Afternoon Drive

Who had the more dominant 2 or 3-year period of their career here in Denver: Peyton Manning, Nikola Jokic, or Terrell Davis? Being in shape different for QBs and pitchers, Tiger Woods playing in The Masters, he's only the story if he is in contention, greatest comebacks in sports history, NBA and NHL playoff pictures, expectations for Nuggets and Avalanche as playoffs approach, MLB announces option for pitchers and catchers to use tech to signal pitch type and location

Kansas vs North Carolina for NCAA Men's Basketball Title, Melvin Gordon fires his agent, North Carolina vs Duke will overshadow the title game tonight, Russell Wilson getting together with teammates at WR and O-Line, NCAAW Championship, UConn's dynasty, Walk up songs

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie says passing on Russell Wilson is his biggest regret, moves that are the biggest regrets of Rockies and Nuggets and Broncos and Avalanche, the numbers and the eye test point to Nikola Jokic as the NBA MVP, conferences in flux right now in college basketball, SEC and Big Ten will dominate NCAA athletics more and more in coming years, Will Barton and Aaron Gordon, retirement tours

Curious Case of Sidd Finch, NJ state bird, Dave Benz on Nuggets vs Timberwolves, Minnesota overachieving, Prime KAT, Duke vs UNC and Kansas vs Villanova, Coach K's Grand Finale, Hubert Davis, Justin Moore's injury, Movie deaths we can't watch, Rams sign Bobby Wagner for 5yrs/$50 mil

Covering the Final Four, tough timing for Arran in North Carolina, college hoops in Colorado, DK Metcalf an option for Chiefs with Tyreek Hill leaving Kansas City, Mahomes keeps the Chiefs among the elite teams in the NFL, AFC West still up for grabs, Bengals spending, blue bloods in the NCAA tournament, ACC, Big East, Big XII, SEC, Big Ten, NIL and the shifting college athletics landscape, USMNT vs England in the World Cup on Black Friday, Nuggets and Avalanche on national TV

Broncos taking a risk on EDGE guys with injury concerns, Von Miller's situation this off-season, Randy Gregory & Bradley Chubb, Bruce Arians retires again and Todd Bowles is elevated to Buccaneers Head Coach, coach leaving a team that is a favorite to win a championship, Brady Arians rift, Team USA waiting on their draw for the 2022 World Cup, USA in World Cup or NFL Football on Thanksgiving, Nathan MacKinnon back vs San Jose, Mac needs to find a way to control his temper and let the enforcers stand up for his teammates

Expectations for the Broncos this season with easier schedule, win totals for teams around the NFL, Drake London and other WRs in draft, George Karl will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first Nuggets coach to make it in, multitude of moves in the NFL this off-season, LA Chargers, La'el Collins to Bengals, North Carolina and Duke meet for the first time in the history of the tournament, Coach K's farewell tour, Austin Rivers receives laughable ejection vs Pacers, Dan Snyder investigated by Congress for cooking the books

Nathaniel Hackett needs someone to keep aggressive play calling in check, going for it on 4th down, MPJ suffered a setback rehabbing his back injury, Jazz faltering and Nuggets could jump them for the 5 seed, Nuggets offense needs to run more especially at home, LA Lakers missing playoffs this season with this roster could taint LeBron's legacy, Nuggets big road favorites in Indiana, Jon Gray to start opening day for Rangers

Hire at HC and player additions through trades and free agency were contradictory to media reports, George Paton making good decisions without tipping his hand, grading Rockies offseason additions of Bryant and Grichuk, losing Gray and Story, Colorado Rockies spending, Tiger Woods at Augusta for the Masters, CSU's David Roddy declares for draft, Avalanche win in Calgary, MLB Home Run Derby X takes baseball on a world tour

Locker room access for media back for 2022 NFL season, Nathan MacKinnon likely broke hand in fight vs Minnesota, Jared Bednar has high level of concern, placement of injury on hand will impact Mac's timetable for return, Billy turner loves Nathaniel Hackett, not many NFL coaches through history with the personality of Hackett, NFL owners approve overtime rule change for playoffs which eliminates sudden death, sudden death OT continues in regular season, ownership being passed down through family, Mark McIntosh on the Irv Brown Champions Center

