It’s improbable, but former Saints backup QB Chase Daniels argues that New Orleans drafting Shedeur Sanders would be ‘the best situation’ for the high-profile rookie:
With the New Orleans Saints picking ninth overall, there is a better chance of Shedeur Sanders being off the board than available. The Colorado Buffaloes star quarterback is expected to be off the board in the first two picks.
In a fantasy world, however, The Facility’s Chase Daniel thinks Sanders being drafted by New Orleans would be “the best situation for Shedeur.” Daniels ran down the quarterback-needy teams in the top ten picks and acknowledged they’re all bad situations, the Saints included, but New Orleans is where Sanders could take his time and hit the field once the roster is ready to support him.
“So like any situation you go to — now I do agree, if you go the Saints, and you sit behind Carr for a year and Kellen Moore’s the head coach — I think that’s the best situation for Shedeur. Like, to not rush him. Not to say he can’t have success (right away),” Daniel argued. “The Saints, for me, make a ton of sense.”
What puts New Orleans above their peers is the presence of Derek Carr, and the anticipated addition of Kellen Moore. Daniels obviously respects Moore’s ability to build up a quarterback, but the greatest boost may be a veteran quarterback on the roster who Sanders could learn from.
Having Carr in the building gives Sanders a year to sit after being drafted. That could be a benefit a young quarterback by having an extra year to watch the game. Holding him back a year also gives you the chance to build a better supporting cast for when Sanders does step on the field. If Carr isn’t in the team’s long-term plans, they could more easily get out of his contract in 2026 with a high-profile backup ready to step into the huddle.
Chase Daniel believes the Broncos have ‘found their guy’ in quarterback Bo Nix.
The stats show Sean Payton made the right call with Bo Nix. If you let Chase Daniels tell it, the Denver Broncos have found their guy for the future.
Nix was drafted by the Broncos in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, coming in with a strong pedigree within his college career as an accurate passer. While there is plenty of room to grow, Nix made tremendous progress in his rookie campaign.
He completed over 66 percent of his passes for 3,775 yards and 29 touchdowns. His 29 touchdowns were good for sixth in the league and led all rookie quarterbacks. This is why, after Daniels reviewed Nix’s film, he believes the Broncos have a franchise cornerstone for the future. Twenty-nine touchdowns in a rookie season is beyond impressive.
We will only see what Denver head coach Payton can do to build off Nix’s successful rookie campaign. Check out Daniels’s film review of Nix for his 2024 season below:
The Broncos have found their franchise QB in Bo Nix
Really impressed by the rookie season Nix put together….I think the sky is the limit for this Broncos team if they can get a few more pieces. @UnderdogFantasy
Chase Daniel thinks the Steelers should bring back Justin Fields.
All three of the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks from the 2024 season are set to be unrestricted free agents. Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Kyle Allen all came to the Steelers on one-year contracts last season and so Pittsburgh will have some contract decisions to make.
Former NFL quarterback and current analyst Chase Daniel offered up his thoughts on the quarterback situation and gave the only reasonable plan for what Pittsburgh must do.
Daniels is in agreement with much of the fanbase that bringing Fields back is the only best course of action.
There’s really no debate in this one. Fields is 10 years younger, was better as a starter last season going 4-2 and would cost pennies on the dollar to re-sign over Wilson.
Former Saints quarterback Chase Daniel shared his prediction for who will be head coach in 2025. Does he have an inside track on their thinking?
Does Chase Daniel have an inside track on the New Orleans Saints head coach search? The longtime NFL backup has found success as a media analyst and commenter after hanging up his cleats, and Drew Brees’ old handshake partner shared his predictions for which candidates will take which jobs in this year’s cycle.
And he doesn’t have Aaron Glenn, Kellen Moore, Mike McCarthy or Kliff Kingsbury going to New Orleans. Instead of those A-listers, it’s New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka who Daniel sees wearing in black and gold.
Kafka is visiting the Saints this week for a second, in-person interview. What’s interesting is that his time with the Giants isn’t really the selling-point for him. It’s his past experience coaching quarterbacks under Andy Reid on the Kansas City Chiefs that’s most appealing. Interestingly, Daniel previously noted that Kafka wasn’t running Reid’s playbook under Giants head coach Brian Daboll, and that it was clear he “definitely isn’t a part of the conversations” surrounding the team’s draft strategy at last year’s combine.
