Broncos Part Ways with STC Dwayne Stukes, OL Coach Butch Barry

After canning now-former head coach Nathaniel Hackett, Denver Broncos administration started the method of ousting Hackett’s workers.

The Broncos fired particular groups coordinator Dwayne Stukes and offensive line coach Butch Barry, the membership introduced Monday night.

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Like Hackett, Stukes was unable to outlive his first yr in Denver. The previous Rams assistant, employed final February to exchange Tom McMahon, oversaw a mistake-prone unit that at the moment ranks thirty second in Soccer Outsiders’ DVOA.

Coming into Week 16, the Broncos’ particular groups additionally ranked thirty second in kickoff return common, thirty first in discipline objective proportion, twenty second in gross punting common, and twentieth in punt return common.

Barry, too, was imported by Hackett however had gigantic sneakers to fill, succeeding legendary line coach Mike Munchak. Sadly for all concerned, Barry’s wide-zone system — a stark distinction from Munchak’s man-on-man blocking scheme — by no means translated to constructive manufacturing. The other, the truth is.

As of this writing, the 4-11 Broncos have allowed an NFL-high 57 sacks whereas trotting out the league’s Twenty third-overall dashing offense. Barry employed seven completely different O-line mixtures with beginning left deal with Garett Bolles and middle Lloyd Cushenberry on injured reserve, none of them profitable.

The dismissal of Stukes and Barry are the primary of a number of pink slips anticipated within the run-up to, and instantly following, the Jan. 8 season finale as Denver undergoes its fourth teaching search since 2017.

“Shifting ahead, we’ll fastidiously consider each side of our soccer operations and make no matter adjustments are obligatory to revive this franchise’s successful custom,” co-owner/CEO Greg Penner stated in an announcement launched Monday.

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