The Drive

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss Dover's house getting egged and the guy's stories of pulling pranks on houses as teenagers. Zach and Phil react to Robert Livingston leaving the Buffs to join the Broncos coaching staff. Why would Livingston be willing to take a demotion in role and likely take less in pay? Is Livingston getting off "a sinking ship" by leaving Deion Sanders and Colorado? What will we be looking for tonight from the Nuggets as they take on the red-hot Celtics? Will we see the best from Jokic and Murray? We preview the Avalanche and Mammoth game tonight. Will the American players on the Avs poke any fun towards Nathan MacKinnon and the other Canadian players? Will we see all the players who played in the Olympics, play tonight for the Avalanche? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the news of the day in Sean Payton, announcing he will give Davis Webb the play calling duties in this upcoming season. What led to Payton coming to this decision? Did mistakes by Sean Payton in the AFC championship lead to this decision? Did Greg Penner intervein in this football decision? What will Davis Webb be able to unlock in this Broncos offense? Will Sean Payton be at his best as the CEO of the Broncos instead of calling plays on a down-to-down basis? How long of a leash will Davis Webb get at play calling next season? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Aniello Piro joining the show to react to Sean Payton deflecting responsibility on the miscommunication between Payton and Bo Nix when talking about Nix's ankle injury. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue their conversation on Sean Payton, announcing he will hand play calling over to Davis Webb. How will Payton settle into the role of CEO of the team now without focusing as much energy on the offense? How important was Webb being the play caller impact Webb's decision to stay in Denver? We hear Sean Payton's response to the miscommunication between Payton and Bo Nix regarding Nix's ankle injury. We react to Sean Payton calling out 9News' Mike Klis and we dive into the relationship between Klis, the Broncos, and Sean Payton. We hear from Broncos GM George Paton and his thoughts on Sean Payton handing over play calling this upcoming season and RJ Harvey. Has Harvey proven to be a "three down back" like Paton said today? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the breaking news of Sean Payton announcing Davis Webb will be the Broncos play caller in 2026. We hear from Payton and giving Webb credit for "having a gift" at play calling. Did mistakes by Sean Payton in the AFC championship lead to this decision? Did Greg Penner force this decision on Sean Payton? Today's "Three Count" includes questioning if the NHL will lean into the moment hockey is getting after the Winter Olympics, ESPN's projected roster for team USA at the 2028 Olympics, and the Jets saying they will franchise tag Breece Hall if they cannot come to a long-term contract. We react to more Sean Payton audio from today's press conference in which he announces Davis Webb as the play caller next season. Payton explains what led to this decision and the guys discuss how this will be a new feeling for Sean after being a play caller for most of his NFL career. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss what they expect to hear from Sean Payton at his press conference today at the NFL combine. Will Payton address the miscommunication with Bo Nix's injury from the end of the season? Zach and Phil continue their conversation on the NFL combine and what they are looking to hear from Sean Payton at his press conference today. Will Sean Payton announce Davis Webb as the Broncos play caller in 2026? Why are the Nuggets clutch number so much worse with Jokic on the floor than without? How difficult will the remaining schedule be for the Nuggets? We react to the Avalanche trading Samuel Girard today for a defenseman from Pittsburgh and a second-round pick. 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue their conversation on the Nuggets. Is Aaron Gordon the leadership voice the Nuggets are missing while Gordon is out with an injury? We dive into the Winter Olympics gold medal match from yesterday and the Avalanche players involved in the game. What did we make of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews all coming up short with huge moments on the line? Did Team Canada lack in toughness? Do the Avalanche also lack a toughness that has limited their playoff success? We wrap up the show previewing this week's NFL combine and Phil walks us through what it is like at the combine and interviewing with teams. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil question what the Broncos will do with John-Franklin Meyers this off season? Zach shares the expected contract for JFM and the guys debate if it would be worth it for the Broncos to bring him back. If the guys could pick one of JK Dobbins, Alex Singleton, or Justin Strnad to return to the Broncos next season, who would they pick? We react to the Olympic Gold medal match from yesterday. Did Jack Hughes and Connor Hellebuyck become American sports icons in yesterday's win? How concerning is it we keep seeing a trend for the Nuggets after they lost another clutch game against the Warriors over the weekend? We hear from Jokic and David Adelman on the loss and how the Nuggets didn't come out at the beginning of the game the right way. 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Olympic hockey gold medal match over the weekend. The guys speak to how unifying sports can be in America and how the American players will be immortalized after winning a gold medal for the US for the first time in decades. Where does yesterday's win rank among all-time American hockey moments? Was yesterday the pay off the investment into hockey development in the US? How will yesterday's game impact our Avalanche players moving forward? Today's "Three Count" features our reaction to Cale Makar taking it easy while the US scored the game winning goal, Javonte Williams getting a contract extension with the Cowboys, and Zach running into Calvin Booth at the DU basketball game. With NFL free agency starting in two weeks, we debate who the Broncos number one target should be. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Cecil. The guys react to Team USA's Gold medal win over Canada on Sunday and how important this moment will be in American sports history. Zach and Phil continue their conversation on the Olympic Gold medal match from yesterday. Did Jack Hughes and Connor Hellebuyck become American sports icons in yesterday's win? How concerning is it we keep seeing a trend for the Nuggets after they lost another clutch game against the Warriors over the weekend? Are the Nuggets getting out-worked by other teams? We preview this week's NFL combine and debate how locked in Broncos Country should be into the event. What will hear from Sean Payton and George Paton in their press conferences this week? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Phil and John Davis continue their conversation on the upcoming USA vs Canada gold medal match. Which country had the more impressive win today? What are the biggest keys for the US to upset Canada? Will Sunday morning's game be an all-time moment for the sport of hockey? We pivot to the Nuggets and react to their loss last night in a close game vs the Clippers. How much is David Adelman to blame for last night's loss? How concerning were Jokic and Murray's turnovers? We breakdown what the Broncos should do with Evan Engram this offseason. Will Davis Webb be able to use Engram better in 2026? We wrap up the show with Chad Andrus joining the show to discuss the Broncos wide receiver room and if Courtland Sutton is a true number one receiver.