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Ex-Broncos QB blasts Bo Nix-led offense in deleted post: ‘Would rather watch paint dry’

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Blinn, M. (2026, October 16). Ex-Broncos QB blasts Bo Nix-led offense in deleted post: ‘Would rather watch paint dry’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/sports/ex-broncos-qb-blasts-bo-nix-led-offense-in-deleted-post/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Michael Blinn

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Ben DiNucci, a former Denver Broncos quarterback and current CBS Sports analyst, harshly criticized Bo Nix’s recent performance in a since-deleted X post, describing it as worse than watching paint dry. Nix threw just 107 yards in the Broncos’ win over the Seahawks, continuing his poor play that has drawn criticism from analysts like Ryan Fitzpatrick and Dan Orlovsky. With a quarterback rating of 41.5 through six starts this season, Nix’s performance is under scrutiny as head coach Sean Payton took over play-calling duties last week with little improvement shown.
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Ben DiNucci, a former Denver Broncos quarterback and current CBS Sports analyst, harshly criticized the team's recent performance on X (formerly Twitter), calling it worse than watching paint dry. DiNucci's comments were directed at Bo Nix, the 2024 first-round pick who struggled in a Thursday night game against the Seattle Seahawks, throwing for only 107 yards. Despite later walking back his criticism to avoid doing a disservice to teammates, DiNucci was not alone in his assessment, as fellow analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick also expressed disappointment with Nix's play on Prime Video. This critique highlights ongoing concerns about Nix’s performance and leadership since he joined the Broncos.

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“While both articles discuss Bo Nix's poor performance in a recent Broncos game, they describe different reactions to it - Fitzpatrick criticizing Nix directly and DiNucci expressing dissatisfaction through social media.”
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“The articles discuss similar criticism of Bo Nix's performance but involve different commentators (Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. Ben DiNucci).”
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The former QB, who was signed to the Broncos practice squad last season when Nix’s season ended with an ankle injury, later walked back his harsh criticism — “I was doing a disservice to Bo and guys in that locker room who were my teammates,” he posted — but he was far from alone in his initial assessment.
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🔮 “Bo looks disinterested, checked out, and like there are 500 places he would rather be than on a football field every week” DiNucci wrote in a since-deleted post on X. “I am a fan of the Broncos and wish them the best, but I would rather watch paint dry right now than their offense play football.”

Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

Bo Nix is hearing it from all corners. asserted
Nix → hear → corners
The Broncos quarterback threw for just 107 yards in Thursday’s 17-14 win over the Seahawks, the latest in a string of disappointing outings for the 2024 first-round pick. asserted
quarterback → throw → pick
It was enough to stir some strong feelings in former teammate Ben DiNucci, now a CBS Sports analyst. asserted
It → stir → DiNucci
“Bo looks disinterested, checked out, and like there are 500 places he would rather be than on a football field every week” DiNucci wrote in a since-deleted post on X. “I am a fan of the Broncos and wish them the best, but I would rather watch paint dry right now than their offense play football.” asserted
offense → look → football
The former QB, who was signed to the Broncos practice squad last season when Nix’s season ended with an ankle injury, later walked back his harsh criticism — “I was doing a disservice to Bo and guys in that locker room who were my teammates,” he posted — but he was far from alone in his initial assessment. asserted
he → sign → assessment
DiNucci’s criticism was a response to Prime Video analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick’s brutal evaluation after watching the proceedings at Denver’s Mile High Stadium in person for “Thursday Night Football.” asserted
criticism → watch → Football
“Bo Nix is not playing competitively,” the 17-year NFL vet said. asserted
vet → play → ?
“It’s almost disrespectful to the quarterback position how he’s playing football right now.” asserted
he → ’ → football
The Broncos’ offensive issues caused head coach Sean Payton to take play-calling duties away from offensive coordinator Davis Webb last week, but the change did little to spur Nix, who has thrown for just 1049 yards to go with six touchdowns and three interceptions through six starts. asserted
who → cause → starts
Denver sits at 4-2 and second in the AFC West, but Nix’s completion percentage (60.3), yards per attempt (5.6) and QB rating (41.5) are way off from the averages he set in his first two NFL seasons. asserted
he → sit → seasons
His passer rating of 79.4 ranks 26th out of 31 fellow pass-throwers. asserted
rating → rank → throwers
“He’s not competing right now and that’s something that he’s hung his hat on for the last two years. asserted
he → compete → years
I don’t know if he’s still injured and I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s not good enough,” Fitzpatrick said, going on to add, “That effort is garbage. asserted
effort → know → ?
[We] deserve better.” asserted
We → deserve → better
Fitzpatrick comments rang true for another former QB in ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky. asserted
comments → ring → Orlovsky
“Right now he looks like a quarterback who doesn’t want the football,” he said Friday morning on “First Take.” asserted
he → look → Take
“Watching him, it looks like he’s in a state of ‘somebody else take the football, because you make the mistake, I don’t want to be the guy that makes the mistake.’ asserted
that → watch → mistake
That’s not how he can be great in this league … asserted
he → ’ → league
he just looks like a player that doesn’t want the football ’cause he doesn’t want the fingers pointing at him when it goes bad.” asserted
it → look → him
For his part, Nix is aware something is off, even if he can’t figure it out right now. asserted
he → figure → it
“I don’t understand why we can’t really push the ball vertically right now, but defenses are just sitting back there,” he told reporters. asserted
he → understand → reporters
“I don’t know where the disconnect is right now, to be honest with you. asserted
disconnect → know → you
“We’re for some reason struggling to find those explosive plays.” asserted
We → struggle → plays
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