Denver Broncos re-sign TE Jeb Putzier
by John Bena on Mar 16, 2009 5:39 PM MDT
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PrintThe Denver Broncos on Monday re-signed unrestricted free-agent tight end Jeb Putzier, it was announced. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Putzier (6-foot-4, 251 pounds) is an eighth-year player who started his second stint with the Broncos as a free-agent signee on Dec. 10, 2008 after originally joining the club as a sixth-round draft choice (191st overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft from Boise State University and playing for the club from 2002-05. Putzier played in Denver's last two games in 2008 after appearing in six contests (1 start) with Seattle before he was waived on Nov. 26, and also spent two years with Houston from 2006-07.
In 69 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.
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Again, I ask why
Is this McD and Xanders shot at Buss Cook or do they actually think a guy who has basically washed out of the league makes us a better team, Putzier is a classic one dimensional west coast TE with limited athletic prowess. For an offense that supposedly doesn’t feature a pass catching TE, what is the point of this signing.
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"McDaniels must go!" - Broncoman
Warning shot off the starboard bow
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the next move is to cut Scheffler.
His perceived hardline stance of skipping today’s team meeting did nothing but hurt him. Scheffler has done nothing in his short career, especially to this new group of coaches and personnel evaluators, to warrant a leverage move like this.
Frankly, I hope they cut him. Scheffler has no business at all getting caught up in this. And if he says, “I was just following the advice of my agent”, then that validates his limited intelligence.
Seems like this is boiling down to more of a who's balls are bigger episode
Seems like we have a HC who has the maturity of a Senior Manager at Taco Bell.
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"McDaniels must go!" - Broncoman
here's why
Scheffler is a Bus Cook client (and Cutlers best friend) and he’s talking about not reporting either…
Our offense
was just one running back away from pure greatness. A couple of little tweaks here and there and a solid running back that could make a full season and then the sky was the limit for us. Now we are all messed up, QB coach spats, future TE gone for a TE that nobody else wanted. Well, that is just the beginning, still have a ways to go before training camp begins.
Not a very good start at making the team better. Needed tons of work on the defense and in my opinion that was done wonderfully in FA, with the draft to plug up more holes, good start there. Special teams will also be better next year, but will have to wait and see.
But for the life of me, I can not see how our Offense has been improved at all…….. Maybe Shanahan should not have mentioned anything about leaving our offense alone….damn Mike….. Has to be his fault, can’t think of any other reason anyone with any sort of brain cell would totally mess up our offense…….. Still has me scracthing on that one…..Who would be a complete moron??
In all honesty...
…I would rather WR and TE be the problem. A great offense starts in the trenches and we have one of the best lines in the NFL. The more time a QB/WR/TE have to run their play, the greater the success rate, no matter who is running the routes/throwing the ball.
What Offense?
What offense? Racked up a lot of yards but when it counted (Red Zone) they stunk. Hey let’s talk about home field advantage, nope won’t go there.
However painful this might be to us fans, change is a fact of life. If you don’t change (Bus or Cutler don’t see that) like many of the big Corps are going thru, (or the Raiders) you will limit what you can be or worse just survive.
Cutler and his agent need to realize, as painful as it is to us in Broncoland, we will move on with or without them.. Are you listening Pat?
No Running back
your right we had a problem in the redzone but we had no running back all year. We had old role players and young unproven hopefuls, but the fact was we had no running backs even tho we went through 7 of them…. One good running back and the redzone would be a diff story and we would have to be played honestly by the defense…
When every team in the league knows what every play of our is going to be (passing) then that really hurts the offense….So look at the numbers and we had a great offense for only having passing plays…. No brainer there…
I agree we will move on without them, that is a fact, just how far down the offensive chart do we fall???
7th String RB
No arguement here PWS, but we did find a back who could crush inside until Peyton got hurt catching a pass. Would not help last year’s results, but how about 2009?
Totally agree Halfmile
didn’t mean to sound like we don’t have any RB’s worth keeping or that won’t possibly be our new strength at the running game. Just meant to make a point about last years lack of a constant threat at the running game….thanks for the reply
Sheffler
I hear Bus Cook was in Buffalo, as per profootballtalk.com, and as they say and it does make sense, that the Broncos would trade Sheffler to Buffalo…..they just cut Robert Royal and they haven’t had a tight end since probably Pete Metzalaars, if you consider that a good tight end! Sheffler’s a big weapon and I wouldn’t be happy, but if it happened I’d like a minimum 2nd round pick! We have a lot of needs so the more draft picks the better!
2nd is likely wishful thinking
I’d be really surprised to see another team give upa 2nd for Scheff… he hasn’t proven he can stay healthy/consistent a whole season…. probably the best we could hope for is a 3rd, perhaps with a low-round escalator clause the following year for playing-time, etc.
5th seems fair
4th would be the highest possible that I could imagine, and I would faint if it was higher than that. (and then wake up and see who we could get with it).
Amnesty, the idea that you can forgive transgressions against you, gives as much to one side, as it does the other. It has the noble quality of bestowing mercy to both parties.
by Jeremy Bolander on Mar 17, 2009 2:56 PM MDT up reply actions
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