Yes, the easy answer by some lazy Denver fans has been to lay the losses entirely on the QB position - and that included saying bullspit like "the offense going 3 & out has made the D tired or worn out" when in fact, the TOP has remained about even or in Denver's favor. Our "elite" D simply can't get off the field in crunch time, they give up too many long, time consuming drives and the let teams back in the games instead of shutting them down. Oh yes, the D does shine at times, many times in fact, but they cannot stop both the run and the pass in the same game. They can't turn out the lights on opponents who hang around for last call, sometimes allowing what should have been a "W" turn into an ugly "L". Sure, it's not nearly all the D's fault, the O has been lousy and STs have been terrible at best... but the D isn't innocent bystanders in the losses either.