After paying him the ungodly sum of $5 million to help carry the stink of Russell Wilson to the curb, the Broncos don’t owe quarterback Jarrett “Sparky” Stidham a darn thing except accurate directions out of Denver. Isn’t it obvious? The Broncos are going to ride or die this season with rookie Bo Nix. We’ve all seen the future so clearly that it’s a waste of breath for coach Sean Payton to pretend there’s anything meaningful to evaluate.
And if you paid attention to even 20 minutes of practice when the Broncos goofed around Friday with the Packers in the summer sun, it was also abundantly clear who the second-string quarterback for Denver should be: Zach Wilson. Yep, the same guy that the New York Jets wanted to dump almost as much as the Broncos wanted DangeRuss gone. While all the harmful tinkering of those knuckleheads in New York might still have the wires tangled in the brain of the No.
2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Wilson was sent to remind us of Payton’s abilities as a quarterback whisperer. You don’t have to be locked in the film room 24/7 to see the football zips out of Wilson’s throwing hand with more compelling spin than either Nix or Stidham can demonstrate. Suspense in this quarterback competition? There is none.
And there’s no room in the Denver QB room for Stidham. Let me do the low-grade thinking, so Payton can concentrate on more delicate matters, like telling Javonte Williams he’s going to be the third string running back behi.