Nix Will Make ‘Manningcast’ Debut For Chargers Game

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix hasn’t talked much about succeeding legendary former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning with his near-Super Bowl run, but the topic will undoubtedly be on the table on Monday night when next makes is “Manningcast” debut for the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Baltimore Ravens. 

It’s must-see TV for Broncos fans, who are used to seeing and hearing Nix talk in the sterile, highly-regulated formats in which he usually speaks. In other words, this won’t be a press conference or an in-game TV interview. 

Nix will join Payton and Eli Manning for the first quarter of the game, per Troy Renck of the Denver Post, and the ties between the three quarterbacks should be obvious. Nix once attended the the Mannings passing academy back in Louisiana and Peyton Manning maintains close ties to the organization. 

The former Broncos quarterback is also something of a Nix fan. Per Renck, he backed Nix going into last season, and Manning was confident that the current Broncos current QB would avoid a sophomore slump because he was “made of the right stuff.”

Manning was right, and Nix did indeed avoid the slump. Another thing Manning knows that’s related to Nix is that becoming the quarterback of the Broncos is essentially the most high-profile position in the state, and as Manning has said, “When you do it, you sign up for all of it.”

Nix is certainly experiencing even more of the “all of it” part of the job this season. His play has always been closely scrutinized because of his unconventional style, not to mention his ability to mix inconsistent stretches with electric fourth-quarter comebacks that have energized the franchise. 

This season, though, things have gone to a new level. Nix went into the season recovering from a broken ankle, and he started so poorly that one of his performances was called “garbage” by Thursday Night analyst and former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. 

That’s one episode that could make it into the broadcast, and there’s plenty of other potential conversational fodder. 

Anothe topic could be the just-failed trade for linebacker Daiyan Henley, who will be back playing with the Chargers against the Ravens. It would be shocking if Nix did anything other than steer a wide berth around that one, but it should still be entertaining when it’s mentioned, and Nix can actully be a fun listen when he loosens up a little and goes off script.