Brandon Marshall
Of all of the losses from their defense a year ago, one of the more noticeable has been the departure of inside linebacker Danny Trevathan.
Trevathan was a bit undersized, but his ability to drop into coverage and make tackles all over the field has been sorely missed.
Brandon Marshall has been battling a hamstring injury that has rendered him less effective, but if he can get healthy, it would be a huge boost to the Denver defense.
Teams have been finding success in their run game, gouging the Orange Crush for nearly 124 yards per game.
And currently, three of the top four Bronco tacklers are defensive backs with T.J. Ward (66 tackles), Chris Harris (46 tackles) and Darian Stewart (44 tackles) racking up big numbers.
Brandon Marshall and the rest of the Denver inside linebackers need to get back to shutting opposing runners down and making those tackles before they get to the secondary.
