Bill Belichick has been impressed with Bo Nix, but is he ready to lead the Denver Broncos?
quarterback Bo Nix in the first round was his fit with head coach Sean Payton. Russell Wilson was obviously not meant for a Payton pairing, but he still helped the 13th-year veteran outkick his coverage in Year 1 as head coach.
With two preseason games under his belt, Nix is looking the part of a bonafide first-rounder. And even more so, he's looking like the "perfect fit" for Payton, even according to the head coach with the most Super Bowl rings in NFL history — Bill Belichick — who recently shared his thoughts on the Broncos' quarterback situation during an appearance on the
But Belichick also cautioned against pulling the Nix trigger too early — only to bench him mid-season. Such a demotion can obliterate a young quarterback's confidence permanently, and it risks the draft pick becoming a bust. The fit is obvious, though, and that alone could be worth rolling the dice on Nix as the opening-day starter. One of the most exciting aspects of that fit is his football IQ and ability to not only process things quickly at the line of scrimmage but also to make quick decisions and execute Payton's "very fast" offense.
In Belichick's estimation, Nix has played very well this preseason. But these are exhibition games, and Nix has yet to go against a first-team NFL defense, so what we've seen so far doesn't allow for a perfect apples-to-apples projection. Rarely does the NFL offer up any perfect conditions when it comes to evaluation, though. At a certain point, every team has to roll the dice.
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