Denver wins a playoff game. In overtime.
Tebow throws for over 300 yards. Runs for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Now Tebow has won as many playoff games as Tony Romo.
I have to admit, I didn’t think they had a chance.
Of course they have no chance against New England next week.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackGotta admit I thought that they had a chance, but only if Tebow actually threw the ball some.
He did. Big Ben was banged up as was Pittasburgh. But, you play with who you have (Denver had some missing starters as well…)
Heads are exploding………..
Gotta love it.
I guess I thought they “had a chance” in the sense that Pittsburgh was banged up, playing at altitude and playing on the road, but even so with what Denver did the past two games, I thought they were done, done done.
Count me in the group that fell off the Tebow bandwagon.
And I ain’t quite back on it yet…
In the games when they were going through that losing streak, there was a report about how much they were having Tebow throw prior to the game. It was something like 200 times on the day of the game. I’m no expert, but it seems doing that would kind of wear out the arm a bit for the actual game.
Another difference is the defense around Tebow was better in this game. Not perfect by any means, but he had a little more protection to be able to do something other than “run away”.
The Steelers were beat up, but even so, many of the talking heads still had them winning the game. Most comments afterwards were “wow, who saw that coming?”
Tebow isn’t a great QB, but he can perform. I liked that he let it rip a little more in this game.
The Pats will be tough. The key to beating them is getting to Brady even more than it is about scoring against the Pats. The Pats defense isn’t great, but their offense is what is carrying the team far more than keeping the other team down.
I think it would be great theater to see Tebow knock off Brady.
If Tebow knocks off Brady, I’ll post a photo of myself wearing a Tebow jersey…
I caught the last half of the 4th quarter, and the OT.
It looked to me like “the team” was throwing one away. The fumble by (whoever…not sure), the dropped int. by Champ Bailey (followed by a TD for Pitt)…etc.
Congrats to the young man for hanging in there! To all of them, really. They were not playing a bunch of chumps, and the pressure had to be crushing (even if not many gave them a chance).
Love the “won as many as Romo” deal…
Good luck next week!
The Patriots’ defense isn’t bad, it is horrible. Of 32 teams, it is #32.
There are two reasons why they win: 1) They score a lot of points; 2) They give up lots of yards – but they don’t give up lots of points because they get lots of turnovers.
In the 1st 1/2 of the last game against the Patriots, it was close because the Patriots didn’t score a lot of points and Denver didn’t turn it over. In the second half, both of those were reversed.
If Denver can keep FOCUS and not make mistakes, they can beat New England.
The feeling from those who have been in the Denver locker room for the past month has been that the first Patriots game was the game that rankles the Broncos more than any other loss. They felt like they gave the game away, that they LOST the game, not that the Patriots WON it. And they’ve been pretty hungry for a chance to show that they can hang with the Patriots.
Now that Josh McDaniels will probably be the de facto Offensive Coordinator for the Patriots this Saturday, that’s got to give Denver some incentive as well.
Last time they played, Denver rammed the ball down the Patriots throat until they got so far behind that they started throwing the ball away.
I think there’s a real strong feeling in the clubhouse that this team can beat the Patriots. I believe theres a lot more confidence going in than there was before the Steelers game.
So how do we keep Cosmic from watching, you know, to keep the curse at bay?
Don’t worry, I won’t be watching.
Of course I don’t have TV anyway.
If by some miracle the Broncos reach the Super Bowl, I might pay attention to that game.
For the record, I had a Broncos media freeze in place until the game was over. The Cosmic Wife snuck a peek at the game on the internet and came into my room to tell me the outcome…
The Broncos really owe me…
Drax, while I agree with your comment about the Patriots having the turn overs being a portion of what helps them, I think it is a portion of their defense.
Straight up defense on the Pats is bad, but if they force turn overs which is part of defense, it helps mitigate their giving up a lot of yards.
I do think there is a chance for the Tebow led team to prevail. Though Belicheck is a tough coach to manage against. He might not have the best team, but he is good at making adjustments in the second half of games.
