November 18, 2011

Tebow Makes Games Interesting



Tim Tebow's state line last night: 9 completions, 20 attempts, 104 yards, 45% completion, 8 rushing attempts, 68 yards

Denver only had 11 first downs on the night and the majority of them came in the first and last drive on the night for Denver.

Last night's Denver-New York game was boring. Pond water moves faster than the pace of last night's game. With Tim Tebow playing though, Bronco games are certainly interesting and fascinating to watch.

Tebow is not a great passer. It takes forever for the ball to leave his arm, and he's not very accurate. Like Alex Smith, who like Tebow played for Urban Meyer, they're both never going to put up crazy passing numbers. It's just not in them. Unlike Smith though, Tebow has been interesting to watch from the very beginning of his career.

Here's another thing about Tebow, he wins games but you cannot exactly put a finger on why? Some people will claim Tebow has a "clutch gene". I'm on the fence if I believe that. Are some players better in the "clutch" than others? I don't know, but understand why when a "clutch gene" is brought up and some people cringe.

I do believe this. With Tebow's ability to run, he's more dangerous in the clutch. That is what separates quarterbacks who can run. They can beat you more ways than one. Vince Young crushed USC's dreams because of this ability.

As of right now, Denver is one game behind the Oakland Raiders in the AFC West. The Broncos defense is really good with Von Miller dominating the line of scrimmage. If Tebow can keep down his turnovers and the defense can keep stopping opponents, Denver could win the AFC West. Could you imagine the orgasms the pundits will have if we have a Tebow vs Brady playoff game?

1 comment:

  1. Since Tebow took over as QB this year, the Bronco defense has let in seven less points per game. Now certainly part of that is a larger commitment to running the ball which kills more clock, but that is not everything. The Denver defense, except for the Detroit debacle, has kept Tebow and the Broncos in the game he started.

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