Last week I threw this hot take on Twitter that at the time was something I wasn’t quite sure I believed yet; more of a ‘thinking out loud’ type of thought.
Hot take of the day
Denver has neglected & taken for granted the defensive side of the ball for the last 3 years while trying to re-make the offense.
Since 2017, Den has drafted 7 new offensive players contributing significant snaps. 3 on defense (2 with Yiadom demotion).— Jeffrey Essary (@JeffreyEssary) September 23, 2019However, after sitting on it for another week and watching Denver’s defense give up 269 yards rushing to the Jaguars, and squander two game-winning drives by the offense (who aren’t blameless, by any means) by giving up big plays to allow the opposing offense to get into scoring position, I am beginning to believe it more and more.