So it sounds like Kafka made a bad bet in going from Kansas City to New York, and wound up stuck in a dead-end job under Daboll. Half the teams with job openings are competing for time with him during this hiring cycle and he’ll be in a prominent role at the Senior Bowl, so he’s clearly highly regarded around the league. Maybe a move to New Orleans with more opportunities to make decisions and run his own offense could be good for him.
When the Denver Broncos drafted Bo Nix, the No. 1 aspect that made him an attractive grab for Sean Payton was his ability to read defenses and process well. In his final season at Oregon, he set the NCAA record for completion percentage in a season (77.4%), and for someone like Payton, a smart quarterback is a great quarterback.
So far, Nix is a strong contender for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He’s passed for 2,548 yards, 16 touchdowns and only six interceptions. And it appears he’s adapting well, completing just under 65% of his passes. His play has caught the eye of former NFL quarterback Chase Daniels, who has loved how the rookie quarterback has broken down defenses as of late.
In a 14-minute video, Daniels breaks down Nix’s play against the Las Vegas Raiders last week. Click the YouTube clip below to check out Daniels’ review of Nix in the entire clip.
From Tom Brady to Colin Cowherd, the NFL world reacted in a big way to QB Bo Nix’s impressive performance.
After Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix had a historic performance against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 11, NFL pundits have offered their takes on the first-year signal caller. Here’s a recap of the reactions this week.
Tom Brady names Bo Nix one of his 3 stars of the week
The pair mentioned in the game against Atlanta, Nix had his highest yards-per-pass (9.8) of the season.
Chris Simms breaks down Bo Nix’s ‘surgically explosive’ performance
Former NFL quarterback Chris Simms has seen the difference for the Broncos offense. “I just love the look of Bo Nix, I really do,” said Simms. “I love the offense they’re running, too.”
Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson chime in on Bo Nix’s big game
The two former pass catchers reacted to Nix’s huge stat line from the Falcons game. “(Nix) was one of three Bronco rookie quarterbacks to ever throw four touchdowns in a game,” noted Sharpe.
Colin Cowherd says Bo Nix is a top-12 quarterback in the NFL
After Nix had his highest stats of the season, ESPN insider Adam Schefter marveled at the young quarterback. “Rookies don’t do that,” Schefter remarked on the Pat McAfee Show. “That’s over 80 percent completion rate, four touchdowns, no interceptions. Bo Nix is getting better and better and better.”
Jamie Erdahl says Bo Nix was the NFL’s big winner in Week 11
Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky said that Nix is having a great season. “He’s got control and he has the answers,” said Orlovsky. “Control of everything they’re trying to do in Denver offensively.”
PFF reacts to Bo Nix’s play and Broncos’ impressive offensive line
Although the rest of the NFL is giving Nix all the love, PFF realized that the Broncos’ offensive line is a key part of the success Nix has been having throughout the season.
Tim Jenkins breaks down film of Bo Nix’s best game yet
Tim Jenkins called Nix’s historic performance “the best performance I’ve seen out of a rookie quarterback this season, and if I’m really being honest, the best performance I’ve seen from a Broncos quarterback in a long, long, long time.”
Kurt Benkert reviews Bo Nix’s great game vs. Falcons
Former NFL quarterback Kurt Benkert broke down Nix’s incredible performance against Atlanta in an 18-minute video.
Doug Farrar breaks down Bo Nix’s recent rise
New All-22 video for @AthlonSports: Bo Nix’s ascent as the @Broncos‘ franchise QB after a long post-Peyton Manning search is happening. Sean Payton brought up two plays that speak to Nix’s recent development. Nix is taking one of the NFL’s most complex playbooks to the field. pic.twitter.com/w4qhzp9Eai
“Peyton Manning retired after the 2015 season, and from 2016-2023, the Denver Broncos threw 13 different quarterbacks into the fire to try and replace him,” said Farrar. “But now with 2024 first-round draft pick Bo Nix, Denver may finally have a guy to mercifully end that quarterback curse.”
Chris Long reacts to Bo Nix’s impressive improvement this season
Super Bowl champion Chris Long praised Nix, as an older rookie quarterback who is hitting his stride with head coach Sean Payton.
Chase Daniel says Bo Nix should be Rookie of the Year
“In my opinion, (Nix is) right now neck and neck with (Commanders quarterback) Jayden Daniels in the Offensive Rookie of the Year category,” said the former QB.
