Film Room: Where has Von Miller gone? He's still chopping wood

Where is Von Miller? That is the question on the minds of Denver Broncos fans everywhere.

Miller hasn’t posted any sacks, and teams are getting the ball out quickly to negate his pass rush. Chicago Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky dropped back 27 times and 13 of them saw the ball out in under two seconds.

Five of Trubisky's passes saw him hold the ball longer than 2.4 seconds with three of them over five seconds. Two of those came late in the game with Denver playing prevent.

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In total, Miller got six pressures against the Bears, which isn’t great by any means. Denver needs more out of him, and one way to help him is by playing more bump-and-run coverage, while another way would be via blitzes.

Despite the pass rush, or lack thereof, Miller played great against the run, the forgotten aspect of his play.

Here are three plays that show that Miller is still around. Two of them reveal him getting some good pressure, only to be beaten by a quicker release, while the other shows his prowess against the run.

Play 1: Pressure when the situation allows, despite double team

Von Miller is lined up off the right tackle. Chicago chips him with the tight end, to help the RT get in a better position to handle Miller. Even with the chip, Miller still is quick to the tackle's outside shoulder and just turns the corner. He does a good job dealing with the chip and applying pressure.

However, the interior is left wide open and Trubisky is able to escape through the open lane. This is one of the few passes where Trubisky held the ball for longer than 2.4 seconds, and Miller gets good pressure on the quarterback, even dealing with a chip. If he doesn’t get chipped, this is likely a sack.

That extra half-second was enough for the tackle to keep Miller from having a tighter corner to Trubisky.

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Play 2: Setting the edge

Here we have a rushing play from Chicago that shows just how good of a run defender Miller is. Chicago is getting Cordarrelle Patterson the ball and having him go outside, looking for a cutback lane to try and get a good chunk of yards. He isn’t able to because of the play from Miller.

Miller is engaged in a double team with a TE and the RT, but they are not able to drive him wide for a cutback lane inside, or slow him to the outside to give Patterson more room. Miller is dictating this play. You can see him slow the blocks, keeping Patterson outside, then showcasing his speed to close the outside. A tremendous, smart veteran play.

Play 3: Still winning against RTs, even in disadvantageous situations

The last play we find Miller getting after the quarterback again. He is originally lined up in the slot, before coming inside and rushing the RT's outside shoulder. He swipes the hands of the tackle away, giving him a free shot at the QB. This is a great pass rush, but the play call from Chicago negated it.

Chicago is running a running back screen. Bradley Chubb reads it, and stays in position, meaning it would go for no gain if completed. You also see the left tackle not even chop Adam Gotsis down, and he has a straight line to Trubisky. All three of these moving pieces force Trubisky to just dump it off.

Just because of the nature of the play call, what Miller did should not be diminished. The right side was blocking like a normal play, and he completely owned the RT.

What Miller did was textbook and is a specialty of his — extend with the inside hand, turn the corner and swipe the hands off of him. This is a pass rush move he taught to Malik Reed that Reed used for two sacks in the preseason.

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