Drew Brees gives his take on Bo Nix's fit in Sean Payton's offense

The Denver Broncos are in a really good position, at least according to future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees.

According to Brees, head coach Sean Payton's system is still fundamentally the same as when he played with Payton from 2006-21. "The system is fun to watch," said Brees in an interview with Kevin Clark and ESPN's

This is Football. "Obviously, there's still a ton of the core concepts that exist. The offense always evolves as it did when we were playing together, because you know that every year, people are studying your offense, defenses are studying your offense, and also you're sitting there stealing ideas from other places."

After talking about Payton's offensive system, Brees turned to the Broncos as a whole. "I love watching the Broncos, love watching Sean," Brees said. "Man, Bo Nix is a really fun quarterback to watch. I think he's got all the traits, all the tools. Great athlete, really runs well, and I don't think he gets enough credit for how well he runs."

For Brees to say this about Nix is interesting, as they have learned from the same coach. Brees went toe-to-toe with some of the best passers football has ever seen, including Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, and all three are certain to be Hall of Famers one day.

Now, with this in mind, Nix is in his second year. Nix struggled in Week 1 of the season against the Tennessee Titans, but there is a lot of football to be played. And Brees knows this. With media and fans calling for a simplified playbook, Brees put some comforting thoughts in his interview.

"I think the complexity of the Sean Payton offense -- look, Sean will make it as complicated as you can handle," said Brees.

Nix grasped the offense better and better as he got deeper into his rookie year, putting up 29 touchdowns and over 4,000 yards of total offense.

Take a deep breath, Broncos Country. The season is still young, and there is a lot of football yet to be played.

You can watch Brees' full five-minute clip below.

Insider: Giants could pull the Band-Aid off 'sooner than later'

New York Giants starting quarterback Russell Wilson‘s Week 1 struggles have naturally led to calls for the Giants to start first-round pick Jaxson Dart in Week 2. Head coach Brian Daboll reaffirmed Wilson’s starting status for Week 2 with the goal of keeping him under center for the foreseeable future. However, repeated poor performances will only intensify the pressure to let Dart take over the offense.

Giants were content to let Jaxson Dart develop, but that changed

The Giants seemed poised to resist, for now. They made it clear throughout the offseason that they didn’t feel the need to start Dart right away. Instead, Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka have prioritized his long-term development by keeping him on the sidelines until the coaches are satisfied with is progress, per ESPN’s Dan Graziano.

A strong preseason from Dart may have “expedited the process,” according to Graziano’s colleague, Jeremy Fowler, making it likely that the rookie plays “sooner than later.” The Giants named Dart the backup quarterback to enter the season, signaling their comfort with putting him on the field on game days if needed. Daboll and Kafka also installed a specific package of offensive plays for Dart, though none were used in Week 1.

As a result, it seems more likely that New York would give Dart a chance before going to Jameis Winston. Winston was designated as the team’s emergency third quarterback in Week 1, meaning that Wilson and Dart would both have to get hurt for him to enter the game.

The Giants may also be cautious of playing Dart behind a Giants offensive line that allow pressure on 48.9% of Wilson’s Week 1 dropbacks, per Next Gen Stats. Left tackle Andrew Thomas is still working his way back to full health, so the team may not want to throw Dart to the wolves until Thomas is ready to protect his blind side.

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