Sean Payton: Bo Nix played well, but I’m not calling a starting QB yet

Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix surrendered a great pre-season performance Sunday night, but he has yet to earn the starting job with the Broncos.

Denver coach Sean Payton said after the game that he liked what he saw from Nix, but he wouldn’t make any announcements about who the starting quarterback would be.

“He played well. I’m not calling any starting quarterbacks tonight,” Payton said. “I’ll let you know when the time comes. I thought he played well.”

Payton said he also appreciated what Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson did in the preseason win over the Packers.

“Their job is to run the offense down the field and score points, and they’ve all had touchdown runs,” Payton said.

In reality, it’s hard to believe that either Stidham or Wilson have a shot at the job. Nix looked like the best of the three in the preseason, and the Broncos wouldn’t have selected Nix with the 12th overall pick in April if they didn’t see him as a starting quarterback. Payton isn’t ready to make an announcement just yet, but expect the announcement that Nix is ​​QB1 to be made before the regular season begins.