Bo Nix is striving to be a good leader while he struggles to keep his head above water.
The offense that Nix presides over ranks dead last in the NFL in red-zone efficiency , 29th on third down , and has scored just one touchdown — a quarterback rushing score, ironically. Now, it hasn't been all Nix's fault, although, as the triggerman, he shoulders the bulk of the blame as the only skill-position player to touch the ball on every play.
Courtland Sutton, the Broncos' team captain and No. 1 receiver, has been complicit in the drops issue, though not the biggest perpetrator. Nix has prioritized Sutton in the passing game, targeting the veteran 16 times thus far, and opponents have easily keyed in on it. You've got to have a short memory as a pro athlete, especially in the NFL. If you're a receiver and you drop a pass, holding onto the disappointment of that miscue will lead to a lack of focus in the present and risks it repeating.
Nix's teammates will certainly appreciate the times he's stepped up publicly to shoulder the blame for miscues that should, in many ways, fall at their feet. For example, following Nix's brutal third-quarter red-zone interception in Week 2, Payton seemed to blame a wide receiver“That falls on me," Nix said last Sunday. "That was just a bad decision. can’t have that.”
To be better on third down, the Broncos must set themselves up to be in better to-go distances. Too often, the Broncos have been behind the sticks on third-and-long because they've been unable to establish the run against two very, very good defenses on first and second down.and could be down another depending on how the gameday decisions pan out. With star nose tackle Vita Vea listed as doubtful and Calijah Kancey ruled out, along with safety Antoine Winfield Jr.
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