Broncos Welcome Back Old Friend Jeb Putzier

by John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru) on Dec 10, 2008 10:05 AM MST in Roster Moves Comment 40 comments

RELEASE S HERANA-DAZE JONES; SIGN RB STEVE BAYLARK TO PRACTICE SQUAD

The Denver Broncos on Wednesday signed free-agent tight end Jeb Putzier to their active roster and waived safety Herana-Daze Jones (pronounced Hernandez), Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced.

The club also on Wednesday signed running back Steve Baylark to its practice squad.

Putzier (6-foot-4, 251 pounds) is a seventh-year player who begins his second stint with the Broncos, having played for the club from 2002-05 after Denver selected him in the sixth round (191st overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft from Boise State University. He saw time in six games (1 start) with Seattle this year before he was waived on Nov. 26 and also spent two years with Houston from 2006-07.

In 67 career games (17 starts), Putzier has totaled 96 receptions for 1,251 yards (13.0 avg.) with three touchdowns. He also has appeared in three career postseason games, posting 10 receptions for 159 yards (15.9 avg.) with one touchdown.

Putzier played in all 16 games for the Broncos during two consecutive seasons from 2004-05. He had a career-high 572 receiving yards (36 rec., 15.9 avg., 2 TDs) for Denver in 2004 and registered a personal-best 37 receptions (481 yds., 13.0 avg.) for the Broncos' 2005 team that won the AFC West title.

An All-Western Athletic Conference selection as a senior at Boise State, Putzier finished his collegiate career with 128 receptions for 2,050 yards (16.0 avg.) with 19 touchdowns. He attended Eagle High School in Eagle, Idaho, and was born on Jan. 20, 1979.

Baylark (6-foot-0, 226 pounds) is a first-year player who most recently competed in training camp with Arizona, which waived him on Aug. 30. Baylark spent his entire rookie season in 2007 on the Cardinals' practice squad after entering the NFL with the club as a college free agent from the University of Massachusetts.

At UMass, Baylark became just the third Division I-AA player to post four 1,000-yard rushing seasons. A second-team All-American as a senior, Baylark finished his collegiate career with 1,080 carries for 5,199 yards (4.8 avg.) with 42 touchdowns.

Baylark, who attended Apopka High School in Apopka, Fla., was born on July 28, 1983.

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sweet!

another weapon cutler can use to stretch the field

"You play to win the game!"- Herm Edwards

by broncoboy on Dec 10, 2008 10:11 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Wow Putzier in the backfield. Just Kidding.

by ThorpeBroncosfan on Dec 10, 2008 10:29 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

sweet!

another safety safety removed, claering the way for Barret.

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by styg50 on Dec 10, 2008 10:29 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Hypthetical question...

What would happen if Nate Webster were to try to “Jack Up!” Putzier???

Lets put themin teh Large Hadron Collider and find out, shall we?

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by styg50 on Dec 10, 2008 10:30 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Yes!

The man could take a Boing head on!

… and drop the pass…

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by Claus Vestergaard on Dec 10, 2008 10:30 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

I seem to remember Putzier in a favorable light

but can’t remember why we got rid of him in the first place. Was it Scheff’s emergence that made Jeb expendable? Was there something else going on that I don’t remember (I do literally have a large hole in my head)?

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by DesertBroncoFan on Dec 10, 2008 10:33 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

He was getting concussed on a regular basis

and I think having some dropsies.

What is the hole in your head from? You aren’t an escaped alien are you, living out there in the desert…?

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by styg50 on Dec 10, 2008 10:38 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

That might explain the source

but actually it’s from a brain tumor (about the size of a lemon) that was removed almost 8 years ago. I was driving home for lunch one day and passed out (no previous headaches, loss of memory or anything, just poof!). After some scrambling around to find a good (actually great) doc (not many to be found out here in the boonies) at Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Hills, I have been cancer free after going through 33 rounds of radiation and about 9 months of chemo. I’ve been considered cured for the past 3 years or so and nothing is different (except I have this great excuse when I do something dumb, “I have a hole in my head, what do you want?”).

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by DesertBroncoFan on Dec 10, 2008 11:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

As good as new, now!

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by DesertBroncoFan on Dec 10, 2008 12:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow!

Great story! 33 rounds of radiation? No wonder you live in a desert… you’re nuclear!

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by styg50 on Dec 10, 2008 2:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I hope not

but it did give me a funky haircut. My hairline follows the scar-line that goes over the top of my head from ear to ear (bald in front, hair in back). It sort of looks like male pattern baldness, but if you look close enough you realize that it’s split right down the middle of my head!

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by DesertBroncoFan on Dec 10, 2008 3:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Dang, Impressive man. You must be one tough SOB.

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by Zappa on Dec 10, 2008 3:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Not really

Just had GREAT doctors (and my mom and dad by my side – retired registered nurse and orthopedic surgeon, respectively) and I really can’t discount the care from Cedars-Sinai (highly recommended if you happen to be in need)!

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by DesertBroncoFan on Dec 10, 2008 3:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, I'm impressed.

If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!

by Trinidad Jack on Dec 10, 2008 3:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Putzier couldn't block....

He could do all the down-field stuff, he was soft in the running game…

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by John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru) on Dec 10, 2008 10:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Just about right.

