Bo can’t throw.

That’s quite the takeaway from the Broncos’ Big Easy win over the New Orleans Saints. When he got home Friday, there was a surprising amount of talk on talk radio and social media about Nix’s accuracy. His misses were disturbing, but no reason to break glass in an emergency. Not yet anyway.

Every match isn’t a referendum on Nix’s career.

And the latest performance should not be an indictment after a week in which the team has not trained. In the hours leading up to a Thursday night game, walkthroughs replace practices.

“If you have two days to study, get the important notes on the test and do what you do best,” right tackle Mike McGlinchey said. “We have done that better than the past six or seven weeks. We did our basics well.”

Judging by my inbox, Broncos Country seems irritated because I believe both of those things. Nix is ​​a legitimate weapon in the run game, on par with Lamar Jackson or Jayden Daniels, and there remains time to address the underlying factors as to why some of his passes act like unguided missiles (footwork, processing, lack of playmakers around him).

Let’s establish the facts. Nix completed 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards. He started poorly, failing on three consecutive attempts to stop the first drive at the 41-yard line. This included his Nuke LaLoosh moment when he overthrew a wide-open Lucas Krull and knocked down a wide-open Marvin Mims Jr. down in the same game. His mechanics were a mess as he failed to square his shoulders and control the ball. There’s no excuse for a throw like that, but there is a reason. It was his first possession in his first primetime game. Doesn’t that allow for mercy?

Fans, followers and viewers treated him as if they had seen the ghost of Tim Tebow. There are similarities – I wrote about them after the Jets won – between the two, most notably their strong faith and trust. Throwing is not one of them. During Tebow’s 11 starts in 2011, he connected on 46.7% of his passes and eclipsed 50% just three times.

Nix is ​​not. Pump the brakes.

He has a 61.2% completion percentage and has dipped below 50% once, when he failed to gain traction against the rain-soaked Jets.

Yes, completions and accuracy are not the same, his numbers are inflated by throws behind or near the line of scrimmage. But is it necessary to conclude that he cannot improve? That his helmet hit the ceiling?

The Broncos won 33-10 on the road with a quarterback who didn’t turn the ball over — it’s not his fault Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu couldn’t catch — and wasn’t sacked for the third time this season. And yet he woke up with his fists shaking toward the clouds, lamenting the fact that the Broncos are doomed.

Few people have been more cynical and critical of the Broncos quarterbacks since 2015 than I have been. The plan appears to have been ABCEFU. Nix is ​​the fourteenth starter since Peyton Manning retired and represents the first top pick a coach actually wanted. (Even without his health problems, I’m convinced Gary Kubiak would have quit rather than play Paxton Lynch.)

Sean Payton picked Nix and wrote the second chapter of his career on the decision. He has praised the QB’s work ethic, passion and competitiveness. And don’t doubt Nix’s confidence unless you want Payton to burn your face with an icy stare.

He believes in Nix. It doesn’t mean he’s right. But can we wait until next Thanksgiving before concluding he’s not the man?

Remember, Payton never developed a starting quarterback. He needs to prove he can evolve, but he has a 12-12 overall record and the Broncos have won three straight games for the first time since 2015.

Even if Payton’s arrogance rubs people the wrong way, is it possible that Payton knows what he’s doing?