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And that man may not even be on the Broncos' 90-man roster right now.
It's the only real mystery on the AFC champs' reloaded roster.
"I'll say this, there's more guys that can do it in practice than can do it in a game. All that's a part of the evaluation. To say it weighs more, probably a little bit more, but I don't think you can discount what happens in practice."
It's not like last summer when Holliday made the roster strictly as a specialist. This time,China Jerseys, the punt and kick returners will almost certainly have to make the team in another capacity.
Somewhat surprisingly, veteran wide receiver Jordan Norwood, who didn't play a down last season, has emerged as the steadiest punt returner so far.
Others giving it a shot are rookies Bradley Roby and Cody Latimer, whom are both learning on the job,Nike NFL Jerseys China, and running back Ronnie Hillman.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — For the past two years, one of the biggest questions facing the Denver Broncos was whether Trindon Holliday was going to return a kick to the end zone or turn it over.
Latimer asked Rodgers for a shot in the offseason, but at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, he's a big, inviting target much like Demaryius Thomas was when former coach Josh McDaniels tried to turn the big receiver into a returner with near-disastrous results.
Rodgers has to find not only the starting returners, but their backups so he doesn't get caught short-handed on game day.
While a hamstring injury has sidelined Holliday with his new team, the New York Giants, the Broncos wrapped up training camp still looking for his replacement on kick and punt returns.
"If a guy can emerge as a dominant return specialist, he's going to have a pretty good opportunity to be on a roster," special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers said.
"If it's kind of a tie one way or the other at punt returner, it's going to be who's emerged as a wide receiver. If it's a kind of a tie as a wide receiver, it's going to be who's emerged as a punt returner as it relates to not only the wide receiver position but the corner position and well as the 3,Soccer Jerseys From China,000 guys that are on NFL rosters right now," Rodgers said.
Burse had a 31-yard kickoff return against Seattle in the preseason opener, but also a minus-3 yard return just before halftime on a kickoff that traveled only to the Denver 14.
Their fallback plan is Wes Welker on punts and Emmanuel Sanders on kickoffs, although neither option is preferable given Welker's concussion history and Sanders' role as a starter with big plans in Peyton Manning's offense.
"And if nobody emerges who's special, if Devin Hester doesn't emerge out of that group, then it's probably going to be the guy who does the best job in a combination, whether it's corner and punt return or wide receiver and punt return."
Bubba Caldwell and Omar Bolden will get the chance to win the kick returner jobs during the rest of the preseason,Cheap NBA Jerseys Online, beginning with Sunday's game at San Francisco.
"Having two vet guys in Emmanuel and Wes who have done it in games can answer some of those things,Cheap NFL Jerseys," Rodgers said. "So, we're just looking for that next guy to emerge and maybe take that load off of them on a consistent basis."
"I know our personnel department's always looking for different guys whether it's in the building or outside the building."
Norwood had a 20-yard punt return against the Seahawks.
The Broncos got tired of watching him fumble and so in the offseason they parted ways with the fleet-footed return man who was equal parts electric and enigmatic with six TD returns and nine fumbles during his time in Denver,Cheap NFL Jerseys.
"Certainly there's more pressure on players and teams when you're out in front of the masses with 70,000 fans and national TV and all those things," Rodgers said.
The Broncos were excited about Isaiah Burse, an undrafted free agent burner from Fresno State. He's getting a long look, but he's bobbled way too many balls without defenses even coming down on him. |
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