Editor’s note: Tenth and final of a series providing a position-by-position review of the Broncos in 2017 and looking ahead. Today: special teams.
There was no fine-tooth comb or microscope necessary to study the problems that plagued the Broncos’ special teams units in 2017.
The colossal gaffes — the fumbles, the kicks blocked, the chip shots shanked — happened on an open stage under a glaring spotlight like a Shakespearean tragedy, and they were detrimental for Denver during an 5-11 season marked by one head-scratching calamity after another.
The issues steered the Broncos toward a total tear down of their special teams approach, and the house cleaning cost first-year assistant Brock Olivo his job.