Yet last season, a Broncos team that invested its free-agent dollars in defensive ends Kavika Pittman and Lester Archambeau, and cornerbacks Jimmy Spencer, Darryl Pounds and Terrell Buckley, and its top three draft choices in defensive players did not get the production it would have hoped. The Broncos defense finished 30th in the league in yards per play, and 31st in pass defense. It also did not help that Cincinnati Bengals running back Corey Dillon dashed for an NFL single-game record 278 yards against Denver in October, but one game is not thought to have done in Robinson. The season's final tallies did. We won two Super Bowls.
Decisions have to be made.
I'm sure this was a tough decision for Mike, but he had to do what he had to do. Hey, when I was in San Francisco, I saw Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott get let go, two of the best players ever to play the game. So I don't think you can ever be surprised by what happens in this league. Robinson could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Robinson still has one year remaining on his Broncos contract.