{"id":36781,"date":"2022-06-04T19:58:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T19:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-denver-broncos-defenders-to-watch-for-in-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T19:58:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T19:58:41","slug":"new-denver-broncos-defenders-to-watch-for-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-denver-broncos-defenders-to-watch-for-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"New Denver Broncos defenders to watch for in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Denver Broncos and good defense are two things that have gone hand-in-hand the past few years. Even with coaching changes and scheme differences, the defense that Elway began to form in 2014 has been a force every year.<\/p>\n

But the 2021 defense was among the franchise’s best in recent years and even though it lost multiple players due to injury, it held opponents to an average just under 19 points per game. It was a stat that could have been far more remarkable if there had been a complementary offense to go with it.<\/p>\n

But its also coming off a season in which it only boasted 36 sacks last year, the team’s lowest in the previous four seasons, yet hauled in 13 interceptions, the third-highest since the \u201cNo Fly Zone\u201d in 2015. <\/p>\n

Heading into this season, the Broncos have lost Bryce Callahan, who signed with the Chargers; AJ Johnson, who’s still a free agent; Kyle Fuller, who went to the Ravens; and Shelby Harris, who was traded to the Seahawks as a part of the Russell Wilson deal. Some losses will be more felt than others, but let’s turn to the additions who could really help this defense take a step forward.<\/p>\n

Randy Gregory signed with the Denver Broncos in March for $ 70 million over five years. After the Broncos put up its lowest number of sacks in 2021 over the last four seasons, Gregory adds a much-needed benefit to Denver’s pass rush. Gregory logged six sacks with the Cowboys in 2021 along with three forced fumbles. PFF gave him an 84.7 pass-rushing grade for his career. <\/p>\n

Outside linebacker Baron Browning was asked if he viewed Gregory as a leader and he admitted he asks Gregory tons of questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ask ‘RG’ a lot of questions [and] he breaks things down \u2014 small things, whether it’s the set line of the offensive tackle or if I could have taken a better approach, \u201dBrowning said. \u201cIt’s just small things that he sees. I have even kind of gotten with him after practice just to pick his brain one-on-one. I definitely enjoy having him around and learning from him. He has a lot of knowledge in him that you can learn from him. “<\/p>\n

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