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Denver Broncos: Critics are wrong to say Defense is Dirty

By Jacob Weindling

Dec 13, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos fans hold up a defense sign in the second quarter against the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos fans hold up a defense sign in the second quarter against the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 24, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware (94) sacks New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) in the AFC Championship football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Broncos defeated the Patriots 20-18 to advance to the Super Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware (94) sacks New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) in the AFC Championship football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Broncos defeated the Patriots 20-18 to advance to the Super Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

It wasn’t an issue last year

Again…where were these charges the previous nineteen games??? This defense has two and a half new primary contributors in Jared Crick, Todd Davis, and rookie Justin Simmons.

This wasn’t an issue when they hit Tom Brady in the AFC Championship more times than any other team has hit anyone since they started recording the stat, and it sure as hell wasn’t brought up when the league MVP allegedly shied away from the pile at the end of the Super Bowl.* That noise was reserved for the losing quarterback who didn’t want to be trapped in a room answering mindless questions while Chris Harris Jr. sat on the other side telling everyone within earshot that the Panthers quit.

*quick aside: Cam Newton did not jump out of the way with the ball on the ground on that last fumble, DeMarcus Ware beat him to the ball with one arm while another offensive lineman dove in; Cam took one step back (probably thinking the ball may squirt out because footballs are weird shaped objects and that’s what they do, especially when two large men collide on top of them, and guess what, that’s exactly what happened!) Watch the play again and you’ll see Cam clearly dive in to the pile after it squirts out the first time.

This rant is directed mainly at Phil Simms and Jim Nantz who stained one of the greatest moments of my lifetime by immediately perpetuating a narrative after witnessing only one replay. Back to our regularly scheduled programming…

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