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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, we are back and as the news is breaking,
even though we're at the DNC at the United Center,
bigger news for many Coloradden's is that we finally have
a starter at quarterback. And Dave Logan, the voice of
the Broncos as well as the voice after me at
three o'clock, even though he tries to get me to
do a show every day for him, is joining us
(00:20):
now to talk about Bonix being named the starter. Hello,
Dave Logan.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I'm just always trying to expose you to a different audience. Man.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Thank you, Dave. You're a giver. You know what I
like that about you?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
You are a giver.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Realized that, well, you guys have been out at training camp,
You've been watching practice. What are your immediate thoughts about
this Bonix being named the starter?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
You know what, not a surprise at all. I had
said at before camp started that I thought the only
way that bo was not going to be the starter
when the Broncos travel with Seattle in the opener was
that if he proved to Sean that he is not
quite ready for that job, right and and clearly that
has not been the case. He's he's uh, he's played
(01:08):
well in both preseason games. He looks calm, he looks poised.
He's obviously accurate with the ball. I mean, Broncos were
impressed even before or right after the draft, before OTA's
and camp, how how quickly he processes things. So, I mean,
I think this is this is sort of something we
(01:29):
saw coming and we just didn't know exactly when Sean
was going to announce it.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
You know, I'm gonna ask this in in this way. Specifically,
a lot of guys want a quarterback with a big arm.
It seems that Sean Payton also went on with a
big brain. Is that what you get about bo Nicks
and how he views the game and how quickly he
picks things up?
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Well, I mean, I think, Mandy, I think you get
you get a young guy that is all about football,
which I can guarantee if Sean likes uh. The son
of a coach, So he's been around the game a lot.
He's had a lot of experience in college at both
Auburn and Oregon. I think he's got Whether or not
he's got a big, big arm, I don't know, but
(02:10):
to me, he's got plenty enough arm that he can
be a successful quarterback in the League. I think that,
I mean you you you want quarterbacks that that understand
what you're trying to run an offense. When the ball
needs to come out, it should come out and and
be able to process that information. I think Peyton's offense,
(02:31):
uh is probably a little more worthy, a little more
footage than maybe other NFL offenses at least some and
so I think it's I think Jean Payton has been
pleasantly pleased with the fact that bow Knicks has been
able to process stuff, and the most important thing, it
has not looked too big for him. We've all seen
(02:53):
rookie quarterbacks in the win come in and guys that
eventually turned in turn into good players. But right from
the start, it's a little fast, it's a little big.
I'm a little confused, and I haven't seen any of
that from Bonnicks.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Hady David is a rod here. I got a question
for you as we are out here at the DNC.
I'll tie it in saying this, Sean Payton, as you noted,
has let the democratic democratic process play out for bo
to earn this position. You mentioned late last week, I
think you were out at camp. You had mentioned their
there a couple of throws where you go, Okay, that's
pretty good. What are some of the most notable moments
(03:27):
through camp in these preseason games that have made you
sit back and say, Okay, Bo Nicks has got the
stuff to be the starting quarterback. What have been some
of those moments for you that have that have indicated that, well.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
I mean again a rod I think. I think when
you look at him in camp, you look to see
uh when they when they get out of the huddle.
A lot of times you'll see young quarterbacks when they
get the line of strimmas and they'll be a moment,
They'll be a pause, There'll be a hey, wait a
minute as they ask the question to UH quarterback coach
or an offensive coordinator or young quarterbacks have a tendency
(04:01):
to put the ball on the ground from from the
center right and not know exactly where the ball goes.
He just he just has looked like a subtle sort
of guy, and normally speaking rookie quarterbacks, they don't they
don't look settled to this level. White so soon, and
(04:22):
he's been accurate with the ball. He's fit. He hit
a couple of throws in the ones you're talking about,
one to Courtland Sutton in the in the Green Bay
work during practice last week. That I mean he touched
this thing right over a linebacker's head, and yet he
got it down quickly enough to Courton could could catch
it and protect himself. If that ball's in the air
(04:43):
too long, then Courtland is going to get lit up.
So I just think it's it's all in all. He
looks like he has a firm grasp of the operation
and he and he was drafted in the first round.
I mean John Peyton picked him with the twelve overall selections.
So you know, if your first round quarterback after that
high that sooner or later you're expected to be the guy.
(05:03):
And I think in this case, it's just been sooner.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
So Dave, we know that a rookie quarterback is harder
to plan against when you were a defensive coach on
another team. How many games does it take for the
rest of the league to sort of get hip to
bo Nix's tells or bo Nix's weaknesses. How many weeks
does he get before they start to catch up with
him a little bit and be able to scheme against
him more effectively.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Yeah, I think that's a really good question. Mandy. I
think initially, and I think this is where Sean is
going to earn his money. You're going to see defensive coordinators.
In the first four weeks, they play four good defensive teams.
