In the early days of the ‘Vic Fangio’ era in Denver, the belief for many was the team would be vaulted by a dominant defense, more specifically the pass-rush, which was to feature Von Miller and Bradley Chubb. Von and Chubb were both coming off highly productive years under Vance Joseph, and Vic Fangio had coached a ferocious Bears’ pass rush that helped Khalil Mack to a DPOY award in 2016.
To the disappointment of Denver Broncos fans everywhere, 2019 through 2021 saw Denver as one of the league’s least productive pass rushing defenses. It seemed Von Miller and Bradley Chubb were cursed to never share the field due to injuries, and Fangio’s defense folded without the ability to generate a pass-rush with four guys.