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Four Downs: AFC West

Biggest Need: Inside linebacker

New head coach Vic Fangio's successful defenses have nearly always relied on a pair of quality inside linebackers -- think Danny Trevathan and Roquan Smith in Chicago, Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman in San Francisco, Ray Lewis and Bart Scott in Baltimore, or even the vaunted Dome Patrol of the Saints in the '80s and '90s. Premium talent in the center of the defense is what makes Fangio's style work; it's the foundation around which everything else is built. With that in mind, Denver was often linked to Devin White and Devin Bush in the pre-draft process, as Fangio places his stamp on Denver's D.