Seattle on the road, Pittsburgh at home, Tampa on the road,
and the Jets on the road. Now, the Jets are
an elite defense Seattle and Seattle always very difficult. The
(05:49):
Steelers the best part of their team is the defense,
and Tampa isn't above average defense as well. So he's
gonna have He's gonna have some challenges just because of
the personnel and the teams that he plays. But I
think in terms of your questions, I would say four weeks, okay,
I mean bo Nicks will have a book on him
in four games that other defensive coordinators will be able
(06:10):
to go back and look and see and here's what
he likes, Here's what he doesn't like, Here's what bothers him.
How do we make sure that we take away the
easy throws things that Sean Payton is going to try
to create that allow bow Knicks to gain some confidence. Right,
easy throws, ball come out quick, all right? Well, we
as a defense want to make sure that maybe we
(06:32):
play tighter to receivers, we try to take away some
of the easy throws. So maybe there'll be some deep
opportunities for Knicks in those first four weeks as well.
But normally speaking, I think it's four games and then
there's a book on you and they start to go
to work on you.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Dave super quick last one for me. Now, with bow
Nick solidified as the starter, the numbers show that backup
quarterback for the Denver Broncos will play at some point
in twenty twenty four, whether it be injury or something else.
Now that the turn the tables have turned to Stidham
versus Zach Wilson, how vital do you think this third
preseason game is and how how do you see it
going out? Because I think since that first preseason game,
(07:08):
Zach has kind of looked a little bit different. Maybe
a switch has turned on for him. Do you anticipate
Zach making a big time case for that QB two
now that bos the starter?
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Tough to tell a rod. I think I'm safe in
saying that that Cham Payton likes Zack Wilson very much,
and he made the comment this week in a Tellivision
interview that when he was talking to Zach, he said, listen,
my job is to make you millions of dollars, whether
it's here or whether it's somewhere else. And so that
comment made me think that Jared Sidham is going to
(07:37):
be the backup quarterback right that they're trying to basically
rehab Zack Wilson in his career to the point whether
it's here in Denver or somewhere else, that he can
get back in the league and become a player, because
he certainly has the arm talent. Is his arm talent
I think is elite. It's the best arm pure arm
talent the Broncos have at camp. But that doesn't alone
(08:00):
make him the most the best quarterback to start. So
I don't know how Sean will balance this in this
last preseason game. Maybe he splits it with with Zach
and Jared, you know, maybe he plays bow. I don't know.
I mean, I don't think I would, but I think
the backup quarterback thing is an interesting one. If I
(08:21):
had guests right now, I would guess he is leaning
towards Jared's Didham, But that would be conjecture in my part.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
That is Dave Logan not only the voice of the
Broncos but also part of the triumvirate of KOA Sports.
Right after this show, thanks a lot, Dave. We appreciate
your time today.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
All right, guys,
All right, we are back and as the news is breaking,
even though we're at the DNC at the United Center,
bigger news for many Coloradden's is that we finally have
a starter at quarterback. And Dave Logan, the voice of
the Broncos as well as the voice after me at
three o'clock, even though he tries to get me to
do a show every day for him, is joining us
(00:20):
now to talk about Bonix being named the starter. Hello,
Dave Logan.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I'm just always trying to expose you to a different audience. Man.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Thank you, Dave. You're a giver. You know what I
like that about you?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
You are a giver.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Realized that, well, you guys have been out at training camp,
You've been watching practice. What are your immediate thoughts about
this Bonix being named the starter?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
You know what, not a surprise at all. I had
said at before camp started that I thought the only
way that bo was not going to be the starter
when the Broncos travel with Seattle in the opener was
that if he proved to Sean that he is not
quite ready for that job, right and and clearly that
has not been the case. He's he's uh, he's played
(01:08):
well in both preseason games. He looks calm, he looks poised.
He's obviously accurate with the ball. I mean, Broncos were
impressed even before or right after the draft, before OTA's
and camp, how how quickly he processes things. So, I mean,
I think this is this is sort of something we
(01:29):
saw coming and we just didn't know exactly when Sean
was going to announce it.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
You know, I'm gonna ask this in in this way. Specifically,
a lot of guys want a quarterback with a big arm.
It seems that Sean Payton also went on with a
big brain. Is that what you get about bo Nicks
and how he views the game and how quickly he
picks things up?
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Well, I mean, I think, Mandy, I think you get
you get a young guy that is all about football,
which I can guarantee if Sean likes uh. The son
of a coach, So he's been around the game a lot.
He's had a lot of experience in college at both
Auburn and Oregon. I think he's got Whether or not
he's got a big, big arm, I don't know, but
(02:10):
to me, he's got plenty enough arm that he can
be a successful quarterback in the League. I think that,
I mean you you you want quarterbacks that that understand
what you're trying to run an offense. When the ball
needs to come out, it should come out and and
be able to process that information. I think Peyton's offense,
(02:31):
uh is probably a little more worthy, a little more
footage than maybe other NFL offenses at least some and
so I think it's I think Jean Payton has been
pleasantly pleased with the fact that bow Knicks has been
able to process stuff, and the most important thing, it
has not looked too big for him. We've all seen
(02:53):
rookie quarterbacks in the win come in and guys that
eventually turned in turn into good players. But right from
the start, it's a little fast, it's a little big.
I'm a little confused, and I haven't seen any of
that from Bonnicks.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Hady David is a rod here. I got a question
for you as we are out here at the DNC.
