Video: How Missing Mahomes LED Sean Payton to Draft Bo Nix | Orange & Blue Today

Sean Payton missed out on Patrick Mahomes back in 2017—and he’s never forgotten it. That regret helped shape the quarterback evaluation system he brought to Denver. Now, in 2025, it’s all led to Bo Nix.

🏈 In this episode:

🧠 How Payton’s Mahomes misfire changed his approach to scouting QBs

🔍 The traits Denver prioritized when targeting Bo Nix

📈 What this process tells us about the Broncos’ long-term plan

🚨 Why Payton believes Nix can be the guy

🔥 Is history repeating—or being rewritten in Denver?

Join Cecil Lammey and Andrew Mason as they connect the dots from Mahomes missed to Nix secured.

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