Before vision issues forced Mike Westhoff to step away midseason as the Denver Broncos’ special teams coordinator, he had studied, mastered and changed one of three pro football branches more than anybody. The trick: never stop evolving.
Even warmups provided opportunities for assessment. Westhoff watched kickers, wanting to get a feel for how far they could kick and from how far away they might consider trying. A few years back, he began to notice a major difference: Their range seemed to be expanding.
