Tim Tebow: Why Broncos QB Kyle Orton Should Remain Starter Over Tebow

To all the Tim Tebow supporters out there, sorry, but Kyle Orton is still the better option for the starting QB.

And as much as fans were chanting Tebow's name on Monday Night Football, there were a lot of things that went wrong for the Broncos, but only a few were legitimately Orton's fault.

Yes, Orton could have thrown the rock a little deeper on those two he tossed to WR Brandon Lloyd, one of which got ripped out of Lloyd's hands at the last second, and then, obviously, the interception in Oakland territory.

However, Kyle Orton still managed to rack up over 300 yards passing, actually ran for a clutch first down one time and threw a touchdown pass in the red zone.

Lest we forget, that touchdown pass was orchestrated in 80 yards on 12 plays, while the whole time, fans were chanting Tim Tebow's name.

Orton remained poised in the pocket and went 7-of-11 for 71 yards on the drive that ultimately gave Denver a shot to win the game.

Now, let's move on to some areas of the game that Orton may be getting blamed for—mainly because the starting QBs are the center of criticism—but weren't his fault.

The 10 penalties for 91 yards certainly didn't help, and although the Raiders had more, the Broncos shot themselves in the foot almost as much as their hated rival with this one.

As for the defense, they have significantly improved, but Oakland RB Darren McFadden still ran for 150 yards, and the Raiders compiled 190 on the ground collectively.

Another thing that significantly played against the Broncos was special teams.

Yes, Eric Decker broke the game open with the 90-yard punt return for a touchdown, but Oakland's punter Shane Lechler and kicker Sebastian Janikowski were the more important factors here.

Lechler punted six times for 349 yards, giving him an average of 58.2 yards per punt.

That is an insane average, and although it did back the Broncos up, Orton still got the job done in the second-half by taking Denver down the field on two 12-play drives (one for 77, one for 80) that got the Broncos 10 points.

Then, there's Sebastian Janikowski.

The man went 3-of-3 kicking field goals and hit the record tying 63-yarder just before the half. In those weather and field conditions, Janikowski's record-tying field goal is arguably the greatest single kick in NFL history.

Now in spite all this, yes Orton could have played better, but in comparison to how he played against Oakland in 2010, it's a step up.

Not to mention he was sacked five times, hit another six and the rushing offense couldn't get anything going (13 carries for only 38 yards).

Therefore, Denver had no choice but to be one-dimensional. Oakland knew what was coming, and yet Orton still tossed for over 300 yards in bad throwing conditions.

And don't be fooled by the Raiders either, because despite all their losses, they are an improved football team.

Kyle Orton is better than Tim Tebow. Denver just needs to keep gradually improving, and then the wins will come around.

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