Was Bo Nix to blame for the Denver Broncos' struggles against the Seattle Seahawks?

Bo’s Best Plays

We’re ending with the positives.

Here’s a third down in the second quarter. Nix climbed the pocket and drilled Sutton over the middle of the field.

It’s an awesome play. It’s the type of play that made Nix an interesting prospect.

If we’re nit-picking, Nix would hae given Sutton a better chance to catch the ball and run with it if he’d thrown the ball a little higher.

Another great throw came right before halftime, when Nix hit Josh Reynolds on a back-shoulder ball up the sideline to get into field-goal range.

Nix ran simple concepts well, too. Here’s a quick curl flat that should be a staple of the Sean Payton–Bo Nix Offense.

And here’s Nix ripping a slant on 4th & 2 into a tight window.

Were Denver’s offensive failures Bo’s fault?

To use a Sean Payton phrase, “There’s dirt on everybody’s hands.”

The protection, for various reasons, was bad.

The receivers were bad.

The running backs were bad.

I’d say the coaching was bad, too. Take the final clip above, for example. Why are four players running to the same spot? The window didn’t need to be that tight. And Nix is a good runner whose legs probably should have been used more.

But Bo didn’t come close to maximizing his opportunities, while also making some egregious mistakes. He deserves as much blame as anybody.

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