Special teams look to be more aggressive

[Denver Native (Carol)]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The special teams forces want to have a different feel about them this season. They want to make a bigger impression, not only on their opponents but on their teammates, as David Bruton Jr. detailed on Wednesday.

"We’re going to be attacking. We’re going to be downhill all the time, and a lot more enthusiastic on special team," he said.

That enthusiasm is something they're trying to build now in the meeting rooms to make a more cohesive passionate group that helps set a tone for the team.

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[Ziggy]

Nowhere to go but up on special teams. Ours have been horrible for years.

[TXBRONC]

Nowhere to go but up on special teams. Ours have been horrible for years.

Ziggy they pretty good first three years of Fox's tenure especially years two and three.

[Ziggy]

Ziggy they pretty good first three years of Fox's tenure especially years two and three.

I don't have time to pour over all of the stats right now, but last year the Broncos were 24th in kickoff return coverage and 29th in punt return coverage. I'm not real sure what you consider pretty good.

[underrated29]

More aggresive Huh? Lets just not suck, how about that.

[BroncoNut]

awesome! we are going to have great special teams

[Valar Morghulis]

I always think being a special teams coach must be really easy.

Scenario one. Catch ball, run, with blockers towards the end zone.

Scenario two. Run towards man who just caught ball, stop him.

Scenario three. Opposition expecting scenario one or two - do something different.

[spikerman]

I always think being a special teams coach must be really easy.

Scenario one. Catch ball, run, with blockers towards the end zone.

Scenario two. Run towards man who just caught ball, stop him.

Scenario three. Opposition expecting scenario one or two - do something different.

I'm not sure about coaching, but I will tell you that from an officiating standpoint, if something weird is going to happen it's probably going to be in the kicking game.

[OrangeHoof]

More aggresive Huh? Lets just not suck, how about that.

I hear this type of quote every year. I never ever see a story where a coach says he's hoping his unit will be more passive next year.

[Simple Jaded]

Ty Montgomery gonna be a good returner.

[TXBRONC]

I don't have time to pour over all of the stats right now, but last year the Broncos were 24th in kickoff return coverage and 29th in punt return coverage. I'm not real sure what you consider pretty good.

I wasn't talking about last season. The two season prior to last season Denver had solid special teams.

[Ziggy]

I wasn't talking about last season. The two season prior to last season Denver had solid special teams.

2012 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 7th
2012 Punt Coverage Ranking- 2nd
2012 Punt Return Ranking- 18th
2012 Kickoff Return Ranking- 18th

2013 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 32nd
2013 Punt Coverage Ranking- 23rd
2013 Punt Return Ranking- 27th
2013 Kickoff Return Ranking- 6th

2014 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 24th
2014 Punt Coverage Ranking- 29th
2014 Punt Return Ranking- 20th
2014 Kickoff Return Ranking- 8th


3 Year Special Teams Average Rankings under John Fox
Kickoff Coverage- 21st
Punt Coverage- 18th
Punt Return- 22nd
Kickoff Return- 11th

Sorry Tex, but there's nothing special about those special teams. The only one above average was kickoff returns. Special Teams in the Fox era was a bust.

[TXBRONC]

2012 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 7th
2012 Punt Coverage Ranking- 2nd
2012 Punt Return Ranking- 18th
2012 Kickoff Return Ranking- 18th

2013 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 32nd
2013 Punt Coverage Ranking- 23rd
2013 Punt Return Ranking- 27th
2013 Kickoff Return Ranking- 6th

2014 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 24th
2014 Punt Coverage Ranking- 29th
2014 Punt Return Ranking- 20th
2014 Kickoff Return Ranking- 8th


3 Year Special Teams Average Rankings under John Fox
Kickoff Coverage- 21st
Punt Coverage- 18th
Punt Return- 22nd
Kickoff Return- 11th

Sorry Tex, but there's nothing special about those special teams. The only one above average was kickoff returns. Special Teams in the Fox era was a bust.

Something isn't right about those rankings for 2012 and 2013. Just to be clear I never said they were the best.

[Jsteve01]

2012 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 7th
2012 Punt Coverage Ranking- 2nd
2012 Punt Return Ranking- 18th
2012 Kickoff Return Ranking- 18th

2013 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 32nd
2013 Punt Coverage Ranking- 23rd
2013 Punt Return Ranking- 27th
2013 Kickoff Return Ranking- 6th

2014 Kickoff Coverage Ranking- 24th
2014 Punt Coverage Ranking- 29th
2014 Punt Return Ranking- 20th
2014 Kickoff Return Ranking- 8th


3 Year Special Teams Average Rankings under John Fox
Kickoff Coverage- 21st
Punt Coverage- 18th
Punt Return- 22nd
Kickoff Return- 11th

Sorry Tex, but there's nothing special about those special teams. The only one above average was kickoff returns. Special Teams in the Fox era was a bust.

Something isn't right about those rankings for 2012 and 2013. Just to be clear I never said they were the best. same issues we had under shanny. Percentage wise you cant continually start with bad position and give up good position and expect to win big games.

[Simple Jaded]

DeCamillis may not be Dave Toub but he is a qualified ST's coach, not just some dudes little brother, that can't hurt.

[Ziggy]

The Bears had the #1 kickoff coverage team in the NFL last season. 24th in punt coverage. That team didn't have near the talent that the Broncos have.