virgil green FA target

[skinsdad62]

Virgil Green, TE, Denver BroncosUSA TODAY Sports
A role player for the Denver Broncos, Virgil Green won’t be a big-ticket free-agent signing this offseason, but he very well could be a breakout player for a team that decides to make an investment in him.

Nicknamed “the Hulk,” according to Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post, Green has emerged as a key run blocker for the Broncos offense. and was graded by Pro Football Focus (subscription required) as the fourth-best run-blocking tight end in the NFL this season.

Coming out of Nevada in the 2011 draft, however, Green was more heralded for his athleticism and receiving skill than he was for his blocking. With a 4.64-second 40-yard dash and 42.5-inch vertical jump, according to NFL.com, Green was one of the top performers among tight end at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.

Green has only caught 23 passes for 206 yards in four years with the Broncos, but that’s as much due to lack of opportunity—on an offense loaded with pass-catching weapons—as any lack of skill on his part.

Unlikely to get a big offer from the Broncos, who already have a bevy of big veteran contracts on their roster, Green could end up being signed for around $2 million per year and well outperform his contract value.

exactly the type of TE we can use and cheap

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

I'm glad you brought up TE because this was though of as a strength going into the season but the truth is the TEs we had really had holes. None could block worth a damn including our "blocking tight end" Paulson, so this would be a big upgrade. But isn't Julius Thomas a FA? Maybe Denver can't afford Thomas and instead goes this route?

 

[Sleepy T]

Not sure, but I would bet that Denver will do everything possible to resign their key FAs. Peyton probably only has another year or two left.

 

[SkinFaninATL]

Not sure, but I would bet that Denver will do everything possible to resign their key FAs. Peyton probably only has another year or two left.

It's gonna be hard to retain him and Demaryius Thomas. I would love to have Julius Thomas. He's a TD machine. However, we already have some pretty good TEs. They need to stay healthy and more consistent.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

It's gonna be hard to retain him and Demaryius Thomas. I would love to have Julius Thomas. He's a TD machine. However, we already have some pretty good TEs. They need to stay healthy and more consistent.

TEs as in plural? Can't agree there. We have one good pass catching TE who can't stay healthy and is a terrible blocker. So that kind of makes him less than half a good TE.

We have another TE in Paul who is kind of a Reed Mini-Me, pretty good as a pass catcher but he also can't block and is constantly jumping before the snap. And then there's Paulson. Still trying to figure out why Paulson has remained on this team for so long. If you are going to be this slow you best catch everything that hits you in the hands and that doesn't seem to happen with Mr. Paulson. He also misses a lot of blocks for a blocking TE.

No I see TE as a pretty easy spot to upgrade.