Like Scheffler but less blocking ability, not that Scheff is all that great a blocker, just better. He may be a litttle faster too and with slightly better hands, but only a little.

If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!

by Trinidad Jack on Dec 10, 2008 12:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

jeb putzier

He became a free agent and left . The broncos were having salary cap problems that year .
they really didnt want to let him go .

by broncosfaninphilly on Dec 11, 2008 4:48 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

That's Because...

They matched a big RFA deal prior to the 2005 season and he didn’t produce to the contract. The Broncos released him, in part because of salary cap issues and in part because he was a non-factor in the running game.

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by John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru) on Dec 11, 2008 6:05 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

ok

a te to replace oft-injured nate jackson, and a large tailback, which i am all for. btw, can larsen run the ball? i would like him at lb, but if he’s in the backfield anyway, on 3rd-2, can he do it? just trying to think of a way to convert short-yardage with hillis down. pope, maybe?

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by davecheffy on Dec 10, 2008 10:54 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

I wondered the same thing Dave

but I do not think Pope is the answer. His 218 lbs just doesn’t have the same punch as Hillis at 250.

It all starts in the trenches HT 11/11/08

by firstfan on Dec 10, 2008 11:07 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Good news for Barret...

Shanny must be impressed and he should be after the last two weeks.

I watched Baylark dominate my MT Griz in the semi finals of the I-AA playoffs two years ago. He was a man amongst boys that night, but hasn’t caught on in the NFL yet. If he’ll get a chance anywhere, it’s with us. I’m sure he’s pumped.

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by ButteBronco on Dec 10, 2008 11:27 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Bell and Putzier

What is this? A reunion tour?

by PABroncofan on Dec 10, 2008 11:41 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Welcome back, Jeb.

I always liked him at Boise State. He was versatile and could really stretch the field but his run blocking was sketchy and I believe that’s why he was released by Denver. Could Graham by moving to the fullback spot a la Patrick Hape?

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by BlueNOrangeNIdaho on Dec 10, 2008 12:13 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

That would be scary!

DG coming downhill on some poor defenseless D-Lineman or LB. That would put the fear of God into me!

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by DesertBroncoFan on Dec 10, 2008 12:15 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe,

but wouldn’t he have a lot to learn before he could do something like that on a full time basis? Sure, for a simple play or two he would be awesome, but what about re-learning all the sets from a new position?

If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!

by Trinidad Jack on Dec 10, 2008 12:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I really have no idea...

I just can’t fathom why you would sign a smaller WR/TE with run blocking issues when you have Sheff and Graham. Denver doesn’t have a shortage of TEs but they are in need of RBs and a solid lead FB. Heck, maybe Putzier’s coming in as an HB/FB. I know it doesn’t even come close in complexity but I was thrown in at FB in high school as a TE for heavy formations and the biggest learning curve for me was picking a guy to hit. Anyway…just saying for discussion sake.

Elway is in, Zimm is in but don't forget: Floyd Little, Randy Gradishar, Steve Atwater & Terrel Davis

by BlueNOrangeNIdaho on Dec 10, 2008 1:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

the idea has me intrigued

off the top of my head, with the depletion not only of our backfield, but consequently of the cupboard from which we draw replacements, I see no reason why your assertion would be unfathomable. Somebody needs to go ask the Battle Red Blog boys if Putzier ever did any time in the backfield down there…

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by styg50 on Dec 10, 2008 2:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

It tells me...

Scheffler isn’t 100% and the Broncos are very concerned about it.

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by John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru) on Dec 11, 2008 6:06 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

No...

Isn’t the Mustard Man hurt?

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by papigrande on Dec 11, 2008 9:38 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

More likely would be Mustard to FB

by MattR on Dec 10, 2008 1:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

unless Mustard

hasn’t looked good in practice. Wasn’t Mustard around when Putzier was still here? It seems like the two of them showed up around the same time, and they were comparable players, with Jeb being the better athlete and Mustard being the better blocker…

Maybe I am thinking of some other tandem though…

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by styg50 on Dec 10, 2008 2:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you got it right.

If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!

by Trinidad Jack on Dec 10, 2008 3:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I will enjoy the big hits...from opposing players...somewhat.

Jeb….he takes a lickin and keeps on tickin.

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by Zappa on Dec 10, 2008 12:52 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Steve Baylark

Some notes from Baylark’s career at the U. of Massachusetts… 1142 carries, 4.82yd/per, NO FUMBLES. 42 TDs. Big guy, 225.

by nativesun on Dec 10, 2008 1:35 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Putzier???

I used to love playing Madden and have him run a post on a bootleg and scream..“Yessss, first do— WHAT? He dropped that?”

Another former Broncos? Why not bring back Todd Devoe? Or Mike Bell?

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by broncodude793 on Dec 10, 2008 2:28 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

I know Todd DeVoe

Nice guy… Not great WR. I say bring back Bradlee Van Pelt and put him at WR.

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by papigrande on Dec 11, 2008 9:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Putzier

I cant think of many tougher players that have been on this team than him. He took more hits than i can think of any other player taking.

Go Broncos!

by dbroncos78087 on Dec 10, 2008 4:33 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Reunion Tour...

While we are on the subject, I think Lenny Walls and Kevin Kasper could help the team a lot…

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by The Heat on Dec 10, 2008 10:08 PM MST reply actions 0 recs