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Peyton Manning Jersey , in the words of coach Vance Joseph, “he’ll wreck practice.”So, Miller saved his wrecking ball for Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.Miller collected four quarterback hits, three sacks, three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in leading the Broncos to a 27-24 win in Case Keenum’s Denver debut .Miller was in the Seahawks’ backfield seemingly as much as Seattle running back Chris Carson, who was pick-pocketed in the second half as Miller simply snatched the ball out of his hands in one of the best plays of opening weekend.“Technically, that’s not a good move,” Miller said with a chuckle, noting he should have set the edge instead of tossing aside fullback Tre Madden.“You want to be stout, shock and scare. But I ‘ole’ed’ outside, so I knew I needed to get back down to be able to make the tackle. I just saw the ball and I just grabbed it.”Miller said in the lead-up to the opener that he hates playing Wilson, whom he considers the best QB in the game. Yes, ahead of Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees, the only three who were ranked higher in The Associated Press quarterback rankings that came out Friday.“I still don’t like playing against Russell,” Miller said. “Running around out there, 20 yards, getting everybody tired. Luckily, we were able to get him before he could get started. That was in our scheme this week, we wanted to keep him in the pocket and (make) him beat us with his arm, which he’s capable of doing.“But we’d rather pick that poison and that strategy worked.”Wilson threw for 298 yards and three TDs, but was picked off twice and sacked six times and ran just twice for 5 yards.“He got out of the pocket a couple of times
John Elway Jersey , but that’s Russ,” Miller said. “He’s a great player. He’s going to get out of the pocket, but we kept some of the great plays to a minimum.”Miller didn’t get to face Wilson in Super Bowl 48 because he’d blown out a knee toward the end of the 2013 season, the only one in his first seven years in the NFL when he didn’t reach double digits in sacks.Miller was back in the Super Bowl two years later and won the game’s MVP honors after harassing Cam Newton, whom he strip sacked twice, leading to 15 points in Denver’s 24-10 win over the Panthers.The Broncos haven’t been back to the playoffs since, going 14-18 over the past two years.Although Miller collected 23½ sacks in that time, too many deficiencies on the roster and deficits on the scoreboard kept him from being the difference maker he was Sunday.That doesn’t mean he saw his performance as anything more than a good start.“You know me, I never move faster than I have to. I never move slower than I need to,” Miller said. “I just stay in the moment. We’ve got a great team. We got a great win today. We played great defense. This is how you want to start a season.”His three sacks moved him into 50th on the NFL’s all-time sack list with 86½.“It’s great, to be 29 and in the top 50, the league has been around for close to 100 years now,” Miller said. “It’s great, man. It’s a true blessing.”At one point Sunday, the giant scoreboard showed Miller inhaling oxygen on the sideline after one of his big plays and the crowd roared.“I wasn’t even paying attention and I look up and Case is telling everybody to be quiet,” Miller recounted. “I kind of felt bad for a second.”It wasn’t the only time Miller interrupted Keenum’s focus, either.Keenum normally spends his time between series on the bench studying pictures of formations and talking with to his coaches, “but it’s hard not to notice when the crowd’s going crazy and Von’s out there crawling or whatever he’s doing, whatever his sack dance is. That’s impressive to watch.“I’m glad I’m on the sidelines when he’s on the field, that’s for sure.”Wilson wasn’t so lucky.“I think that when it’s third-and-3 or 4, I’ve spun out and make a lot of plays,” Wilson said. “I would probably say most of the time it works.“With a guy like Von, sometimes it doesn’t.” I spoke with a quarterback statistician to get answers regarding the Denver Broncos trade for Joe Flacco."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Broncos NewsBroncos Free AgencyBroncos DraftBroncos PodcastsBroncos 2019 ScheduleKey Offseason DatesCommunity RulesFull ArchiveBroncos StoriesScheduleRosterStatsOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旴reaking NewsBroncos 2019 Draft Class Announced脳3 & Out with Ryan Michael: What does Joe Flacco bring to the Broncos?New
Ronald Leary Jersey ,281commentsI spoke with a quarterback statistician to get answers regarding the Denver Broncos trade for Joe Flacco. MSTShareTweetShareShare3 & Out with Ryan Michael: What does Joe Flacco bring to the Broncos?Flacco isn’t exciting, but maybe he doesn’t have to be.Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsIt’s impossible to deny that John Elway is at least trying to find a solution to the Bronco quarterback issues. With the recent trade for Joe Flacco the Broncos get an experienced former first rounder. I thought the trade made for a great opportunity to speak with QB statistician Ryan Michael about what it meant for your favorite team going forward. 1st and 10:What do you think of the Joe Flacco deal? Is he an upgrade over Case Keenum?For the cost of a fourth round pick, it was worth a shot. The quarterback market is slim this year and unfortunately, there just aren’t enough great options available to fill up the 32 spots. Flacco’s never been as good as his Super Bowl run had many people believing, but I don’t think his situation has done him many favors in recent years either. His defense has massaged the W-L record but offensively, it’s been rough.I do think he’s an upgrade over Keenum, who like Flacco following his Super Bowl run, was never going to replicate his league-leading DVOA season from 2017. Flacco may be more of a “boom or bust” addition, with a greater likelihood to be the latter, but Denver has been a team in desperate need of “boom” since Peyton Manning retired.2nd and 7:What does he bring to the offense? I haven’t watched a ton of tape on Flacco but know he has a better deep ball than Keenum. Should Courtland Sutton be excited?Flacco’s deep ball passing has not matched the potential of his arm-strength. Conservative, easy and too often short of the sticks, which has to be frustrating for a quarterback who can sling it when needed. I don’t think his arm is where it was 5 years ago, but the “potential” is there and GMs sure do gush over quarterback potential.3rd and 3:What does this say about the Broncos pursuit of a franchise QB in your opinion?They passed on Josh Rosen last year, which probably leaves them feeling pretty good right now given how much Rosen struggled in 2018.But so did they. 6-10 isn’t a record Denver should be complacent about. Every year we hear great talk about Mile High expectations and every year since they won the Lombardi, Broncos fans have been spending too many Sunday’s kicking and screaming. Elway’s continuous push to band-aid the quarterback position has left the team vulnerable. So I wouldn’t rule out seeing them make a move for a quarterback in this year’s draft.There’s been rumors through ever corner of the NFL that Elway is infatuated with Missouri Tiger Drew Lock, any thoughts on him as a prospect?Like the rest of us, I’ve seen Lock mocked to Denver. I’ve heard him referred to as a dollar store version of Patrick Mahomes. That may be too harsh. He has many of the measurable tools for his game to translate well at the NFL level.Lock’s no lock to be the next big thing. But with only a fourth round pick invested into a 34 year-old quarterback with recent injury issues, it’s worth consideration.4th and 1:How does Flacco change the Broncos long term outcome? Does this make them a playoff contender?Flacco at 34 is not a long-term solution. They can’t possibly expect a career-year out of a quarterback who hasn’t made the Pro Bowl once in 11 seasons. But the signing of a name-brand helps ease some of the pressure from an optics standpoint. They can at least say they tried.If their defense is at their best, there’s always a chance that a below-average quarterback can get them into the postseason. In my opinion, Flacco has about a 25% chance of being somewhere between “pretty good” and “good” but he’s more likely to be average or worse. Like casting John Travolta for the next straight to Redbox film. Would you expect a strong acting performance? Mmmaybe, but probably not.
