio for Zach and Phil here to breakdown a big weekend in football and Colorado sports!

How much is Broncos country rooting against the Kansas City this week? Will a threepeat send Travis Kelce and Andy Reid off into the sunset? If the Chiefs lose those big pieces could the AFC West be wide open for the Broncos to win the division? The Denver Nuggets are rounding back into form, but is there still a big problem on the defensive end. For all of the amazing things Nikola Jokic does, defense is not one of them, or is it? Chad argues that Nikola actually does the most important part of defense better than anyone else in the league. Is there other ways to measure defensive impact besides blocks and steals? We react to some of the texts to round out the show before the college football playoff finals!

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with The Drive cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss their plans over the weekend with the freezing weather coming in. Zach and Phil react to the news of the Broncos letting go of their special teams coordinator of the past two seasons. Is Kotwica the fall guys for a couple gaffs throughout the season but a mostly competent operation? Will Sean Payton bring in a former coach he used to work with in New Orleans? Should Broncos defensive coordinator, Vance Joseph, be nervous about losing his job next? Did Vance Jospeh’s defense let the Broncos down in the last month of the season and in the playoffs? Phil shares why he thinks Sean Payton’s offense has let the Broncos down far more than the Broncos defense.

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate just how far the Broncos are from the top of the AFC. How can the Broncos best close the gap between them and teams like the Bills, Chiefs, and Ravens? Do the Broncos have the right foundation to build upon? Today’s “Three Count” features the Avalanche blowing a 3-0 lead vs the defending western conference champion, Edmonton Oilers, Joel Embiid missing the next 7-10 days which happens to be when the Sixers are visiting the Nuggets in Denver, and the high-ticket prices for the College Football Playoff Championship with our picks for the game. Zach and Phil preview the great weekend of football we have in the NFL’s Divisional round. Will the Houston Texans stick around with the Chiefs better than most are thinking? Will Jayden Daniels be able to keep up this magical rookie season? Are the Rams primed to upset the Eagles in Philadelphia? Will we see the Eagles frustrations boil over this weekend?