Denver Broncos: Grading week one game versus New York

Denver Broncos Special Teams Grade, B

Special teams are the worst part of this team. It’s not exactly rocket science to think that. Even beyond the quarterback woes, the special teams woes would just continue and continue year after year.

On Sunday, there were still numerous occasions where kick coverage was not where it needed to be. For it to be better the execution has got to be light years ahead of where is now. Thankfully Denver did add a few contributors in this area to where some of those opportunities of big plays will be less than far often.

Other than those typical problems the special teams unit was solid. Brandon McManus was perfect on the day hitting every single field goal attempt. In this new age of the past five years where field goal takes place at 15, McManus showed he’s efficient in that area. That continued Sunday.

Despite some of the moments, McManus is missing kicks, he’s still well regarded as one of the most accurate kickers in the NFL. His percentage in the first five seasons is higher than Jason Elam with the team.

Lastly, Diontae Spencer showed he’s the main punt returner for the team despite Tom McMahon’s bizarre comments that there could be a change to some returners this past Sunday didn’t come to pass. Spencer had been on the bubble it seemed in the off-season and Training Camp.

With a deep wide receiver room, it was unknown if he’d be kept, but Spencer showed he belongs on the team as a returner. Potentially down the line, he will have to show more offense to his game in the opportunity his name is called upon. In the NFL a one-trick pony is not necessarily a good thing.