The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the Colorado Buffaloes getting blown out for the second straight game. Is the CU program in a worse place than when Deion Sanders took over? Should Deion give money back to the school with how much he's underperformed his new coaching contract? We hear from Sean Payton and his spicy interaction with a local reporter questioning the Broncos special teams. We hear from Bo Nix and his thoughts on why he and the Broncos are so equipped to comeback in games. Phil questions why Sean Payton is holding the offense back by not running the ball more? We give the Broncos defense the credit they deserve after another great performance and Zach shares the stats on how much better the defense is at recording sacks than the rest of the NFL. 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into Bo Nix's performance from yesterday's Broncos win over the Texans. How similar has Bo Nix's fourth quarter theatrics been to John Elway or Tim Tebow? What goes into Nix's struggles early in games? What is the dynamic between Nix and Sean Payton? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on the team's resilience and Bo Nix taking off to scramble. Today's "Three Count" features underrated aspects to the Broncos win yesterday and the Nuggets faltering down the stretch to the Trailblazers in Portland. While the Broncos had a great comeback on Sunday, the guys discuss the Broncos poor special teams in the game. Should Payton face criticism for bringing in a new special teams coordinator after being a top-10 unit last season?

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss if the Broncos have reached their peak yet and what it would look like if they were firing on all cylinders. How connected of a team do the Broncos have in their locker room to pull off all of these fourth quarter comebacks? Zach and Phil breakdown how abnormal of a season the Broncos are having between all the last second games and the team's fourth quarter point differential. How great was the Broncos defense in yesterday's win and how much of it was facing a backup quarterback? Zach shares the stats of the Broncos sacks and the goal line stops. What did the guys make of the Broncos run game yesterday? Why does Sean Payton continue to go away from running the ball when it is the strength of the offense and the Broncos are a top running team in the NFL? 

The guys are live from Skippy's Bar and Grill for today's Football Friday. In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and Texans matchup this weekend. How will Bo Nix fare vs a top defense in Houston? Who would the guys take at quarterback between CJ Stroud and Bo Nix? We hear from Vance Joseph and his keys to stopping Stroud. Will the Broncos defense be able to confuse Stroud and force him to make mistakes? How will the Broncos split touches between JK Dobbins and RJ Harvey? Who needs to step up with Marvin Mims being ruled out for the game? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on the challenges the Texans defense presents. Will Nikola Jokic make history tonight with fifth straight triple-double to start the season? Zach implores Christian Braun to keep his defense a strength of his game. We wrap up the show with Zach and Phil sharing their predictions for the Broncos, Buffaloes, and Nuggets. 

The guys are live from Skippy's Bar and Grill for today's Football Friday. In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil preview the Colorado and Arizona game this weekend and question if the Buffs season will continue down this embarrassing path. If CU goes onto to lose this game, how will the fan turnout be for their final home game later this month? How concerned are the guys about this game without Patrick Surtain? Will the Broncos be able to play man coverage without PS2? We hear from Vance Joseph and his plan for everyone to pull their weight without Surtain. How big of an impact will the absence of Marvin Mims be and how impactful will the return of Dre Greenlaw be? We are joined by former Broncos Super Bowl champion Brandon Marshall to discuss how the Broncos will adjust without PS2, if the Broncos are Super Bowl contenders, and much more. 

The guys are live from Skippy's Bar and Grill for today's Football Friday. In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and Texans matchup this weekend. How will Bo Nix fare vs a top defense in Houston? Who would the guys take at quarterback between CJ Stroud and Bo Nix? We hear from Vance Joseph and his keys to stopping Stroud. Will the Broncos defense be able to confuse Stroud and force him to make mistakes? How will the Broncos split touches between JK Dobbins and RJ Harvey? Today's "Three Count" features Courtland Sutton needing one receiving touchdown to tie Steve Watson for ninth all-time in Broncos history, Travis Hunter going on IR with a knee injury, and what non-Colorado game the guys are looking forward to the most this weekend. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss the keys to victory for the Broncos, the Broncos secondary stepping up without Patrick Surtain, and much more. 

The guys are live from Skippy's Bar and Grill for today's Football Friday. Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil discussing their Halloween plans and Zach looking for what scary movie he should watch tonight. Why are the Broncos underdogs to the 3-4 Texans this weekend? How concerned are the guys about this game without Patrick Surtain? We hear from Sean Payton and Vance Joseph on the challenge of not having PS2. How will the Broncos use rookie Jahdae Barron this weekend? How big of an impact will the absence of Marvin Mims be and how impactful will the return of Dre Greenlaw be? Will Nikola Jokic make history tonight with fifth straight triple-double to start the season? Zach implores Christian Braun to keep his defense a strength of his game. 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos and their offensive identity. Should the Broncos lean into their run game even more with being a top 3 rushing offense in the league? Should the Broncos be looking to sign JK Dobbins to a contract extension during the season before he hits free agency? We hear from Dobbins and his thoughts on staying in Denver long term. Why has Nik Bonitto's production slowed down the past few weeks? What adjustments will the Broncos defense have to make without PS2? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Will Petersen joining the show to discuss the Marty Necas and Avalanche contract extension. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach, Phil and the guys compete in their weekly trivia competition vs the morning show. Can we beat the morning show's 3-1 performance from today? How do the guys feel about the Broncos being linked to Rasheed Shaheed? How much would the Broncos have to give up to trade for Shaheed? Are the Broncos in a "win now" mode to give away draft picks? Would the guys be more comfortable with the Broncos if they lost their WR 1 or RB 1? We react to the news of the day in Marty Necas and the Avalanche agreeing to a huge contract extension. With the Necas extension out of the way, can the Avs go and win the Cup this season? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos and their offensive identity. Should the Broncos lean into their run game even more with being a top 3 rushing offense in the league? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on the Texans' defense. Will the Broncos be able to run the ball successfully vs a top defense in Houston? Should the Broncos extend JK Dobbins now, during the season before he hits free agency after the season? Today's "Three Count" includes Wil Lutz earning the AFC special teams player of the month, Demeco Ryan's comments on Marcedes Lewis with him and Lewis being drafted the same year, and discussing the World Series after the Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead last night. Why has Nik Bonitto's production slowed down the past few weeks? What adjustments will the Broncos defense have to make without PS2?