The Denver Broncos head coach pumped the brakes on chiseling Bo Nix's bronze bust quite yet.
for over 300 yards and four touchdowns on Sunday, fans are excited, and the NFL is taking notice. While the ever-quickening pace of Nix's development is compelling, it might be wise to take a deep breath.
"Let's not send this kid to Canton quite yet," Payton said on Monday. "We're sitting here in the middle of the season. He's playing well. I'm excited. The film showed that he's playing well. The film showed a few things, though, that I wanted to scream at him about. We'll keep correcting those things."
Payton knows he needs to keep his young Broncos grounded in the here and now. He can't allow the coming trip to take on the "I think it's pretty powerful and he's why—just having experienced it for a long stretch with another player in Brees," Payton said. "You always believe you're in each game. You always believe—even if you fall behind—you're in each game. The opposite can be very difficult. I think the player who's touching the ball on every offensive play, it definitely can lead to a direction—both mentally as well as on the field—lead to a direction how a team thinks.
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