gsnts725 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Source: Tim Tebow to start ESPN.com news services The Denver Broncos will give rookie quarterback Tim Tebow his first NFL start Sunday at Oakland, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Saturday. AFC West blog Tebow has taken most every snap this week in practice with starter Kyle Orton nursing bruised ribs. The Broncos' plan to start Tebow is based on his talents, the source said. Tebow has made only cameo appearances this season and thrown just one NFL pass since former coach Josh McDaniels selected him in the first round of the draft in April following his much-celebrated career at Florida, where he won two national titles and a Heisman Trophy. Tebow still has a long way to go in morphing from a college quarterback who ran the ball as much as he threw it into a prototypical pro passer. McDaniels was fired Dec. 6 with the Broncos (3-10) in the midst of their worst slide in four decades and the Spygate II videotape scandal that embarrassed the foundering franchise. Interim coach Eric Studesville insisted this week that Orton is still his starter but acknowledged Thursday that the quarterback situation was unsettled with Orton's status in limbo. Orton, who has been sacked a career-high 34 times and thrown nearly 500 passes already, was in obvious pain at the podium this week but insisted that while he was sore, his arm wasn't the issue despite poor performances the past two weeks. His bruised ribs, however, kept him on the sideline and allowed Tebow to get most of the first-team snaps for the first time all year. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5933385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodWearsAGrayHoodie Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Also Webb will start on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 And for the 1st time since 1992 a backup QB wil start for the Packers -- Will Jesus throw a Hail Mary -- stay tuned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodWearsAGrayHoodie Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 And for the 1st time since 1992 a backup QB wil start for the Packers -- Will Jesus throw a Hail Mary -- stay tuned Wow, I hadn't thought about that streak. When you add in Favre and Rodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Hmm... a week early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 It's going to be a hot mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Tebow is finally starting? Praise Jesus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 This will be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 so the owner gets his way with joshie out of the way it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanoRevis24 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Also Webb will start on Monday. Hopefully hes as bad as he is in madden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyjet69 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 can't wait to see this disaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Im starting him on my fantasy team this week! Had Oeton going all year and said WTF why not start Tebow. I do think he has a big game... If my 2 predictions for this week (Tebow has big game and Jets smoke the Steelers by going up 10 points in 1st quarter) i am going directly to Vegas DONT PASS GO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Dude I was in denver for the jets game this season. With orton having a league leading season they were still calling for tebow to start. They actually think he is the second coming of jesus Christ. Seriously, they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I like Tim Tebow and I hope he plays well. As long as it doesn't impact the Jets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyjet69 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Tim Tebow is a winner, good solid football player, skilled football player, i wish him well! NFL QB, he is not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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