Bronco Bytes: An Identity is Forming at Last

was like X-Mas in August, and seeing Von completely shut down the entire other side, thus, pushing the QB into Elvis looked like an art. Sure hope we can stop the run and stay healthy cause if so we have one scary a** pass rush. Good write up Tim.

I appreciate your enthusiasm and I think you may even be right, but I think, like most other things, it’s going to take the defense a little time to gel, to get to know each other. I do love the potential though.

And I completely agree. Gonna be fun to watch!

Although I think we should nickname this D (or just Von & Doom) “ORANGE RUSH”. SOunds like Orange Crush, but skews more towards the pass RUSH!

I knew this would happen when we got coach Fox Orange Crush is back and I would not be surprised if we were a top 5 defense this year

………. Quarterback Killas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You need to be drug out into the street and forced to watch replays of the Chargers blowing it in the playoffs!!!!

Instead of cheering the Defense on Saturday the crowd seem to boo or showed disappointment toward Tebow. I was the only one in my section that stood as Doom “sacked” Tim. The defense was the old mile high. Even when the Browns are on the doorstep to scoring the fans never wavered. They believed the D would make a play and they did when Byner fumbled. Shanahan changed the mindset of a Bronco fan to an offensive only crowd (not a bad thing at the time). Id like to see the defense to take center stage again.

Lets call them the lawer group of Shatter and Crash (Franklin and Bash? lol)

Or the Blue Crash? No more Orange crush, kinda disrespectful to call anyone the orange crush anymore. Lets let them make their own legacy.

….I am not taking much from our 1st string defense running over what I think may be the worst backup O-line in the league (not really based on anything but my opinion). We will learn more in the coming weeks but I am excited.

Not really buying the reason why we didn’t draft a DT though. Everybody keeps saying that we are building for the future and by your own words you say it takes time to develop a DT…..so when do we start?

If the defense can be disciplined while creating chaos they could be a top 10 defense this season. I really hope our running game can eat the clock and keep our

The last few years opposing WRs have crossed over the middle with impunity.

I think our pass rush will be unbelievable but are we going to be able to stop the run? That is the question………

“Orange Crash”. haha

I read an article and Von Miller came up with this name for the D, I think its awesome!!!!!

I’m more excited about him than Warren. That dude is straight up strong…not fast or even real quick (though he is probably much quicker than Jwall was) but he will anchor the middle of the line. I think the biggest weakness from the last 2 years was not having someone shut down the middle and force RB’s to bounce. Speed won’t help if people can get 5 up the gut which happened all to frequently.

The QB bickering makes me want to puke honestly. I feel bad for our WR, Oline, and RBs for having to be caught in the middle of it.

Bring back the Crush baby! Let’s dominate some people!

With Ty Warren, Bunkley, Marcus Thomas and Vick at DT, and Joe Mays right behind them, the run D will be excellent. And passing on us will be real hard also, vith Von and Elvis and the rest creating a great pass rush. And Champ back there to catch the ball.

Thank you sir!!

Plans get broken and busted and you need to audible… which is what we did.

I get so tired of hearing how “the plan” was so spectacular and brilliant – the implication being that it was all according to plan (like when you discuss us not drafting a DT… according to plan). It’s crap. We didn’t draft a DT because Von Miller was a bigger difference maker to OUR team than Dareus. We didn’t draft Fairley because he got drafted a handful of spots ahead of where we were willing to move in to take him. Liguit and the other kids were gone by the 2nd round. And for some reason, EFX dimply didn’t like Austin and Paea as much as we all did.

We never PLANNED to not draft a DT. It just happened. Our management drafed positoins of need in each of seven rounds, but never had a DT within ‘reach’ at any pick that they deemed worthy. That is all. Not brilliance. Coincidence.

and I see it all coming together very quickly.

Fortunately the Defensive line isn’t quite like the O-Line. They line up all over the place! They shift and stunt and do all the stuff that the OL would be penalized for.

IMO, the DL takes a whole lot less time to “jell” then the OL

But I will wait and see, word has been that this unit has struggled all camp with defending the run. The Cowboys game should be a good indication of how well we can defend the run this year, if we can be good or at least above average, then I know this defense should be excellent in defending the pass, but if we can’t stop the run, then it really doesn’t matter regarding our pass defense.

If by the end of the season they are getting good play out of Rahim Moore and one of Mays or Irving, they will be set-up extremely well for the future.

Hit on a DT and DB in the draft and this defense could be really scary

Let me put it this way. The Steelers defense is known as The Steel Curtain even though it is decades since the original Steel Curtain played. I think we should bow to tradition and if the new defense proves as effective as we hope it will be, they should be called the Orange Crush. Just my opinion.

Barring injuries (please give us a break this year) this D could be in the top half of the league this year, rather than last place.

I can’t wait to see them in action!