Steve Atwater, Von Miller, Karl Mecklenburg, and it's a tie between Randy Gradishar and Champ Bailey. Honorable mention Dennis Smith. Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater were so nasty together and put so much fear into offenses.
I'm with you--Jonas Griffith will be the starter. I think Barton was brought in for his special teams ability. Payton believes in having those core ST guys, and I can't say he's wrong. One of the most improved aspects of our team last year was STs. People claim Jonas is "injury prone," but it's not like he keeps hurting the same part of his body. The first injury that knocked him out for six weeks or so was an elbow injury, I believe, which has nothing to do with injuring his ACL. Jonas will be an upgrade, I think, though I loved Josey. Another nice shot!!
I had Cody Barton penciled in as a potential starter to replace Jewell when they traded for him. His athleticism is off the chart, & his tackle production is very high. The knock on him for his PFF grade has been that he takes bad angles & make mistakes. However...two factors influence that; 1) that's a function of coaching, & 2) he sat behind two All-Pro linebackers in Seattle so until the last 2 years has had little chance to get on the field. He played well down the stretch last year, which is probably what got Sean Payton's attention. When you dig into the player acquisitions Payton made in New Orleans over time, one consistent pattern emerges. He trades for players who underachieved in the past & coaches them up. Generally the teams that traded players to him gave up on them a little too quickly, which might be the case here. BTW...Legwold is a real sports journalist, one of the few left.
Hey bro I need to let you know you are over using words like blown away incredible amazing. If you would tone it down a bit I would click more of your videos but you are over hyping mediocre news so I don’t know when something actually is amazing !!! Just friendly advice!! Who am I right i love the Broncos I don’t have to be blown away for every video I just like Denver Broncos content
Yea this dude really needs to tone down the "oh this guy is going to blown the nfl away" every time he talks about some camp jobber. It's wild. But people are drinking it up.
There are pleny of Broncos sites that routinely tear down the team. Feel free to visit one of those. I can give you a list if you need help finding them.
Randy Gradishar, Steve Atwater, Von Miller, Champ...I had Von & Steve tied, but I have never seen a better ILB than Gradishar & I watch alot of Football!
Hey bro, I need to let you know, you are way UNDER hyping the broncos. I'm gonna need you to crank it way up as the season starts and the trolls who call themselves fans crank out the depressing whining and hate. Seriously, appreciate the content. I have to shut off opinions because they're so boring and depressing. You remind everyone it's ok to be hyped, even if they don't live up to all of it. God bless man.
Randy Gradishar, Kieth ( the Tractor) Trailer, Champ, Niel Smith,Von Miller, Karl Mecklenburg, Tom Jackson, Oh and How could I forget the Smiling Assassin?
Denver Defense Mount Rushmore... no particular order Randy Gradishar Champ Bailey Von Miller Steve Atwater Honorable Mention London Fletcher & Karl Mecklenburg (the dude played like every front 7 position)
All these people saying you need to tone down the hype need to BOLIEVE. You are 100 percent correct, we literally only got better and people, including fans are going to be blown away by how good we are going to be this year. Favorite defenders Champ, Lynch, Talib, Harris Jr.
Hopefully Cody can add at least some depth on LB. I agree that it's Jonas Griffith's job to lose, may the best man win. Hey Ben just so you know, I didn't get this video in my feed today. This is the first time that it's happen, but I have had it happen to other channels.
These titles are ridiculous. "Blown away" lol ya they're going to tell you they're blown away by someone in the organization about 32 more times so be ready for a lot of this kind of click bait.
The coolest part of this community is seeing all the different generations! I only knew Mecklenberg and Tom Jackson from this list and just learned about the others! Thanks @samjones4583
haven't been a fan for very long but I remember when the broncos got blown out in the super bowl and idk why but that made me like them more than the Seahawks when I was like 10 never knew it would set me on the path to where I am today. broncos country lets ride 🐎🐎🐎
I can’t say Atwater to young my TOP 4 Champ Bailey , Von Miller, Chirs Harris Jr , Justin Simmons had to be added . But people I would mention Al Wilson , Elvis Dumervil, Derek Wolfe… and I think Darrent Williams could have been something great . R.I.P
Wow!! This is so fun to read all these- LOVED Dumerville and will never forget the fax machine contract coming in just seconds after the deadline passed and Darrent Williams was the first athlete I loved who passed away! Great list!
Ben; at 3:49 in the video Wilson holds the ball for 2.4 seconds...which is not way too long, it's right in line with what he should beholding it for. He was sacked because #66 (Henry Byrd) & #79 (Lloyd Cushenberry) blew their assignments and BOTH failed to pick up Barton on the delayed blitz. It's worth nothing that along with Russ, neither Byrd nor Cushenberry is now on Sean Payton's team. Every last thing that went wrong for the Broncos the last 2 years was not the fault of Russell Wilson.
