The Broncos offense averaged 16.63 points per game in Tebow’s 11 starts. That is not good. They led the league in 3-and-outs, which are brutal on a defense. Britton Colquitt was second in the NFL with 101 punt attempts, behind only Donnie Jones of St. Louis, who had 104.

As for Tebow “accounting for” 18 TDs in 11.5 games, that’s an average of 1.56 TDs/game. For reference, Ryan Fitzpatrick accounted for 1.50 TDs/game. Mark Sanchez and Tony Romo both averaged 2.0 TDs/game. Sanchez is not good, nor was the Jets offense, and he averaged 28% more TDs per game than Tebow. Aaron Rodgers averaged 3.2 TDs/game.

Verdict: Even with the contribution of running TDs, Tebow was decidedly unspectacular. In terms of pure passing, he was awful. Overall, the Broncos offense was only as good as Tebow, and that’s not good enough.

Tebow is the most overrated NFL quarterback to play in recent memory. Never have I seen a team get so lucky to win so many games at the last minute. Though Tebow gets pretty much all of the credit, that really isn’t right. Sure, you can argue that Tebow was clutch in the final minutes (when the opposing defense is exhausted and/or in prevent mode)… but what about the other 55 minutes of the game? Tebow is horrendous for the vast majority of the time he is on the field, you can’t ignore that. That really means the Bronco’s won in spite of Tebow, not because of him. (Give the defense some credit… they deserve most of it).

The Broncos luck will not last forever, they will struggle mightily early on and I predict Tebow will be benched before the season is half over. Face it folks, Tebow is not an NFL caliber QB, and he never will be. That’s the reality of the situation. Ignore it, or accept it. Your choice.

That said, he can be a terrific NFL player. The Patriots use Aaron Hernandez everywhere and find mismatches he can take advantage of. Tebow would be great in that role, if he and his choir can just eat a little dog poop and realize QB is not his spot.

There are 16 D-coordinators spending time every day figuring out ways to stop Tebow and the goofball option offense that will never produce a title.

Spread him out wide, line him up in the slot, hand off to him on 4th-and-goal from the one or two. But get someone in who can throw the ball.

why wouldn’t he be? he was an integral part of getting them to the playoffs…

improve the roster elsewhere this draft (DT, CB, RB) and give Tebow one full offseason and see what he can do in 2012.

If it doesn’t work out the crowds will be appeased and Denver can go for Landry or Barkley next year. Win Win.
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Tebow…an integral part of getting them to the playoffs? You DO know that statistically, Tebow was the worst performer on that team…right? Making 3 or4 plays PER GAME (usually the latter half of the 4th quarter only) isn’t good at all! Had it not been for that defense, the Broncos would be lucky to have won 2 games under Tebow.

His leadership just sparked the whole team.

I can agree with what you said regarding his competitiveness, but to say he “finds a way to get touchdowns” is inaccurate. The Broncos’ offense was horrendous from the moment he took over. They didn’t score many field goals, let alone touchdowns, with Tebow at the helm.

The mixed messages make them look incompetent. Anybody who is actually ‘comfortable’ with Tebow’s VERY poor passing is crazy.

How about this:
“We appreciate all Tim has done, and credit him with improvements. He’s our current starting QB. That said, Tim must improve his passing skills to be a long term starter on this team. We will always explore all options in the best interests of the Team.”

It gives respect for Tebow, but is realistically responsible. Is that REALLY so hard?

In an attempt to be objective, I see the just-concluded season as actually 6-10 not 8-8 as the Miami and Chicago wins were pure luck via total implosions by the Fins/Bears. Thus, the true improvement was 2 wins from 4 to 6. Next year, the Broncos have the second toughest schedule on paper (AFC North and NFC South, plus New England and Houston or seven playoff teams, plus up-and-coming Carolina).

The Broncos need a fair amount of help on both sides of the ball — offensive playmakers, LB, DB and, of course, under center. Happy the Broncs haven’t been mentioned into Peyton circus but without an upgrade at QB, 6-10 may be a pipe dream next year.

Plus, if they do add two more quarterbacks, Tebow will be the fourth best QB on the roster. If Fox and Elway want to stay employed, they’ll be left with no choice but to move on. Then the question becomes how quickly can they install a real NFL offense in place of the high school offense that they ran all last season to cater to the worst passer to set foot on an NFL field in the last 30 years.

improve the roster elsewhere this draft (DT, CB, RB) and give Tebow one full offseason and see what he can do in 2012.

If it doesn’t work out the crowds will be appeased and Denver can go for Landry or Barkley next year. Win Win.