Apparently Third Is Better Than Second

It is upon us.

His Holiness Tim Tebow has finally assumed the position of starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos.

I have never seen so much support for an athlete that has done next to nothing during his time in the NFL. Do you know what the most selling player jersey was last season? You guessed it. Tim Tebow. The man had never taken a snap during a regular season game, yet stores couldn't even keep up with the demand for his jersey. It to this day baffles me how someone who had never played in the NFL has so much support.

I understand he's a great guy and he tries really hard during practices and he's great with the media. But that's what he gets paid to do. Every player in the NFL, starter or not, is expected to participate fully in practices and handle the media appropriately. "Oh but he loves Jesus!" And? Is that supposed to make me wish that this kid was a team's starting quarterback?

Going into the 2011-2012 NFL season, the Denver Broncos had three quarterbacks on their roster; Kyle Orton, Brady Quinn, and Tim Tebow. In the offseason there was an open competition for the backup roll behind Kyle Orton between Quinn and Tebow. Now Brady Quinn won this competition fair and square. He was listed as the number two quarterback on their depth chart.

After a dismal 1-3 start for Denver and another game heading down the drain, John Fox said screw it, it's Tebow Time. Let me remind you; Brady Quinn is the backup quarterback, Tim Tebow is the backup quarterback for the backup quarterback.

So what happened to Quinn? That's really all I pulled from this entire season in Denver. What about Brady Quinn? He proved his value, proved he deserved the backup quarterback spot, has never been in the media speculating why he wasn't given a chance on the field, and doesn't have plays just for him in the offensive playbook. Yet he doesn't work as hard as Tebow or isn't a good enough person to be named the starter? Give me a break.

He has more NFL experience than Tebow and he already proved that he was better than Tebow during the offseason. Quinn was actually a starter on the Cleveland Browns for 12 of their games in the 08 and 09 seasons and put up numbers expected by a young quarterback on a struggling team. But why wasn't he put in this past Sunday and why is Tim Tebow now the official starter for the team?

There are only three possible scenarios: 1) Somewhere during this season John Fox decided that Tebow was better than Quinn; 2) Fox is giving up on the season and plans to use both quarterbacks and plan for the future; or 3) Peer pressure got the best of the coach and he put in Tebow for the fans.

If the crappy campaign efforts on behalf of Tim Tebow got him this starting role, then by god that opens a lot of possibilities.