Through four weeks of action, the Denver Broncos gave us a mixed bag of signals.

Are they a good football team? Are they a bad football team? No one seemed to really have an answer.

Finally, we have our answer. This is not a good football team.

This is a bad football team https://t.co/YJA8kYnU0Q — Jon Heath (@ByJonHeath) October 7, 2018

Let’s take a look at four takeaways from the Broncos’ spanking at the hands of the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium:

1. The Denver defense desperately misses Aqib Talib

Good thing the #Broncos traded Talib to pay Keenum. Paying off dividends on both sides of the ball. pic.twitter.com/oVNwcF93hZ — Aaron Plenske (@Plenskemania) October 7, 2018

Bradley Roby has been a phenomenal asset in the Broncos secondary, but let’s not pretend that he is successfully filling the void created by the trade of Talib.

Roby seemingly got beaten all afternoon against the Jets. His afternoon was highlighted by being on the wrong side of two Robby Anderson touchdown receptions, one of which was for 76 yards.

Many thought that Roby had progressed enough to easily slide into the starting cornerback role opposite Chris Harris Jr., but it is clear after five weeks that the Denver secondary is in drastic need of another shutdown cornerback if they are going to continue to let their secondary matchup on the outside in one-on-one coverage.

I do, however, challenge Broncos Country not to overreact. Roby is extremely talented, and elite corners don’t grow on trees. He will learn from this afternoon and be a much better player because of it.