Teams win when their best players perform. They accomplish special goals when role players exceed expectations.
Welcome to the 2015 season, Virgil Green.
As free agents one by one departed Denver, the Broncos made retaining Green a priority. He was the NFL's fourth-best blocking tight end last year, according to Pro Football Focus. He moved piles befitting his "Incredible Hulk" nickname.
But Green doesn't want his 6-foot-5, 255-pound frame to typecast him. Just because he hasn't caught many footballs doesn't mean he can't. Coach Gary Kubiak's fondness for using multiple-tight end formations is well known. Will that lead to Green being known well beyond Denver?