ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix didn’t maintain again when addressing his head coach Sean Payton on the sideline halfway via the Denver Broncos‘ dominant 34-18 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
Fiery. Animated. Passionate.
These are all phrases that would have been used to explain the feelings, temperament and actions of the 24-year-old quarterback towards his 61-year-old head coach.
And regardless of Payton being the head coach and Nix simply the quarterback, the pinnacle coach liked it.
“Completely. Completely,” Payton stated on Monday morning, when requested if he favored Nix talking up within the animated second throughout the recreation that was caught on nationwide tv. “All good. All good.”
“It’s the warmth of the second, it’s the sport. It’s aggressive, he’s fiery,” the pinnacle coach added, enjoying down the importance of the second. “We’re within the enterprise of ardour.”
And being within the enterprise of ardour, as Payton stated, the Broncos are searching for that sort of ardour Nix displayed.
“We’re searching for ardour, and we’re searching for individuals who have ardour for the sport—not different issues,” the pinnacle coach stated. “I feel that it’s so vital to him. Once more I liked his response. We’re on to the subsequent play, and it’s nothing.”
Yet another factor Payton will love about that trade is how Nix responded. After taking a couple of minutes to chill down, the rookie quarterback performed one of the best stretch of soccer he’s performed in his quick NFL profession.
To complete off the sport, after the sideline trade, Nix went 5-for-5 for 54 yards and had a passing landing and a speeding landing.
“He performed properly,” Payton stated, evaluating Nix’s efficiency towards the Raiders. “He used his toes, went via his progressions, threw the ball properly, received it down the sphere, took the beneath throws. He dealt with the two-minute once more. That’s occurred a variety of occasions now, the place we’ve been capable of get some factors on the finish of the half. He had good command of what we had been doing, and I used to be happy.”
On high of that, the Broncos’ scored a season-high 34 factors, received their first division win, snapped their eight-game dropping streak to the Raiders, prolonged their win streak to a few video games and began AFC West divisional play 1-0.
No marvel Sean Payton had no subject with Bo Nix displaying ardour on the sidelines.