Tebow Era Begins; Are Broncos Trying to ‘Suck for Luck’?
For Denver’s most beloved back-up, 2011 has been a wild ride. Early in the year, it looked as though the starting quarterback position was his to lose, with the Broncos going so far as to make travel arrangements to South Beach for incumbent starter Kyle Orton, in a trade that would get nixed by the Dolphins at the very last moment.
Coach John Fox then named Orton the starter before the season, leaving Tebow in a quarterback limbo that only grew more precarious as third-string quarterback Brady Quinn outperformed Tebow during a few games in the preseason. Orton’s performance in the…
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