We hear it all the time: the NFL is a passing league. It’s hard to refute. Many of the NFL’s best teams and Super Bowl winners of late have featured superstar QBs and high-flying passing attacks. But the latest Super Bowl champions – the Denver Broncos – have reminded us that the passing attack isn’t the only important component to building a winner in what is a passing-friendly league.
If the QB is the most important position in the sport, it would only stand to reason then that the player(s) responsible for neutralizing the QB are vital, too.