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Originally Posted by tooge
Yep. Except that Manning was still skilled when they got him, and they had a shut down D. Now the D is good but not shut down, and Flacco was never anything like Manning. Elway is running things the way Jack Steadman and later Carl peterson ran the Chiefs. Can't draft a QB worth a shit, so pick up other teams old trash to try to win with your D. Doesn't work.
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Much like Peterson (with DT), Elway had Von Miller drop into his lap. As Miller ages, so does the Broncos elite defense. It's almost a mirror image, interestingly enough.