DENVER — Those that have performed for him, coached alongside him or have identified him for any size of time have mentioned Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton had a fiery, needle-in-the-red “game-day Sean” persona.
If Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix had not been launched to “game-day Sean” earlier than Sunday he actually was with 1 minute, 39 seconds left within the third quarter of the Broncos’ 34-18 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Empower Discipline at Mile Excessive.
The 2 had a heated alternate after a possible landing go from Nix to rookie Troy Franklin fell incomplete on a third-down play, an alternate that reheated on the bench and ultimately included Franklin as huge receiver Courtland Sutton tried to get everybody to their impartial corners.
“It is a part of the deal,” Payton mentioned. ” … There’s nonetheless somewhat Ferris Bueller on this participant that we have to do away with, speaking about Bo, and I like him to loss of life. Typically it is my love language.”
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the 1986 John Hughes-directed comedy, options Matthew Broderick as the principle character — a snarky and rebellious suburban Chicago highschool pupil who skips faculty to have one final journey earlier than commencement.
Requested to broaden on why Nix reminded him of the principle character of the film, Payton added:
“Ferris was sort of quirky, doing his personal factor now and again,” Payton mentioned. “You watch the film? You ever seen it? He is nonetheless bought somewhat Ferris Bueller in him … look, there are occasions the place you ship one thing in and I do not need it flipped after which it will get flipped and so it is all good. He works his tail off and I’m that approach. It simply is what it’s.”
Requested for his take, Nix mentioned with a smile: “He turned and checked out me and mentioned ‘I like you’ and I turned and mentioned ‘I like you’ again.”
It was probably the most seen sideline alternate Payton has had with a Broncos quarterback since his dress-down of Russell Wilson in the course of the staff’s loss in Detroit final December was caught on digicam.
With 1:46 left within the third quarter, the Broncos had a third-and-3 on the Raiders’ 45-yard line. Nix evaded the Raiders’ rush on the play and noticed Franklin sprinting up the best sideline with out a defender inside 5 yards.
Nix mentioned his go was barely overthrown because the diving Franklin couldn’t provide you with it. Nix and Payton had phrases as Nix ran to the sideline after which moments in a while the Broncos bench, Nix, Franklin and Payton had been all firing missives and waving their palms.
Sutton appeared to attempt to get everybody concerned to separate and later went over to Nix to shake palms earlier than the Broncos’ subsequent possession.
“Easy play, [Payton] wished it to the boundary and it simply sort of bought confused within the huddle and I attempted to get issues proper and we ended up having it and had an opportunity and I overthrew it, however that is a part of the sport generally,” Nix mentioned. “With the huddle operation, generally, you simply have gotten to benefit from it, with the play clock transferring, benefit from it and luckily it did not chunk us.”
Nix later threw his second landing go of the sport and ran for a landing within the fourth quarter. The rookie had one landing go within the first 4 video games of the season.
“I watched the film, I feel that is humorous … we’re simply on the market with nice competitiveness and fireplace and we will have these conversations and transfer proper again alongside and rating one other few touchdowns and it would not trouble us,” Nix mentioned. “I feel that film is humorous … I’ve solely seen it a handful of instances as a result of it is sort of outdated.”
Nix sported a throwback John Elway jersey following the sport. The Broncos had their alumni weekend as properly, with the 1977 Orange Crush protection being honored. The Broncos wore throwback uniforms with the ’77 colours and brand throughout Sunday’s recreation.
“Rising up he was my dad’s favourite quarterback,” Nix mentioned of Elway. ” … That being my dad’s favourite participant, simply two guys who’ve put me in a state of affairs to go on the market and succeed. … I had it within the closet and wished to place it to make use of.”
