For the past couple of years, the Broncos’ defense has had some Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-esque seasons. In 2012, Denver was home to one of the best defenses the NFL had to offer. The very next season, a rash of injuries and the lengthy suspension/season ending injury of Von Miller quickly derailed any hopes for a repeat performance.
Then came 2014 and a slight rebirth of the vaunted “Orange Crush”. It wasn’t as dominant a unit as some would’ve liked, but it was a vast improvement over the prior season’s lowly version.
That being said, over the course of a turbulent five months dating back to January, Elway and Co.