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Published on 12/15/2010 at Wed Dec 15 12:17.
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On Further Thought

Posted Wed Dec 15th by

Tim Tebow scores a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Tim Tebow scores a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Start Tebow.

No, I am not joining the ranks of anti-Kyle Orton, not at all. However, if Tim Tebow’s ever going to be worth anything to the Denver Broncos it will have to be this season.

Other writers have commented that it would be, ‘Throwing Tebow to the wolves,’ to start him against the Oakland Raiders. I look at it differently, I look at it like the Broncos not going quietly into the night. It’s Denver giving every effort they possibly have forth to win the game, if Tebow’s a miserable failure, well there’s an incredible backup in Orton to replace him.

As it turns out Orton may not be available to bail out a potentially struggling Tebow after all; due to sore ribs Orton has yet to throw a football in practice this week. That leaves Brady Quinn who is still an adequate backup. Somewhere Josh McDaniels is crying and Eric Studesville‘s practicing his whistle’s lanyard twirl.

Originally I wasn’t against drafting Tebow, but I was against starting him. I thought it was a good idea to put him in against the Jacksonville Jaguars and he’s scored a touchdown nearly every time he’s touched the ball this season. I have never agreed with the, ‘Tebow Time!’ cries of the crowd though. Until now, unfortunately/fortunately it looks like it is going to be more out of necessity than as a positive effort to what remains of a dismantled coaching staff, a dismantled era, an era that never was and possibly never will be.Anyone who saw Tebow play in the Broncos preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings knows, Tebow will make mistakes– possibly a lot of them… all in a row. Though he can and will recover, he’s electric, playing with such an urgency; an urgency to win, to score, to achieve perfection. We’ve come to assume this, The Mile High Messiah and at the end of the day, fans may truly feel as if McDaniels was an idiot for not replacing Orton earlier in the season, but as my friend Andrew Mason of MaxDenver said earlier this season, “Can Tebow play defense?”.

We checked with the Broncos public relations team and it turns out that Tebow actually can play defense, it’s just been advised that he not due to team lawyers fear of a potential monopoly lawsuit by the rest of the NFL.

All jokes aside, I am looking forward to the Oakland game. The offense will struggle and Tebow’s been built up so high in fans heads that he can’t possibly look good to everybody, but he does give fans something they desperately need… That is something to cheer for, something to untie behind and something to be proud of.

So how about it BroncoTalk, anyone bold enough to predict a stat line?

  • http://twitter.com/dxmanning Joshua Manning

    And if Tebow fails then draft Cam Newton or Ryan Mallet in the 2011 draft.

  • seahorse

    God no. The Broncos must go Defensive line, early and often if we have any chance next year. Going QB when we have 3 adequate QBs waiting in the wings is totally ludicrous…

  • Yoyo

    Broncos 27
    Raiders 17
    Knowshon game MVP

  • TheTroglodyte

    Nobody can expect Tebow to go into the game and be the savior of the Broncos that is just silly. What we can hope for though is to see a spark. Some moments of magic. Something to build on. Tebow gives me that, and I'll name my first born Trog after him.

  • TheTroglodyte

    Newton is going to need just as much time to develop as Tebow. Why would we draft another project? Mallet is 50/50 to have an average career too. The only qb who is a virtual lock is Luck and he is going with the first pick no matter who has it.

  • Bill

    12/25 for 208, 2TD, 2 ints 4 sacks 10 rushes for 44 yds

  • Dan

    Definatley going to be a school of hard knox for young Tebow. Even Elway wasnt the flashiest guy at the start either but within time, well, we all know the out come of Elway riding off into the sunset when it was all said and done. We Denver fans are hard on our team but through the years when Denver fans have voiced opinion the organization listened and it has been a very successful organization from the mid 70's on. We knew the post Elway/Shannahan era was going to be painful but not a culture shock like this and as the organization moves forward I think while in search for the next Shannahan your going to see Ambassador Elway wispering into Bowlens ear on who the next coach should really be. Elway knows that if Tebow is going to be a success to this organization, Tebow will need a coach that understands Tebows strengths and how to utilize his talents! (Sound familiar) I would look for 'secret' meetings with Jon Gruden and or even Urban Meyer here real shortly. If Ambassador Elway can pull off Gruden/Meyer as a coach/cordinator package deal I think the rest of the cards will fall into place and the organization and its players will bail onto this bandwagon like no tomorrow!

