One of the most important parts of the kicking game starts with the snap, and Mike has been a consistent and reliable asset to the Broncos over the past few seasons. His signing ensures that our special-teams unit will remain strong.

When somebody sits and tells you that you can't do this and that, or that you cost the team because of this and that, he hasn't let it get to him. Which, I think, is what people are trying to do.

He's been pretty consistent. He's pitched good every game. That's one thing we've been trying to find — consistency.

I couldn't believe verse was supposed to be hard. It was a snap for me. I loved Shakespeare.

Stephen Arnold has been the most consistent. But this Joel Hall has come along, is kicking the ball well. But we want to give Jeremy every benefit of the doubt because he's older and he's punted in games. I like his mental makeup, the way he handles everything, but he's going to have to show us and everybody else.

We had to do some unconventional things out there in our kicking game, and we ended up having to draw some 2-point conversion plays up on the bench, but we found out we have a pretty good quarterback under center. I am impressed with the team's character and look forward to the next 15 games.