Special teams coordinator Dwayne Stukes’ film review of the Broncos’ kick return unit early this week did not yield much holiday cheer.
Las Vegas challenged Denver by kicking the ball short and making rookie Montrell Washington return it rather than settling for touchbacks. The result? Three returns that came up short of the 20-yard line.
Washington hampered one by dropping the ball, but on the other two he had nowhere to go and was swallowed up quickly.
“It makes me freakin’ sick to my stomach to get challenged by another team or another individual — challenged on the football field — we’ve got to take pride in that,” Stukes said.