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Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) and NFL Player Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos arrive at the premiere of Relativity Media's "Act Of Valor" held at ArcLight Cinemas on February 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Relativity Media)

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A lot of people are coming to Brady Quinn‘s defense following yesterday’s GQ article. Let’s break it down…

• Woody Paige puts Quinn’s career in context and says he shouldn’t be judged harshly. [Denver Post]
• Barry Petchesky notes that Quinn isn’t wrong, just “remarkably honest.” [Deadspin]
• Mike Silver admits that Brady’s tone was not bitter. [ProFootballTalk]
• Christmas Ape revels in the quotes and gives Quinn a billboard. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
• Doug Farrar sides with Silver. [Shutdown Corner]
• Demaryius Thomas comes to the defense of Tim Tebow. [Twitter]
• Dave Krieger examines the Broncos backup QB situation. Do they want a pocket passer or another read-option option? Do they want someone to push Tebow or not? [850 KOA]
• Matt Bowen argues the Broncos should find a quarterback that will push Tebow. [National Football Post]
• Legwold believes a veteran backup like Sage Rosenfels or Byron Leftwich will suit the Broncos’ QB needs. [Denver Post]

Name: Ryan Clady Height, Weight: 6’6″, 315 Position: Tackle Age, Experience: 25, 5 College: Boise State

Ryan Clady came into the league with some big shoes to fill. With longtime Denver Broncos starting left tackle Matt Lepsis retiring after 2007, the Broncos used their first round draft pick on Clady and saw immediate results: he started from Day One. Clady was voted an All-Pro in 2008 and 2009 and a Pro Bowler in 2009 (snubbed in 2008) before an early offseason knee injury nearly derailed his 2010 season. Clady didn’t miss a game, but his performance suffered, especially in the early weeks. His 2011 season was inconsistent, but he made his second Pro Bowl appearance as an alternate, making him the third tackle in league history to start every game and make at least two Pro Bowls in his first four NFL seasons.

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The Denver Broncos announced the hiring of three assistant coaches Tuesday — Jason George, Mike Eubanks and Anthony Lomando. All three worked under new Broncos Strength and Conditioning coach Luke Richesson from 2009-11 in Jacksonville and will serve under similar capacities with the Broncos.

Full bios on each coach are available on DenverBroncos.com.

It’s interesting to see Jack Del Rio‘s influence taking hold in Denver. First there was the Richesson hire itself, then the signing of wide receiver Jason Hill, and now these three coaches. Or maybe the influence stems from Richesson himself.

Either way, pretty soon we’ll be calling ourselves the “Jaguars West.” That may not be as flattering as the “Patriots West” moniker we just got rid of, but hey, maybe it’ll come with better results.

Quarterbacks Tim Tebow #15 and Brady Quinn #9 of the Denver Broncos take the field during warm ups before playing the New England Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 18, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

In Michael Silver’s GQ article that examined the first months of Tebowmania this morning, Brady Quinn was quoted over several different time periods.

Across those time periods and through different quotes, Quinn: conveys jealousy of Broncos fans’ support of Tebow, questions Tebow’s humility and appropriateness of his public displays of faith, and attributes the Broncos’ success to luck. It was a damning number of quotes toward Tebow, and an even more damning number of quotes for Quinn, who comes off petty, sour, and as a bad teammate and employee.

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Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) and Denver Broncos quarterback Adam Weber (2) watch as quarterback Brady Quinn leads the offense in the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Something tells me the Denver Broncos won’t be so eager to re-sign free agent quarterback Brady Quinn this March — not after these comments he made to Mike Silver for GQ:

Brady Quinn (backup QB, Denver Broncos): Early in the season, there was a game when Kyle [Orton] got hurt and the coaches were calling for me to go in, but Kyle got up and finished the game out. So I was the second-string guy. Then, a few weeks later, they decided to put Tim in. I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that. Just ’cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I didn’t have any billboards. That would have been nice.

Is there truth in Brady Quinn’s words? More than likely. Should he have said them? Of course not.

The fact is, Brady Quinn wasn’t the second-string quarterback. The Broncos opted not to have one of those. And just because Quinn was the favorite to go in one week didn’t guarantee anything for the weeks to come.

