Tag: Bo Nix
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Would Broncos be in Super Bowl today if John Elway got QB he liked in 2018 NFL draft?
I hate the Seahawks. I abhor the Patriots. I’ve never heard of Bad Bunny and already can’t stand his “music.” Can’t stand NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth. But I probably watch the Super Bowl anyway. – J-Dawg, Boulder Kiz: Two years ago, when Sam Darnold was trying to rehabilitate his NFL career as a seldom-used reserve…
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Broncos lookahead: 10 offseason storylines to follow, key dates to remember
The Broncos enter their offseason with plenty of intriguing storylines to follow. A loss in the AFC Championship Game to New England put a sour end to an otherwise successful year. The Broncos went 14-3, won the AFC West, secured a No. 1 playoff seed, and beat Buffalo in the divisional round. Now, the clock…
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Mark Kiszla: Broncos as Super Bowl champs next season? NFL history says: It’s dang near impossible.
After traveling the long road back to Super Bowl contention, the Broncos’ next step is the steepest climb. It’s not a hop, skip and a jump to a championship. It’s more like a giant, don’t-look-down leap of faith and fortitude. “I will not use that (phrase): ‘Take the next step.’ You go back to the…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: How Bo Nix pushed ahead of Sean Payton as the most powerful man in Broncos Country
Worried about a history of ankle injuries to Broncos quarterback Bo Nix? There’s another pro athlete with notoriously bad ankles. Goes by the name of Stephen Curry. If Nix turns out to be the NFL’s version of Curry, I think Broncos Country would be OK with it. – E.N., sitting by dock of the bay…
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Can Bo Nix and Sean Payton survive a long-term football marriage? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Can Bo Nix and Sean Payton survive a long-term football marriage? Chris Schmaedeke, digital sports editor Answer: Yes The football marriage of Broncos coach Sean Payton and quarterback Bo Nix can survive, but it’s going to take some work. They need some space and some counseling. After Payton’s news conference Tuesday and Nix’s…
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Mark Kiszla: First big move to get Broncos to Super Bowl will require Sean Payton to swallow his enormous pride
Sean Payton considers himself a funny guy, but this ain’t no joke. Are the Broncos truly serious about winning the Super Bowl? Of course. Will Payton let nothing stand in the way of bringing a championship to Denver? Let’s hope so. If a championship ring is the thing, Payton needs to put aside his ego…
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Paul Klee: The Broncos would have won AFC Championship with healthy Bo Nix
What a Stiddy pity. The Broncos would have won with Bo. Would Sean Payton have called a pass play on a key fourth-and-1? Nix is an elite runner, and sneaker, among NFL quarterbacks. Would Nix have panicked and tossed a lateral the Patriots later turned into their lone touchdown? We’ll never know. Shoulda, woulda, what…
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Mark Kiszla: With Bo Nix out, can J.K. Dobbins carry Broncos past Patriots to Super Bowl?
Grinning as mischievously as a Cheshire cat, J.K. Dobbins might be fixing to mess up the New England Patriots. Or maybe he’s merely messing with all our heads and hearts. Either way, Dobbins ain’t saying. Under strict orders from the team, his lips are sealed. How large does the Cheshire smile of Dobbins loom over…
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Rookie RJ Harvey ‘close’ to breakout as a runner | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — It’s the play that everyone quickly forgot because of what happened next. But rookie running back RJ Harvey made one of the biggest plays in overtime, helping the Broncos capture a 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round. Facing a second-and-7 inside Denver’s own 25-yard line, Bo Nix flipped a…
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Mark Kiszla: How a random dude in Target can lead the Broncos to Super Bowl
When the Broncos’ starting quarterback sneaked away to Target for a quick shopping trip, the peeps in America’s football-craziest city didn’t know him from a six-pack of toilet paper. “Nobody noticed me,” Jarrett Stidham said Wednesday. By Sunday afternoon, when Stidham breaks the Broncos huddle against New England in the AFC Championship Game, Denver might…