There are plenty of enticing storylines emerging from the early days of training camp. Bennie Fowler and Kapri Bibbs seem to have a “this is the year” aura to them, and the quarterback competition is completely up in the air. Those are fine and all, but there is really only one question that matters. If the Broncos do not bring back the Death Star on defense, they will not repeat as champions.
Winning back to back titles is difficult for great teams, let alone one half of a great team. Looking into the past can be helpful, but typically numbers are all we can use to make something resembling an objective argument.