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Bo Nix Named Starting QB for Denver Broncos for Week 1
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8/22/2024
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It is what we expected when the Denver Broncos drafted Bo Nix 12th overall in the 2024 NFL
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draft that Nix would be the starter in the mile high city from the very jump week number
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one for the Broncos on the road against the Seattle Seahawks.
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But what made it confusing was the Broncos initial depth chart where Bo Nix was listed
00:24
behind Jared Stidham and Zach Wilson as the third string quarterback, but Nix has shown
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out throughout training camp and in preseason football for Denver.
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So yesterday, Sean Payton made it official.
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Bo Nix is the starting quarterback for the Broncos.
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He will start the season opener in Seattle against the Seahawks week number one.
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This is what's supposed to happen when you're a bad football team, which technically the
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Denver Broncos were last year moved off of Russell Wilson.
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You're looking for your franchise quarterback.
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You draft a quarterback in round number one, and it's not a 19 year old per se, right,
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Ben?
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That's only started eight games.
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And you're saying, hey, he's got a high upside.
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Let's see if we can get after it.
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No, this quarterback's been around the block and has shown his moxie in college through
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a couple major conferences.
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So he comes in.
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You just want to see him like OTAs and camp just have a good preseason.
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But also, let's get down to the crux of this year.
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The Green Bay Packers in the past, we use this so many times.
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Draft a quarterback, wait three or four years, put him in and it's worked out.
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Why?
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Because you're going up against Hall of Fame quarterbacks where maybe you don't expect
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a rookie quarterback to actually be able to line up and say, I can beat out Aaron Rodgers
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in his prime.
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I can beat out Brett Favre in his prime.
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But as you measure up with the Denver Broncos, it's Jared Stidham.
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Like come on.
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Like, is that really who you're beating out at this point, Jared Stidham and Zach Wilson?
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Of course, you expected your high round number one rookie quarterback to beat them out.
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Otherwise, what did you draft them for?
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But also, the one thing I do like is, it wasn't as if they just handed over the torch
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and said, this is your football team.
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Day number one.
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They actually let him earn it.
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Gave a little adversity.
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Hey, you're third on the depth chart.
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Play your way into this position here.
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Probably fully well-known.
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He could do that.
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But I loved what I saw to Bo Nix seize the opportunity.
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But again, it's still Jared Stidham and Zach Wilson, he beat out.
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It's not as if it's like, wow, that was a major upset.
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This is what should have happened and happened.
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Bo Nix, let's go, man.
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Let's see what you got.
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