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Broncos D: The Super Friends? Miller Asks for Nickname

May 13th, 2013 - 1:31pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

When Von Miller came into the league, he quickly dubbed the dynamic duo he formed with Elvis Dumervil “Batman and Robin.”

So now that Dumervil is gone, does that mean Miller is Batman?

“I think we’ll just have to change it up now,” he smiled. “I think it’ll just have to be the Super Friends League, something like that. It’s up to you guys.”

He said either Derek Wolfe or Kevin Vickerson could be The Thing — the rock-like, strongman creature from the Fantastic Four. But that’s as far as he could get on his own.

“It’s not the Fantastic Four, we’ve got a lot of superheroes in there,” Miller said. “Hopefully you guys will name that for us.”

So, fans, any ideas? What is your nickname for the Broncos’ pass rush? What about the defense as a whole?

Let us know in the comments.

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Defensive Plays of the Year Rundown

February 12th, 2013 - 12:13pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Top 10 Tuesday is upon us again, and this week Broncos TV is counting down the top defensive plays of the season.

So far, we’ve seen the top 10 Peyton Manning touchdown passes, Von Miller plays and offensive highlights.

Next week’s video will be a little different — the best pregame sound from the season, not exactly in a top 10 countdown format.

So without further ado, let’s get to the top 10, as we saw it.

10: Champ Bailey’s revenge pick
With the Broncos taking on the Bengals, wide receiver A.J. Green found a little success against Bailey, including a touchdown. But with Cincinnati driving to possibly take the lead, Bailey made up for the touchdown and grabbed an Andy Dalton pass in front of Green for an interception. The turnover allowed Denver to take a 31-20 lead late in the fourth quarter.

9: Mike Adams’ Carolina safety
The defensive performance in Carolina was arguably the Broncos’ best all season. When Adams sacked Cam Newton in the end zone for a safety, it marked the team’s seventh sack and was the second defensive score of the game.

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Attitude Yields Results for Defense

November 15th, 2012 - 4:26pm by Sam DavisOther posts by

The Denver defense has emerged as one of the best in the league in 2012, allowing a league-low 4.7 yards per play while leading the NFL with 31 sacks.

But cornerback Champ Bailey isn’t satisfied. He believes the team still has much more room to grow.

“We’re a decent football team right now, but we could be so much better,” Bailey said “And we know it. That’s what we need to concentrate on and the rest will take care of itself.”

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Giving The ‘D’ Its Due

November 15th, 2011 - 8:49am by mike_riceOther posts by

Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the guys who are doing the dirty work.

The Broncos defense deserves some big-time kudos.

The unit that was much-maligned earlier in the season has turned things around and is now a major reason the Broncos have won three of their last four games.

What has changed? Several things.

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Looking For Some D

December 21st, 2010 - 5:37pm by mike_riceOther posts by

I understand why Tim Tebow’s first NFL start grabbed the headlines last Sunday. Undoubtedly this week, Tebow’s second career start will dominate much of the discussion and analysis after the game.

If I knew today that Kyle Orton or Tim Tebow or someone else would be the starter next season, I would be fine with that, as long as the “someone else” were at least decent.

The Broncos’ quarterback situation is not my number one concern. Not by a long shot.

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Injuries Dominate Conversation in Broncos Locker Room

November 3rd, 2008 - 6:44pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

Injury news was running rampant in the Broncos locker room on Monday and players were quick to chime in on what this latest rash of injuries means to the Broncos season.

Hall/ Pittman Done for ’08
The biggest news of the day was the announcement that running backs Andre Hall and Michael Pittman had been placed on the team’s effectively ending their season.

One player that will have to step up in the absence of Hall and Pittman will be running back Ryan Torain who saw his first action as a Bronco against Miami on Sunday.

“It is a rough sport; injuries come and go,” he said. “You just have to stay focused and handle the adversity when it comes.”

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Not on the Same Page

November 3rd, 2008 - 12:08am by mike_riceOther posts by

It is official: the Broncos are average. A 4-4 record qualifies as such. At times, they have been really good this year. At other times, they have been on the other end of the spectrum.

Sometimes they have been just good. At other times, well, they have not.

When you shake everything out at the halfway mark of the season, the Broncos’ pluses have about equaled out to the minuses.

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Banged Up But Optimistic Heading Into The Bye

October 22nd, 2008 - 1:49pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

Still Atop the AFC West

The Broncos didn’t want to head into the bye week on a losing note but at 4-3 and still first place in the AFC West the Broncos know they are still in a pretty good position heading into the second half of the season.

Michael Pittman likes where his team is right now but said he knows they are capable of playing at a higher level.

“Right now we are 4-3 and I think that is a pretty good record right now in the NFL because everybody is good in this league,” he said. “We are at the top of our division right now but we have to play better.”

“We just need to do what is needed to win these football games and eliminate these mistakes that we are making on both sides of the ball,” he continued. “We are going to keep battling as a team and as a unit because we believe in one another. Early in the year we were scoring a lot of points and the defense was doing a good job stopping people. We know we can go out there and do a lot of good things, we just have to go out there and do it.”

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Not Making Excuses

October 13th, 2008 - 4:52pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

The Broncos weren’t making any excuses Monday after the team’s 24-17 loss to the Jaguars. Some might have blamed the weather, others could have noted that key players were out of the lineup and others still might have argued that a controversial late call could have cost them the game.

But Denver didn’t do any of that, the team knows this loss is on them, and it is up to them to get better and correct mistakes.

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Another Physical Challenge

October 9th, 2008 - 4:15pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by

As Sunday’s matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars gets one day closer, the Broncos remember last year’s game all too well.

The Jags jumped out to an early 17-7 lead in the first half, extending it to 20-7 before the Broncos would get on the board again. A fourth quarter touchdown got Denver within a score, but it was not to be. The Jaguars won that game 23-14. This year, the Broncos would like to swap it up.

Denver is coming off a 16-13 win over a Buccaneers team that is similar to Jacksonville in several ways. Both teams like to play hard-nosed defense. Both like to pound the ball in the running game. And in that game against the Bucs, the Denver defense stepped up to match the physicality of their opponent. They’ll need to do it again this week.

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