With a lot of help from his coaching staff, the young Broncos QB is becoming more than just a game manager
A few days before Denver’s game at Cincinnati, cornerback Aqib Talib declared that this Broncos defense is “10 times better” than the one that won the Lombardi Trophy last season. While the hyperbole—10 times!—is incorrect, the general sentiment might not be. Denver’s pass rush is deeper with youngsters Shaquil Barrett and especially Shane Ray continuing to rise. Thanks largely to the underappreciated improvements of 2013 first-round nose shade tackle Sylvester Williams, the run defense has not tailed off after losing Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan in free agency.