104.3 The Fan Interviews

Mark Schlereth and Mike Evans are joined by our Denver Post Broncos Insider, Troy Renck, to get his take on Christian Braun’s viability to replace KCP if that comes to pass. He lets us know whether Michael Malone and Calvin Booth are on the same page now. He tells us if he believes the chip on Jaleel McLaughlin’s shoulder is warranted.

Current Broncos running back, Jaleel McLaughlin joins The Drive to breakdown the Broncos off season, how he got here, what to expect from the Broncos in 2024 and much more.

Mike Klis joins the show to talk Sean Payton’s greatest weakness and the type of squad this years Broncos will be.

Clinton Portis joins The Drive to discuss his time in Denver, what could have been if he stayed with the Broncos, and shares a funny story about a specific game he didn't think he was prepared to play in.

Troy Renck joins The Drive to talk Broncos Broncosz qb situation.

Schlereth and Evans are joined by Our Denver Post Insider, Troy Renck, to get some more clarity on the QB situation between Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham. He lays out the perilous position Sean Payton is putting himself into with the QB competition through his words and actions. Troy also explains what Courtland Sutton and the Broncos’ mindset is through this contract dispute is.

Troy Renck, our Denver Post Insider...

Our 9News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins the show to tell us about Bo Nix’s progression and which current Broncos QB is in the most trouble in terms of keeping their job.

Our Denver Post Columnist Troy Renck joins The Drive. Troy explains why the Nuggets must find some way to become equally yoked and the Broncos need Bo Nix to get going right away! Troy recaps what he saw and heard from the Broncos on Thursday. Troy details the lesson that’s being learned in real time with the Nuggets. Troy ends his time by making sense of the Avs sticky situations right now.

Our 9 News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins The Drive. Mike highlights the importance of standing out during this time of the Broncos offseason. Mike also talks about why Zach Wilson is likely to get the nod over Jarrett Stidham right now. Audric Estime is reportedly dealing with a leg injury, but will it impact his OTA appearances? Mike details where things are with Courtland Sutton at this moment. Mike and Zach disagree about the offensive weapons heading into the season! 

Breaking news came out of Broncos Country last night: linebacker Drew Sanders has torn his Achilles and will be out of most of the season. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to walk us through what happened as well as the status of a few other pending players.

Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins The Drive. Troy ranks his best and worst scenarios this season for the Broncos. Troy details what this Courtland Sutton saga could look like once mandatory Camp comes around for the Broncos. Troy goes off on the Denver Nuggets for looking so lethargic in several games this series. Troy gives his official predictions for Avs and Nuggets this weekend.

Our 9 News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins The Drive. Mike gives his best and worst case scenarios for the Broncos this season. Mike goes into what to expect from Bo Nix based off early returns from minicamp and OTA’s. Mike lays out what the offseason could look like for Courtland Sutton if he keeps the same tone he started earlier this year.

Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins the show all the way from Minnesota ahead of Game 6 to tell us what the change has been in the Nuggets, if we’ll see the Avs in a Game 7 and if Bo Nix will be the Broncos Game 1 starter.

Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic joins The Drive to discuss all things Nuggets vs T-Wolves. Jon talks about how the tide has turned for the T-Wolves. Jon talks about what the officiating could look like tonight. Jon covers why the Nuggets bench have caught up with the T-Wolves bench. Jon gives a unique prediction!

Our 9News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins the show to give us the inside scoop on all the Bo Nix hype coming out of Mini-camp. Could the Broncos face off against the Steelers in Week 1, and what are we expecting to see with PS2’s contract? Finally, Mike weighs in on the Val Nichushkin debacle.

The Drive welcomes in Dave Jackson, ESPN NHL Rules Analyst. Dave explains why the Jamie Benn hit on Devon Toews was not a 5-minute major. Dave gets into what the NHL could do with the rule moving forward if the inconsistent head/shoulder calls keep coming. Dave details what the reviewing process looks like for a ref in those situations.

Our 9 News Broncos Insider Mike Klis joins The Drive. Mike talks about why Zach Wilson gave up his number to Bo Nix. Mike explains why Jonah Ellis is still getting things done contractually. Mike gets into the nitty gritty of the Broncos draft class as some guys will be competing for starting jobs this season. Mike closes by discussing how the Broncos QB battle could play out!

ESPN NHL analyst A. J. Mleczko joins the show to discuss the Avalanche during their playoff run so far, what realistic expectations look like for the remainder of said playoffs and Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon's legacy projection looks like as they continue their Hall of Fame caliber careers.

Phil Pritchard, Stanley Cup bearer since 1988, joined the show and brought Lord Stanley with him in a special interview with Schlereth and Evans.

Mike Klis of 9News joined the show to preview Broncos rookie mini-camp. Why did Zach Wilson give up his jersey number to Bo Nix? Did the Broncos really call the Bears about possibly trading up to the 9th overall pick to go get Nix?

Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins us live from the airport as he heads to Minnestota for Game 3. Troy gives us his take on what went down between Shaq and Jokic after the MVP announcement and what he expects to see from the Nuggets in Game 3. 

Our Denver Post Insider Troy Renck joins The Drive. Troy gets into why Jamal Murray and the NBA just set a terrible precedence for what’s to come after his actions in Game 2. Troy also questions the rule or lack thereof about players throwing things on the court. Have the Avs solved their goalie issue?

The Voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Alan Horton joins The Drive! Alan highlights why all roads led to this matchup all season. Alan breaks down why the T-Wolves have a lot of factors that will help them vs Denver. Alan talks about the Minnesota size and how it will affect the Nuggets. Alan talks about the conversation that’s growing about Anthony Edwards being very similar to a young MJ! Zach and Alan go back and forth about why it may be too soon to anoint Ant as the guy to knock off the Nuggets.

The Drive welcomes in Bo Nix’s former OC at Auburn and Oregon, current HC of Arizona State Kenny Dillingham. Kenny details who exactly Bo Nix is! Ken explains what makes Bo a great processor. Is Bo going to start Week 1? Ken details what separates Bo Nix from the rest! Ken and the guys discuss the fit between Sean and Bo. Kenny has a funny story about borrowing plays from Sean Payton!