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Another reflection of the Broncos' game plan was the tight ends' snap share.
Trautman led the way, with he and Engram serving as the top two tight ends. Engram made an excellent shoe-string catch to move the chains on one play, but mostly, he and Trautman's biggest impact came as blockers in the running game. Adkins had one of the most productive receiving games of his career, catching all three of his targets for 32 yards and a touchdown. The Broncos ran heavey three-tight-end sets often in this one. The beginnings of an offensive identity could be taking shape.
Waddle's involvement on Monday Night Football was disappointing in his first game — three targets against Kansas City, tied with Adam Trautman. For the Broncos to not have a similar commitment to making Waddle the focal point of the offense was extremely disappointing. Part of that is play calling and Bo Nix: you design some plays for Waddle and you've got to make sure the ball gets to him. There may have been too many longer-developing plays for Waddle instead of the quick-hitting pass plays that went to Pat Bryant. He also missed some time in training camp learning a brand-new offense, which is all the more reason to get him involved in the quick passing game — swing passes, screens, quick slants — and rebuild confidence. The timing of that third-down drop by Waddle on a slant was brutal. Come hell or high water, he has to be an eight-to-ten target type of focal point.
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