In the event you spend sufficient time across the NFL and NFL media, you get used to comparisons. Draft prospects are in comparison with present, and even legendary, gamers. Coaches are in comparison with different coaches. Typically the comparisons transcend the NFL world and bleed into different sports activities, comparable to when Tom Brady made a Steph Curry comparability for Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey, or they transcend the NFL itself.
Nonetheless, on Sunday Denver Broncos head coach dropped a brand new one for rookie quarterback Bo Nix.
Ferris Bueller.
The Broncos defeated the Las Vegas Raiders by a ultimate rating of 34-18, snapping an eight-game dropping streak to their AFC West rivals. Nix loved maybe his breakout sport within the NFL, throwing a pair of touchdowns after coming into play Sunday with only one in his first 4 video games.
However a second late within the sport caught everybody’s consideration. After the Broncos punted late within the third quarter, when Nix threw a deep shot to Troy Franklin that the receiver dropped in the long run zone, the FOX Sports activities cameras caught Nix and Payton in a heated trade:
After the win, Payton was requested about that second when he made the comparability to Ferris Bueller from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:
“There’s nonetheless slightly little bit of Ferris Bueller on this participant that we gotta eliminate,” stated Payton. “Speaking about Bo, and I like him to dying.”
Payton continued:
“Ferris was type of quirky, doing his personal factor infrequently,” continued Payton. “He’s nonetheless obtained slightly Ferris Bueller in him.”
Now we’re ready for the Cameron Frye reference from Payton.