Sean Payton’s stumbling Broncos would be innovative ... if it was still 2013

The Denver Broncos' offense has laid an egg in four out of eight quarters this season .

The advanced metrics this season put Denver ’s offense ahead of only the awful Carolina Panthers .

The Broncos have only won two of their last eight games, with both wins coming over a team quarterbacked by Easton Stick .

Denver lack talent at the skill positions, their offensive line has been crushed and Nix looks lost playing in one of the league's most complicated offenses.

Denver Broncos quarterback Nix has struggled with the novel-length calls last season .

Nix spent five years in college running a system that relied upon a couple of words or an image being flashed in from the sideline to call plays.

At Auburn , Nix ran a play that is a staple at every level of football a simple play-action pass.

At Oregon , the coaching staff in Eugene adopted the same language but were happy to adapt to Nix’s language.

In Denver , the same play transforms from Gas Naked ’ to a Tolkien -esque KING SNUG RT ON 52 SMASH Z JERK KILL Q-8 Z SPEED SMASH ( ALERT PIPE.