{"id":124153,"date":"2021-11-02T16:25:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=124153"},"modified":"2021-11-02T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:42:13","slug":"von-miller-will-always-be-considered-a-sack-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/11\/02\/von-miller-will-always-be-considered-a-sack-master\/","title":{"rendered":"Von Miller Will Always Be Considered a Sack Master"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even as he ends his time with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a> and begins a new story with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/rams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MillVo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Von Miller<\/a> will always be considered a \u2018sack master\u2019 with that inimitable sack dance. His 110.5 regular-season sacks are proof that the Broncos made one of their best decisions ever by drafting him second overall in 2011. He is a certainty for Ring of Fame induction, and likely to be a Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<h2>Von Miller Will Always Be Remembered as the Sack Master<\/h2>\n<p>Among the numerous honors, he was given as a Bronco, his greatest was being named Super Bowl 50 MVP. As Aric DiLalla says, he was \u201cthe driving force behind Denver\u2019s third world championship,\u201d so it was a title <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverbroncos.com\/news\/statements-from-joe-ellis-george-paton-vic-fangio-and-john-elway\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">much deserved<\/a>. Miller\u2019s immense production makes him the franchise\u2019s all-time leading sack artist, and he will likely remain that for years to come. As painful as it is for fans to let him go, his exit was impending for quite some time. It was a natural progression &#8211; time for Miller and the Broncos to go their separate ways. It wasn\u2019t at all a surprise that the Rams offered up 2022 second-and third-round picks for one of the best pass rushers the NFL has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>A true <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/10\/18\/von-miller-justin-simmons-believe-they-can-fix-denver-broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">champion<\/a> with a big heart, Miller showed his gratitude to the franchise by thanking 50 players and personnel, by name, in a heartfelt video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Von Miller thanked\u2014by name\u2014more than 50 Broncos players, coaches and staff in a series of videos filmed at his home this afternoon by the Broncos\u2019 digital team.<\/p>\n<p>At every level of organization, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VonMiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@VonMiller<\/a> had meaningful personal relationships built over his decade with the team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Di5LkUr7aY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Di5LkUr7aY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Smyth (@psmyth12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/psmyth12\/status\/1455327971535847427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Miller\u2019s Nuanced Technique Was a Game-changer<\/h3>\n<p>Miller\u2019s timing was always admired. It took him tenths of a second to race off the line of scrimmage, he would time his jumps precisely with the snap of the ball. He had an absurdly quick way of bending under a tackle to get at the quarterback. He could alter a game\u2019s trajectory with a third-down sack or tearing the ball away. According to DiLalla, all you had to do was turn away for even a moment and risk missing a game-changing play by Miller.<\/p>\n<h3>The Greatest Defensive Player in Franchise History<\/h3>\n<p>Miller was a constant mismatch in all his 142 games across 11 seasons. He posted double-digit sacks in seven of his first eight seasons, including a five-season stretch from 2014-18. Along with 110.5 sacks, he posted 26 career forced fumbles. He earned three first-team All-Pro nods and eight Pro Bowl selections. His unanimous selection to the NFL\u2019s 2010s All-Decade Team was the ultimate compliment to his stellar play that spanned a decade.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;14591&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>The Moves That Defined Von Miller<\/h3>\n<p>The 2015 postseason was his crowning achievement, for a series of games that earned him national recognition. He pummeled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Brady<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=NewtCa00,NewtCa20&amp;search=Cam+Newton&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Newton<\/a> with five sacks, six quarterback hits, an interception, and two forced fumbles. His performances during the AFC Championship and Super Bowl 50 were unfaultable. Could the Broncos have won their third Super Bowl without him? Highly doubtful.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Denver couldn\u2019t reach the same heights in the years that followed, Miller still had moments where he played as if he was still in his prime. He believed that 30 sacks in one season were achievable. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighreport.com\/2018\/10\/16\/17986114\/von-miller-arizona-cardinals-kick-their-ass\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guaranteeing<\/a> that they would \u201ckick [Arizona Cardinals] ass\u201d, he delivered with two sacks and two forced fumbles on primetime TV. He recorded 11 multi-sack games post Super Bowl. Against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/colts\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> in 2016, his strip-sack clinched the game. In 2018, he reinforced his dominance with three sacks and two forced fumbles against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>. A late interception on Philip Rivers secured a win against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chargers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>. Miller\u2019s strip-sack of Newton remains one of the most played highlights in Broncos history.<\/p>\n<p>As Miller moves on, fans will never forget the flawless way he played, nor his unique personality. He was in many ways the face of the franchise and for some, he will always be a Bronco.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"DqZ1hMqnQphZb5W1PZkxrg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1344835787\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'DqZ1hMqnQphZb5W1PZkxrg',sig:'WPGcorpcbVW1ZjbNeE5hQ5m1VCspUqeYH9ew6mWDtFo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1344835787',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Von Miller will always be considered the \u2018sack master.\u2019 His nuanced technique made him one of the best defensive players in the NFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2583,"featured_media":124199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,54,34],"tags":[7641,7309,7323,607],"class_list":["post-124153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broncos","category-editorials","category-rams","tag-broncos-featured","tag-denver-broncos-roster","tag-los-angeles-rams-roster","tag-von-miller"],"modified_by":"Will Koshover, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2583"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}