Nix is certainly making a serious case for Offensive Rookie of the Year. Can he continue this high-quality quarterback play through the rest of the season?
Don’t tell the New Orleans Saints they can’t win a Super Bowl this year. That’s the advice Chase Daniel shared with his FOX Sports 1 coworker Emmanuel Acho. Daniel has done well for himself after parlaying a career as a backup quarterback into a turn in the media, and he still has several old teammates and coaches in the building in New Orleans. He knows how Dennis Allen and his squad think.
So when Acho downplayed the Saints as a possible trade destination for Las Vegas Raiders wideout Davante Adams, Daniel pushed back.
“The Saints, they think they’re a contender,” Daniel refuted. “The Saints internally think they’re contenders.”
It doesn’t help Acho’s argument that Adams put the Saints and New York Jets at the top of his list of trade destinations, owing to his past experience with Derek Carr and Aaron Rodgers. Daniel pointed to Carr’s positive relationship with Allen as another point in his favor.
So where will Adams end up? He’s being held out of Raiders practice with a hamstring injury described as a week-to-week condition, which sounds like the kind of convenient ailment that should clear up with a change of scenery. It wouldn’t be easy, but the Saints do have the resources to acquire Adams, and Allen’s recent comments about the shortcomings of his receiving corps suggests he’d welcome the help. Maybe Daniel is on to something here.
Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel praised Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix for his performance against the Buccaneers in Week 3.
Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel recently broke down the film of Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix’s performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3.
In a 20-minute video. Daniel reviewed some of Nix’s best moments from the victory. He extensively looked at the Broncos’ first drive of the game.
“First play of the game, here we go,” Daniel says in the video. “Back shoulder (throw to) Courtland Sutton into the boundary, amazing throw.”
The first three throws of the game were shot plays, and Daniel explained how Nix was able to diagnose defensive schemes and look off defenders to make correct throws to his receivers. Nix has been praised by teammates for doing these exact things in the preseason.
Check out Daniel’s review below.
Broncos coach Sean Payton has continued to emphasize that Nix needs support from his teammates and coaches to have success.
“I think all these young guys that are playing are growing,” Payton said after Wednesday’s practice in West Virginia. “They’re growing and we have too, also. These are the things… ‘What does he do well?’ ‘What does he like?’ ‘Can we do this?’ That type of thing. So that’s got to continue. Not only on [Nix’s] part, but I keep talking about everyone else around him. The players and coaches painting the right picture. Those are all important things for his success.”
Nix will aim to take another step forward against the New York Jets on Sunday. The game will be regionally televised on CBS (view the TV map). New York is considered a home favorite against Denver this week.
Patriots get a harsh critique from a former NFL QB
New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo confirmed on Friday that rookie quarterback Drake Maye still gets 30 percent of the first-team reps in practice, even though he’s the backup behind Jacoby Brissett.
It’s an unusual strategy that NFL analyst and former quarterback Chase Daniel isn’t a fan of.
Daniel was a long-time veteran in the NFL. He played for seven teams in his 13-year career. He has experience as a backup quarterback and knows the dynamics of a quarterback room.
Drawing from his own experience, Daniel had a harsh take on the split approach by the Patriots’ coaching staff.
The coaching staff has spent the last few weeks proclaiming Brissett as the starter, but one has to wonder how long that will be the case with Maye eating into such a large chunk of the offensive reps.
Daniel spent 13 years in the NFL, including five seasons as a backup quarterback with the New Orleans Saints (2009-2012, 2017). So he’s certainly qualified to break down the performance of a Payton QB.
Daniel recently released a 16-and-a-half-minute video breaking down Denver Broncos rookie Bo Nix’s first (preseason) start in the NFL against the Green Bay Packers.
On the first play, Daniel notes how quickly Nix goes through his reads, something Payton loves. On the next play, Nix sends a running back in motion to identify if the defense is in man coverage. They weren’t, so Nix checked to a different play. Nix then makes a fast read and gets the ball out quickly for a completion.
“Playing fast, that’s what Sean Payton wants,” Daniel notes.
You can watch the full film review below:
Nix went 8-of-9 passing for 80 yards with one touchdown and no turnovers against the Packers. He also rushed three times for 12 yards. Payton has not yet announced a starting QB at the time of publication, but Nix seems to be on track to be named the starter ahead of Week 1.
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