Reactions to Bo Nix's deliciously miserable debut make the world go round

When the Denver Broncos submitted their draft card in the first round with quarterback Bo Nix's name on it, the hope was that they'd finally solved a decade's worth of problems at the game's most important position. One game into his professional football career, the rest of the AFC West is giddy wtih the results.

We know, we know. A single game doesn't make or break a career. Peyton Manning had a miserable first season, and he ended up winning a couple of Super Bowls for the same team. That said, horrible early returns are more often than not a marker of a bust at the position rather than a late bloomer at the position and Nix's day was horrible.

The Broncos decided to go with Nix to start the season over any other veteran options after the rookie showed promise in the team's preseason. But the Seattle Seahawks feasted on Nix all day and basically dared him to throw deep—as in anything over 10 yards.

The Broncos not only lost 26-20 to the Seattle Seahawks to start the season, but the offense looked downright miserable against a middling Seattle team that's not on anyone's list of true contenders. The Broncos were able to keep things close thanks to a defensive effort that stymied the great Geno Smith and came up with a couple of safeties to account for some points on their own.

As for Nix, he finished with 26 completions on 42 passing attempts for 138 passing yards and 2 interceptions on the day. He did rush for a touchdown and had 35 rushing yards on 7 carries, but that wasn't nearly enough to overcome the completely uninspired passing game on the day.

Here's one example of the horrible decision-making on the part of Nix when facing legitimate competition for the first time at the pro level.

If you wonder just how bad Nix was on Sunday, here's a great metric that puts him in company with the great Chris Weinke.

Given the fact that the Broncos' defense was impressive enough (or that the Seahawks' front line played poorly enough) to generate two safeties, this post is both outrageous and the best hope the Broncos had to match the Seahawks in Week 1.

Some responses to Nix's debut made us laugh out loud. Here are a few of the best:

Given the ongoing misery at the position for the last decade, there's at least a small part of us that feels a bit sorry for Broncos fans—not the actual team.

If you're wondering what Steve Spagnuolo is dreaming about tonight, you can rest assured it's the ability to play Bo Nix and the Broncos offense twice a year for the foreseeable future.