The Athletic Football Show on Davis Webb

PodcastThe most surprising developments in the season's first monthOctober 8, 2026

From the episode

if you are the play caller, at a certain point, aren't you going to get beaten down by some of the choices he's making and then no longer call the offense thinking that he's the type of quarterback that can lift it?

Mentioned at 80:40 – 89:13

STACKED’s take

Negative signalProjection

Webb's play-calling has regressed; offense now floor-focused rather than ceiling-oriented.

Davis Webb's play-calling in Denver has been disappointing relative to expectations; the source critiques his inability to establish a functional run game and suggests he may be losing confidence in Bo Nix's ability to execute an ambitious passing game, leading to a more conservative, floor-focused offensive approach similar to the 2024 Panthers rather than one built around the quarterback's ceiling.