Last year, Colby Wadman went from delivering pizzas to winning the Broncos’ starting punting job, replacing flashy specialist Marquette King. Wadman proved to be up to the task but he still has room for improvement.
“Directional punting to the right, that’s one thing he has to work on,” Broncos special teams coordinator Tom McMahon said on Thursday. “He worked the heck out of it this week. He’ll continue to do that. Then just consistency — I want the same ball all of the time.
“We would love to have 33 percent of the balls that we cover — 67 percent of the time, we want [our guy] to make the tackle. Force a fair catch, kick it out of bounds, that’s what the great punters in this league do. He’s going to be a great punter.”
Wadman punted in 12 games last season, averaging 44.7 yards per punt. He pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line 22 times and forced returners to fair catch 18 kicks. McMahon aims to improve those numbers in 2019.