I think Tebow has enough talent to get it done. He isn’t a great QB, but some of the throws yesterday were great.
I think they can pressure Brady enough. The biggest thing is limiting the turn overs to the Pats. It will show on how equal playing time with the ball. The Pats keep the defense of the opposition on the field a decent amount which tires them out. Keeping it more even will help the Broncos.
Jus, my take on Tebow is not so much about whether he is a great, or even a good, QB, so much as it’s about whether Tebow is a great, or even a good, game manager and inspirational leader.
I constantly hear how Tebow can’t throw the football. I hear this from people who should be extremely knowledgeable about the game of football at both the college and NFL level. “Tebow can’t throw.” Or “Tebow’s mechanics suck” or whatever…
The guy threw for over 10,000 yards in college, had a 70% completion percentage and set the BCS bowl record for passer efficiency that still stands today.
It simply boggles my mind to hear people say he “can’t throw.” He’s done nothing but succeed at throwing the football his entire life.
When people point out his 45% completion percentage in the NFL I look at other great QBs in their first year or first dozen or so games, and guess what? Almost ALL of them have less than 50% pass completion percentage. Including John Elway and Peyton Manning.
So this whole “can’t throw” or “doesn’t have the skills” thing just blows my mind. It’s like people are talking about some alternate universe Tim Tebow who ran the option in college (the actual Earth-1 Tim Tebow ran the SPREAD offense in college, which is a pass-centric offense run from the shotgun).
I’ve watched Tebow play in the NFL. I watch clips of his plays on the internet, both good and bad. And my take is that they guy can throw the ball as well as anyone. When he has his feet set and his eyes downfield he can put that ball into NFL sized windows with zip and in a tight spiral. He gets into trouble when he can’t set his feet, but that’s true of all QBs.
What people can’t seem to understand is that Tebow has virtually NO top level talent at wide receiver or tight end. His best receiver of the year (who just was lost for the season) is Eric Decker, a guy who is generally regarded as, at best, a #3 receiver on most NFL teams. Their best receiver in the past five games is Demarius Thomas, a guy who blew out his achilles last year and who missed the first part of the season with a broken hand, and who is just now getting his feet under him as an NFL receiver.
And at running back he has a guy who was cast off by his previous team and who was generally regarded before this season as a washed up career backup.
The guy has no weapons. Nobody talks about that. He has no weapons. Give him some serious receiving talent and I suspect we’d see a significant increase in his completion percentage.
I wonder outside of Denver if people realize just how thoroughly this team was gutted by the departure of Mike Shanahan and the abysmal personnel management of Josh McDaniels. They literally ran their best offensive talent out of town. Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Brandon Lloyd, Tony Scheffler, Peyton Hillis… I mean the list is quite seriously STAGGERING.
For the Broncos to even be able to compete against other NFL teams with the near complete devastation of their top talent is, quite frankly, amazing.
Tebow’s got no weapons man. And he still makes plays.
Hey! Guess who Billacheat just hired to “help the offense?”
Josh McDaniels. I mean, he did such a good job in Denver. And as an offensive coordinator in St. Louis, Billacheat just couldn’t resist the opportunity to add this offensive genius to his team!
What a genius that Billacheat is!
CC: There are a lot of reasons why his completion percentage is the worst in the league. He doesn’t throw that much, so every miss counts for a greater percentage. He doesn’t have any decent weapons at WR. He doesn’t have anything resembling a weapon at TE. His offensive line, before he took over, was considered to be, this year and last, one of the worst in the league. He’s only (just about) allowed to throw in obvious throwing situations. (He threw on 1st down against Pittsburgh exactly once before the final play. Typical for the game calling.) He didn’t have an off-season. He didn’t take 1st team snaps for the first 5 games of the season. Finally, he throws the “long ball” more than ANYONE in the NFL. (When he does throw it, as evidenced by the win over Pittsburgh, he throws it for chunks. THIS IS NOT HIS CALL. It’s as designed. It’s either run or go for the home run.)
