Von Miller: Broncos can’t shut down a Chiefs offense led by Patrick Mahomes
Broncos linebacker Von Miller is the highest-profile NFL player to be diagnosed with COVID-19, and he spoke about the experience with the Washington Post.
The question-and-answer session with Kent Babb included talk about about football and facing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
A question Miller was asked is one many defensive coordinators around the NFL have likely pondered: “How in the world do you stop that guy?”
“Can’t,” Miller said.
“We’ve just got to score points. If we’re able to get off the field — you can hold them to a third down here and there, but that’s on our offense. We’ve got to score on offense, because you cannot — it’s not smart to go into the game and say we’re going to hold Patrick Mahomes to no points.”
That’s a 180-degree change from the philosophy of the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 team, which used its defense to win the championship. In that game, Denver’s defense scored a touchdown, set up the offense with a first down on the Panthers’ 4-yard line that led to a TD run and held Carolina without a first down in the final 10 minutes.
But with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback for the Chiefs, the Broncos know it will take their offense scoring points and keeping Mahomes off the field.
That’s why Denver has added a number of offensive players around quarterback Drew Lock during the offseason.
Miller also talked about the worst part of dealing with the coronavirus.
“Not being able to breathe. I got asthma, but it was past the asthma attack — like my lungs were constricting. My asthma nebulizer helped, but it still didn’t feel like it was supposed to. That was the most frightening part. Just going to sleep knowing that my oxygen level could drop and I could wake up and have to go to the hospital.
“You can’t really taste. You can’t really smell. That in turn kind of messes with your appetite, so you’re not really eating like you’re supposed to. The first four, five days I was honestly nervous. I wouldn’t say that I thought I was going to die or anything like that, but it did cross my mind a little bit.”
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