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Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos leaves the field after defeating the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n
Bo Nix needs\u00a0more help from his teammates. That is not to say the\u00a0Denver Broncos\u2019 second-year passer is without culpability in the offense\u2019s early-game woes. However, it does reflect what Broncos head coach\u00a0Sean Payton\u00a0said about the matter.<\/p>\n
Payton put the onus on the entire operation, including himself and the offensive coaching staff, rather than Nix, whom he complimented.<\/p>\n
The timing of the comments is quite noteworthy for the young QB.<\/p>\n
Payton fielded a question about the\u00a0Broncos\u2019 slow starts. After explaining that they\u00a0\u201cunderstand\u201d\u00a0they must start faster, which is the entire group\u2019s\u00a0\u201cjob,\u201d\u00a0Payton was pressed on whether or not he can help Nix in that regard.<\/p>\n
That was when the defense came in.<\/p>\n
Payton, who helmed the Broncos\u2019 decision to draft Nix in what was viewed as a strong fit before it even came to be, said, \u201cIt\u2019s not Bo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s part of the whole process offensively and constantly in our game planning this week. Certainly, opponents vary what they do scheme-wise. This is a pressure team. And so, our job each week, we\u2019re always looking to find easy completions,\u201d\u00a0Payton said during his media availability\u00a0on November 12.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we look at when I look at the touchdown reel on Mondays \u2013 I\u2019ve said this to you before. Sometimes you\u2019d look at a play, and you\u2019d just say, \u2018Player.\u2019 He went up, made a great play. Then sometimes someone\u2019s wide open, and you click that button. You save it, and that was \u2018scheme.\u2019 And so, we\u2019re constantly looking at how can we find those throws that fit the scheme and the defense you\u2019re attacking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Payton also lamented the group\u2019s propensity for penalties.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re doing a great job of not taking sacks,\u201d Payton said. \u201cBut when we\u2019re all of a sudden 1st-and-20, we\u2019ve got to eliminate those.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nix has thrown for 2,126 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions on 60.9% completion this season. However, the Athletic\u2019s James Palmer explored the \u201cBo Nix experience,\u201d highlighting Nix\u2019s reliance heavily on fourth-quarter theatrics this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the 4th quarter, Nix is second in total yards, no one has more game winning drives, 4th quarter comebacks, touchdowns (9), 1st downs (40), completions over 10 yards,\u201d\u00a0Palmer posted\u00a0on X on November 12. \u201cIn the first three quarters only\u00a0Cam Ward\u00a0has a lower completion% than Nix\u2019s 59.5, only\u00a0Dillon Gabriel\u00a0has averaged fewer YPA and only\u00a0Geno Smith\u00a0(10) &\u00a0Justin Herbert\u00a0(7) have more INT than Nix (6).\u201d<\/p>\n
Nix said he blocks out the criticism, getting off social media, where it remains prevalent.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease don\u2019t tell me anyone believes in Bo Nix,\u201d former\u00a0NFL\u00a0cornerback and Super Bowl champion\u00a0Asante Samuel\u00a0said in\u00a0a post on X\u00a0on November 12. \u201cHe isn\u2019t like that!\u201d<\/p>\n
Nix has his defenders, too, many of whom also point to Payton as a potential issue for the Broncos, with his play-calling and personnel usage during games a sticking point. The discourse around the Nix and the Broncos belies their 8-2 record.<\/p>\n
Washington Commanders\u00a0veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner opened up about head coach Dan Quinn’s decision to assume the defensive coordinator position from Joe Whitt Jr on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain.<\/p>\n
“I think whenever you have a move like that, it means the players are not executing at the level that they need to be. We have to do better, and we have to perform better.”<\/p>\n
Washington has been outscored 154-16 since Week 7 and has lost four consecutive games by 20+ points. The\u00a0Commanders’ 44-22 loss to the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0on Sunday was the final nail in the coffin for Whitt Jr. as defensive coordinator, leading Quinn to make a change on Monday.<\/p>\n
Now, the Commanders are seemingly in a must-win game against the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0on Sunday morning in Madrid, as they are on the verge of losing their sixth consecutive game and falling to 3-8 on the season.<\/p>\n
However, Wagner believes that regardless of who is calling the plays, the change first needs to begin with the players in the locker room.<\/p>\n
“We have to execute better. It doesn’t matter the play calls; we as players have to take ownership of being out there on the field,” Wagner said. The coaches aren’t out there on the field, so we have to execute better regardless of who is calling the defense.<\/p>\n
Wagner leads the Commanders in tackles (99) and has recorded two sacks, an interception, and a pass deflection in his first season with Washington. He has recorded 32 more tackles than safety Quan Martin, who has tallied the second most tackles on the team.<\/p>\n
Luckily for Washington, Miami has also struggled this season, posting a 3-7 record; however, it dismantled the\u00a0Buffalo Bills 30-13 on Sunday in Florida and has now won two of its last three games after starting 1-6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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