Florida's Tim Tebow Cult Must Adopt Denver Broncos History

Tim Tebow.

Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, and Timothy Richard Tebow .

I hope that satisfies the lust of crazed fans who can't get enough of him.

The name has many long-time Denver Broncos fans wondering what the heck we have become.

People from Florida, a state two timezones away that borders the gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, are suddenly obsessed with our football team. They will not shut up about it or our third string quarterback.

As the team of the Rocky Mountains (for everyone from Florida that is an area of the country with its own, great football tradition thousands of miles to the northwest of you) the Denver Broncos are used to drawing fans from other states. Many people travel from states as far away as Idaho to see the home games at Invesco Field.

So what would be wrong with adding in another fan base from far away?

On paper, it would seem like nothing.

Unfortunately, a group of these fans who I call Tebowholics, are riding a trend at the expense of true Denver Broncos fans.

You'll be able to identify them at games by their bizarre string of obnoxious questions to anyone around willing to listen:

John Elway? Who is that?

What is a Mile High Stadium?

Where is the ocean?

Why can't I breathe?

The answer to the last question, which might surprise some readers, is because I have jumped out of my seat and started strangling him now, rather than because of the altitude.

These fans, while holding very tightly to Tim Tebow, are not making any effort to adopt the rest of the Denver Broncos franchise. Tim certainly deserves some attention from the fans right now, and he deserves the hype of being a first round pick, but the guy is still a third string quarterback.

Give him the same amount of praise as you're giving Demaryius Thomas, who was drafted ahead of him. And if you're just learning about our football team that is "way out west" it would be nice if you took the time to learn who else is on it.

We have some truly great, proven players like Champ Bailey, Brian Dawkins, Ryan Clady, Elvis Dumervil, DJ Williams, and believe it or not, a quarterback named Kyle Orton who will be starting this year. Incidentally, none of those people are named Tim Tebow.

We also have a history as an organization that is in no way tied to what Tim Tebow did in his career at Florida. Before Jesus Chris...er...Tim Tebow showed up, we somehow stumbled into a couple of Super Bowl wins despite being uncultured cave people trapped in the Dark Ages.

I know, right? How could anyone do that without the consent of Florida or presence of Tebow?

As a long time fan, I've seen this little act before and I don't like it. When Jay Cutler was drafted, a bunch of random fans who had loose ties to Vanderbilt started cheering for Denver. They left when he went to Chicago.

The Denver Broncos have one of the greatest and most passionate fan bases in the world. We have endured four years of 8-8 records in a row, and narrow playoff misses because of them.

We have stayed loyal through the ups and downs, before and after John Elway, and through days when actually winning a Super Bowl seemed like a pipe dream.

If you're here to join us, then play the role of neophyte and start learning. We welcome new fans, but only if they're here for the long term, and only if they do the necessary things to assimilate to our fan community.

Learn the traditions.

What does the word "incomplete" mean to you?

Pretty soon it will have an entirely new meaning, that's for sure.

Welcome to the folks from Florida who actually want to be a part of this community of fans. We love bringing new people in. We are truly happy to have you.

For those who are Tebowholics, looking to pollute the Rocky Mountain air with ignorance and infatuation, please go home. We don't need the spam, trash, and schism that you will inevitably cause.

Fans throughout the NFL have seen that scenario before.

Fans of the Denver Broncos have gone through way too much in recent years to deal with that now.

In closing, Tim Tebow .

This was my 100th article for B/R. Certainly a mark to be happy about hitting, and I was saving it for an article I thought was truly important.