The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach, Phil, and the guys compete in our weekly trivia competition against the morning show. Can we beat the morning show's 2-2 performance from earlier today? Zach and Phil react to the lack of news on Jared Bednar and debate if the silence around the situation means Bednar will be returning to the Avalanche. What could be the delay for not having an end-of-the-season press conference? Zach re-pitches the idea of the Broncos trading for Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson. How much would it cost the Broncos to bring in Richardson? Would Richardson be able to take work off Bo Nix's plate in running situations? Are the Broncos in a position to "rehab" Richardson, or do they need a win-now backup quarterback? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil finish up their conversation on Aaron Gordon and the Nuggets before pivoting to the Broncos. We continue to react to Mike Klis' article detailing the biggest questions for the Broncos this season. How will Davis Webb look as a first-time play caller? Will the Broncos be improved in explosive plays? How much will a tougher schedule impact the team? Will we see the Broncos blowout teams in a way we didn't last season? Today's "Three Count" features an update on the land agreement for the Broncos' next stadium location at Burnham Yard, previewing Game 7 between the Thunder and the Spurs after a heated series, and breaking down the Colorado Eagles in the AHL Western Conference Final. Did all the Avalanche representation in the Olympics come back to bite the Avs in the butt when it mattered the most? Were the guys gassed after 7 straight months of high-level hockey? 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross-talking with Dover and Jake. The guys do a full deep dive into the Western Conference Finals and preview Game 7 tomorrow night. Is the Thunder's championship window already closing with many contributors being free agents heading into the offseason? Zach and Phil react to the lack of news on Jared Bednar and debate if the silence around the situation means Bednar will be returning to the Avalanche. Zach re-pitches the idea of the Broncos trading for Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson. How much would it cost the Broncos to bring in Richardson? Would Richardson be able to take work off Bo Nix's plate in running situations? Are the Broncos in a position to "rehab" Richardson, or do they need a win-now backup quarterback? Does Sean Payton still feel the same way about Jarrett Stidham after the AFC Championship? We react to a trade idea that involves the Nuggets sending out Aaron Gordon in return for Derrick Jones Jr. and a first-round pick. Could the Nuggets take a step back financially and competitively to reset the organization moving forward? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Chris Simms' rankings of the top 32 quarterbacks in the NFL. Where did Bo Nix land on the rankings? We go quarterback by quarterback and debate if Nix should be ahead or behind those individuals. We hear from Simms on Nix's clutch gene and the tools he possesses. Does Bo need to work on being more efficient and consistent? Is Bo's age a concern as he will end next season as a 27-year-old? We react to Von Miller making another plea to be a member of the Broncos again. Do the Broncos have a roster spot to use on Miller while they are in a championship window? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Aniello Piro joining the show to discuss Jared Bednar's job security with the Avalanche. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the rumors of Cale Makar's injury and potentially missing the beginning of next season. We speculate what the injury could be and debate how much money Makar will make on his contract extension. Would a new Makar contract put the Avalanche in a tough position to fill out the rest of the roster with good depth? We give former Avalanche Claude Lemieux a heartfelt tribute as he took his own life this week. How safe is Jared Bednar to return as the head coach of the Avalanche next season? Zach shares the history of the most recent coaching hires for the Avalanche, mostly being first-time head coaches. Would they continue this track record if they move on from Bednar? We dive into the Broncos and debate if Que Robinson is ready for a bigger role on the defense. We react to ESPN listing Payton Watson as a top restricted free agent in the NBA this offseason. Could the Nuggets move on from Cam Johnson and/or Christian Braun to make room to retain Watson?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Chris Simms' rankings of the top 32 quarterbacks in the NFL. Where did Bo Nix land on the rankings? We go quarterback by quarterback and debate if Nix should be ahead or behind those individuals. Could Bo Nix be a top 10 quarterback after this season? We hear from Simms on why ranking Nix was so difficult with the limited sample size of two NFL seasons. Does Bo need to work on being more efficient and consistent? How much running will we see from Nix in year 3? Today's "Three Count" includes an all-time upset in tennis earlier today at the French Open, Shohei Ohtani doing Shohei Ohtani things by hitting a homerun and pitching 6 innings of no-hit ball last night, and previewing the Colorado and CSU announced game times and networks. We react to Von Miller making another plea to be a member of the Broncos again. Do the Broncos have a roster spot to use on Miller while they are in a championship window? 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross-talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss Cecil's comic book journey as he heads out of town for a convention this weekend, and we debate Jared Bednar's job security with the Avalanche moving forward. Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and debate if Que Robinson is ready for a bigger role on the defense. Will the Broncos carry extra running backs on the roster with JK Dobbins' history of injury? We react to ESPN listing Payton Watson as a top restricted free agent in the NBA this offseason. Could the Nuggets move on from Cam Johnson and/or Christian Braun to make room to retain Watson? We speculate why the Avalanche are waiting so long to have their end-of-the-season press conference. Zach shares the history of the most recent coaching hires for the Avalanche, and the guys debate if the Avs move on from Bednar, will they once again hire a first-time head coach? 

In the fourth and final hour of The Drive with Zach Bye and Phillip Lindsay, the fellas try to make sense of the Avs getting swept in the Western Conference Final, and hear what Jared Bednar had to say after the game that might be his last as coach of the Colorado Avalanche.  We also take a listen to what Paul Bissonette said on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast about whether or not the Avs should fire Bednar or if there are other moves they can make without moving on from Jared Bednar.  And to close out the show, the guys welcome in "Scrappy" Will Peterson to give his thoughts on the series before starting Denver Sports Tonight.        

For hour three of The Drive, Zach and Phil listen to comments from Mackenzie Blackwood about being too frustrated to think about his performance and ask if he's frustrated with the team or just the terrible result.  Zach reads some alarming stats about the series and lists off all of the players who didn't score a goal in the Western Conference Final.  They close out the hour by asking where this loss ranks on the list of all-time worst collapses in Denver sports history.         

In the second hour of The Drive with Zach Bye and Phillip Lindsay, we break down the terrible loss from the night before and compare it to all of the biggest collapses in Denver sports history, and ask the Ramoslaw.com text line which is number one.  The guys took a look at Patrick Mahomes in training camp, so Zach and Phil tell us how they think he looked and how he will look in week one against the Broncos.  We close out the hour by getting into the CU Buffs and how high they think Deion Sanders ranks among the best coaches in the power four conferences.