With the Denver Broncos parting ways with veteran quarterback Russell Wilson after two disastrous seasons in the Mile High City, Sean Payton and company had some work to do this NFL offseason to replace the one-time Super Bowl champion.
Although the team has a formidable starter in Jarrett Stidham, who might flourish with ample time under center in Denver, the team didn’t seem satisfied with that option and, as a result, was expected to bring in a rookie quarterback through the 2024 NFL Draft.
With Denver owning the No. 12 overall pick in the draft, which was thought to be high enough to grab one of the talented young quarterbacks in this year’s draft class, the Broncos chose to bring in Bo Nix out of the University of Oregon.
Nix ended up being the sixth quarterback taken in the first round, which turned out to be an NFL record while also giving the Broncos the player they targeted, who also has drawn comparisons to New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees.
NFL analyst Greg Cosell recently appeared on the “Ross Tucker Podcast” and discussed what he sees in Nix and how the Broncos may have drafted a solid rookie quarterback.
“At his core, he is not a power thrower,” Cosell said. “He is a ball distributor and an efficient executor of an offense, and that is what Sean Payton wants him to do.”
“At his core he is not a power thrower he is a ball distributor and an efficient executor of an offense and that is what Sean Payton wants him to do…”@GregCosell breaks down why Denver was such a good fit for QB Bo Nix: pic.twitter.com/0iiNn8DxDF
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) May 16, 2024
Obviously, only time will tell whether the Broncos struck gold with Nix at No. 12, as it remains to be seen whether he can beat out Stidham in training camp for the starting job.
If Nix is named the Week 1 starter, the pressure will be on right away as Payton wants to win as soon as possible and will be leaning on his quarterback to get that done.
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