Very good point- I have a hard time not being salty with him now that we are paying him to play for another team...this sack probably was not his fault
Singelton is still under contract wtf. Jewell was average at best. Cmon bro. All you have to do is just do some fact checking. Barton is even worse then Jewell. Forsyth will be lucky to be in the league in two years. I applaud your enthusiasm but theres a zero percent chance this team is above 7 wins. Unfortunately. Our roster really isnt that great.
C'mon, we will at least hit the coveted broncos 8-9 season. We aren't sitting pretty, most likely next season, but I don't think we will be that bad, especially by the end of the season.
Love it! Everyone thinks about the Broncos as a golden place for quarterback's but we've had some STUD safeties too- I have only seen highlights of Smith but with him, Atwater, Lynch, Dawkins, TJ Ward, Justin Simmons...we've been pretty lucky!
We need our linebackers to be super strong and we need them to protect our qb. Improve on your weaknesses, stay focused and get stronger. Lets go broncos!!!!
YES! Chris is on mine too...it's fun to see the different era's in the chat and see how good our Defense has been over time. We must be from the same era!
1. Von Miller (58) 2. Steve Atwater (27) 3. Simon Fletcher (73) 4. Tyrone Braxton (34) 4. Rulon Jones (75) 🤔 HM: Dennis Smith (49) | John Mobley (51) | Trevor Price (93) | Tom Jackson (57) | Karl Mecklenburg (77) | Steve Foley (43) | Champ Bailey (24) | Bill Romanowski (53) | 👍
@@SportsTalkDenver Forgot to mention Mike Harden (31) a Broncos Legend as well… Most people forget, when Fletcher, Mecklenburg, and Jones lined up for Broncos defense, each player recorded a SAFETY, save for Rulon Jones, whom recorded THREE… 🤔
This is why I love this comment thread- I had never even heard of Foley! Now I'm deep in a rabbit hole 😂 Safety may be the position we've had the best talent at when you look at the whole history of this franchise!
Champ Bailey, Von Miller, Mecklenburg, Gradishar, and the next new face is PSII. That would be a hell of a defense. Talk about a no fly zone. Griffith is my choice, he is an animal and a ball hawk.
I'm a big Josey Fan and was sad to see him go. If he had any weakness in his game he was just a smidge too slow on coverage sideline to sideline. This is the first I'm hearing of Barton doing well at camp. I'm rooting for Jonas Griffith to take over that spot and he and Alex Singleton a force!!
I love Alfred from all his time on Denver radio and at CU as well... Al Wilson was SOOOO good and Fletcher and Smith I have only seen on TH-cam. I wish someone would make a 30 for 30 on orange crush or earlier Broncos teams!
Steve Atwater, Von Miller, Karl Mecklenburg, and it's a tie between Randy Gradishar and Champ Bailey. Honorable mention Dennis Smith. Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater were so nasty together and put so much fear into offenses.
Champ, Von, Al Wilson, Steve Atwater
Von
Champ
Atwater
Pryce
Love this list! Trevor Pryce is a name I haven't heard in a long time!
Not understanding the difference between a 4.6 and a 4.8 fourth is 1 step just shows how clueless people are on 40's.
Gradishar, Tom Jackson, Louis Wright, Steve Smith
Champ Bailey, Von Miller, Steve Atwater, Bill Romanowski
Love the Romanowski inclusion. Beast
Me too. I couldn't quite put him on the top 4, but definitely my personal favorite. He was just so damn mean.
Not Romanowski.....Please....
Louis Wright, Randy Gradishaw, Von Miller, Champ Bailey
No number 5? 😂
D.J Williams, Champ Bailey, Von Miller, John Lynch
Gradishar, Meck, Champ, Atwater
We didn't lose Alex Singleton....
Mecklenburg, Atwater, Miller, Bailey
I'm with you--Jonas Griffith will be the starter. I think Barton was brought in for his special teams ability. Payton believes in having those core ST guys, and I can't say he's wrong. One of the most improved aspects of our team last year was STs. People claim Jonas is "injury prone," but it's not like he keeps hurting the same part of his body. The first injury that knocked him out for six weeks or so was an elbow injury, I believe, which has nothing to do with injuring his ACL. Jonas will be an upgrade, I think, though I loved Josey.
Another nice shot!!
