OT: Other Sports: Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies, etc...Part VI

[chet1926]

Nix seems to laser in on his first option - usually Sutton - and refuses to move on. You'd better have a Cutler-esque arm to zip fast balls in there if that's the case, and Nix clearly does not.

Simply not case. He showed the ability to go through progressions and look off defenders just fine in the preseason.

He was a rookie playing his first ever game on the road against a team with a good home field advantage. He played like rookie in his first ever game.

Elway sucked in his debut and got yanked. Manning owns the record for INTs by a rookie.

Judging a player by one game is insane. I'm super disappointed with how Nix played today but it's not really the result today that matters. It's where he goes from here. Does he learn, or does he continue to do the same shit? We'll see.

I'll also throw out that the offense around him needs to figure their shit out as well. 4 drops of which 3 would have been first downs, basically no broken tackles or making the first guy miss, and hit and miss o-line play. Everyone on the offense needs to look in the mirror and decide if they want to play at an NFL level or if they are cool with being below average players. Because right now our skill players are easily some of the worst in the league, which does no favors for Nix.

 

[dahrougem2]

Simply not case. He showed the ability to go through progressions and look off defenders just fine in the preseason.

He was a rookie playing his first ever game on the road against a team with a good home field advantage. He played like rookie in his first ever game.

Elway sucked in his debut and got yanked. Manning owns the record for INTs by a rookie.

Judging a player by one game is insane. I'm super disappointed with how Nix played today but it's not really the result today that matters. It's where he goes from here. Does he learn, or does he continue to do the same shit? We'll see.

I'll also throw out that the offense around him needs to figure their shit out as well. 4 drops of which 3 would have been first downs, basically no broken tackles or making the first guy miss, and hit and miss o-line play. Everyone on the offense needs to look in the mirror and decide if they want to play at an NFL level or if they are cool with being below average players. Because right now our skill players are easily some of the worst in the league, which does no favors for Nix.

Perhaps you should go to the previous post where I state we should give him longer to get a read on him.

It's also not wrong to state all Nix did today was laser in on his target. He should have been picked off five times.

 

[chet1926]

Perhaps you should go to the previous post where I state we should give him longer to get a read on him.

It's also not wrong to state all Nix did today was laser in on his target. He should have been picked off five times.

Yep. He played like rookie. Bad choices, bad reads, target locking. Saw the same shit from Caleb Williams today.

In fairness to Nix the skill players on this team are garbage. Get the f*** open and make some guys miss or break a tackle. Too many plays where Nix actually got someone the ball and they couldn't make a guy miss. It's impossible to look good in this league as a QB if your skill players can't ever turn a 5 yard throw into 10-12+ yards. Skill players need to be better than the shit they put out there today. Not to mention our WRs blow at creating separation. It's tough being a rookie QB, it's even tougher when you rarely have an open target. Our WRs are too easy to cover which leads our QBs, over the last 5 years+, into having to force some throws since no one is getting any separation. Doesn't matter if you can look DBs off or not if none of your throwing options are remotely open.

However, that said, Nix needs to show improvement throughout the season. Or is just going to be another bust.

 

[Hasbro]

EDIT:
someone jumped the gun on declaring Bolles out, Denver Post says he's gonna be fine:

Broncos LT Garett Bolles “going to be fine” after missing final two drives with ankle injury, HC Sean Payton says

The Broncos played nearly the entire 2023 season with their starting offensive line intact. They had a scare in Week 1 on Sunday when LT Garett Bolles missed the final two series with an ankle inju…

www.denverpost.com

Good.

One thing I take heart in is Nix will get to develop behind a good o line.

David Carr never had a chance being beat on like a piñata.

It was an albatross around Elway's next for his first decade.

 

[BobRossColton]

This first game already made me miss Tim Patrick.

He always tried to extend the play as well actually catch the balls thrown to him.

 

[chet1926]

This first game already made me miss Tim Patrick.

He always tried to extend the play as well actually catch the balls thrown to him.

I love Tim Patrick however 2 major injuries in the last 2 years. There is no way he's the same player he was prior to the injuries.

 

[BobRossColton]

I love Tim Patrick however 2 major injuries in the last 2 years. There is no way he's the same player he was prior to the injuries.

Yeah his injuries definitely hindered him, but I've always preferred him over Sutton and jeudy.

Give me Patrick and Sanders all day.

 

[Pokecheque]

WTF happened to Mims? Other than special teams I didn't hear his name once.

Not gonna write off Nix after one effin' game but holy shit that was about the worst game I've seen played by an NFL quarterback. He should've been picked off about six or eight times yesterday.

 

[famicommander]

Not gonna write off Nix after one effin' game but holy shit that was about the worst game I've seen played by an NFL quarterback. He should've been picked off about six or eight times yesterday.

You're not wrong.

Again, he was one of only 3 guys in the history of the NFL to throw for 138 or fewer yards on 42 attempts. The other two were 39 year old Roethlisberger and Jordan Palmer.

And he was 2/12 for 42 yards and 2 INT on passes that traveled 10 or more air-yards.

It was a historically terrible game.

 

[pockets]

This kid is a clown, so sick of the Sanders' shit show. For someone that keeps comparing himself to Tom Brady you'd think he'd realize that Brady never threw any of his teammates under the bus to the media.

 

[Pokecheque]

This kid is a clown, so sick of the Sanders' shit show. For someone that keeps comparing himself to Tom Brady you'd think he'd realize that Brady never through any of his teammates under the bus to the media.

Jesus, I've never been a quarterback but I thought the idea is to convince those guys to sacrifice life and limb to block for you. I wouldn't want to life a finger to stop a defensive lineman in the face of that.

What a f***ing loser.

 

[henchman21]

This kid is a clown, so sick of the Sanders' shit show. For someone that keeps comparing himself to Tom Brady you'd think he'd realize that Brady never through any of his teammates under the bus to the media.

Yeah Tom Brady would never do that to the media...


He'd save it for his podcast!

 

[The Abusement Park]

This is one of those scenarios where technically he’s right. His O-Line play has been awful he has to constantly run for his life. But… this isn’t something I would say out loud… about the guys who are out there to protect me from the 270lb+ monsters from running at me.

 

[Pokecheque]

So, okay, it's not being played in place of the fight song, but...who the f*** wants to hear the QB's rap tune after a touchdown!?

 

[famicommander]

Lawsuit accuses Watson of sexual assault in '20

A new lawsuit filed against the Browns' Deshaun Watson accuses the then-Texans QB of sexual assault and battery stemming from alleged actions in October 2020.

www.espn.com

Another rape accuser for Watson.

 

[henchman21]

So, okay, it's not being played in place of the fight song, but...who the f*** wants to hear the QB's rap tune after a touchdown!?

Only marching band nerds care.

Of all the Sanders drama… this seems so low on the list.

 

[Pokecheque]

Only marching band nerds care.

Of all the Sanders drama… this seems so low on the list.

I DGAF about the band being shuffled aside (frankly I doubt they care much either) for an extra minute or two but I’d still rather listen to them than whatever my QB cooked up in a studio paid for by Coach Dad.

 

[Hasbro]

I DGAF about the band being shuffled aside (frankly I doubt they care much either) for an extra minute or two but I’d still rather listen to them than whatever my QB cooked up in a studio paid for by Coach Dad.

GIves them an extra two minutes to drink.