The Drive

Hour 1 of The Drive bags on James Merilatt for his 12 wins take about the Broncos that continues to be more wrong by the day! What’s one event that the guys camped out for? CU Students may be taking the cake right now for the CU vs CSU game! | DMac challenges Knowshon on whether he could come out to Motley Crue! CU has so much going right currently. What does this say about the Buffs? | CU Buffs legend Charles Johnson stops by The Drive! CJ talks about how things have changed for the Buffs overnight. How did Coach Prime set up for such a huge Rocky Mtn. Showdown weekend? Could Coach Prime get more diversity at CU? | The guys go down memory lane with CSU and their past success.

Hour 2 of The Drive opens with why the Broncos need to take accountability for their lack of explosiveness right now. Can they overcome it? Sean Payton takes accountability as the play caller for the loss on Sunday. James Merilatt joins The Drive to detail the onside kick play. Knowshon has had enough with the onside kick conversation. James argues why didn’t someone else make a play on defense other than PS2 being a shutdown corner. Has James ever camped out for tickets like the current CU students? | Are the Broncos closer to 5 wins or 10 wins? What will the Broncos talent and coaching allow? Can the Broncos defense slow down Sam Howell? | The guys get into why Knowshon didn’t have a favorite college team growing up! Should Russ take a page out of Nikola Jokic’s playbook? Sean Payton said something that speaks to why Russ and Sean have a long way to go.

Hour 3 of The Drive hears from Russell Wilson at his Wednesday Press Conference. Will Russ ever land the plane at his pressers? Does Josh McDaniels have better situational awareness than Sean Payton? Will the Broncos be more aggressive this weekend? | Should the Broncos depend on their defense to get stops moving forward? Russ is ranked in the bottom of the league in attempted 15+ yard throws. What does it mean compared to the rest of the top QB’s in the NFL? | Aaron Rodgers puts out a message that implies he’s coming back. How long will it take him to heal? The guys go through the turf vs grass argument. | What’s one event worth camping out for?

Hour 4 of The Drive gets a furious Justin Simmons as he explains his hit on Jimmy G Sunday. Knowshon talks about whether the hit was necessary or not. How worried should the Broncos be about the Commanders D? Our Denversports.com Senior Broncos Writer Andrew Mason joins The Drive. Mase has a different take on where big plays need to come from for the Denver Broncos. Should Sean continue to lean into taking the pressure off Russ? Can the Broncos offense be trusted? | Should the Broncos look to go up tempo this week? Mase has more on how practice went today. | Will Petersen joins The Drive. Will talks about the new Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift rumors. Knowshon isn’t buying the rumors.

Hour 1 of The Drive wants to reset the market with a new deal for Coach Prime! What could his new deal look like? | The season isn’t over for the Denver Broncos but how optimistic is too optimistic? DMac and Mat Smith discuss why the Broncos can take another step! | Mat Smith discusses Coach Prime’s Tuesday Press Conference. Coach Prime was in rare form but is he up to speed on the Rocky Mtn. Showdown? | Our Denver 7 Broncos Insider Troy Renck joins The Drive! Troy compares CU’s run to the 2007 Colorado Rockies. How do the Broncos overcome their lack of talent? Does Troy expect things to get better? Troy gives the outlook for the Denver broncos heading into Week 2!

Hour 2 of The Drive sets up with CSU vs CU and how the coaches are preparing! Rachel Vigil from Coffee Break joins The Drive! Rachel jumps on to defend CSU but did it go as planned? Could she as the lone CSU Star at 104.3 The Fan be falling into the CU trap? CSU callers and alumni defend their school heading into the Rocky Mtn. Showdown. Did Peyton Manning decide to reveal some of his music playlist on the Manning Cast? | Could Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce be the next Power Couple? Why did Russell Wilson hold back in Week 1? Is Russell Wilson being coached to make the safe plays? | Why has the defense taken a step back? What’s more of a concern: a lack of explosive plays or the defense? 104.3 The Fan’s longtime friend, Bob Ibach, joins The Drive on behalf of CU.

Hour 3 of The Drive is in their money hour as Coach Prime may due another contract very soon! Should Coach Prime lock himself into a long-term deal with CU? | Aaron Rodgers gets hurt and the guys are shocked by how a bar in Wisconsin handled themselves last night. Who should’ve paid the bill at the bar? | Could Jarrett Stidham find himself in for Russell Wilson this season? Who's worse off right now: Chiefs, Bills, Jets, or Broncos? | The guys go through why the Broncos need to recognize that they’re not as close as they think they are. Mat goes through his numbers on why onside kicks could work early if done right. The Avs have a new addition to the family!

Hour 4 of The Drive opens with Aaron Rodgers' season coming to an end after 4 plays. How does that change Week 5 for the Denver Broncos? Could Shedeur Sanders replace Russell Wilson soon? Will Coach Payton wait around for a rebuild? Mat and DMac debate whether the season is over or not. If it’s not over, how do the Broncos get better from here? | The guys have fun with a scoreboard proposal as the Broncos Game was another example of it. What do the Broncos do since they don’t have any explosive players they trust? | What will the guys do on a quiet night in the world of sports?

Hour 1 of The Drive try to figure out what has changed since last season. Did Sean help or hurt with some of his oversimplified tricks? | DMac and Mat Smith get into it about why Sean Payton made that move to go for the onside kick. Why should anyone be surprised that Sean Payton went for it? | Sean Payton explains some of his decisions from the game. The guys continue to breakdown why Denver didn’t produce more offense even after the onside kick. | Russell Wilson started well but things went awry quickly! The guys are frustrated with how the Broncos lacked consistency. Why did Sean stop being aggressive as the game went along?

Hour 2 of The Drive opens with why Sean Payton is learning that flipping the switch isn’t a thing with the Broncos yet. Did Broncos Country give Nik Bonitto a new name after his performance? Who deserves more heat: Sean Payton or Vance Joseph? Our ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter joins The Drive. Adam breaks some huge news out of Kansas City. Adam gives the lay of the land in the AFC West. Are the Buffs putting more pressure on the Broncos to win right away? Adam details what fixing Russell Wilson looks like while also trying to restore the Broncos Offense. Biggest headlines from Week 1 according to Adam Schefter! | The guys go through how Patrick Surtain stood his ground vs DaVante Adams! Broncos Country continues to weigh in on the Johnson Auto Plaza Hotline about the Broncos loss to the LV Raiders. | A sprinkle of CU cleansed the pallet in Hour 2! Should we be more optimistic about the Broncos season? How many one score games will the Broncos win this season?