Tim Tebow will he get a chance
Tim Tebow has officially moved up to 3rd on the Denver Broncos depth chart. That can be exciting news for late round or undrafted QB’s but Denver has a very different situation that will play out for the next couple of years.
Kyle Orton is the listed starter, the only proven winner with the arm that was considered far from NFL caliber. they have Brady Quinn who has the gun to develop into an excellent playmaker that Josh McDaniels wants, if he could keep his head and emotions in check. Now there is Tim Tebow the big, strong, leader that gets criticized every which way he turns.
The major criticism started when Tim Tebow decided to stay for his senior year at Florida and bring a national championship there. Tim also is claimed to have a bad throwing delivery that will prevent him from being successful in the NFL. Now from his concussion skeptics are saying that he won’t remain healthy in the NFL. they say his stats dropped substantially between his junior year and his senior year which they really did not except for TD’s thrown, but his rushing yardage and TD’s went up. Lastly they even say he can’t take snaps from under center and will not be able to adapt to the 5 step drop back.
The values he does bring to field that can not be questioned no matter how much emotional pull you have to dislike him. He is a huge body QB coming in at 6′ 3″ tall and 245lbs. while being an amazing athlete. He can understand very complex offensive systems because Florida does run a spread multiple look offense. He has a decent enough arm and can make the throws needed in the NFL compared to a lot of the other QB’s in the league. When you actually look at the top 15 QB’s in the league only a small handful came out of college with BIG NFL arms. He also has unquestioned leadership abilities in just having his players want to play with him and follow what he wants to create on the field.
Tim Tebow to a fault reminds me personally to Daunte Culpepper from a skill and size standpoint. they also compare in my opinion and most importantly as play assistants not playmakers or creators. just like Duante Culpepper was a great fantasy point producer for most of his time in Minnesota with Cris Carter and Randy Moss. Once Randy Moss left and Duante started playing for other teams like Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions he ruined his reputation because he was not a playmaker. both Tim Tebow and Duante Culpepper could produce on any team from inside the 10 yard line, they do have an amazing nose for the end zone.
Tim will get those end zone QB options maybe later in the year if Josh McDaniel puts him on the active roster but to start the year he will probably find himself on the inactive list for Sunday’s. Even if Tim gets the chance to play this year or next year the Denver Broncos currently do not have any playmakers at WR since losing Brandon Marshall.
The Broncos are even considering a WR rotation because no one has stepped up yet. Eddie Royal suffered from a huge sophomore slump that it appeared he had lost speed and agility compared to his rookie year. Demaryius Thomas has great size and skill but can he put it together in the NFL remains a question, he has had some jaw dropping moments in OTA’s so far but also “OH MAN” did that just happen moments also. then really the remaining WR core is Jabar Gaffney, Brandon Llyod, and Brandon Stokley. That WR core is a far cry from the team that allowed Duante Culpepper to become a star QB in Minnesota.
Unfortunatly in the foresable future I don’t see Tim Tebow becoming fantasy relevant. On top of that unless Demaryius Thomas becomes an absolute stud playmaker, and Eddie Royal gets his explosiveness back I don’t plan on seeing Tim Tebow doing much more than being a inside the 5 yard goal line QB.
I will not plan on buying or drafting Tim Tebow in any format no matter how deep the league is. The very small chance he ends up getting to a team that has stacked WR core and then that team is willing to sign or trade for Tim Tebow (highly unlikely), he will just become a career backup, spot starter, and worst of all QB controversy creator.
Tim Tebow will he get a chance
