Tag: patrick mahomes
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OC Davis Webb readies for play-calling debut | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — Davis Webb begins his journey as the Broncos offensive play-caller on the biggest stage. Monday Night Football against the division rival Chiefs in Kansas City. Webb, promoted from Broncos quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator, admits that emotions will be high leading up to kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium. “It’s going to happen, and I…
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Mark Kiszla: How Bo Nix can bulldoze smoldering remains of Chiefs Kingdom
The first week of the NFL season is a liar, but want to know the honest truth? Here is the Broncos’ big chance to go to Kansas City and not only burn what remains of Chiefs Kingdom to the ground, but scatter the ashes to the wind. For the first time in nearly a decade,…
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Broncos in opener to face an expected ‘100%’ Patrick Mahomes as well as Chiefs’ Kenneth Walker
Next Monday will mark exactly nine months to the day that Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in a game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton can identify with that timeline. On Sept. 22, 2024, Singleton suffered a knee injury in the first half at Tampa Bay and played…
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Broncos turn sights to Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: ‘We’re preparing for him at his best’
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is expected to make his return from injury in Week 1 against the Broncos on “Monday Night Football.” “We love it,” tight end Evan Engram said. “That’s kind of our mentality. Just tell us when and where, and we’ll be ready to go.” It wasn’t clear if the two-time NFL MVP…
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Mark Kiszla: If Bo Nix is on nobody’s top 10 list of NFL quarterbacks, who cares?
Bo Nix and John Elway don’t belong in the same sentence, except in one essential way that makes them both winners. As a young NFL quarterback, Nix is nothing special for three quarters. But with the game on the line in the final 15 minutes, he’s Elway. Or a young prince in the mold of…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why Bo Nix is not worthy of top-10 ranking among NFL QBs
Name 10 NFL quarterbacks better than Bo Nix. — Carlos, the elk-hunter Kiz: Broncos Country has got its orange knickers in a knot, because a recent ESPN survey of league execs, coaches and scouts failed to list Nix among the top 16 of league QBs. OK, there’s one important skillset where Nix definitely ranks in…
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Mark Kiszla: Has Sean Payton finally realized it’s better to win the Super Bowl than the argument?
After 62 years on Earth, has Broncos coach Sean Payton finally learned how to get out of his own way? “When you get older, you just want to win,” Payton said Wednesday after releasing his players to summer vacation at the conclusion of the team’s offseason program. “You always want to win, but you recognize…
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Mark Kiszla: Payton’s Broncos deal is chump change if Bo Nix isn’t a $55 million QB
The Broncos are betting big that coach Sean Payton can get them to the Super Bowl and they can get him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But the millions committed last week on a new, five-year contract for Payton are chump change compared to a decision that could shape the franchise’s future for…
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Quiet in free agency, are Broncos wasting Bo Nix’s rookie contract? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Are the Broncos wasting Bo Nix’s rookie contract? Chris Schmaedeke, digital sports editor Answer: Yes The Broncos’ offseason has been confusing, to say the least. After reaching the AFC Championship Game, Denver appeared ready to strike while the iron was hot. The Broncos needed more on offense to maximize quarterback Bo Nix, who…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why do so many fans want to see quarterback Shedeur Sanders flop in his first NFL start?
When Shedeur Sanders gets his first NFL start for Cleveland against Geno Smith and the Raiders, I see two franchises that clearly do not have their QB of the future on the roster. – Luke, Oregon outlier Kiz: Doomed to finish no better than last place in the AFC West, the Raiders passed last spring…