BroncoTalk Offseason Award – Most Improved Defense

The BroncoTalk Offseason Awards continue! Today the most improved defense across the NFL is discussed, and again the Broncos are under consideration for the award.

Huh? The Broncos are considered for both the Most AND Least Improved Defense? How is that possible, you ask? Well, consider the loss of Al Wilson as the worst cut of the entire offseason. And the tragic death of Darrent Williams doesn’t help either. That’s how our defense was hurt. But we bounced back with an entire revamp of our defensive line, along with the additions of D.D. Lewis and Warrick Holdman. And don’t forget about Dre Bly, giving us the best cornerback tandem in the league.

The BroncoTalk Offseason Award for Most Improved Defense goes to…
What the hell…. The Denver Broncos for completely revamping their Defensive Line and forming the best secondary in recent NFL history. Oh yeah, and signing Jim Bates.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
2) The Washington Redskins for bringing back Fred Smoot and adding depth all over their defense
3) The Philadelphia Eagles for making defensive moves all offseason
4) The New England Patriots for signing the best defensive free agent Adalius Thomas

Man, I am totally impartial, too, y’know. The Broncos win their third BOA with the Most Improved Defense award, again for all of the moves they’ve made across the defensive line and the blockbuster trade (and signing) of Dre Bly.

It’s hard to tell, ahead of time, whether or not a defense really has improved until they go out and play on the field. Will the Broncos defensive line really have improved that much? Will Dre Bly flourish under the Denver system or be abust? Will one of our linebackers pick up the slack at strong side? Will D.J. Williams excel at middle?

These questions are all a more likely yes, but no one knows until they go out and play the field in 3 months.