Tim Tebow: A Glimpse into the Future?

Are these guys kidding or just delusional? Orton is terrible!

John Elway is a smart guy. He’s a professional football player who has lived in the public eye for years. He’s also a businessman. He’s a frickin car salesman. The guy knows how to spin a question, tell a story in vague terms, and get a point across without creating mass hysteria. Do any of you doubt he has this ability?

I was surprised then, when asked by Gary Miller if the organization was any closer to finding their quarterback of the future after the past 5 games Elway chose to provide a simple answer to a loaded question. I don’t know much about PR practice but I do know this… loaded questions need empty answers. John Elway responded with the most loaded answer of all.

A simple… “No.” Enter crazed fans across the globe, queue Skip Bayless, and update the conspiracy theories because John Elway doesn’t want to name Tebow the future starter of his football team. We all sit back and watch the internet blow up. It was a stupid answer on Elway’s part if his goal was to be honest. It was a brilliant answer on Elway’s part if his goal was to create controversy. It could have been a simple mistake (much like John Fox’s “screwed” comments).

I love honesty in most formats. But there is a difference between being smart honest, and being stupid honest. What does being honest benefit this football team right now? We are on a 3 game win streak. We just beat a team we had no chance against. Our defense is playing football on a level we haven’t seen in years. What benefit does an “honest” answer provide? I would argue little to none. When you are on a winning streak, when your team is surprisingly one game out of first and in sole possession of 2nd place, you let the play do the talking.

I was shocked Elway didn’t say what he always says… and what is such a great, honest line that both says everything and nothing, “Tim is a great football player, we are working on making him a great quarterback.” That easy.

John Elway’s simple “No” answer did nothing for the level-headed Bronco fans across the country because this is so obvious. Of course they haven’t made a decision. Why would they? What it did instead was light a can of gasoline under the rabid fans and haters looking for something to fight about while ESPN, Vic and Gary, and the rest of the nation smile and watch the clicks and ratings roll in.

Elway created this craze. It wasn’t necessary, but it is what it is. If you aren’t reveling in this situation, don’t relieve Elway of the blame.

i’m not getting that at all. i’d like to see tebow get a chance at some long term grooming but i don’t see it happening.

btw… orton for a third down package? because?… i mean, dude’s not exactly the a conversion machine himself.

But he wants the success to be his doing – designed my him – controlled by him and a quarterback that would do things the way he would do them. If he keeps Tebow, his popularity and his legacy will be trucked the way Revis was trucked at the end of the last game.

I am so sick of the four letter network saying that to win the the NFL you need to run the ball, stop the run and not turn the ball over – then saying the broncos can not sustain this success. Tebow does two of those three things, and he’d do the third if they’d put him in on defense.

LET THIS KID DO HIS THING. He will get better.

I believe I’ve read where Tim Tebow has actually thanked the people who have doubted his abilities over the years and said that they have driven him to be better. Obviously Elway and Xanders know him better than the rest of us but if they can do some window shopping as a back-up plan while allowing Tebow to improve (or not improve), they will be better prepared in the spring. Not to mention they will have way less backtracking to do if it doesn’t work out with Tim.

I think the smart thing for everyone’s sanity would be to just try and win the last six games then deal with it after that. It’s not like Elway can acquire Matt Barkley in some mysterious secondary draft on December 5th.

The Orton/Quinn package would be a joke, but if it’s used once and it’s something else for the D to think about then why not fan the fire?

We all knew that the only way Timmy was the starter next year is if he won enough games to give us a low enough draft pick to pick one of the top 4 qbs, which he’s pretty much managed already (albeit with the help of our wayy improved D) to do that. Elway seems to be giving him the chance to save his own ass, which kudos to Tebow he’s doing.

That Elway’s reaction in the locker room could be his heart speaking, and the interview reactions could be his mind speaking.

Something that Ian brought up though—-the Orton package where an opposing team has to allot extra time in preparing for it. In post game-interviews, Tebow when asked about the zone read or the option has said repeatedly, “its another thing the defense has to prepare for”….we all know how honest Timmy is, it could be part of the ‘company line’.

My head is telling me Elway wants his guy at QB, my heart agrees with Ian that there is a chess match going on. We won’t really know either way until the season is over. Until then, I’m going to try and avoid any speculation either way in regards to John Elway, Tim Tebow and the future. I’ve already said my piece and it could very well be wrong. But I do know that we are in the middle of a playoff and division race, and that’s is where I want to expend my energy as a fan until the end of the year. I for one am completely exhausted with the amount of drama surrounding our team for the past several years and don’t want to add any more to it.

Go Tim Tebow, Go Von Miller, Go John Fox, Go John Elway, Go Mike McCoy, Go Dennis Allen, GO BRONCOS!!!

I say they play him until he gets hurt or he starts loosing consistently. I support this for a couple of reasons:
1. Tebow could last 5 years playing like this with only bumps and bruises. Over that time, he’ll become more and more acclimated to the NFL passing standards. He’ll be lethal in his prime.
2. I’ve heard it over and over, every defense hates preparing for our “unconventional” offense. They have to come up with a completely new defensive scheme and ask their players to do things they’re not in the habit of doing. It’s the only game of the year they’ll have to practice this way for and may blow it off as an outlier in a 16 game season.
3. We’re winning. Why go away from something that’s working? Keep doing it until Tebow starts to lose on a consistent basis or he gets hurt (a real possibility, but like I said, he’s one hellova tough football player and is not prone to injury like some other players are).
4. In the meantime, use draft picks and free agency to build the defense and other aspects of the offense. If it doesn’t work out and we have to go away from Tebow, then we’ll have a team and supporting cast to put around whatever next young future hall of famer QB we’ll pick up.
5. Lastly, do it because it pisses off the MSM. They hate what the Broncos are doing because it’s not what they’re used to. It just means more publicity for the Broncos, it will forever keep us in the underdog role (which I prefer), and it will constantly prove the naysayers wrong making them all look stupid which they are.

GO BRONCOS!!!

All this time I thought Tebow was an exercise routine!

But only if it is a hand off.

Think about it, you throw Orton in there and the defense is immediately going to think pass. Orton snaps and hands the ball off.

I don’t trust Orton enough to do anything else and I really don’t want him getting on the field making a pass or two and possibly causing needless QB controversies. Tim is our QB and should remain as such until he can no longer function as QB or we draft a better QB. (even then i’m not sure i’d want to bench him)

Rec’d

Elway – go check out the next Alabama vs LSU game if you want to see 21 other position players that have a legit shot at the NFL.

When Reeves drafted Tommy Maddox, yet Elway still beat him out (Fired him up)…

I like the balanced approach. Many of the same comments on here as have been posted several times already. One radio interview takes away from several articles and the TV interview he did before the game. Elway has said he likes Tebow and looks forward to working with him in the offseason and next year.

 We are not playing well in the passing game or making third down conversions. If everyone wants to take that as busting on Tebow, well I am not surprised.

Again, nice article and great balance.