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Sean Payton on Jalen Waddle and Why Denver Is Built Differently This Year

Sean Payton on Jalen Waddle and Why Denver Is Built Differently This Year One half away from the Super Bowl last year. Fifteen wins. A defense that dominated the line of scrimmage. A quarterback finding his footing. A city that believed again. And Sean Payton is the first one to tell you — none of that means anything if Denver does not do the work to be better in 2026. This is not a team that is resting on what happened last season. This is a team that has been shown the data, told the truth, and challenged to fall on the right side of history. Sean Payton sits down with Trey for the most honest and forward-looking conversation about the Denver Broncos heading into 2026 — the one score game warning, the Jalen Waddle addition, the Super Bowl goal, and what it actually takes to go from one half away to all the way. The One Score Game Warning Here is the stat Sean Payton showed his team this offseason. Over the last twenty years teams that won ten or more one score games in a playoff season followed that up with a playoff season approximately thirty-five percent of the time. One in three. The Kansas City Chiefs went from an NFL record seventeen straight one score wins including the postseason to not winning a single one score game the following year. Zero. Payton is not panicking about this. But he is not ignoring it either. He showed the team the data. Named the examples. Told them exactly where Denver is vulnerable — the two minute drill, the takeaway margin, the run game consistency in the second half of the season. The goal is not to keep winning one score games. The goal is to get so much better in the areas that keep you in those games that you start winning games that are not that close. Nothing is promised. That is the message inside the Broncos building right now. You do not just pick up where you left off. You earn it again. The Jalen Waddle Addition The AJ Brown trade to New England has dominated the offseason conversation and the Waddle move has gotten somewhat lost in the noise. Sean Payton wants to talk about it. He is excited about it. He watched Waddle at the first OTA practice and says he wishes he had clips to share right now because it was that impressive. What made Waddle the right fit? The makeup. The competitive nature. The grit. Payton consulted people who had been around Waddle — who know him from his time with Nick Saban and his time as Patrick Mahomes' college teammate. The reports came back the same way every time. This is a guy who loves football. Who shows up with a bright smile and a chip on his shoulder and a skill set that fits exactly what Denver needs around Bo Nix. Denver was picking in a spot where they believed they could find a similar player in the draft. When the trade with Miami became available George Paton and Payton moved quickly. The vision was clear. The move made sense. And now Jalen Waddle is a Bronco. The Super Bowl Goal Trey asks the question directly. One half away from the Super Bowl last year. What would constitute a successful 2026 season? Payton does not hedge. He does not qualify. He does not talk about the process or the growth or the journey. He says it plainly. He thinks Denver is good enough to play in that final game. Not hoping. Not maybe. Good enough. And then he says the five words that tell you everything about where this team's head is going into 2026. Let's go make a run. The schedule is challenging early — the AFC West, the Chiefs on opening night at Arrowhead on Monday Night Football, Miles Garrett and Cleveland in the mix. Payton knows. He has looked at the calendar. He has done the exercises. And his approach is the same one that got Denver fifteen wins last year — microdose it. Keep it to the next game. Keep it to the next opponent. Do not look at the whole mountain. Just take the next step. The chapter for the 2026-27 Broncos has not been written yet. Sean Payton is anxious to pick up the pen. And those are straight facts, homie. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sean Payton on Why Drafting Bo Nix Was the Right Call

