DENVER - Bo Nix has a glitch. He thinks too much.

His greatest strength - a quick processor - is mental hardware that causes his athletic software to malfunction.

He is hard on himself. Too hard. He wants to be right on every play, in every drill. In interviews, he provides glimpses of his competitive spirit and unbending expectations.

He doesn't hide behind his inexperience, and coach Sean Payton offers no grace. He knows Nix can digest a playbook that is more Tolstoy than Toy Story. So, he coaches Nix hard. But the enemy of good can be great.

Watching Nix the first three weeks of training camp showed the dangers of chasing perfection. At times, Nix looked tentative, reluctant to make a mistake. In baseball parlance, they call it aiming the pitch. You throw a dart, instead of winding

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