Tim Tebow attracts a crowd wherever he goes.
Whether he’s in Arizona — where the away crowd chanted his name even though he spent the game on the sidelines holding a clipboard — or at INVESCO Field at Mile High, you can bet the eyes of thousands are trained on the rookie quarterback.
With two NFL starts under his belt, Tebow will have another group of observers leading up to this weekend’s home game against the Chargers. San Diego’s coaching staff will devote a fair share of their week dissecting game tape of Tebow as they develop their game plan.
“I think we have an advantage over what Houston had,” Chargers Head Coach Norv Turner said in a Wednesday conference call.
“We have a lot of tape on him. He played awfully well, and they really opened it up in the second half when they got behind, so we have a pretty good exposure to look at.”
Turner speculated that his team will have to defend plays from Tebow that did not show up during the Broncos’ 24-23 comeback victory against Houston last week, and Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville agreed.
Tebow’s coaches have scrutinized the signal-caller’s performance as well. Studesville said the offense’s options will continue to grow as Tebow becomes more comfortable running the scheme.
As opponents develop their attack based on Tebow’s previous performance, the quarterback’s coaches will attempt to tailor more and more plays to his strengths.
“People are going to throw more at him,” Studesville said. “We are giving him more, so hopefully we are giving him more ammunition to be able to counteract some of those things, but every game that people have more tape on him they look at things that they may want to try to stop him from doing or think that we may want to do with him.”
Studesville said that as Tebow continues to take more reps, his experience will equip him to deal with the unexpected schemes he might face. Every play is a learning experience.
Tebow said now that he’s in the game, he can pick up more than Xs and Os.
“There is nothing necessarily like playing and having those real reps,” he said. “Going through mistakes and going through the good things that I did and being able to feel that out and understand, ‘OK, this is the timing of this and this is how I have to do it.’”
Daniel Graham has already observed Tebow’s progression through the quarterback’s first two starts. He said he expects to see a more polished performance from the rookie in the last week of the season.
“I expect him to be a lot better than the first two,” Graham said. “He’s improved from his first game and I expect him to improve from his last game and see where he made his mistakes, where he can get better and where he can help his team.”
LLOYD’S LESSON
A lesson learned at the University of Illinois helped lead Brandon Lloyd to his first Pro Bowl season.
In a Wednesday press conference, Lloyd credited Ron Turner — his old college coach and the brother of San Diego’s head coach — with instilling in him one of the values required of an effective wide receiver. When Lloyd’s college quarterback was leaving the team, Turner delivered a message that stuck with the receiver throughout his eight-year NFL career.
“Coach Ron Turner called me in the office and says, ‘Hey, I can have my daughter (at quarterback), you just need to be where you need to be when you are supposed to be there.’ So, I have been just carrying that with me my entire career,” Lloyd said.
The league’s leader in receiving yards emphasized that he simply tries to be where he’s supposed to be and make it easy on whoever might be throwing him the ball. Lloyd has posted 100-yard receiving games with two different quarterbacks under center this season, and he said he’s always confident he can make the tough catch in any situation.
He’s played for two different head coaches, too, but Lloyd has been a rock.
“He is a receiver that I totally trust,” Tebow said. “When I have an opportunity to put it up for him, I am going to take advantage of that, because he just goes out there and makes plays every week and he is tough to cover.”
When the 2011 Pro Bowl rosters were announced yesterday, Lloyd said he was “shocked” and “humbled.” He said he had dreamed of taking the trip to Honolulu to partake in the NFL’s perennial All-Star game since he was little.
He does not play down the honor to be mentioned in the same breath as Andre Johnson and Reggie Wayne. With one week left in the season, he has more receiving yards than both of them.
In Denver he found what eluded him in San Francisco, Washington and Chicago.
“I am humble because this is what I asked for. I asked for more opportunities and I got them, and it worked,” Lloyd said.
“Being selected to the Pro Bowl, it was the most humbling experience of my life — in my professional career.”
-Gabe Hiatt, DenverBroncos.com
Below are photos from Wednesday’s practice:
Tags: 2010, Brandon Lloyd, Denver Broncos, Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville, Norv Turner, Tim Tebow
Never wish for a injury but but for one of them to step down and give Champ the 10 would be cool. If they did would who ever steps down also get the Pro Bowl on thier resume? Full of questions tonight!! LOL
FTR
Yes, according to SBNation.
