Following the New York Giants' historic collapse against the Denver Broncos in which they blew leads of 19-0 and 26-8 in the fourth quarter, thanks much in part to defensive coordinator Shane Bowen playing prevent defense, edge rusher Brian Burns appeared to voice his displeasure in the tunnel after the game.

Burns was seen and heard going on an expletive-laced tirade as he headed to the locker room, screaming about "dropping eight," which most figured was referencing Bowen's decision to drop eight in coverage on a play that resulted in a huge 29-yard pass during the Broncos' game-winning drive.

However, Burns has come out and denied that that was what he was talking about.

While Burns deserves credit for trying to diffuse the situation, it seems very hard to believe that he wasn't thinking the same thing we all were seeing Bowen's play calling down the stretch.

It wasn't just on Denver's last drive, either. It was pretty consistent throughout the fourth quarter, where the Giants completely abandoned what had been a lethal pass rush (Burns himself had two sacks) and opted to guard against long passes.

Of course, as with any team who plays prevent defense, you then leave the middle of the field uncontested, which allows your opponent to methodically rip off chunks of yardage, wear the defense down and then eventually score.

New York — which had been pitching a shutout through the first three periods on Sunday — gave the Broncos' offense life by taking its foot off the gas, and the end result was the Giants surrendering 33 points over the final 15 minutes.

It marks the second time this season that Bowen's brutal decision-making has cost Big Blue a game down the stretch. The Giants also lost to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2 for the same reason.

Bowen is in his second year as New York's defensive coordinator, and given all of the talent the G-Men have on that side of the ball, it's inexcusable that the unit isn't performing better as a whole.

Bowen clearly isn't getting the most out of his players, and he isn't putting them in the best position to succeed. The Giants should be seriously considering moving on right now, but it's looking like Bowen will probably at least be safe through the rest of the season.

New York is 2-5 when it could just as easily be 4-3 if Bowen would have simply made better calls late in two of the Giants' losses.