And, excepting that one game against KC, he threw only 4 interceptions in 11 games. He throws the ball away a LOT because his (substandard) receivers are (predictably) covered in obvious passing situations. He misses on the side of protecting the ball.
I’m cool with a 45% completion rate if it comes WITHOUT three interceptions a game.
Man I gotta laugh at your vastly irrational bias Drax. Or ignorance, whichever works best. You do realize Josh McDaniels is a known commodity with the Patriots and has 3 superbowl rings to prove it? Was the OC for the only team in NFL history to go 16-0 in regular season, smashing NFL records on the way? And oh yeah – helped make Brady & Belichick become the winningest coach-QB tandem in NFL history?
by chance – think about that at all?
As for the defense last night – 4 starters came back, held Denver to 252 total yards; 10 points and Tebow to zero touchdowns, Not bad at all.
oh btw – Packers were 32nd overall Defense, Patriots were 31st. You were wrong there as well. No surprise.
I look at what people do when they LEAVE New England rather than what they do while AT New England for consideration as to how good they are.
McDaniels’ results sucked at Denver. His results sucked at St. Louis. He did well as a cog in the SYSTEM that is New England. They were good BEFORE him and they were good AFTER him. He has to prove that he can win OUTSIDE of New England before I’m willing to say that he is INDEPENDENTLY a good Offensive Coordinator (or head coach).
Okay. 31st not 32nd. Wow. Thassa big mistake.
Well, it looks like New England might be the #1 seed now, so Josh may get a fourth ring this year….
You really can’t judge New England on what they did against Denver.
This notion that Denver “outcoached” Pittsburgh in the playoffs because for the first time, on first down, they threw the ball on the first play in overtime, is just silly.
Denver ran the ball and ran the ball against Pittsburgh. Then, bombed it. That’s what they’ve done all season with Tebow. What happened is that Tebow made those throws to a WR that was, for the first time, healthy and got free when, if you watched the film of the season, wasn’t likely.
New England let them run until they couldn’t run any more. And, the predictable happened.
Denver’s defense, which has been given the credit for Denver’s success by Tebow’s critics played up to its ability, mediocrity. Denver’s Offensive Line showed why it was one of the lowest ranked offensive lines while Orton was under center – it can’t block the pass rush. So, Denver put it’s QB in the worst possible position. He couldn’t run and the O-line couldn’t protect him when he dropped back to pass to receivers who are, at best, mediocre.
And, Denver got shown up as what it is, a bad overall team with a rookie QB without the tools to make things happen.
If Tebow is under center next year, they have to put some tools around him and put in a system where he throws the dang ball. Either he can or he can’t. But, putting him CONSISTENTLY in a situation that, when he throws even the dogs at the feet of the couch potatoes watching the game know he has to throw it – you’re going to have predictable and unsatisfactory results.
Drax, yeah, that’s my take too. Denver was the worst ranked defensive team in 2010, and their offensive line was considered below average at best. Nothing has really changed in their offensive line, and the main improvement in their defense this year, I think, is that they got more rest. But Champ Bailey is getting old, Von Miller isn’t a great pass defender and they can’t put pressure on the opposing QB without sending at least six, which leaves two guys open.
Whatever else you say about Tebow, he didn’t turn the ball over Saturday and he didn’t allow 45 points to the opposing team.
Oh, Elway gave Tebow a ringing endorsement: “He’s earned the right to be the starting quarter back opening training camp.”
Oh, yeah. THAT’S what he’s earned. The right to begin training camp with the job.
Isn’t that where he was THIS YEAR?
Well, as I see it, we will get the definitive Broncos position on Tebow on draft day. Words don’t mean much anyway.
And I am pretty sure that Pat Bowlen will keep the pressure on Elway and Fox to stick with the dude who sells more jerseys, gets higher ratings and sells more tickets than any player in the league.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Tebow. He is a genuinely admirable person.
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