2. Von Miller

It’s hard to put the team’s defensive leader on this list when he led the team in sacks again and made the Pro Bowl, but by almost any measurement, it was a down year for Miller.

He only had eight sacks, the lowest of his career since 2013 when he played in just nine games due to an early-season suspension and season-ending injury.

We can make up excuses for him such as teams showed him extra attention or that he was adjusting to Fangio’s scheme, but he is still paid to get to the quarterback and anything less than a double-digit sack season should be considered lackluster, at best.

3. Brandon McManus

To say that McManus was bad in 2019 would be false. He did make 29 of his 34 field-goal attempts. But he needs to be more reliable from long range.

McManus only missed two kicks all season from under 50 yards but once you get into the 50-yard attempts, it’s a coin flip with McManus. Kickers in today’s NFL not only need to have a strong leg, but they must be accurate.

From beyond 50 yards, McManus was just 4-of-7 on the season. It’s clear he has the leg to make kicks, but he needs to show he can make them much more often than miss.

Maybe then, his coach will trot him out for that 65-yard attempt before halftime or the end of the game.

Teams change kickers at a rate that is far more frequent than they did at one time. That’s not to suggest that McManus should fear for his job security, but having a guy who can regularly connect on the long field goal is a huge weapon.

He needs to work on that long-range accuracy this offseason.