Ryan Fitzpatrick did not hide his frustrations with what he saw from Bo Nix during Thursday night’s Denver Broncos-Seattle Seahawks game.
Nix and the Broncos were victorious 17-14 in front of their home fans at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. But the win seemed more to do with the Seahawks playing worse than it did with the Broncos putting on a strong performance in the overtime affair.
“Bo Nix is not playing competitively,” Fitzpatrick said, with his volume rising as he continued to speak. “It’s almost disrespectful to the quarterback position how he’s playing football.
“First of all, the guy doesn’t want to throw the ball — that’s fine. He’s throwing to the flats; he’s throwing behind. He has no trust from his coach. He calls a screen play on 3rd-and-8.”
Ryan Fitzpatrick just went on a rant ripping #Broncos QB Bo Nix: “Bo Nix is not playing competitively. It’s almost disrespectful to the quarterback position how he’s playing football.” (🎥 @NFLonPrime) https://t.co/3IVoZMfGQh
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Fitzpatrick grew even more frustrated as he kept going.
“And then in overtime, he’s got two chances to be competitive, the last one being a designed run for him to run, make somebody miss, and get a first down for your football team!” the former QB continued.
“They’re in the locker room right now. They’re excited; they won. He’s not playing competitive football right now!”
Fitzpatrick went further, claiming that Broncos head coach Sean Payton, offensive coordinator Davis Webb, and all of Nix’s blockers should be upset at their QB’s effort.
Nix went 17/27 for 107 yards and also rushed for 2 yards on 4 carries.
One can only imagine what Fitzpatrick would have said had Sam Darnold not thrown the game away late, allowing the Broncos to win via a walk-off field goal in OT.
