Last weekend, the Broncos made a change at quarterback.
No, it didn’t have anything to do with Kyle Orton, the signal-caller behind the NFL’s No. 1 passing offense, but rather the two players behind him.
After serving as the inactive emergency quarterback for the first two games, Brady Quinn traded places with Tim Tebow and suited up as the backup quarterback against Indianapolis last Sunday.
Head Coach Josh McDaniels addressed the status of the No. 2 quarterback position on Monday.
“It’s a competitive situation,” McDaniels said. “I think we’re just going to make the best decision on a week-to-week basis.”
The coach said the decision will stem from his staff’s evaluation of both players in practice and how well each quarterback’s skill set takes advantage of the upcoming opponent’s defense.
“We considered the game plan, what (the quarterbacks) do well, what the other team does and how that fits their style,” McDaniels said.
In Week 1 at Jacksonville, the team unveiled a formation with Tebow at quarterback and Orton shifted over to wide receiver, and Tebow gained two yards on two carries. Denver listed the rookie as the backup against Seattle the following week, but he didn’t see the field.
When the Colts came to town, Quinn got the call to ready himself if anything happened to Orton, and Tebow took his place as the No. 3 QB.
“It was a situation where we felt more comfortable with that based on the game plan,” McDaniels said. “(We) didn’t have anything in (the game plan) relative to Tim being in the game and playing a role in it, and we’ll try to do that the best we can each week.”
On Wednesday, Quinn told the media he didn’t know if he did anything differently to step up the depth chart, but he hopes he can repeat it in practice before the team travels to Tennessee.
“(I’ll) probably just do whatever I did last week, still try to figure that out and then do it again this week,” he said.
Tebow said he plans to do what he’s always done.
“I think I try to approach it the same every week,” he said. “That’s to be ready for anything, that’s knowing what my role is, trying to prepare and learn the game plan as best I can.”
Safety Brian Dawkins (ankle), fullback Spencer Larsen (ankle), wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (non-injury), running back Knowshon Moreno (hamstring) and linebacker Wesley Woodyard (hamstring) did not practice on Wednesday. Cornerback Andre’ Goodman (quadricep) and offensive lineman Ryan Harris (ankle) were limited in practice.
For the Titans, defensive tackle Tony Brown (knee), defensive end Jacob Ford (knee) and cornerback Jason McCourty (forearm) did not practice.
-Gabe Hiatt, DenverBroncos.com
Below are photos from Wednesday’s practice:
Tags: 2010, Brady Quinn, Denver Broncos, Kyle Orton, Tim Tebow
What a bunch of cry babies.
What are you talking about singer? Maybe with that name you should be on the american idol blog. LOL
I enjoy these one line bloggers!
I think it’s a testament of the pride we take and the passion we share for our team, that has many of us “crying” for our BRONCOS.
Dontdewittit, take solace in the fact that you’re not alone. Since McD came on board, it’s been chaos. We have no idea what to expect one week from the next. We either, root for another team (like olap) or the only realistic alternative- stand by ours!
GO BRONCOS 2K10!
27-24 Broncos
Some bloggers have more to say than others is all, maybe he doesn’t say much in writing because he really needs to sing it, whatever you are attempting to say, it is music to my ears though… talking music, we are going to be at the music city miracle stadium this week, maybe it’s our turn for a miracle, ANY GIVEN SUNDAY!
And if you guys like Pink Floyd and have the HDNET channel, this Sunday night at 6 pm mountain time they will have the latest David Gilmour concert in HD, I saw Pink Floyd with Gilmour in the superdome in N-O, it rates right up there for me as one of the best musical experience ever. I saw a preview of that show, it looks awesome, tune in if you can, it will repeat later on that evening on the same channel. Not sure but you might have to have direct TV to get that channel.
Dontdewittit, like others have already said. I hear ya brother. It is becoming harder and harder to be my hardcore passionate bronco fan self. I went to my buddies house with several friends on Monday to watch the Bears vs. Packer game. I didn’t even bring up the Broncos because it is becoming very hard to stick up for my team. WE NEED STABILITY AND CONSISTENCY. WE NEED a coach who stands by and believes in his players. Coach them and encourage them, don’t tear them up and put them in the McDoghouse. I have coached wrestling for six years and I know how to treat my players better than that. As a coach you must make a big deal out of the postives and handle the negative aspects in a constructive manner, without ridicule. Thats my two cents on that.
Broncos 23-21
Pretty much a ‘Ditto’ from me regarding the posts that I’ve read today as far as what we ‘have’ and ‘haven’t’ done to at least make us look like an elite team. I’m not even going to speculate on what our scheme and play calling will be this Sunday and what our team’s execution will be going forward. McD is searching a little, I think he (and we) are searching for a healthy Harris. I hope he will be playing up to the skill level that he was playing before he was injured last year. Our running game rocked before he was injured. It is what it is. Will it be what it was? O-line, run game and red zone. That will be the key to the playoffs. I think our D is looking pretty solid and Orton, well, is an improved Orton.
Beat the Titans!