The Denver Broncos entered coaching camp in the midst of a quarterback competitors involving rookie Bo Nix, journeyman Jarrett Stidham and former New York Jets flop Zach Wilson.
It appears like head coach Sean Payton is not near naming a starter as of the primary day of August.
“The quarterback competitors may final some time longer—I’d guess at this level that Sean Payton will wish to see the fellows play in no less than one and perhaps two preseason video games earlier than making a last name,” NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated wrote for a chunk revealed Thursday. “That mentioned, Payton did slim issues a bit during the last day or two, with the lion’s share of the first-team reps in at Wednesday’s apply going to Jarrett Stidham, the incumbent on this race, and first-rounder Bo Nix.”
ESPN’s Dan Graziano predicted earlier this week that Nix, the No. 12 total choose of this 12 months’s draft, will finally emerge because the Broncos’ QB1 for his or her Week 1 recreation on the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 8. It is also been made clear that Wilson is Denver’s third-choice possibility on the place heading into the membership’s preseason opener on the Indianapolis Colts on Aug. 11.
“It’s been communicated to Zach Wilson that he’s not out of it but, and the group does have over per week left earlier than going to Indy for the preseason opener,” Breer continued. “Nix, for his half, has picked up the offense quick. His soccer aptitude, work ethic and management as a man who began 60 school video games has been obvious to his coaches and the group’s veterans alike.”
After the Colts matchup, the Broncos will face the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Aug. 18 earlier than they wrap the preseason up with a house recreation in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals on Aug. 25. Thus, Payton theoretically may wait till the final Monday of the month to announce the competitors’s winner.
As of late Thursday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed Nix because the betting favourite at -200 odds over Stidham (+190) and Wilson (+850) to start out at Seattle’s Lumen Subject subsequent month. Stidham may shut the hole by impressing in opposition to the Colts, whereas Wilson seemingly must develop into a revelation over the subsequent couple of weeks to have any shot of getting the nod for the Seahawks recreation.