The Drive | Hour 4 | 11.13.26

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the nationwide grounding of all flights and CSU having a walk-through on the tarmac of the airport. Phil explains why he missed the show the past two days, getting checked out by NFL doctors in Kansas City. Phil walks us through the point system associated with his injured wrists, neck, and more, and how it relates to him getting health care. Phil shares about going to the Colorado game tonight to meet up with some of his former teammates in Boulder. We pivot to the Broncos, and the guys share their "report cards" for all aspects of the team. What grade does Sean Payton deserve as a head coach and as the play caller? What do the guys make of Bo Nix's up-and-down start to the season? We wrap up the show with the guys sharing their predictions for the weekend in Colorado sports that includes CU, CSU, the Avalanche, and more. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to the reports that the Nuggets are listening to offers on Aaron Gordon and Cam Johnson. Will the Nuggets attempt to get under the luxury tax before the trade deadline? Are the Nuggets underperforming enough to "punt" on the season and trade one of their starters? Should the Nuggets move Gordon to the bench to save his legs and get the most out of him? Should the Nuggets consider trading Jamal Murray with how well he's played this season? We preview the weekend in the NFL and debate what results Broncos Country should be rooting for. What will Josh Downs look like in his Chiefs debut? Will the Bills take care of business against the Jets? We react to both Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon going down with injuries in the Avalanche's 4-3 loss to Ottawa. Was Makar's injury building up from the other injuries he faced to end last season and to start this season? With a new wrinkle being found in Deion Sanders' contract, we debate if CU will move on from Sanders at the end of the season. Could Sanders be coaching his final game in Boulder tonight? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil finish up their conversation on Colorado and Deion Sanders. We pivot to the Broncos, and the guys share their "report cards" for all aspects of the team. What grade does Sean Payton deserve as a head coach and as the play caller? What do the guys make of Bo Nix's up-and-down start to the season? What grade does Vance Joseph's defense deserve? Has the offensive line been as bad as advertised through the first half of the season? Today's "Three Count" features a preview of the jam-packed weekend in college football. Will Arch Manning and Texas stay hot in Baton Rouge? Is #2 Utah on upset watch in Tucson? How will the flight delays impact the weekend in College Football? We debate if the guys are doubting Jim Mora after how CSU has looked this past month. Does Mora still have a bright future in Fort Collins? We preview the Air Force and San Jose State game this weekend as Air Force looks to improve to 8-2. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Will cross-talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss Phil's couple of days in Kansas City to get checked out after his NFL career. Phil walks us through the point system associated with his injured wrists, neck, and more. Zach and Phil react to the Broncos trade for Daiyan Henley falling through after a dispute in his physical. Did the Broncos get passed by at the NFL trade deadline by not making any moves to improve the roster? We react to both Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon going down with injuries in the Avalanche's 4-3 loss to Ottawa. How concerned are the guys with their injuries? Was Makar's injury building up from the other injuries he faced to end last season and to start this season? Are the guys expecting MacKinnon to miss a long period of time? With a new wrinkle being found in Deion Sanders' contract, we debate if CU will move on from Sanders at the end of the season. Could Sanders be coaching his final game tonight against Houston if the Buffs get embarrassed? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Will take a deep dive into the Broncos and react to the Broncos' trade for Daiyan Henley not going through after some questions about his physical. We hear from Jim Harbaugh and his frustration with the situation, with the Broncos trying to use a loophole to pass Daiyan Henley in a physical, only if the trade compensation was lowered. Should the Broncos not have haggled over compensation to the point that the trade was nixed? Will the Broncos regret not adding depth to the linebacker room? Was last night the most satisfying win of the season for the Nuggets? What do the guys make of how well Jamal Murray has played this season? Was last night Cam Johnson's best game of the season? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Aniello Piro joining the show to discuss if the Broncos could shake up their starting offensive line. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach, Will, and the guys compete in their weekly trivia competition against the Morning Show. Will we get off the snide and bounce back after a few average performances? Will we be able to keep up with the Morning Show's 4-0 performance from earlier today? Zach and Will preview the rest of the Broncos' schedule and share their expectations for each remaining matchup. Will the Broncos take advantage of the easy part of their upcoming schedule? How will the Broncos fare against Buffalo and New England? We preview the Avalanche game as they face off against a good Ottawa team. How will Wedgewood play in net tonight? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Will take a deep dive into the Broncos and react to Sean Payton's time on Colin Cowherd's show yesterday. We hear from Sean Payton on the Broncos' offensive line, Bo Nix being in line to be great, and Vance Joseph. Will the Broncos make a change to their starting offensive line? Will Vance Joseph be a head coach in the NFL again? We hear more from Sean on everything being worth it if you win the Super Bowl, including giving up draft picks. Today's "Three Count" includes Jim Harbaugh's comments out of frustration about the Broncos trying to use a loophole to pass Daiyan Henley in a physical, only if the trade compensation was lowered. We react to the reports that the Rockies are listening to offers on their All-Star catcher, Hunter Goodman. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Will crossing talk with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss the Broncos trade for Daiyan Henley not going through after some questions about his physical. Should the Broncos not have haggled over compensation to the point that the trade was nixed? Will the Broncos regret not adding depth to the linebacker room? Zach and Will preview the rest of the Broncos' schedule and share their expectations for each remaining matchup. Will the Broncos take advantage of the easy part of their upcoming schedule? How will the Broncos fare against Buffalo and New England? Was last night the most satisfying win of the season for the Nuggets? What do the guys make of how well Jamal Murray has played this season? We preview the Avalanche game as they face off against a good Ottawa team. How will Wedgewood play in net tonight? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Will take a deep dive into the Broncos, and the guys share their one word to describe the Broncos' season to this point. What has been the Broncos' most impressive win of the season so far? Is Bo Nix trending in the right direction after stacking 3 better games in a row? We hear from Sean Payton on giving up play-calling to Davis Webb and eventually taking it back. Did Davis Webb get a "raw deal" with the play-calling situation in Denver? Are the Broncos better off with Payton back in the driver's seat of play-calling? We wrap up the show by previewing the Nuggets and Grizzlies game tonight in Memphis. Will the Nuggets be able to keep up with a youthful and overachieving Memphis team? 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Will look into the Nuggets roster construction as we see the NBA getting younger and younger. Zach shares the stats on the decrease in players 30 years or older playing playoff minutes. Do the Nuggets need to find a way to get younger to keep up with the up-and-down nature of modern NBA basketball? Should the Nuggets have "blown up" the roster after their playoff loss to Minnesota? Is this Nuggets team capable of winning a championship this season? We break down who recently acquired linebacker Daiyan Henley is as a player. Was Henley brought here for depth, or will he be taking one of the starting linebacker spots? We react to the Avalanche's 6-3 win in Toronto last night. Did the guys see the fight they were looking for from this Avs team after falling behind 1-0 early in the game? Will the Avs sign Lehkonen to a contract extension? Is this Avalanche team capable of winning the cup this season?