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<\/a><\/p>\nDENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 20: Quarterback Bo Nix (10) of the Denver Broncos throws during the second half a 20-13 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/MediaNews Group\/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Denver Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Bo Nix finally got online after 6 quarters of play. I guess we may want to consider playing him more in the preseason so we can hit the ground running in the future. But let\u2019s talk more about that next offseason.<\/p>\n
His interception at the goal line was inexcusable. It was just a play where he went off design and yolo\u2019d the ball to the corner instead of reading the defenders post-snap. He could have gotten a touchdown by passing to Waddle, and it would have been a much safer play even if it didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n
On a positive note, I know there are those here at MHR that have bought into some nonsense that Bo sucks against zone defense. Go watch the tape from this game. The Jags ran zone the majority of the time, and Bo carved it up like a Thanksgiving turkey. If he wasn\u2019t able to have success against teams playing zone, he would have washed out 2 years ago.<\/p>\n
I love seeing Bo hitting the plays downfield. He obviously was fire on the crossers with Waddle, but he hit Franklin at the left sideline, Engram down the seam, and Waddle on a filthy double move on the right sideline. When you have a quarterback hitting all levels of the field, good things are going to happen offensively.<\/p>\n
The pass blocking held up much better this week (still had a pressure on McGlinchey this week), but there\u2019s work to be done in the run blocking game. Too many defenders are able to shed blockers and stop runs. I\u2019d like to see more grit in our blocking game to enable our runners a little more room to rumble. We did see some runs by both Dobbins and Coleman that went for explosive gains, but too many of their runs were stopped for less than 3 yards.<\/p>\n
DENVER, COLORADO – SEPTEMBER 20: Jonah Coleman #20 of the Denver Broncos runs the ball during the fourth quarter of a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Empower Field At Mile High on September 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n Jonah Coleman got quite a few good snaps in this game due to Dobbins having a pulled hamstring. I loved seeing him run with vision behind some excellent blocking up front for his touchdown. Neither he nor Dobbins ran at an amazing rate (3.9 ypc and 3.6 ypc, respectively), but they ran well enough. I did like seeing Coleman show his receiving chops with 3 catches for 19 yards.<\/p>\n Tyler Badie also got some extra work. He mainly helped with his one catch of 27 yards and some excellent pass blocking.<\/p>\n DENVER , CO – SEPTEMBER 20: Jaylen Waddle (17) of the Denver Broncos hauls in a pass as Jarrian Jones (4) of the Jacksonville Jaguars chases during the second quarter at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, September 20, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post) Denver Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n Welcome to Denver, Jaylen Waddle! Man, does this cat have a gear that other players do not have. His speed was on display, opening up some really simple routes because the defenders just do not have the ability to stay with him. The crossing routes vs. man or match were just constantly there all game long. I damn near fell out of my seat laughing when he pulled a split-second double move and shook his defender straight out of his ankles. Speed kills in the NFL, and my boy Waddle has it in spades.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s give some love to Troy Franklin, who made a one-handed catch down the left sideline off a dime pass from Nix for 27 yards. He may be the most talented #5 WR in the NFL.<\/p>\n Also, welcome back, Nate Adkins. We missed you last season! Adkins balled out from the tight end position for the Broncos in this game with 3 catches for 32 yards, including a touchdown on a play-action bootleg inside the 10.<\/p>\n Also, let\u2019s give Evan Engram some love for that great catch on a crosser where he had to dig the pass out off a low throw from Nix.<\/p>\n Rumor has it that Vance Joseph opened up practice this past week with tackle drills. His team responded with a much more sound job this week tackling with proper form and angles.<\/p>\n The defense was smothering, honestly. That\u2019s a very talented offense in Jacksonville. Holding them to 13 points through 4 quarters is pretty darn impressive.<\/p>\n Luckily for the defense, the Jags felt strongly about letting Lawrence air it out. This game may have gone differently if they had run Bhayshul Tuten more.<\/p>\n DENVER, COLORADO – SEPTEMBER 20: Malcolm Roach #97 of the Denver Broncos celebrates after making a sack during the second quarter of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Empower Field At Mile High on September 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n Malcolm Roach had a monster game this week with 1 sack, 2 TFLs, and 2 quarterback hits. Both he and Zach Allen were disruptive forces, shooting gaps and creating pressure.<\/p>\n Que Robinson had a great sack off the edge with help from Zach Allen. He also got a TFL and quarterback hit in the game.<\/p>\n I have been a bit bummed with what we\u2019ve seen so far from Jonah Elliss. He did put big pressure off a stunt to the inside and tipped a pass away, but outside of that, his work on the edge has been somewhat lackluster from a pass-rushing perspective.<\/p>\n Alex Singleton, for the second week in a row, gave up an unnecessary roughness penalty in the red zone with the helmet-to-helmet hit. To his credit, he had an excellent pass defense at the goal line, hitting the receiver and forcing the ball out on 3rd down.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n