Quinn comes off sour and like a poor teammate in this quote. What’s worse, he’s questioning his coach and management, doing himself a huge disservice. There’s no way he can return to this locker room now. Just think — Tim Tebow was reportedly fined by Kyle Orton, Quinn, and Adam Weber simply for not publicly speaking against the billboards. Now Quinn is saying he wanted one too.

The bottom line: the Broncos are looking for two quarterbacks. You can bet that Brady Quinn won’t be one of them.

• Mike Silver recites a number of quotes from players, coaches and media about Tebowmania, Year One. [GQ]
• Mike Florio chimes in with his take on the quotes. [ProFootballTalk]
• (Ed. Note: We’ll have a few notes and thoughts drawn from the article later).
• The mothership concludes its 2011 Season Recap with a look at the Broncos‘ two playoff games. [DenverBroncos.com]
• Mike Rice highlights the positive in his blog post reviewing the year that was. [DenverBroncos.com]
• John Fox talks about a number of free agents and moves the Broncos will make. Great read. [Denver Post]
• (Ed. Note: More on this too probably)
• Legwold says the Broncos should bolster their DT position through the draft. [Denver Post]

Denver Bronocs quarterback Brady Quinn throws a pass as quarterback Tim Tebow watches during NFL football practice in Englewood, Colo., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. The Broncos are scheduled to host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in a wild-card playoff game. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

With only Tim Tebow and Adam Weber under contract in 2012, John Fox confirmed Monday what many had already concluded — the Denver Broncos will be signing a couple of quarterbacks this offseason. They’ll want four QB’s under contract when they head into training camp in July.

“Who, what, where, when, what market — it’s still way too early how we get those quarterbacks,” Fox told The Denver Post, seemingly leaving the door open for the Broncos to retain unrestricted free agent Brady Quinn, though the report does not mention him.

As for Tebow, he’s still the presumed starter.

“He’s going to come into our camp as the starting quarterback,” Fox said. “He’s young. He can get better.”

Fox also endorsed Tebow working out with UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. “I think it’s great,” Fox said. “It beats sitting on the couch somewhere.”

The free agent QB market is pretty slim. If I had to guess, I’d look for the Broncos to spend one of their earlier draft picks (Rounds 2-4) on a quarterback and keep Brady Quinn.

John Fox says Broncos likely to sign two QBs to compete with Tebow [Denver Post]

Tim Tebow transcends the normal NFL quarterback offseason. We at BroncoTalk are still getting near-daily tips about Tebow news items, charity appearances, YouTube videos, or media mentions, with little slowing down. There’s just not enough time in the week to get through all of it without turning this blog into a veritable “TebowTalk,” and we’re not interested in that. With that in mind, we introduce “This Week in Tebow” — a weekly column (usually appearing Sundays) to roundup the previous week of Tebow news. Enjoy!

Jeremy Lin is the Tim Tebow of the NBA

A God-fearing underdog who rose from the bench in his second year to turn his team’s season around, the New York Knicks‘ Jeremy Lin is currently sitting atop the sports media world. You can’t turn on SportsCenter without a Lin sequence appearing within three minutes, and, at the time of this writing, Lin stories were featured links on the front pages of ESPN, CBS News, and CNN… twice.

“He’s not just the biggest NBA story at the moment though, he’s the biggest story in sports,” Matt Yoder of Awful Announcing writes. “His heritage, his background, the city in which he plays in (sic), and the shock to his success all play a role in Linsanity.”

But how does Linsanity compare to Tebowmania?

Both Lin and Tebow were the biggest stories in sports at the times of their respective success (for Lin, that’s right now). Both have memes of a sort that transcend the sport itself (Lin puns; Tebowing). Both have been parodied on Saturday Night Live. Both are devoutly religious and redirect praise to God and their teammates.

Heck, both players have even been linked to (and denied dating) Kim Kardashian.

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• J.D. Walton and Zane Beadles were the only Broncos to play 100% of their possible snaps this season. [Denver Post]
• The Broncos sit in the middle of the NFL cap pack. [Denver Post]
• PFT examines the rookie season and future potential of Von Miller. [ProFootballTalk]
• Peter King dishes on the draft’s top quarterback prospects and doesn’t mention Tim Tebow once. [Sports Illustrated]
• The scouting combine starts this week. [Denver Post]
• Teams preventing assistant coaches from promotions elsewhere is becoming a problem in the NFL. [National Football Post]