Sean Payton on Why Drafting Bo Nix Was the Right Call When the Denver Broncos selected Bo Nix in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft a lot of people were surprised. Trey Wingo was surprised. The consensus was surprised. Six quarterbacks went in the first twelve picks that year and Bo Nix was not the one most people had circled as the franchise-defining choice for Denver. Sean Payton was not surprised at all. Three years later Payton sits down with Trey and gives the most detailed and honest explanation of the Bo Nix decision that has ever been made public. The analytics. The arm. The reps. The intangibles. The draft room moment when it came back Nix Nix Nix from coaches who have worked with Payton for years. And the conversation with owner Greg Penner where Payton said — let's not worry about winning draft day. Let's worry about three years from now. Three years from now is now. And Payton's answer when asked if Denver will be happy about this vision and this player is two words. Definitely yes. Here is exactly how Denver got there. The Analytics — What the Numbers Actually Said The first thing Denver did when evaluating the 2024 quarterback class was remove the quick throws from the statistics. Strip out the easy completions that inflate accuracy numbers in certain systems. What is left when you do that is the real picture of how a quarterback performs under pressure — third downs, fourth quarters, second half comebacks, red zone, and sack percentage. Bo Nix was the most accurate passer in college football history. Not one of the most accurate. The most accurate. And when Payton's staff looked at his negative play differential — turnovers, fumbles, interceptions, sacks per play combined — the number was historically rare. Going back twenty-five years of data the instances of a quarterback coming out of college with that profile were extraordinarily limited. The numbers were saying yes before the eye test even started. The Arm — A Plus Not a Neutral Then Denver got to campus. And the arm changed the conversation. Payton is direct about this. Bo Nix's arm strength is a plus. Not a neutral. Not acceptable. A genuine plus. The ball speed and velocity down the field are exceptional. In a draft class where several quarterbacks were operating in systems that threw underneath and created an artificial perception of what they could do at the next level Nix's profile was different. The throws he was asked to make demanded arm talent. He had it. The Reps — Why College Football Volume Matters Nobody played more college football than Bo Nix. Trey makes the point and Payton builds on it. Bill Parcells always wanted to know about reps. When it was south of two years of significant starting experience he had questions. The transfer portal and early entry have changed some of the math but the principle remains — you want to know who is starting ahead of a guy if he is not playing. And you want to know how many times he has been in pressure situations before he gets to the NFL. Bo Nix had been in more of those situations than almost anyone in recent memory. The maturity process at quarterback is real. CJ Stroud looked like a franchise player in year one and Bryce Young looked like a disaster. Now the picture is more complicated for both. Jaden Daniels played a lot of college football. Sam Darnold just won a championship on his fourth team. Baker Mayfield established himself. The lesson Payton keeps coming back to is that the evaluation process takes time and the players with the most reps tend to be more ready than anyone expects. The Intangibles — Son of a Coach Bo Nix is the son of a football coach. He grew up understanding the schedule. The workload. The film sessions. What Monday looks like after a game. How you prepare for the week. Payton values that. He has seen it with Drew Brees in the meeting room and what it meant for younger quarterbacks to watch an elite player go through the routine at the highest level. That learning curve is invaluable and Bo Nix arrived with a version of it already built in. The Draft Room — Nix Nix Nix At the end of the process Payton matched his grades with the coaches. Joe Lombardi. Pete Carmichael. Coaches who have been with him for years and who he trusts completely. He was curious whether their evaluation would match his. It came back Nix. Nix. Nix. When you arrive at something independently and the people around you arrive at the same place without being told where to go — that is when you act on it. Denver avoided what Payton calls the NFL bus — the first round consensus machine that moves without anyone actually knowing who is driving it. They did their own work. They trusted their own process. And they made the call. Three Years Later Bo Nix is healthy. He will be a full participant in minicamp by week three. He will be fully ready before June ends. Training camp will have no hiccups. And the Broncos are building around a quarterback that Sean Payton believes has not yet hit his ceiling. Three years after a pick that surprised the league Payton is not hedging. He is not qualifying. He is not saying we hope so or we think so. Definitely yes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When Will the PGA Tour Reveal Its Full New Schedule?

The PGA Tour’s new schedule is coming, but the full picture may take longer than fans think. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/WINGO #squarepod #sponsored Trey Wingo and Justin Ray answer a fan question about when the PGA Tour will announce its full schedule, how the new tier one and tier two tournament structure will work, and how players will move between those levels. Trey points to the Travelers Championship as a key moment to watch, with Brian Rolapp expected to address the future direction of the Tour. But he also cautions that 2027 may not be the full landing spot. The transition could take another year, with the complete version of the new PGA Tour structure potentially not arriving until 2028. This is more than a calendar question. It is about what the PGA Tour wants to become, which events get elevated, and how players will earn their way into the biggest stages. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Denver Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton on Bo Nix, Jalen Waddle and Why They Are Built for a Super Bowl Run

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Jon Rahm’s LIV Answer Says a Lot About the League’s Future

LIV Golf’s next phase may be more complicated than the first. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/WINGO #squarepod #sponsored Bob Harig joins Trey Wingo and Justin Ray on GOLF LIVE to discuss Jon Rahm’s response when asked whether he would invest his own money or time into LIV’s future. Rahm said it was more of a “stay in your lane” situation, making clear that his job is to play golf, not build the business side of the league. Harig explains why the idea of LIV players funding the league is difficult to understand, especially when the original model was built around paying players to join. He also breaks down why team ownership may be the more realistic investment path, and why a smaller LIV schedule, reduced purses, world ranking uncertainty, and limited PGA Tour integration all create real questions about what LIV can sell going forward. This is not just another LIV vs. PGA Tour conversation. It is a closer look at whether LIV’s next version can work if the money, access, and incentives change. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.