The Denver Broncos are in a really good position, at least according to future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees.
According to Brees, head coach Sean Payton’s system is still fundamentally the same as when he played with Payton from 2006-21. “The system is fun to watch,” said Brees in an interview with Kevin Clark and ESPN’s This is Football. “Obviously, there’s still a ton of the core concepts that exist. The offense always evolves as it did when we were playing together, because you know that every year, people are studying your offense, defenses are studying your offense, and also you’re sitting there stealing ideas from other places.”
After talking about Payton’s offensive system, Brees turned to the Broncos as a whole. “I love watching the Broncos, love watching Sean,” Brees said. “Man, Bo Nix is a really fun quarterback to watch. I think he’s got all the traits, all the tools. Great athlete, really runs well, and I don’t think he gets enough credit for how well he runs.”
For Brees to say this about Nix is interesting, as they have learned from the same coach. Brees went toe-to-toe with some of the best passers football has ever seen, including Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, and all three are certain to be Hall of Famers one day.
Now, with this in mind, Nix is in his second year. Nix struggled in Week 1 of the season against the Tennessee Titans, but there is a lot of football to be played. And Brees knows this. With media and fans calling for a simplified playbook, Brees put some comforting thoughts in his interview.
“I think the complexity of the Sean Payton offense — look, Sean will make it as complicated as you can handle,” said Brees.
Nix grasped the offense better and better as he got deeper into his rookie year, putting up 29 touchdowns and over 4,000 yards of total offense.
Take a deep breath, Broncos Country. The season is still young, and there is a lot of football yet to be played.
You can watch Brees’ full five-minute clip below.
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