The Drive

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the Broncos huge AFC west win over the Chiefs yesterday. Where will the Broncos land on national outlets' power rankings tomorrow after their win to make them more believable Super Bowl contenders? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on Bo Nix's performance. The guys detail how important Courtland Sutton and Troy Franklin were throughout the game. We discuss Sean Payton's radar for listening to media talking about himself and his team. Today's "Three Count" features a recap of Shedeur Sanders' NFL debut in a 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Nuggets overcoming their poor history and winning in Minnesota, and the Avs staying hot with a 4-1 win over the Islanders behind a great performance of Wedgewood. We react to the hilarious comments from Broncos tight end Adam Trautman calling out Broncos fans that are taking poorly about Bo Nix. How do the guys feel about Trautman and other Broncos addressing the "trolls"? 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss how believable the Broncos became as Super Bowl contenders after yesterday's win. Will the Broncos be able to have a strong enough run game down the stretch without JK Dobbins? How great was the Broncos home field advantage on display yesterday? Zach and Phil grade Bo Nix's performance yesterday. Was yesterday Nix's best game as a Bronco when it comes to how important of a game it was and the quality of opponent? We speak to how great Vance Joseph's defense has been this season and how impressive he has been against Patrick Mahomes the past two seasons. How was the Broncos defense able to overcome the absence of Patrick Surtain and Alex Singleton? 

The guys are live from Jackson's for today's Football Friday. In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the reports on JK Dobbins suffering a significant injury to his foot and will miss time for the foreseeable future. What will this already struggling Broncos' offense look like without Dobbins? Zach revisits his take on the Broncos adding a running back at the trade deadline for this exact scenario of Dobbins missing time. We hear from RJ Harvey ahead of his big opportunity as the featured running back. How can the Broncos get their steadying force in Courtland Sutton more involved? We hear from Patrick Mahomes and his thoughts on how important it is to win the division and how that starts with Sunday's game. We wrap up the show Zach and Phil sharing their predictions for the Broncos, Nuggets and Avalanche this weekend. 

The guys are live from Jackson's for today's Football Friday. In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the reports on JK Dobbins suffering a significant injury to his foot and will miss time for the foreseeable future. What will this already struggling Broncos' offense look like without Dobbins? We hear from Vance Joseph and his thoughts on the challenge of defending Patrick Mahomes. Zach details how great of a job VJ has done against Mahomes over the years and says how important it is for the defense to show up to give the Broncos a chance of winning. We hear from Andy Reid and his thoughts on the Broncos defensive line and Bo Nix's development under Sean Payton. Former Broncos Super Bowl champion Brandon Marshall joins the show to discuss what it's like trying to defend Patrick Mahomes, how VJ can scheme up help for the Broncos corners, and much more. 

The guys are live from Jackson's for today's Football Friday. In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil discuss the keys to victory for the Broncos this weekend as they take on the Chiefs. Will the Broncos be able to utilize their "jokers" in Evan Engram and RJ Harvey? How can the Broncos get their steadying force in Courtland Sutton more involved? Will Pat Bryant have a larger role in this Sunday's game? How will the Broncos offensive line matchup with the Chiefs pass rushers? Will Bo Nix use his legs more than we've seen recently? Today's "Three Count" features reaction to the red-hot Patriots continuing their win streak with a Thursday Night Football game over the Jets, if Drake Maye is the best QB from the 2024 draft class, and giving Mike Vrabel credit for turning around the Patriots. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss Courtland Sutton's down production the past five weeks, if Evan Engram will get more involved this week, and much more.  

The guys are live from Jackson's for today's Football Friday. Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil discuss the importance of this weekend's Broncos and Chiefs matchup. Could the Chiefs be in danger of missing the playoffs if they aren't able to beat the Broncos in Denver on Sunday? The guys react to the red-hot Avalanche's fifth straight win and a smaller moment in the game where Marty Necas gave Gabe Landeskog the opportunity to score his 250th career goal. Is this the team comradery that can lead this team to the Stanley Cup Finals? What will RJ Harvey make of his opportunity as the featured running back for the Broncos? Will Harvey step in and take over Dobbins usually work load and how will Sean Payton split up duties between Harvey, McLaughlin and Badie? How will the Nuggets depth look as they will likely play without two starters tomorrow in Cam Johnson and Christian Braun. 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and Chiefs game this Sunday. Will the Broncos put the nail in the coffin to take a commanding lead within the division? Kansas City sports radio host Alex Gold joins the show to discuss where the Chiefs are at heading into week 11, the keys to the Broncos beating the Chiefs, and how important this game is for the Chiefs to avoid going to .500 at 5-5. Will the Broncos lock up the AFC West with a win on Sunday? We react to the news of Colorado Athletic Director Rick George announcing he will step down from his role this summer. How important are the next few years in Boulder for whoever succeeds George as the next Athletic Director? We wrap up the show with Patrick Mahomes' comments on the tough test the Broncos provide this week and recapping the busy day in Denver sports today with the Rockies press conference.

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil are joined by veteran NFL reporter James Palmer to discuss who's more important in the Broncos game this weekend between JK Dobbins and Patrick Surtain, what Bo Nix has to do for the Broncos to beat the Chiefs, and how the Broncos pass rush can impact Patrick Mahomes. We compete in our weekly trivia competition vs the morning show. How will we perform after taking a "bye week" last week from trivia? Cleveland sports radio host Aaron Goldhammer joins the show to breakdown the Rockies hire of Paul DePodesta. How would Goldhammer describe DePodesta's time with the Cleveland Browns? Are DePodesta's talents more equipped for baseball than football? We also get an update on Shedeur Sanders with the Browns. 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and Chiefs game this Sunday. We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on what Bo Nix can improve on. Will the Broncos be able to overcome Andy Reid's impressive record following a bye? How do the guys think Sean Payton has been coaching Nix after Nix's recent struggles? What did Sean Payton have to say about Troy Franklin's high number of targets but not booming production? The guys detail how incredible Nikola Jokic has been this week after his 55-point game last night. Is Jokic on his way to winning yet another MVP this season? We react to new Rockies executive Paul DePodesta's comments on the challenge for the Rockies playing at altitude. Will we see changes with the Rockies with Dick Monfort not being as involved? 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover. The guys discuss the news of Colorado Athletic Director Rick George announcing he will step down from his role this summer. How important are the next few years in Boulder for whoever takes over as the next Athletic Director? Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and Chiefs matchup this upcoming Sunday. How does each team stack up most offensive and defensive statistics? We react to Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood receiving a contract extension. Is this contract extension a sign that Wedgewood has surpassed MacKenzie Blackwood as the starter? We hear from Dick and Walker Monfort from their press conference today. What is the new structure of decision making for the Rockies? What is Dick Monfort's role within the organization?