I had Cody Barton penciled in as a potential starter to replace Jewell when they traded for him. His athleticism is off the chart, & his tackle production is very high. The knock on him for his PFF grade has been that he takes bad angles & make mistakes. However...two factors influence that; 1) that's a function of coaching, & 2) he sat behind two All-Pro linebackers in Seattle so until the last 2 years has had little chance to get on the field. He played well down the stretch last year, which is probably what got Sean Payton's attention. When you dig into the player acquisitions Payton made in New Orleans over time, one consistent pattern emerges. He trades for players who underachieved in the past & coaches them up. Generally the teams that traded players to him gave up on them a little too quickly, which might be the case here.
BTW...Legwold is a real sports journalist, one of the few left.
Completely agree- great insight thanks! Legwold is very good and it feels like he has a high "hit rate" on his takes!
We resigned singleton is what Google says.
Bring back the Orange Crush! 👊
Von miller, champ bailey, John lynch, Chris Harris jr. just in my lifetime as a 25 year old. Those are my dawgs.
Don't forget 2009 Elvis Kool Dumervil. You named some throwbacks fr though, they might be the top 5 for 2000's
What no Atwater or Simon Fletcher?
@griff9077 Al Wilson as well dude was an animal
@TonyLightTravels I was tryna name post 2000 players but we had a lot of good defenses back in the day
Love the Chris Harris Junior inclusion!
Singleton did photos in the new uniforms I’m pretty sure we kept him
Hey bro I need to let you know you are over using words like blown away incredible amazing. If you would tone it down a bit I would click more of your videos but you are over hyping mediocre news so I don’t know when something actually is amazing !!! Just friendly advice!! Who am I right i love the Broncos I don’t have to be blown away for every video I just like Denver Broncos content
Yea this dude really needs to tone down the "oh this guy is going to blown the nfl away" every time he talks about some camp jobber. It's wild. But people are drinking it up.
There are pleny of Broncos sites that routinely tear down the team. Feel free to visit one of those. I can give you a list if you need help finding them.
@@MatyloopsI mean bro he just give us what we are looking for lol hope 😂
@@rluellam who's asking for all negativity? Thats a silly comment. There is something. called objectivity and balancr
@@yrcddai914 false hope can be very toxic and damaging
Atwater, Miller, Bailey, & Gradshire
Champ bailey, Von miller, Karl Mecklenberg, Steve Atwater
Man, that was going to be my list! Haha!
Gradishaw if you watched him play.. no linebacker has been close to what he did..
Randy Gradishar, Steve Atwater, Von Miller, Champ...I had Von & Steve tied, but I have never seen a better ILB than Gradishar & I watch alot of Football!
I've only seen him on TH-cam but Gradishar seems like an absolute stud!
He was. He was always there over the middle.
surprised you dont have more subs, amazing content and you STAY dropping videos and keeping us updated.
He just got started, his channel has actually been growing pretty fast
Mecklenburg, Atwater, Bailey, & Von Miller
Hey bro, I need to let you know, you are way UNDER hyping the broncos. I'm gonna need you to crank it way up as the season starts and the trolls who call themselves fans crank out the depressing whining and hate.
Seriously, appreciate the content. I have to shut off opinions because they're so boring and depressing. You remind everyone it's ok to be hyped, even if they don't live up to all of it. God bless man.
Got to be Randy Gradishar, Karl Mecklenburg, Simon Fletcher, and Champ Bailey for my Broncos Defense Mt. Rushmore
Didnt know Griffith was like that. Hope he performs and that he’s what we need. Broncos have so many athletic defensive players and sleepers.
Champ,Von,Steve,Bill
Randy Gradishar, Kieth ( the Tractor) Trailer, Champ, Niel Smith,Von Miller, Karl Mecklenburg, Tom Jackson, Oh and How could I forget the Smiling Assassin?
Steve Atwater, Tom Jackson, Al Wilson, champ Bailey, Von Miller. Special mention, John Mobley.
1. Dennis Smith 2. Steve Atwater 3. Von Miller 4. Champ Bailey 5. Neil Smith - Tom Jackson.
This is difficult given the different eras.
Best All-time Broncos Defensive players in my book :
#1.Steve Atwater #2.Karl Mecklenberg #3.Simon Fletcher
#4.Von Miller
#5.Dennis Smith
Denver Defense Mount Rushmore... no particular order
Randy Gradishar
Champ Bailey
Von Miller
Steve Atwater
Honorable Mention
London Fletcher & Karl Mecklenburg (the dude played like every front 7 position)
All these people saying you need to tone down the hype need to BOLIEVE. You are 100 percent correct, we literally only got better and people, including fans are going to be blown away by how good we are going to be this year. Favorite defenders Champ, Lynch, Talib, Harris Jr.
