Ryan Fitzpatrick stands by his criticism of Bo Nix but regrets one remark from epic postgame rant

During his playing days, Ryan Fitzpatrick was known as a gunslinger, unafraid to push the ball downfield and take shots. As an analyst, he appears to have that same mentality.

Sometimes Fitzpatrick made throws he wished he could take back, throwing 169 interceptions during his NFL career. As an analyst, there are some takes he wishes he could take back, too.

Fitzpatrick eviscerated Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix after the team's 17-14 win last Thursday over the Seattle Seahawks on Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" but said he regretted one remark from his rant.

"The line about being disrespectful to the quarterback position, it boiled over, and thats the one phrase I wish I could have taken back, because I think my criticism was fair," Fitzpatrick said during a recent episode of "Fitz and Whit."

"I dont think the effort and the competitiveness that hes shown in the past, I dont think he was showing that at the end of the game. That is somewhere I usually dont go, but thats what I felt."

The 17-year veteran stood by his scathing criticism, saying Nix was not playing competitive football and that something appears to be wrong with the Broncos quarterback.

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"Somethings going on with him. I dont know what it is," Fitzpatrick said. "You watched C.J. Stroud and Trevor Lawrence in that game at Wembley, going toe to toe, one after another. Even Aaron Rodgers and Jalon Daniels in the fourth quarter. You had Josh Allen and Kirk Cousins, and you had Jacoby Brissett, and you had Matthew Stafford just going at it. Thats the type of competitiveness that the quarterback position deserves."

Despite the Broncos defeating and Sam Darnold throwing two interceptions, Fitzpatrick chose to focus on Nix in his postgame analysis.

"I dont want to talk about Sam Darnolds two interceptions because, look, playing quarterback is hard, and there are a lot of things that you cant control," Fitzpatrick said. "But there are things you can control, and when you decide to turn it down, maybe thats what really bothered me."

Former Broncos star Aqib Talib defended Nix and questioned Fitzpatrick's playing credentials to discredit his criticism. Fitzpatrick playfully responded to Talib in a video Sunday but did not fully address his criticism of Nix until appearing on his podcast.