Quote:I do watch the games, and have seen several of Denvers games this year and that Ravens Broncos playoff game. 

 

You are just either a Broncos homer or JDR butt smoocher and are seeing things with orange & blue colored glasses. 

 

Then you'd realize your stat is meaningless.  This is not the same defense as the Ravens, so I'm not even sure why that is being discussed, but "that unit" was a top 5 defense last year.  Your argument is like saying that a cold day in June means that the Summer has been quite cold this year...(I'll assume you are in the Northern Hemisphere).  It's just wrong.

 

The Broncos were in complete control of every game this year except for the Cowboys, and they played that game minus five starters by its end.  I don't use that as a full excuse- they played sloppy and missed a lot of tackles, but anyone who actually watched their games knows this is not the norm. They gave up several touchdowns in 4th quarters where Denver was up by 3+ scores and in prevent defense.  Some of us are not thrilled about the way they are "closing out" games, but that is still what it is.

 

In any case, we will see Sunday just how effectively the Jags move the ball.  I do not think they will have a lot of success, but that remains to be seen.  This is not the defense that will be on the field in a few weeks though, barring injury.

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