ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Wade Phillips has seen a lot of things in his 39 NFL seasons, so he certainly knows what a Defensive Player of Year looks like.
He was the Buffalo Bills' defensive coordinator when Bryce Paup and Bruce Smith won the award in back-to-back seasons in 1995 and 1996, respectively, and he was the Houston Texans defensive coordinator in 2012 when J.J. Watt won the award.
And now he’s the Denver Broncos defensive coordinator when he thinks Von Miller is on the way to making a case for this year's award.