No matter how often Sean Payton reminds us what a genius he was for Bo-lieving in his young quarterback, the only real chance the Broncos have to make a Super Bowl run in 2025 depends on the brilliance of Vance Joseph’s defense.

So when another dog day of summer training camp was finished Tuesday, I asked Joseph:

What’s the next step this Denver defense must take to become truly championship caliber?

“The next step is avoiding the awkward big plays, the awkward series,” said Joseph, architect of the best defense we’ve seen in this dusty old cowtown since outside linebacker Von Miller and the Broncos defense broke the spirit of Carolina quarterback Cam Newton in Super Bowl 50

“If you’re going to be dominant, that’s every down, every game, every quarter. That’s our goal.”

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