As you have probably already heard (considering ESPN is constantly either slobbing Tebow's knob or punching him in the balls, whatever trend is in), Tim Tebow replaced Kyle Orton to start the second half of Sunday's game, trailing the Chargers 23-10. His first three drives were lackluster, as he completed just 1 of 5 throws en route to two three and outs, but in true Tebow fashion, he persevered, capping off his fourth drive with a 12 yard touchdown run, bringing the Broncos within 9. After a rare defensive stand, Tebow went to work again, this time at the San Diego 49 yard line. After an impressive 8-yard scramble and a short Willis McGahee run, Tebow flipped a perfectly timed screen pass to Knowshon Moreno (or Ghostshon, as I like to call him) who took it 28 yards to the house (watch him just destroy Charger safety Steven Gregory at the 6 yard line), making it 24-26 with 3:30 left in the 4th quarter. After a failed two-point conversion, the Broncos needed just one more defensive stop. Instead, the Chargers drove down the field at will, finishing the drive with 3 points and leaving only 29 seconds for Tebow to manufacture a miracle. While that didn't happen, ee certainly wouldn't go out without some fireworks, including this incredible catch by Brandon Lloyd followed by a 31-yard pass to Daniel Fells, a spike, and a last-second heave.
Tebow finished 4-10 on the day, leaving much to be desired in terms of passing, but more importantly, he looked leaps and bounds better than Kyle Orton (6-13, 34 yards, 1 INT). In all, he accounted for 117 total yards and 2 touchdowns--the only offensive touchdowns scored by the Broncos. Watching the excitement number 15 brought to the crowd (and the Bronco offense) has to make you wonder why they didn't trade Orton in the off-season and give Tebow a shot to run this shoddy offense. Even if he's terrible, the results couldn't be much worse than the Broncos 1-4 record with Orton thus far. At least they would have an idea about whether a young, promising QB could actually pan out for them rather than throwing the same shit against the wall week after week hoping that it sticks. I mean, even if it does it's still shit, right?
It just doesn't make sense. I understand the knocks against Tim, but why not give the kid a shot? Look what he did in limited action last year. He had the highest QB Rating of any rookie quarterback (not the first time he's beaten Sam Bradford), threw for over 300 yards in a huge comeback win over the Texans, accounted for over 300 yards (94 rushing) and 3 touchdowns against the number 1 defense in the NFL (San Diego), and most of all, brought some excitement to an organization that has been reeling since Elway hung 'em up. He may not be the best candidate for the future, but he's sure as hell (er, heaven--sorry, Tim) the best candidate for the present.
He gives the hopeless Broncos hope, and in that sense, I guess he is kind-of like Jesus.
Anyway, time to go brush my teeth. There may be more of this to come (pardon the pun) if Tebow keeps running shit, but for now, and in honor of Timmy T, I'll leave you with a "God bless" and some pics/video from the game.
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| Per Denverpost.com... This pretty much says it all. |
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| Just sick. |
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One more time, in case you missed it
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