So far this season, the Broncos have used Owen Daniels and Virgil Green at tight end, but none of those players provided the spark that Denver was looking for. The compensation, we thought, was fair and we’ll go from there. “We’re trying to win from now on, but this will be a big step for us to win this season”.
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The 49ers will get sixth- and seventh-round picks next year and a sixth-round pick in 2017. As he pointed out, Elway did not mortgage the future. Furthermore, while trading away draft picks of any kind tends to cripple teams down the line, Denver has only a small window to compete for a title before losing its quarterback.
That’s a few smooth moving. The extra picks from the deal could prove valuable in the hands of general manager Trent Baalke, who regularly finds contributors like Aaron Lynch, Quinton Dial and Kenneth Acker on the third day of the draft. Denver has been trying to bolster its tight end corps for a few time, which would allow Kubiak to incorporate the three-tight end sets he favors.
The Broncos coveted Davis as a replacement for Julius Thomas, who departed as a free agent in the offseason to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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“I don’t know. We’ll have to see”, Elway said with a huge grin on his face. “We’re glad that we were able to get the deal done”. The athletic tight end opened up the middle of the field, and took pressure off of Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders to make all the plays. He has not caught a touchdown pass since.
