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After that Shannon Sharpe/Broncos debacle I remember the 96 D being close to dominant the rest of the way.Not to mention that the inclusion of the 1996 defense (who gave up 19.6 points per game, and were 28th in passing yards) over the much more dominant ones of 2006 (2nd in points allowed) and 2007 (4th in points allowed) seems to be a travesty in my opinion.
But hey--I respect his position.
Were they as good as 01, 03, 04, 06, 07? I don't think so. Seemed like the those teams had more talent. The d-line on the 96 team was marginal. Everywhere else had a ton of talent though.
Were they as good as '14? I'm not sure. 1996 finished #8 in defensive passer rating which is pretty good.
Interesting stat on 1985. #1 in defensive passer rating that year...Bears. #2...Pats. Not too shabby.