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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Julius Thomas was held to four catches for 27 yards in the 43-8 Super Bowl loss to Seattle. (John W. McDonough/SI)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Denver Broncos tight end Julius Thomas isn't exactly known to be a 'talker,' per say, but his recent comments are sure to stir the pot -- especially in the greater Northwest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thomas, speaking to the &lt;em&gt;Denver Post&lt;/em&gt;, suggested that it wasn't the Seattle Seahawks' vaulted defense that beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, but rather the Broncos themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong &gt;MORE:\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong &gt;2014 NFL Mock Draft&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong &gt;\u00A0|\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong &gt;2014 NFL draft needs: AFC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong &gt;\u00A0|\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong &gt;NFL draft needs: NFC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Citing poor execution, Thomas believes the Broncos undoing was their own fault.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I think a lot of talk has been made about how physical a defense is, and I know that can have an effect on the offense,\" Thomas said Wednesday, per Mike Klis of The &lt;em&gt;Denver Post&lt;/em&gt;. \"But I don't think that their defense is so much more physical than some defenses we've played.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Said Thomas: \"I think more so [the loss was about] was what we didn't do, the things we left out there -- than them being physical.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the young tight end may have a point in regards to the Broncos lack of execution, this is a team that spent the vast majority of the regular season shredding\u00A0its\u00A0opponents. So while the Broncos may have picked a poor time to have an off game, suggesting the Seahawks had little to do with it seems to be a bit of sour grapes.\n&lt;strong&gt;GALLERY: SI's Best photos from Super Bowl XLVIII&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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