Later Bay. What a kick.
Only one but.
FTR
Iam out also past my resting my butt time! LOL
FTR
Hey FTR, I ordered the DVD today of the 1977 AFC Championship between the Bronco`s and the FTR`s. I can`t wait to see it.
10 more mins till Tebow time!!
caramelloo,when did you say the replay of Tebow is going to be back on,man I missed it,bummer!
Thats what I get for taking the old lady to Wally world,they got the same damn stuff everytime you go,you’d think they would have new stuff or something as much as women want to go there,go figure.
You missed it by 10 min BFE.
Beast it comes on Thursday at 2:30am and pm eastern, 3:30 central, 4:30 mountain, and 5:30 pacific
strand did you watch it more times than me? I recorded it and have beed hitting rewind, rewind, rewind. I love his words before he scored!!
have been not beed
No I didn`t record it. I watched it though. He the Man!!
Tim`s got so much confidence.
Yes he does! I also liked the one with Mike Tomlin! I love the way he interacts with his players! He has Super Sized Swag!
He said, when we get down there WE WILL SCORE! I PROMISE!!
Mike Tomlin is a great HC. He`s going to be in Pittsburgh a long time.
My favorite line is….. “No one else touches the ball down there but me!!”
Yes! He wasn`t asking. He was taking complete control. No coach, this is what I`m gonna do! It will work! Trust me!
I swear, He reminds me of John.
I can’t wait till sunday to watch the game on TV. I hope Champ gets to the Pro Bowl some how cuz he out played all the corners selected.
go broncos!!
I agree Strand…Tomlin is awesome…
As far as champ i hope someone gets hurt or steps down lol. well like FTR I guess more of step down…and since the game is played before the superbowl and th Patriots might make superbowl again, it might be McCourty Stepping down. Still BS that thats how he has to get in but ill take it.
I usually dont wish for people to get hurt and when I do just enough to miss one game or so lol. Thats what I did for Orton and next game he was out and Tebow was in the game after that and ever since….I shall take credit for that lol. Felt kinda bad tho lol. TRB out…
Hey guys, don’t know if y’all know but the video of Tebow is on NFL.com and its also on the broncos website now!!! It was completely breathless when watching it!! Tebow is definitely going to be outstanding!! Just listen to Shaub too at the end of the video talking to Tebow!!
I LOVE ME SOME BRONCOS COUNTRY!!!
Is it just me or has Coach Studesville not answered a single question since he got the head coaching position he is very good a redirecting questions and saying we will figure it out when we get there?
freak,Thanks I just watched the video on Tebow,if anyone doubted his leadership,just watch the video,he’s doing the same thing he’s done his whole football career,and that is LEAD by example!!!!!!!
Tebow is without a doubt a natural born leader,the kid just refuses to lose!
BTW…GREAT VIDEO!!!!
caramelloo,thanks bro,I will definitely record it on DVR,and watch it over and over,gives me goose bumps!
And a Great Leader will come to Lead them!
Wow. Tim is 2 years younger than me, but watching that video made me feel like a little boy watching Super Man fight off all the bad guys. He is my hero. Courageous, relentless, passionate,supremely confident… those words don’t do enough to describe him. They say one man doesn’t fix a team but Tebow exemplifies just how much one man CAN change a team. As long as he is starting I truly believe our team will fair much better than anyone’s expecting next. I’m not saying playoffs but we’ll have more than five wins gauranteed – with the new coaching staff and all. Go Broncos! Go Tebow! You’re our man!
Hey guys, please remember that Tebow is up for GMC Never say Never comeback of the week and rookie of the week!! Let’s do a lot of voting and see if we can get him to win both of those awards in the same week!! That would be absolutely amazing and would be great considering that he deserves both of the rewards!!
Please get your votes in!!
You’re welcome Beast and please watch it over and over so I won’t feel alone! Hahaha
Born and Raised I’m 35 and felt like a little kid watching that video, and it looked even better on tv. I posted the video on my Facebook and on a few of my friends Facebook 2 hours before it came on NFL Network. When I posted it in the title I put “Whether you love him or hate him you will RESPECT him after watching this!”
