He Gone - Lil J Humphrey Appreciation Thread

[Draft Crazy]

Well known, not my favorite Bronco.

He was a good blocker though.

Trent Shefield takes his spot, good blocker, great special teams player and probably even a better overall WR. More bang for our buck with Sherfield.

Handshake for his blocking and he did score a few times here. Won't miss the drops and fumbles.

 

[Draft Crazy]

Oh yeah...

Giants signed him.

 

[BHamita15]

There are not many Broncos who get under my skin but...he was one of them.

 

[cdumler7]

The unfortunate part for him is because the position was so bad last year the Broncos asked him to be more than he is. If he was say our 5th WR that came in on certain situations and helped on special teams we would all be ok with that. He was being asked to be our #2 WR for most of last year. This is why I keep harping that the WR room is not as good as people are trying to make it be. I get that Vele and Franklin can mature and take their game to another level but I think both of them have a maxed out level of a WR3.

 

[BHamita15]

The unfortunate part for him is because the position was so bad last year the Broncos asked him to be more than he is. If he was say our 5th WR that came in on certain situations and helped on special teams we would all be ok with that. He was being asked to be our #2 WR for most of last year. This is why I keep harping that the WR room is not as good as people are trying to make it be. I get that Vele and Franklin can mature and take their game to another level but I think both of them have a maxed out level of a WR3.

I am not ok with Lil'J at any spot of the depth chart. LOL. He would probably still be on the team if he played special teams.

 

[cdumler7]

I am not ok with Lil'J at any spot of the depth chart. LOL. He would probably still be on the team if he played special teams.

I'm good with him being gone. And agree in order to stick around he needed to offer more on special teams. He took the 2nd most snaps by a WR only behind Sutton though for this team last year. To me that is the biggest indicator of where this team is at WR wise than anything else. I get that Vele and Franklin were rookies and need time, but we have a small window with Nix on a rookie contract. If a WR falls I would not pass on them just because Payton has said they like their receivers.

 

[BHamita15]

I'm good with him being gone. And agree in order to stick around he needed to offer more on special teams. He took the 2nd most snaps by a WR only behind Sutton though for this team last year. To me that is the biggest indicator of where this team is at WR wise than anything else. I get that Vele and Franklin were rookies and need time, but we have a small window with Nix on a rookie contract. If a WR falls I would not pass on them just because Payton has said they like their receivers.

I'm hoping Vele takes the Lil J's reps but they brought in Sherfield for a reason.

Wide receiver is weird on this team right now...we could have our entire rotation mostly set...or we could still be searching for answers.

 

[cdumler7]

I'm hoping Vele takes the Lil J's reps but they brought in Sherfield for a reason.

Wide receiver is weird on this team right now...we could have our entire rotation mostly set...or we could still be searching for answers.

Other than RB it is the only other position we really have no clue what we have. The rest of the roster we at least have a decent idea. It is why I would like to hedge our bets a bit and either add a vet like Cooper or use an earlier pick on the position.

 

[CEH]

i believe the coaches know exactly what they have in the WR room. i count engram as a WR or the move TE. yes the draft will tell us a lot about the WR room.