3 former Denver Broncos who should make a Tebow-like comeback

2. Demaryius Thomas…as a safety

Ah, I miss seeing 88 going 88 yards for touchdowns.

King of the bubble screen, and recipient of Tebow’s greatest pass in his career, Demaryius Thomas should be not only a Ring of Famer but a Hall of Famer as well.

As it, stands today, Thomas’s career as a Denver Bronco would only fall short of one other Bronco, Rod Smith. In his nine seasons with the Denver Broncos, Thomas hauled in 665 receptions for 9,055 yards and 60 touchdowns.

Dating back to his days at Georgia Tech, Thomas has always been a physical and fast player. At 6 foot 3, 235 pounds, Thomas would have been quite a thumper playing safety. Owning a similar role to former Seattle Seahawk, Cam Chancellor, Thomas could have been quite a force on the back end.

Understanding what it looks like on the act–first approach playing wide receiver, reacting and attacking could have been something Thomas would have thrived in.

Playing collegiately at Georgia Tech, it is understood coming into a triple-option offense that you must be not only willing but a good blocker as well. This transitioned into the NFL for Thomas, as he and teammate Eric Decker were great receivers to work around Tim Tebow’s lack of passing abilities.

His sturdy frame and physical style of play would frighten receivers coming across the middle. We all remember Kam Chancellor’s hit on Thomas in Super Bowl 48. Chancellor and Thomas are basically the same sizes, Thomas was just a bit heavier.

Now imagine having Thomas reacting to wide receivers come across the middle, you can’t convince me there wouldn’t be some heavy collisions there.