If there is one thing that is absolutely obvious with this team it's that it's more than due for a defensive overhaul. It's gotten to the point where I expect the other team to convert third and long because of how slow we are in the middle of the field and on how bad we are on the corners. Even third and shorts are becoming gimme's to the uncovered Tight End. I know all about the professing of the bend but don't break defense, but this defense is fighting an uphill battle every game. There are no game changing plays made on defense(Vrabel today was an exception), no defensive points and just no overall pressure for the other team to perform/execute because it's so damn easy. I've reached a point where I feel like a Denver fan and have to hope that we either outscore the opponent, which is way too big a burden, or hope for the other team to make a couple really bad unforced errors. Today, coupled with last week, I kind of let go of my insatiable desire for the playoffs because this really isn't a team that could win more than one game if they were lucky. The defense is just way too big a shortcoming and you can't expect a first year QB to be Johny Unitas every time out. Please, not more offensive players in the first three rounds. We've learned that they're just as much a bust as they are a value and we've learned that you can find offense in a lot of other places. I don't want to say I'm cashing it in until 2009, but this team just feels soft to me. They feel finesse - I hate it.
