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Published on 09/07/2010 at Tue Sep 07 19:40.
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Tebow vs. Quinn continues…

Posted Tue Sep 7th by

Tim Tebow throws to Brady Quinn before facing the Pittsburgh Steelers. (REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

Tim Tebow throws to Brady Quinn before facing the Pittsburgh Steelers. (REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

Not all position battles end in preseason and this is true in the Mile High City as well.

While some expected that it may be Kyle Orton’s whose position on the depth chart was in jeopardy at this point, the Denver Broncos find themselves in a bit of a less awkward position– deciding who will be there backup quarterback.

It seems neither Brady Quinn nor Tim Tebow was able to put any distance between each other on the way to the finish line. Quinn currently sits at number two on the Broncos depth chart, but that all can change as we’ve seen just over the last day.

The Broncos have been dropping second stringers like Brandon Marshall drops passes and the third stringers on this team have all been notified that they’ll be appearing this season on Dirty Jobs (that’s a joke).

“We’re not going to name one right now. We’ve got guys we like, we’ve said that, and we’re going to continue to compete. Those two (Tebow and Quinn) are going to continue to compete and we’ll try to make the decision of what’s best on game day for our team, based on how we’re going to play the game.“ Josh McDaniels said today at his post practice press conference.

I predicted in August that Tebow would play in this game and I still think that way (hey, I’m 2 for 2 out of 10 so far…). This ‘will he?’ or ‘won’t he?’ is merely the chess game before; in a season when Denver’s going to need all the help they can get having a hometown crowd at more than one away game is definitely going to be an advantage for the Broncos.

INJURY UPDATE:
Ryan Clady, Knowshon Moreno, Demaryius Thomas, Daniel Graham and Andre Goodman all participated in practice.

Ryan Harris, Darcel McBath, Andre Brown and Lance Ball all sat out. Ball was out for personal reasons, not due to injury.

  • Dan

    Tebow will be number 2 in case we are having trouble scoring in the red zone against Jacksonville…Plus it forces Del Rio to have to game plan for him. But, maybe McD is hoping that they don't so that Tebow has a better chance getting-rrr-done inside the 5 yard line. Quinn only has purpose if Kyle goes down as a back-up if Tebow struggles…And, Kyle has never made it through a season without going down.

  • anthony33

    My guess is that Tebow gets the nod this week.

    Any updates on the status of Moreno, Harris and Thomas?

  • anthony33

    Just watched the McD presser on the Bronx web site. He did not look or sound like a happy camper. No positive energy coming from this guy at all. Says to me that he knows they're not ready to go.

  • magster

    I didn't get that impression. He seemed more bored with the routine of using a lot of words to say nothing of any meaning to the rabid reporters.

  • http://twitter.com/sodahawk kd

    no wonder tebow doesnt look ready to go. check out that picture he's throwing right handed he's gonna go all princess bride up in dis!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7zvffHu_wo

  • http://nation.theorangepage.com/blog Ian Henson

    Very intuitive =)

    McD translation: You've been asking the same questions for five weeks. Please stop.

  • http://nation.theorangepage.com/blog Ian Henson

    KD! I was wondering how long it would take people to notice that.

  • Joe Ohman

    He's not throwing the ball, he's catching the ball one-handed from a throw back from Quinn.

  • herc_rock

    If that was the case Brady would be in a follow-through position. This is Tebow goofing around.

  • herc_rock

    We're going to see the “Tebow package” on the first series.

  • http://nation.theorangepage.com/blog Ian Henson

    My friend, he's not auditioning for Ochocinco's: The Ultimate Catch. He looks just about every other person who tries to throw off hand, down to the finger tip roll =)

  • http://nation.theorangepage.com/blog Ian Henson

    That's how I'd do it. Just like the Patriots did when they had John Lynch and played in Tampa. Bring him out, let him wonder around and back to the bench.

  • http://nation.theorangepage.com/blog Ian Henson

    Then bring him out every time we're within the ten yard line.

  • SouthBroncs

    Let Tebow come in and get the Jacksonville crowd screaming as if it was a Bronco home game. How many Tebow jerseys do you think will be sprinkled throughout the crowd in his hometown? What a mind game that would be against the Jags.

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