Bo Nix Named Starting QB for Denver Broncos for Week 1
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00:00It is what we expected when the Denver Broncos drafted Bo Nix 12th overall in the 2024 NFL
00:10draft that Nix would be the starter in the mile high city from the very jump week number
00:15one for the Broncos on the road against the Seattle Seahawks.
00:20But what made it confusing was the Broncos initial depth chart where Bo Nix was listed
00:24behind Jared Stidham and Zach Wilson as the third string quarterback, but Nix has shown
00:31out throughout training camp and in preseason football for Denver.
00:35So yesterday, Sean Payton made it official.
00:37Bo Nix is the starting quarterback for the Broncos.
00:41He will start the season opener in Seattle against the Seahawks week number one.
00:45This is what's supposed to happen when you're a bad football team, which technically the
00:49Denver Broncos were last year moved off of Russell Wilson.
00:52You're looking for your franchise quarterback.
00:54You draft a quarterback in round number one, and it's not a 19 year old per se, right,
00:58Ben?
00:59That's only started eight games.
01:00And you're saying, hey, he's got a high upside.
01:02Let's see if we can get after it.
01:03No, this quarterback's been around the block and has shown his moxie in college through
01:06a couple major conferences.
01:08So he comes in.
01:09You just want to see him like OTAs and camp just have a good preseason.
01:12But also, let's get down to the crux of this year.
01:15The Green Bay Packers in the past, we use this so many times.
01:18Draft a quarterback, wait three or four years, put him in and it's worked out.
01:21Why?
01:22Because you're going up against Hall of Fame quarterbacks where maybe you don't expect
01:25a rookie quarterback to actually be able to line up and say, I can beat out Aaron Rodgers
01:30in his prime.
01:31I can beat out Brett Favre in his prime.
01:33But as you measure up with the Denver Broncos, it's Jared Stidham.
01:37Like come on.
01:38Like, is that really who you're beating out at this point, Jared Stidham and Zach Wilson?
01:41Of course, you expected your high round number one rookie quarterback to beat them out.
01:46Otherwise, what did you draft them for?
01:47But also, the one thing I do like is, it wasn't as if they just handed over the torch
01:51and said, this is your football team.
01:53Day number one.
01:54They actually let him earn it.
01:55Gave a little adversity.
01:56Hey, you're third on the depth chart.
01:58Play your way into this position here.
01:59Probably fully well-known.
02:00He could do that.
02:01But I loved what I saw to Bo Nix seize the opportunity.
02:04But again, it's still Jared Stidham and Zach Wilson, he beat out.
02:07It's not as if it's like, wow, that was a major upset.
02:09This is what should have happened and happened.
02:11Bo Nix, let's go, man.
02:12Let's see what you got.