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Broncos stick with Bo Nix as Payton retakes play-calling
Sean Payton took play-calling back from Davis Webb after Denver's overtime win over Seattle, and the old playbook language returns with him; Bo Nix keeps the job.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock, Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on this story, from The Couch Panel at 6:16 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Broncos sticking with QB Bo Nix (plus clarification on terminology changes)”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 6:16 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Vera Bullock, Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Bo Nix, Broncos, QB.
- BBN covered this story before: Bo Nix draws criticism after Broncos win; scores and headlines (October 17).
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYahoo Sports says the Broncos are sticking with quarterback Bo Nix, even though Sean Payton took play-calling back and some of the terminology changed back with it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo here's the question: is it okay to switch the language on a guy in the middle of the season?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJay Glazer on Fox Sports says Davis Webb completely changed the terminology, and that going back to Payton's is like going back to a whole different language.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI say yes. I took Spanish for four years and learned it twice, once for the test and once for a cruise.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBo did this once already, and it's the exact same football.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI disagree. I once sat through a ceasefire negotiation where one word had two meanings, and the translator went home early.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNobody should be changing the vocabulary of a man with a whistle in his ear and a clock running.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe called plays for Nix's first two seasons, Vera. This is how Nix learned the game.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExactly. So it's a homecoming. Bo is basically returning to his mother tongue, and I think we should be happy for him.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA mother tongue he stopped speaking when Webb took over. Twenty-eight and twelve, and the dialect is what changes.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, you've turned me. It's not okay, and I only switched because Gloria's version has a better outfit.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPetty.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShow of hands: is it okay to switch the language midseason? Two nos, and one yes that Hank hasn't raised. Chat, vote.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo seasons of Payton's language, and the first thing they told him was to forget it.
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- Bo Nix draws criticism after Broncos win; scores and headlines · Yahoo Sports
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