Thread: Mile High Morning: Aqib Talib details why he thinks Denver should draft Micah Parsons with the ninth-overall pick

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The way Aqib Talib sees it, the Broncos may have two options in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft — to trade up for a top quarterback or to complete their defense — but really, he sees only one realistic choice.

To fulfill their defensive potential, Talib told Steve Atwater in the most recent episode of "Broncos Weekend," the Broncos should draft Penn State inside linebacker Micah Parsons.

"I say if they stay at nine, you complete that defense," Talib said. "You just go Parsons right in the middle. I add that linebacker right there to that defense. Because I feel like if I don't get one of the top — really the top three [quarterbacks] — if I don't get [Justin] Fields, [Zach] Wilson or [Trevor] Lawrence, then I don't want to trade up and get them other guys. I'm riding with them three guys. My organization is going to be good with those three guys, so if I can't trade up and get those guys, then I might stay put where I'm at, try to get Parsons, put me a playmaker in the middle. Now I've got a playmaker at every level, you know what I'm saying? A couple of 'em up front, a couple of 'em on the back end."

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talib wants that defense to be drippin'. . .

Originally Posted by dogfish

talib wants that defense to be drippin'. . .

He's seen first hand how a GREAT defense can pull a struggling offense along. With Mahomes, and maybe Herbert, in the West we need a great defense no matter what we do at QB.

Originally Posted by Davii

He's seen first hand how a GREAT defense can pull a struggling offense along. With Mahomes, and maybe Herbert, in the West we need a great defense no matter what we do at QB.

There is something uniquely satisfying and dominant about a superior defense shutting down a 'best-evah' invincible offense.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

There is something uniquely satisfying and dominant about a superior defense shutting down a 'best-evah' invincible offense.

much to our chagrin in 2013. . . but yea, i agree. . . and it made '15 all the more gratifying. . .

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

There is something uniquely satisfying and dominant about a superior defense shutting down a 'best-evah' invincible offense.

Watching Devin White and company make KC look average in the SB last year was a thing of beauty.