  • http://broncoszone.blogspot.com/ Jon

    What do you mean “All jokes aside”? He Can defense! lol

  • TheTroglodyte

    Yeah one has to really question Urban Meyer's sudden choice to up and leave his team. It's almost as if someone is supplying him with game film and insider information so he can quickly navigate the personnel choices of an NFL coaching gig and hit the ground running come the draft. Hmmmmm

  • mikebirty

    JaMarcus the Hutt was 4/7 in his debut in Denver in half a game.

    I don't think Tebow will play but if he does start i'll go for 13/20 182 and a TD and more importantly 45 rushing.

    isn't there a story about TT playing defense for a series in high school?

  • Dan

    It is pretty ironic! Then to hear Grudens comments during the San Diego game awhile back and his infatuation with Tebow as well. Maybe Im reading into it to much but I know Elway does have a friendship with Gruden and Gruden and Meyer are close as well. I hope I am right on this! lol

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

    Haha, I'd be scared if he were a free safety.

  • TheTroglodyte

    I hope you are right too. Personally, I don't think McD would have been fired if his replacement wasn't already lined up. The timing only makes sense if at least one of the following two is in place.

    A. Bowlen can get out of McD's contract due to spygate II

    B. Bowlen wanted to give the next head coach a chance to do his evaluations now and slide right into the spot immediately after the S.B. because god forbid we have another coach unable to get things prepared for the draft like in 2009.

    Oddly enough Meyer and Billichick are also friends as Billy had gone down to Florida to talk strategy with him each year over the last 4 years.

    At least that says something about Meyer's style transitioning well to the pros.

  • http://twitter.com/dxmanning Joshua Manning

    I was just joking around. There's NO WAY that the Broncos are gonna draft 2 QB's and spend 1st round money on both in 2 years. That be INSANE!!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/dxmanning Joshua Manning

    You mean 2 adequate QB's. Brady Quinn is not really good at all.

  • areferee

    Timmay T. Troglodyte…kinda kewl…Will he be a lefty?

  • areferee

    Matthew 14:22-33 (It's supposed to be heavy rain in Oakland)

  • areferee

    Jon: 3:16

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

    Remember when Tebow came out of the game in Jacksonville and God shut the game down?

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

    I would love to hear that story, haha.

  • anthony33

    Like Elway in his very early years, I am hoping to see just a couple flashes of brillance from Tebow. That's what Elway did, that's what Rothliesberger did and that's what P Manning did. They were all average or worse their first year, but you could see what was coming with time.

    That's what I want to see today. Flashes of the future.

  • areferee

    I'll never forget when Elway left the huddle and set up under the guard instead of the center. Classic rookie mistake from a future HOF star.

    And so begins another career…

  • TheTroglodyte

    hahaha

  • TheTroglodyte

    ROTF!

  • anthony33

    areferee,
    Exactly. I remember it well too. It was against Baltimore, in Baltimore in the most hostile setting you could imagine.

    Somewhat similar, in terms of a hostile environment, to what young Mr Tebow will face today in the 'black hole'.

    I'll say this, with Tebow starting and the prospect of a new coach and GM coming on board, I am at least excited again about the future. Which is more than I can say from three weeks ago.

  • areferee

    I thought Tebow did well for a first effort under hostile conditions. I saw flashes of brilliance, but oh, how we need a defense.

    (And frankly, my fellow whistle-jockeys were not stellar today, either!)

  • areferee

    I thought Tebow did well for a first effort under hostile conditions. I saw flashes of brilliance, but oh, how we need a defense.

    (And frankly, my fellow whistle-jockeys were not stellar today, either!)