There’s just “no respect” for some players in the NFL. Try as they might, no matter what they do or how much they give, public perception holds them as atrocious players, or worse - mediocre and forgettable.

Rodney Dangerfield feels your pain, guys.

These NFL sad sacks have an element of a clown to them: every time they succeed, something knocks them back down in our eyes. I’m here today to demand serious recognition for one of these so-thought buffoons who is much more Zeppo or Gummo Marx than Groucho or Harpo. He’s been quietly one of the most consistent players in the league as a historically inconsistent position. Like an experimental off-Broadway hit that the public condemns when it’s brought to the big stage, ProFootballFocus's run blocking metrics in 2013, and they've likely actually improved by adding a few more pieces. Greene has proven over a five year NFL career that, while he won't be the flashy leading man of an offense, this should-have-been from Broadway can be a versatile and reliable player in this promising cast of characters. I expect Greene to play the Ryan Mathews role and Sankey the Danny Woodhead part in 2014 in Ken Whisenhunt's Titans offense. Greene has earned his time in the limelight, and it's about time we applaud him for his efforts too.