ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Even in defeat, Head Coach Sean Payton saw progress.
After Payton watched the tape from the Broncos’ 13-6 loss to the Steelers, he said he noticed rookie quarterback Bo Nix make strides from his first career start to his second.
“I thought he processed pretty quickly yesterday,” Payton said Monday. “I thought he got into some of his progressions really well. At the line, he’s in charge of a handful of things.”
Nix said after the game he thought he “took a good step,” while acknowledging “sometimes good steps don’t turn into wins.” Denver’s rookie quarterback also noted it would be a long process and that he needs to continue to “build and take steps” as the Broncos move forward.
On Monday, Payton said he agreed with Nix that he saw steps, but he also again emphasized a need for the entire offense to avoid self-inflicted mistakes.
“I just finished talking to the team,” Payton said. “We’re getting in our own way at times relative to penalties, third downs. Our numbers have to be better. We have to look at the volume as a staff — as a coaching staff — relative to what we’re doing to be more efficient.”
After Nix improved his passing totals, yards per attempt and passer rating against the Steelers, though, Payton said he saw “some things you’re excited about” on tape.
“We’ve got to separate a little bit more and give our guys better opportunities when we’re getting a lot of match or man coverage,” Payton said. “We’re counting on the one-on-one matchups, and we need to get into some other schemes that I think can help that way. He had a handful of RPOs he executed well. We’ll build on that. But I would agree — I felt like we saw steps. And again, I think someone asked me after the game relative to his confidence, I feel a confident player. I think from that standpoint, I’m encouraged.”
In the second half against Pittsburgh, Nix completed several passes for big…
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