Broncos not considering QB change ahead of Cardinals matchup
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has struggled to generate big plays on offense to begin the season.
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Usually, the quarterback is the driving force behind their team’s wins, but that has been far from the case with Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix.
Despite Denver being 4-2 on the season, Nix has struggled mightily by totaling only 1,049 yards and a whopping 38.5 QB rating, which ranks 30th in the league. He’s only eclipsed 200 yards in a game twice.
In wake of the quarterback’s struggles ahead of Denver’s matchup against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, head coach Sean Payton said he is sticking with his third-year QB.
When asked by reporters on Monday if he’s considering a change, Payton gave a brief response.
“No,” Payton said. “He’s going to become the byproduct of all of the finer things that get improved.”
Nix’s lackluster performance on Thursday Night Football was even called out in the postgame show by former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.
“It was really frustrating to watch,” Fitzpatrick said. “Part of it, for me, is Nix is not playing competitively. It’s almost disrespectful to the quarterback position how he’s playing football right now.”
In that game against the Seattle Seahawks, Nix passed for a season-low 107 yards and zero touchdowns. Despite this, the Broncos still got the win on the backs of their defense forcing Sam Darnold into two interceptions.
The Cardinals, 2-4, are coming off of an upset win against the Los Angeles Rams, where they had one of their best defensive performances of the season.
Nix will look to get his offense back on track in the desert this week, while the Cardinals will aim to build off their success in L.A.
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Never forget this huge FU the Cards to saying to the fans about this QB situation. Lets review:
1) The career backup piles up garbage time stats going 1-11 last year.
2) Garbage GM Monti fails to bring in a starter and anoints the trash man as QB1.
3) The trashman promptly holds out, embarrassing the franchise for months.
4) Beck falls into our lap and quietly begins to impress during the summer.
5) Garbage GM caves and awards the trashman 15m and hands him the QB1 job.
6) Fans are furious, Beck flashes in the HOF game and in the Red/White scrimmage. Pressure builds on the Garbage GM and the Trashman.
7) The mysterious 'rib injury' relegates Beck to an afterthought that he has not returned from.
8) The trashman continues to underwhelm, yet MLF continues to place his support in him, ultimately undermining the fan bases trust in his judgement.
9) The Garbage GM determines the biggest problem with the roster is NOT the trashman, but MHJ.
10) Michael Bidwill continues to let the fiasco happen, flipping the big FU at the fan base.
No serious org would continue to let the trashman operate the offense and not give the fans even a glimpse of the promising rookie QB. No serious org does that.
We are not a serious org.
Mr. B, Jacoby and Monti are flipping us the double bird and making MLF look like an idiot or a dupe.
No serious org does this.
Yet the Cardinals are 2-4 and won’t make a change. How many failures in the red zone can Brissett make, how many check downs to the 4 yard pass on 3rd and 10, or even 4th. Brissett might make Ryland a pro bowler, but all he is making the offense is below average. Yet the Cardinals won’t make a change. Back Up Brissett has another week to show us how safe he can play and still make mistakes.
Start Beck and see what he can do, that way we can start planning for next year.
Story makes no mention of who the Bronco's backup QB is. I seem to recall in the conference championship game last season it was some green no name who hadn't thrown a pass all season. That game went as predicted. Whatever ails Bo will pass. Broncos have little choice.