Developing Albert Okwuegbunam as a blocker, Hackett's comments shed light on use of tight ends in Broncos offense this season, food in Florida, NFL Annual League Meeting, Jokic and Joel Embiid battling for NBA MVP, straw poll of media shows Nikola Jokic in the lead, where back-to-back MVPs would put Jokic in the pantheon of Denver sports figures, Washington cherry blossom uniforms for Wizards and Nationals, Russell Wilson posts video throwing to Jerry Jeudy, Braves on ESPN2 for season opener

Running Back division of labor, George Paton says door still open for Melvin Gordon and Kareem Jackson to return to the Broncos for next season, Nathaniel Hackett on splitting carries, Joe Ellis other Broncos leaders are interested in playing in London this season, Denver Pioneers in the Frozen Four, Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, Nuggets vs Hornets, NBA Playoff picture, Detroit Lions on Hard Knocks

Hackett dances around question about any price being too high for a franchise quarterback, Russell Wilson will need to take less money to win more Super Bowls, WR always a dependent position, Don Hutson, fire damage at Ball Arena may not be repaired by start of the season, Joe Ellis shares some qualities Denver is searching for in a new owner, Avalanche lose a scrap in OT to Minnesota, St. Peter's Cinderella story ends, NFL Draft

Eric and Mase disagree on the merit of rumors that Tom Brady would join the Dolphins, Brady vs Belichick, OT Billy Turner returns to Denver in the Blue and Orange to start at right tackle ahead of Calvin Anderson and Tom Compton, competition within a team, bringing in a star athlete includes accepting their team of support staff, Sweet Sixteen, Arizona and Gonzaga each out of tourney, UNC vs UCLA, Coach K continues his retirement tour, Avalanche vs Flyers after losing to Vancouver, Francouz in net, Nuggets have had trouble with OKC this season, Malone needs to start Bones

Nathaniel Hackett, Josh McDaniels, or Mike McDaniel in best position to succeed during first season as an NFL Head Coach; Tim Connelly has assembled an incredible roster primarily by drafting and developing; Bones Hyland could be a starter next season; Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray not returning this season; Derek Carr had a hole in one with no one there to witness it; Dave Roberts says Dodgers will win World Series; NYC vax mandate lifted for athletes; teammates fighting

AFC West and AFC North best divisions in football, conference dominance through NFL History, Olympic committee should ban Russia, Jerry Jeudy not with other Broncos WRs at Russell Wilson's training session, Jeudy shouldn't have called public irrelevant, athletes dealing with trash talk from fans, Happy Birthday Peyton Manning, MVS to the Chiefs, Sweet 16, Nuggets host Suns with Chris Paul likely making his return

AFC jam-packed with talent after free agency and trades, the role coaching will play with new players joining talented and competitive divisions, drafting a quarterback in rounds 4-7 and developing him under Russell Wilson for a few years, better use of capital to target other positions of need than take a flyer on QB, The Breakfast Club is the greatest of all coming of age movies, Rockies trade Tapia for Grichuk, USA vs Mexico, Coach K

Tyreek Hill traded to the Dolphins for a bunch of picks, Miami took a leap, Chiefs didn't lose a ton of ground moving on from Cheetah, what Deshaun Watson's deal means if Russell Wilson wants extension, USFL rules the NFL could look into, 3-pt extra point, alternative onside kickoff, 2-pt shootout in OT, 2 forward passes behind the line of scrimmage legal, clock stops in last 2 minutes of each half on first downs, pass interference adjustment, Michael Malone gets a multiyear extension with the Nuggets

How the AFC West stacks up with Tyreek Hill leaving KC, Les Snead "F them picks", trading away draft capital for a dependent position like WR, 8 teams without 1st round pick in this year's draft, Mike Pritchard on NFL trades and free agency, Avalanche vs Canucks, Adidas NIL network could pay 50,000+ student athletes, Women's Tennis Wolrd #1 Ash Barty retires at 25

Broncos add the slot corner they need with 2-year deal for K'Waun Williams; Matt Ryan to the Colts means they, Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, Chargers, Bills, Pats, Browns, Ravens, Titans, and Bengals all have legitimate shot at the postseason; which AFC teams will actually make the playoffs; Nuggets on the verge of the play-in tournament; Nuggets starters benched to start 2nd half vs Celtics; Timberwolves and Denver battling for 6th seed; Clippers @ Nuggets; Avalanche beat Oilers in OT; LeBron James