Denver Broncos: 5 Players to Put Around Tim Tebow for Next Season

According to the Associated Press, Tim Tebow will be entering training camp as the starting QB for the Denver Broncos.

Apparently, the fans haven't been the only ones to fall in love with Tebowmania.

But let's be honest: No one REALLY knows if the Denver Broncos are going to stick with their roller coaster ride quarterback or take their offense into a completely different direction.

He could enter training camp as the starting QB and be demoted to third-string water boy/missionary status in a matter of snaps.

But let's pretend for a second that we did.

Let's pretend that John Elway and John Fox were so head-over-heels with making the playoffs that they'd make personnel changes to their roster just to compliment their unorthodox QB.

Who would they add first?

5. Dwayne Bowe: WR, Kansas City Chiefs (Unrestricted Free Agent)

The biggest issue right now, outside of Tebow's accuracy, is the Denver Broncos' lack of efficient, adequate wide receivers. Whether it's Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker or Eddie Royal, the Broncos receiving corps has let their young QB down at one point or another.

That's got to end.

It's rare enough that you see Tebow connect perfectly on a pass to an open receiver. It's even worse that there's a 46 percent chance that that receiver just might drop the ball.

The Broncos need a top-tier WR who, not only will catch the ball every time, but will get open and move with Tebow as he extends the play. Not a speedster; no, Tebow needs a go-to guy that will get him a catch when he needs a bail out.

5. Dwayne Bowe

Bowe is an incredibly strong WR with great hands and a knack for getting those tough yards after the catch. In an offense where the ball is in Tebow's hands most of the time, Bowe is a weapon that the young QB needs to grow as a player.

Not young receivers that have been in the league as long as he has, but an established receiver that knows the game, knows how to read coverage and knows how to get open.

Bowe's got to be disappointed with the way Kansas City's playing lately. They've resorted to a personnel swap (Romeo Crennel for Todd Haley), and they've had a QB that's been cut from every football team known to man in Tyler Palko.

Why not come to a team that's clearly on the rise and help reign in a young QB trying to make it through?

2. Dwayne Allen: TE, Clemson

4. Dwayne Allen

Even though Sammy Watkins was the most integral part to that potent Clemson offense, Dwayne Allen was nearly as important.

To put it into perspective, if Watkins was 100 percent hydrogen peroxide (the stuff that will burn through your skin and bones), Allen was 76 percent hydrogen peroxide.

It'll still burn through your skin and bones, but at a slightly slower rate.

A consensus All-America tight end, Allen had a monster junior year, hauling in 50 catches for 598 yards and eight touchdowns.

That's more catches and yards than Denver's starter, Daniel Ferris, and ties his career total in touchdowns in one season.

Besides, it would be cool if there were two people on offense with the same name.

3. LaMichael James: RB, Oregon Ducks

3. LaMichael James

I fully understand that we should not tamper with something that's already working. 

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," is the line that directly correlates with what I'm doing. But if you look at the Broncos No. 1 rushing attack in the NFL, and then look at the personnel at the running back position, something just doesn't add up.

Marshawn Lynch being a leading rusher makes sense. LeSean McCoy and Adrian Peterson as leading rushers makes sense. But Willis McGahee and Lance Ball?

No way. How did they manage to do all of that?

The answer is simple: It's not them, it's that ridiculous offensive line that the Broncos have so masterfully put together.

How much greater would their rushing attack be if you added an electrifying, scat-power hybrid back like LaMichael James into a a Tim Tebow based offense?

Think about it.

LJ's already used to running an option-style offense at Oregon in Chip Kelly's system, and Tim Tebow and Darron Thomas, despite significant differences, are not that different at all. (Neither of them can throw and both of them make plays on their feet).

It's nearly a match made in heaven. So what if James is only 5'9" in extra-durable ranger boots? He's got the heart of a champion and a Daytona 500 car's motor.

Not to mention he would give Tebow a reliable check-down target in those sticky situations.

What's not to like about LJ to Denver?!

2. LaRon Landry: FS, Washington Redskins (Unrestricted Free Agent)

OK, I know the title said five players to put around Tim Tebow, but the truth is the Denver defense bails out the Denver offense 100 percent of the time.

Therefore, making a key addition to the Bronco defense is just as important, if not more important, than giving Tebow four extra weapons.

That key addition is LaRon Landry.

2. LaRon Landry

Now, I already know what you're thinking.

"You want the Broncos to gamble on an oft-injured free safety when their defense is already top-of-the-line?"

No, I want them to gamble on an oft-injured free safety because their defense is BOTTOM OF THE LINE.

Look at who the Broncos have played this season. Out of all of the teams that they limited to less than 20 points, how many of them were averaging over 20 points per game?

It's OK, I'll wait for an answer.

When Denver's defense had a real offense to handle (see Packers Wk. 4, Lions Wk. 8, "Vikings" Wk. 13, Patriots Wk. 15, "Bills" Wk. 16, and their record-setting playoff loss to New England), they never even stood a chance, except for their win over the Vikings.

LaRon Landry is a game-changer. 

He will hit a receiver, running back, or QB so hard that they'll reconsider making a play in his direction. Landry is a feared free safety, and that's something that I think will beef up the Broncos defense in the long run.

It's sort of like adding Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their defense was already Top 10 in the NBA, but adding a gritty player like Perk gave them an in-your-face personality.

Putting Landry in the secondary will give the Broncos just that.

Sure, there's a chance that he'll pull a Bob Sanders and be injured for the season, but the gamble would be well worth it if he stays healthy for the season and forces a few fumbles in the process.

1. DeSean Jackson: WR, Philadelphia Eagles (Unrestricted Free Agent)

1. DeSean Jackson

DeSean Jackson pretty much boo-hooed all season about not getting the contract he wanted, and for a very good reason. A franchise should never turn their back on a player of his caliber.

It's time for him to make a move to Denver.

If the Broncos can put together the right number to give Jackson that Colgate cheek-to-cheek smile, there's no doubt that he'll be back to his high-stepping, showboating, dust-blowing ways once again.

I said earlier that the Broncos don't need another speedster, and they don't. But that's only if that speedster's name is anything but DeSean Jackson.

The guy can kill you in so many ways. Either he'll burn you all the way down field for a 60-yard bomb, or he'll turn an eight-yard catch into an 87-yard touchdown. Not to mention he brings a whole separate dynamic to special teams with his prolific punt returning skills (see DeSean Jackson vs. New York Giants if unfamiliar).

Furthermore, he fits right into a Tebow style offense because of his skill set.

Jackson is so fast and so light on his feet that he can turn any play into positive yardage. Imagine having Tim Tebow, LaMichael James and D-Jack all in the backfield; three dangerous rushing threats, and a healthy Eric Decker, who was Tebow's hot target before the injury, along with a streaking Demaryius Thomas.

How do you defend that?

The Broncos probably don't and won't have enough cap room to make all of these additions, but the Bowe and Jackson acquisitions are interchangeable and they merely have to take a leap of faith and draft LaMichael James to get him on the roster.

Kristian Winfield is a Featured Columnist on the Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: