Sean Payton comments on Bo Nix's development going into Year 3
"His job — and we say this all the time — is lead your team into the end zone, lead your team to wins," Sean Payton said of Bo Nix.
Through two seasons in the NFL, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has a 24-10 win-loss record, helping the club reach the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time since the Peyton Manning era. Last season, the Broncos went 14-3 and clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.
Many pundits believe Denver could have advanced to the Super Bowl had Nix not broken his ankle before the AFC Championship game. Speaking at the NFL's annual league meeting in Arizona last week, Denver coach Sean Payton was asked about Nix's continued development going into Year 3. “I think look, his job — and we say this all the time — is lead your team into the end zone, lead your team to wins," Payton said.
"We see him every day at the facility. He’s ahead of schedule with his rehab. He likes being around football.
That draft and the significance of trying to get that right is like, ‘Holy cow. ’ It’s so important. "We’ll be able to grade that whole class… I always say three years out, but we could begin to apply that.