How does Bo Nix fit with Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos?

The Deep Ball

My biggest concern with Nix, and the reason I wasn’t as high on him as I was on some others, is that most of the big plays he’s involved in are created by the receiver after the catch.

I’m not in love with Nix’s deep ball. He doesn’t hit on it often enough. When he does hit on it, there’s usually an adjustment by the receiver.

Take this ball for example. Nix completes the pass, but if he led his receiver, it would have been a touchdown. Instead, the receiver slows down and doesn’t have a chance to score.

In the four games I watched, I saw two that wound up in double coverage.

This one was an overthrow…

Only one ball was on the money.

Nix didn’t stretch the field vertically the way some of the quarterbacks who were selected him did. He hardly tests the deep boundaries. He only completed 14 passes outside the numbers that were at least 20 yards downfield. A bunch of them were on comeback routes like this one.

The Oregon offense isn’t built for long passes, so maybe there’s more than meets the eye. Maybe the results on deep balls will improve if he gets in a rhythm throwing them. As it stands, that’s the weak part of his game.

We’ll end this section on a bright note, though. Here’s a beautiful hole shot that makes you wonder if Nix has more in the tank downfield.

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