Yeah, definitely a treat to watch that video. However it shows what makes Studs a good coach so far is he let’s Tebow decide what to do, haha, not exactly what I’m looking for in a coach….
Since Sunday is the last game for us, Woody is already giving us a look at the 2011 season:
If, as planned, the NFL expands to an 18-game schedule, the Broncos would add two more games against unknown teams.
The Broncos would have home games against the Patriots, the Jets, the Lions, the Chiefs, the Raiders, the Chargers and Da Bears. An eighth home game would be against either the Bengals or the Browns. The ninth is undetermined.
Seven road games will be at Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Green Bay, Minnesota, Miami and Buffalo, with an eighth at Houston or Tennessee; the ninth road game also is uncertain.
Bottom line for me living in Austin only 3 and 1/2 hours away from Houston is to hope hard as heck that Jacksonville beats Houston Sunday so Houston finishes last in the AFC South and will be one of our opponents on the road next year. And just like two years ago, I’m there baby, representing our colors with our team in Reliant Stadium, that is going to make that Houston-Jacksonville game just about as big as ours Sunday for me. GO JAGUARS!!!!
Of course I will also have to hope very hard that we will have a season next year first and foremost, which brings us to the sobbering fact that Sunday’s game potentially could be the last we see our Broncos play until 2012! I don’t think that will happen, but just saying, enjoy Sunday!! we might be facing some serious Bronco football withdrawal after that.
Bay I feel the same way bc Houston is a 45min to and hour flight from New Orleans. So we surely would be in that number as well. Bay I know you loved that quote he made before he scored huh!?
I like the fire that burns within him, a very special drive that very few possess, something you are either born with or go without, we are very lucky to have him.
Either way the new Bronco staff next year goes it will have to make it work with Tebow, so I completely disagree with the recent comments of the organization that whoever coaches next year will not be tied to Tebow. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? It better be just some lip service b.s. is all I’m saying about that!
I’m definitely looking forward to welcoming the Chicago Bears back to Invesco @ Mile High next year. Looking forward to the Tebow vs. Cutler matchup. Nice article on this matchup by Woody at DP.
On nfl.com there is a banner with all the rookies of the week and eric berry has a tampabay flag next to him not a kc one… nfl.com is slipping. lol
Somehow now that we got Tebow, I haven’t even given a thought to Cutler and I can honestly say that the fact that he will be back at Mile High doesn’t do anything for me one way or another, I’m completely over that and that’s nothing but the truth. It will be just another great game for me.
I actually will get more out of playing at Miami going up against Marshall, maybe because it’s more recent?
Trivia question:
Which Brandon goes to the Pro Bowl this year and wich one stays home?
Let’s wait and see if TRB knows that one, LOL.
Man all we need to do is add the Lions and Skins to the 2011 schedule and we would play all of our old main players/coach.
We are playing the Lions.
And I believe the Redskins game is set for 2012.
And you did forget the main one, Cleveland.
Bay,we have a chance to play the Titans o the road again next year?
If so I WILL be there!
I didn’t get to go a chance to go this year(remember me,you,and OC were planning to meet up there) but if I get another chance,I will definitely take advantage of it,I can drive to Nasville in 2 and a half hours!
That schedule sounds pretty rough for a 4-11 or 5-12 team!
Patriots,Jets,Bears,Green Bay,Minnesota……don’t ya think?
Yeah BFE, problem is for me if Tennesse ends up at the bottom of their division, we’ll play at Tenn. and problem is for you if Houston ends up at the bottom instead, we’ll play here in Houston. That’s why I say GO JAGUARS againts Houston Sunday, and you would have to root for Houston to win, so in essence we will be enemies Sunday, LOL.
That is definitely a much harder schedule than you would expect for being the runner up to the worse record in the league. Problem is 2011 is a year we were scheduled to play the AFC East and NFC North, turning out to be pretty darn tough divisions.
And Garrard is ruled out and MJD probaly too, I don’t like my odds…
Bay- when i was in Austin i went to the Warehouse where do you go to watch them play. im back in Colo again and loving it even though its going to be about a 1000 degrees below this weekend
Go Houston,haha.
I kinda wanted Kubiak and Dennison to come back,so I might root for the Jags too,lol….what to do,what to do………..