Broncos' rookie tells exactly what happened on costly play
The Denver Broncos have finally done it. Just when the offseason made you feel like the team was going to get out o the dark abyss, they break your heart again. This team is bad, and there is no way around it. Well, the coaching, offense, and special teams are bad, and the defense is […]
The Denver Broncos have finally done it. Just when the offseason made you feel like the team was going to get out o the dark abyss, they break your heart again. This team is bad, and there is no way around it. Well, the coaching, offense, and special teams are bad, and the defense is amazing.
The way the game went the opposite way was what was really heartbreaking though. The Broncos had a chance to drive down the field after a defensive stop but gave the ball back on a bonehead play on special teams.
Broncos' rookie Montrell Washington was back to receive the punt but was bumped into by teammate P.J. Locke, forcing him to fumble, and give up a great field position.
After the game, Washington told the media what happened.
"I just got to be louder," Washington said. "Communication. It was loud in there. I don't think he [Locke] could hear me, and I'm the returner, that's on me. I got to be able to speak up. It's my job for him to be able to hear me, so I just got to do better on my end. That's not on him at all, I don't think, in my opinion."
Washington was then asked about the situation again, but this time he made sure the media knew the point he was trying to make.
"I just wanted to fair catch to give up great field position, and I don't think my guy [Locke] heard me, which is on me, not on him at all, I repeat it is not on P.J. at all. In my opinion, it was on me. It's my job for him to hear me out there… If I got to scream louder, I just got to scream louder. You know, it will be fixed, no worries."
A couple of things to take away from this quote.
First, you have to love the maturity and responsibility of the rookie. Washington is in his first season, and this could easily be put on the back of Locke. But, instead, he goes out of his way a few times to make sure everyone knows it was his fault, and not Locke's.
Secondly, the special teams have to be better, and in my opinion, a mistake like that is purely coaching and not players. that means head coach Nathaniel Hackett and special teams coordinator Dwayne Stukes.
Issues like these simply cannot happen, especially in overtime.
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