It only takes a spark to get a team out of a losing streak and a Denver Broncos LB Von Miller showed the media how he felt about their upcoming game.
Von Miller is the Denver Broncos best player and vocal leader.
The heartbeat of the defense made a statement on Tuesday, sending the media and Broncos Country into a frenzy.
As the face of the franchise, Miller always is one to point blame at himself and the team as a whole to be better. Miller said some of the same these things Tuesday that he has in weeks prior, but in this press conference, there was a little extra flavor to his comments.
For a team striving to get back into the win column again, the Broncos need a kick in the pants.
As an entire unit, the team is not playing nearly where it needs to be or what they’re capable of. This particular statement by Miller is strange because we had yet to see this type of passion from him. At least not since 2015, though Derek Wolfe speaks with this type of fire all the time.
The Broncos need to find themselves. It’s impossible to replicate 2015, but as for confidence, it should never waver in their approach to get the job done. The 2015 team was not soft by any means. Vice President of Football Operations and GM John Elway said the team was soft on the front seven. The front seven includes Miller.
Miller’s ‘kick the Arizona Cardinals’ booty’ comment reminded me of former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s famous press conference at the University of Florida. Tebow was not as descriptive as Miller, but the intensity is the same.
Tebow said there would not be a team or player (himself) that would work as hard as anyone the rest of that season. Tebow and the Gators advanced to the National Championship that season.
We are not saying the Broncos will now advance to the Super Bowl, however, the team is still alive for the playoffs. There are fixable areas the team can address to make it there. But it first starts with looking in the mirror, finding themselves again, and seeing the words translate to the field.
This particular comment by Von Miller is enough to spark the entire team into action. Keep in mind, against the Los Angeles Rams game was the first time Bradley Chubb and Miller gelled together in the same game.
Do not be surprised if you see a very different looking team Thursday night against the Cardinals. There are plenty of areas to fix, but this comment by Miller might be what the doctor ordered.