Denver Native (Carol)
02-06-2015, 10:40 PM
We sat down with new Broncos tight ends coach Brian Pariani to discuss about his return to Denver and how tight ends fit in the run and pass schemes.
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Through the Years: Brian Pariani
What characteristics do you look for in tight ends in this offensive system?
“We’re always looking for athletic players, which obviously, the Broncos have on their roster. You’re looking for people that are athletic, can make plays in the passing game, want to block at the line of scrimmage and have some type of toughness to them to hold up in protection and in the run game.”
You've had some experience working with tight ends who were converted from other positions. What's that like?
“It’s challenging. Like I said, you’re looking for athletes to play the position. And throughout our [time] with [Kubiak] and in the system and stuff, we have taken players that weren’t tight ends in college: receivers, quarterbacks—Owen Daniels was a quarterback in college, then he was converted to tight end, obviously—Shannon Sharpe was a receiver converted to a tight end, Byron Chamberlain were players that were receivers converted to tight ends, Billy Miller. These are people in the past that have played here. There are obviously players that are big time players in the league. I think you have to get into the right system. You have to just continue to do things day in and day out to develop those things: putting your hand in the dirt, coming off, working with tackles, working against defensive players, learning how to play football again, and that’s the learning curve in this league. Nowadays, there’s not as much time to develop guys. You’ve got to go Day 1 because of the way the structure of the league’s set up for free agency and you have to be able to develop quickly so you can play.”
rest - plus gallery
http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/QA-with-tight-ends-coach-Brian-Pariani/1b9179e2-95a6-4331-b1fa-a49ee60c3b10
View Gallery | 17 Photos
Through the Years: Brian Pariani
What characteristics do you look for in tight ends in this offensive system?
“We’re always looking for athletic players, which obviously, the Broncos have on their roster. You’re looking for people that are athletic, can make plays in the passing game, want to block at the line of scrimmage and have some type of toughness to them to hold up in protection and in the run game.”
You've had some experience working with tight ends who were converted from other positions. What's that like?
“It’s challenging. Like I said, you’re looking for athletes to play the position. And throughout our [time] with [Kubiak] and in the system and stuff, we have taken players that weren’t tight ends in college: receivers, quarterbacks—Owen Daniels was a quarterback in college, then he was converted to tight end, obviously—Shannon Sharpe was a receiver converted to a tight end, Byron Chamberlain were players that were receivers converted to tight ends, Billy Miller. These are people in the past that have played here. There are obviously players that are big time players in the league. I think you have to get into the right system. You have to just continue to do things day in and day out to develop those things: putting your hand in the dirt, coming off, working with tackles, working against defensive players, learning how to play football again, and that’s the learning curve in this league. Nowadays, there’s not as much time to develop guys. You’ve got to go Day 1 because of the way the structure of the league’s set up for free agency and you have to be able to develop quickly so you can play.”
rest - plus gallery
http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/QA-with-tight-ends-coach-Brian-Pariani/1b9179e2-95a6-4331-b1fa-a49ee60c3b10