After another ugly outing from Bo Nix, Amazon Prime analyst and former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick ripped the Broncos' quarterback, calling his performance "almost disrespectful to the quarterback position" and "not playing competitive football." The rant, which came after a 17-14 Denver win over Seattle, clearly caught fellow analysts Tony Gonzalez, Andrew Whitworth and Richard Sherman by surprise. Ryan Fitzpatrick gave his thoughts after the Broncos' overtime victory#TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/AQ5wuThFjc Nix went 17 for 27 for 107 yards, an average of 4.0 yards per attempt. He did not throw a touchdown or have a turnover.
The zero turnovers were key, considering the Seahawks had three, including two Sam Darnold interceptions, one of which set up Wil Lutz's game-winning field goal in overtime. "Now they're in the locker room right now, they're excited, they won -- he's not playing competitive football right now," Fitzpatrick said, his voice rising. "I can only imagine how Sean Payton feels," he continued.
"Sean Payton, Davis Webb, everybody that blocks for him. He's not competing right now, and that's something he's hung his hat for the last two years. I don't know if he's still injured, I don't know what's going on, but it's not good enough.
It's effort." For what it's worth, Payton's locker room speech included praise for the team for finding a way to win and avoiding turnovers. "Just promise ourselves we're still improving."Sean Payton speaks to the victorious @Broncos locker room!#TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/a8cma9VZjt The Broncos finished with a measly 168 yards, their fewest in a win since Week 1, 1983 -- John Elway's first start. Denver is currently 31st in yards per game and 32nd in yards per play this season but has a 4-2 record after Thursday's win, a remarkable testament to the defense.
Fitzpatrick specifically pointed to two issues with Nix's performance. "First of he guy doesn't want to throw the ball," Fitzpatrick said. "He's throwing to the flats, he's throwing behind [the line of scrimmage].
But he has no trust from his coach, he calls a screen play on third and 8. Just run up and let the clock keep going. He throws it away, Seattle gets the ball, they have a timeout." Nix's average pass went 3.0 yards downfield Thursday, a stunningly low number.
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