Von Miller, Randy Gradishar, Champ Bailey, Rich Tombstone Jackson.
Hopefully Cody can add at least some depth on LB. I agree that it's Jonas Griffith's job to lose, may the best man win.
Hey Ben just so you know, I didn't get this video in my feed today. This is the first time that it's happen, but I have had it happen to other channels.
Karl, Steve, Champ,Von.
1. Von miller 2. Steve Atwater 3. Champ Bailey 4. Karl Mecklenburg
AL WILSON!!, Atwater, Von, Chris Harris jr
not in any particular order
Defense Mt.Rushmore...Atwater, Bailey, Miller, and Al Wilson.
These titles are ridiculous. "Blown away" lol ya they're going to tell you they're blown away by someone in the organization about 32 more times so be ready for a lot of this kind of click bait.
It's called an open field tackle. Players make them many times each game. Excited about The Broncos season lol
Billy Thompson Lyle Alzado Tom Jackson Karl Meclenberg
Nice old timer choices although I picked Rich Jackson over Lyle Alzado.
@@brucecairns4262 I loved Rich Jackson also.
The coolest part of this community is seeing all the different generations! I only knew Mecklenberg and Tom Jackson from this list and just learned about the others! Thanks @samjones4583
So many, Steve Foley, Steve Atwater the smiling assassin, Mike Hardin , Champ Bailey
haven't been a fan for very long but I remember when the broncos got blown out in the super bowl and idk why but that made me like them more than the Seahawks when I was like 10 never knew it would set me on the path to where I am today. broncos country lets ride 🐎🐎🐎
Champ, von, Atwater, mecklenberg
Glad to see the albino rhino a nod!
Mecklenberg, Atwater, Dennis Smith, and Von Miller.
Barton is a tackle machine stats don’t lie
I used to be a diehard Broncos fan until they hired Sean Saints Payton. I hope they do well.
Atwater Bailey Miller Romanowski Williams and lynch on deck
Von Miller
Al Wilson
Champ Bailey
Steve Atwater
Steve Atwater,the white rhino, Von Miller,Champ Bailey
Wait we lost Singleton? I knew we lost Jewell but I thought Singleton was still here
Von Miller and my favorite and still a fan is Champ Bailey ❤❤❤❤
Gradishar, Champ, Atwater, Von Miller
Bro how do u feel abt Denver nuggets draft picks
Von Miller Champ Bailey Al Wilson darrent Williams
Champ, Von, Atwater, John Mobley
Gradishar, Atwater, Bailey, V.Miller. easy list
Foley great Hitter , instinctive , great turn over guy
I'll miss JJewel he got a lot of undeserved hate
Randy Gradishar, Champ Bailey, et al.
Payton has been looking for a Joker, Barton is an Anti-Joker.
I love your bronco coat
Gradishar, Atwater, Bailey, Miller
My Broncos all time Mount Rushmore.. Randy Gradishar, Champ Bailey,Simon Fletcher,Steve Attwater
Let's go! I've only seen highlights of Fletcher but had no clue he almost had 100 sacks in NFL!
I can’t say Atwater to young my TOP 4 Champ Bailey , Von Miller, Chirs Harris Jr , Justin Simmons had to be added .
But people I would mention Al Wilson , Elvis Dumervil, Derek Wolfe… and I think Darrent Williams could have been something great . R.I.P
Wow!! This is so fun to read all these- LOVED Dumerville and will never forget the fax machine contract coming in just seconds after the deadline passed and Darrent Williams was the first athlete I loved who passed away! Great list!
Wilson, Bailey, Atwater, Miller
Ben; at 3:49 in the video Wilson holds the ball for 2.4 seconds...which is not way too long, it's right in line with what he should beholding it for. He was sacked because #66 (Henry Byrd) & #79 (Lloyd Cushenberry) blew their assignments and BOTH failed to pick up Barton on the delayed blitz. It's worth nothing that along with Russ, neither Byrd nor Cushenberry is now on Sean Payton's team.
Every last thing that went wrong for the Broncos the last 2 years was not the fault of Russell Wilson.
Very good point- I have a hard time not being salty with him now that we are paying him to play for another team...this sack probably was not his fault
Singleton is on the team still don’t forget
We didn’t lose singleton brother
Singelton is still under contract wtf. Jewell was average at best. Cmon bro. All you have to do is just do some fact checking. Barton is even worse then Jewell. Forsyth will be lucky to be in the league in two years. I applaud your enthusiasm but theres a zero percent chance this team is above 7 wins. Unfortunately. Our roster really isnt that great.
