Comments on: Broncos vs. Jets: Key Plays

By: khbf

khbf — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:13:24 +0000

check Elways stats in his first 8 games verses Tebows NFL network showed it and Tebow is better in every stat could be a good sign it is truley a sign that it takes time to become a great nfl QB

By: broncofan9137

broncofan9137 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:14:48 +0000

The only running QB that has won a superbowl is Steve Young. There is one thing that Steve Young could do that Tebow can’t do is pass with accuracy. If I’m wrong someone let me know.

By: Joy(ful)

Joy(ful) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:34:27 +0000

Hey there Carnage,

You said, “are you telling me that 50+ guys just decided not to play week after week because Tebow wasn’t the quarterback and suddenly because he is a starter they suddenly “want” to play harder?”

I understand your doubt, but in fact, this makes sense. Any time you have a leader who inspires others, entire organizations run better. That’s true everywhere — businesses, schools, teams, etc. Tim has genuine care for his teammates and sets a standard of hard work and positive support. His teammates love him and respect him…and yes, that does make them play harder.

But don’t take my word on it. Listen to the team videos…the teammates express their dedication to Tebow over and over and over.

By: dwilco77

dwilco77 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:34:13 +0000

To baylinorcrush

I can’t argue with your statements at all about the difference between Elway and Tebow, but I still find the play calling questionable. I think it could be improved significantly.

By: baylinorcrush

baylinorcrush — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:43:16 +0000

About Elway if you recall for the life of him in his first few years he could not throw a ball with any touch on it, hence I think Reeves figured the long bomb made more sense because the short passes were thrown so hard no one could catch them. I have seen Tebow throw a few nice soft touch passes like on screens but other than that his short passes are thrown very hard just like Elway used to resulting in drops, maybe that has something to do with McCoy not doing a lot of that now. It took years to develop that soft touch, hopefully Tebow will be given the time to develop his, biggest difference in early Elway and early Tebow is Elway was way more accurate, Tebow also needs to work on that, looks to me that with his delivery Tebow hardly ever seems to be delivering the ball with the weight nicely planted on his front foot, it always looks like he is throwing while his body weight shifts to his back foot, maybe it’s just me, but it looks that way to me.

By: dwilco77

dwilco77 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:52:22 +0000

Remember how bad Elway was his first two years. That’s because the gameplan under Reeves was draw play, long pass, long pass, long pass. When Shanahan came in, we started having alot more short passing route, and that stopped the blitzing, opened up the running game, and we ended up in a Superbowl. I am sick of watching our pass plays called on 3rd and 9 with an obvious blitzing situation, and they call 25+ yard pass patterns. Guess what? That doesn’t work. If you watch films of Tebow in College, he was able to get rid of the ball pretty quick on short passes. That slows down the blitzing, and also opens up potential to call some longer routes. I think if the Offense game plan starts to include some short slants, and hook patterns, we will see the production increse significantly. The play calling presently is questionable at best.

By: baylinorcrush

baylinorcrush — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:21:07 +0000

About Tebow

whackmac says:
November 18, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Just look at the numbers. He is a better runner………….passer, desicion maker, scorer.

In a blog I can only go by what you write…. but thanks for clarifying.

By: whackmac

whackmac — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:15:02 +0000

Also, I would appreciate it if you would not missquote me. I am a responsible writer and I choose my words carefully. I never said T was a better passer than Orton. I said he is better in general and a LOT more than just a runner. I think his overall play as a quarterback is far more valuable than Orton’s or River’s.

Watch the quaterback in quick shots when he is not playing. Watch the body language and how they talk to referees, team mates, and peers. Character shows like a special uniform we wear. I have not seen a game yet where Rivers doesn’t show some form of childish temper tantrum. That is the main reason that he is losing. Who cares about his great talent. He is just not the kind of man that Tebow is. Just a runner?

You’ve got to be kidding. A blind man could see the difference.

By: whackmac

whackmac — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:04:04 +0000

Go ahead and jump all over my comment. It would take more pages and time than I have to describe all of Tebows records. As far as the passing statement. Sometimes overthrowing or not throwing is the best decision by a quarterback. I believe Tebow has the best interception record in the entire NFL. If you are only going to pick and choose some of the facts, don’t try to be a football analyst.

Consider also that the Broncos are one of the very few, if not the only team that improves steadily every week (and that includes the passing game). Take that into consideration before you jump on that bad passing bandwagon. I’m not really hurt by poor challenges to my views, because I have won every bet about the Broncos this year.

By: Brisbanebronco

Brisbanebronco — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:34:53 +0000

wow…..look at that for a first post…