I'll tie it in saying this, Sean Payton, as you noted,
has let the democratic democratic process play out for bo
to earn this position. You mentioned late last week, I
think you were out at camp. You had mentioned their
there a couple of throws where you go, Okay, that's
pretty good. What are some of the most notable moments
(03:27):
through camp in these preseason games that have made you
sit back and say, Okay, Bo Nicks has got the
stuff to be the starting quarterback. What have been some
of those moments for you that have that have indicated that, well.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
I mean again a rod I think. I think when
you look at him in camp, you look to see
uh when they when they get out of the huddle.
A lot of times you'll see young quarterbacks when they
get the line of strimmas and they'll be a moment,
They'll be a pause, There'll be a hey, wait a
minute as they ask the question to UH quarterback coach
or an offensive coordinator or young quarterbacks have a tendency
(04:01):
to put the ball on the ground from from the
center right and not know exactly where the ball goes.
He just he just has looked like a subtle sort
of guy, and normally speaking rookie quarterbacks, they don't they
don't look settled to this level. White so soon, and
(04:22):
he's been accurate with the ball. He's fit. He hit
a couple of throws in the ones you're talking about,
one to Courtland Sutton in the in the Green Bay
work during practice last week. That I mean he touched
this thing right over a linebacker's head, and yet he
got it down quickly enough to Courton could could catch
it and protect himself. If that ball's in the air
(04:43):
too long, then Courtland is going to get lit up.
So I just think it's it's all in all. He
looks like he has a firm grasp of the operation
and he and he was drafted in the first round.
I mean John Peyton picked him with the twelve overall selections.
So you know, if your first round quarterback after that
high that sooner or later you're expected to be the guy.
(05:03):
And I think in this case, it's just been sooner.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
So Dave, we know that a rookie quarterback is harder
to plan against when you were a defensive coach on
another team. How many games does it take for the
rest of the league to sort of get hip to
bo Nix's tells or bo Nix's weaknesses. How many weeks
does he get before they start to catch up with
him a little bit and be able to scheme against
him more effectively.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Yeah, I think that's a really good question. Mandy. I
think initially, and I think this is where Sean is
going to earn his money. You're going to see defensive coordinators.
In the first four weeks, they play four good defensive teams.
Seattle on the road, Pittsburgh at home, Tampa on the road,
and the Jets on the road. Now, the Jets are
an elite defense Seattle and Seattle always very difficult. The
(05:49):
Steelers the best part of their team is the defense,
and Tampa isn't above average defense as well. So he's
gonna have He's gonna have some challenges just because of
the personnel and the teams that he plays. But I
think in terms of your questions, I would say four weeks, okay,
I mean bo Nicks will have a book on him
in four games that other defensive coordinators will be able
(06:10):
to go back and look and see and here's what
he likes, Here's what he doesn't like, Here's what bothers him.
How do we make sure that we take away the
easy throws things that Sean Payton is going to try
to create that allow bow Knicks to gain some confidence. Right,
easy throws, ball come out quick, all right? Well, we
as a defense want to make sure that maybe we
(06:32):
play tighter to receivers, we try to take away some
of the easy throws. So maybe there'll be some deep
opportunities for Knicks in those first four weeks as well.
But normally speaking, I think it's four games and then
there's a book on you and they start to go
to work on you.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Dave super quick last one for me. Now, with bow
Nick solidified as the starter, the numbers show that backup
quarterback for the Denver Broncos will play at some point
in twenty twenty four, whether it be injury or something else.
Now that the turn the tables have turned to Stidham
versus Zach Wilson, how vital do you think this third
preseason game is and how how do you see it
going out? Because I think since that first preseason game,
(07:08):
Zach has kind of looked a little bit different. Maybe
a switch has turned on for him. Do you anticipate
Zach making a big time case for that QB two
now that bos the starter?
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Tough to tell a rod. I think I'm safe in
saying that that Cham Payton likes Zack Wilson very much,
and he made the comment this week in a Tellivision
interview that when he was talking to Zach, he said, listen,
my job is to make you millions of dollars, whether
it's here or whether it's somewhere else. And so that
comment made me think that Jared Sidham is going to
(07:37):
be the backup quarterback right that they're trying to basically
rehab Zack Wilson in his career to the point whether
it's here in Denver or somewhere else, that he can
get back in the league and become a player, because
he certainly has the arm talent. Is his arm talent
I think is elite. It's the best arm pure arm
talent the Broncos have at camp. But that doesn't alone
(08:00):
make him the most the best quarterback to start. So
I don't know how Sean will balance this in this
last preseason game. Maybe he splits it with with Zach
and Jared, you know, maybe he plays bow. I don't know.
I mean, I don't think I would, but I think
the backup quarterback thing is an interesting one. If I
(08:21):
had guests right now, I would guess he is leaning
towards Jared's Didham, But that would be conjecture in my part.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
That is Dave Logan not only the voice of the
Broncos but also part of the triumvirate of KOA Sports.
Right after this show, thanks a lot, Dave. We appreciate
your time today.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
All right, guys,
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