C'mon, we will at least hit the coveted broncos 8-9 season. We aren't sitting pretty, most likely next season, but I don't think we will be that bad, especially by the end of the season.
Rich tombstone jarkson
Von Miller hits my memory.
Steve Atwater, Dennis Smith, Rich Jackson and Champ Bailey
Love it! Everyone thinks about the Broncos as a golden place for quarterback's but we've had some STUD safeties too- I have only seen highlights of Smith but with him, Atwater, Lynch, Dawkins, TJ Ward, Justin Simmons...we've been pretty lucky!
We need our linebackers to be super strong and we need them to protect our qb. Improve on your weaknesses, stay focused and get stronger. Lets go broncos!!!!
100% LEGGOOO Broncos!
Von Miller, Champ Bailey, Steve Atwater, Chris Harris Jr.
YES! Chris is on mine too...it's fun to see the different era's in the chat and see how good our Defense has been over time. We must be from the same era!
Von Miller… Champ Bailey…. Steve Atwater…. Al Wilson
Lets gooooooo! I bet if Space Jam was a football movie these 4 on a defense could beat the aliens to save the world 😂
Another mediocre season
Steve Atwater, Champ Bailey, Al Wilson, Von Miller
Al Wilson was a game wrecker!
Atwater,champ bailey,Von miller,john.lynch
Very similar to how I'd choose! I think I'd want to sneak Chris Harris Jr. on mine because he was with us SO long
Don’t sleep on skinner
Wheres the bo lieve hats?
That's a nice jacket
I say a top 12 defense
1. Von Miller (58)
2. Steve Atwater (27)
3. Simon Fletcher (73)
4. Tyrone Braxton (34)
4. Rulon Jones (75)
🤔
HM: Dennis Smith (49) | John Mobley (51) | Trevor Price (93) | Tom Jackson (57) | Karl Mecklenburg (77) | Steve Foley (43) | Champ Bailey (24) | Bill Romanowski (53) |
👍
Dzang...I haven't thought about Romanowski in a long time- I LOVED him as a kid! This is a great list
@@SportsTalkDenver Forgot to mention Mike Harden (31) a Broncos Legend as well…
Most people forget, when Fletcher, Mecklenburg, and Jones lined up for Broncos defense, each player recorded a SAFETY, save for Rulon Jones, whom recorded THREE…
🤔
Atwater , Foley , Gradishar, Jackson
This is why I love this comment thread- I had never even heard of Foley! Now I'm deep in a rabbit hole 😂 Safety may be the position we've had the best talent at when you look at the whole history of this franchise!
no drop-off
Steve Atwater
Steve Atwater
Champ Bailey, Von Miller, Mecklenburg, Gradishar, and the next new face is PSII. That would be a hell of a defense. Talk about a no fly zone. Griffith is my choice, he is an animal and a ball hawk.
Randy Gradishar, Karl Mecklenburg, Steve Atwater, Von Miller.
Great list!
DB4L
I'm a big Josey Fan and was sad to see him go. If he had any weakness in his game he was just a smidge too slow on coverage sideline to sideline. This is the first I'm hearing of Barton doing well at camp. I'm rooting for Jonas Griffith to take over that spot and he and Alex Singleton a force!!
Bro I’m pretty sure Alex Singleton is still here. Maybe I’m wrong though.
That’s what I was thinking. Maybe he was talking about jewell
U right
Elway, Champ, TD, and Atwater
When did Elway and TD play defense? I knew they were good but damn
Two in a row!!! Don't change anything.
What can I say...I just got that shooters touch 😂
Atwater, Bailey, Lynch, Miller
GREAT list! I still wish John Lynch joined our front office instead of San Fran...
Simon Fletcher! D. Smith! Al Wilson! Alfred Williams!
I love Alfred from all his time on Denver radio and at CU as well... Al Wilson was SOOOO good and Fletcher and Smith I have only seen on TH-cam. I wish someone would make a 30 for 30 on orange crush or earlier Broncos teams!
@@SportsTalkDenver 100% agree.
Atwater, Von, Talib, Al Wilson
Remember when Talib snatched the chain? One of my all time favorite Broncos moments...we just had a "don't mess with us" mentality that I loved!
Rich "Tombstone" Jackson
Randy Gradishar
Tom Jackson
Von Miller
Just watched the highlights of Rich tombstone Jackson. Never knew about this dude, but seems like a beast!
I only know Tom Jackson from the ESPN show but wish I got to see more of him! Great list @brucecairns4262
@@sskeletor206he WAS a beast. So much so that Al Davis tried to woo him away. Tombstone didn't do it, but sadly Lyle Alzado did.