Week 8 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Tim Tebow Makes Demaryius Thomas a Must-Start

With Tim Tebow now the starting QB in Denver, Demaryius Thomas will become the top WR option in Mile High.

Thomas, the Broncos' first-round draft selection last year, finally got the first action of the season coinciding with Tebow’s first start.

John Fox, John Elway and the rest of the Broncos organization decided to shake things up. They benched Kyle Orton and sent Brandon Lloyd to the Rams, which has opened things up for Thomas and Tebow to put up huge fantasy numbers.

No one even expected Thomas to play this season, as he tore his Achilles back in February, but he was moved off the PUP List and onto the active roster in the beginning of September.

Now that he is seeing game action, Thomas is making the most of it.

He scored a huge touchdown near the end of the game that put the Broncos on the board and helped lead them to an overtime victory.

Thomas also by far led the team in targets with 10 and finished the day with three receptions, 27 yards and that touchdown.

It was a very rough game for Tebow at first, but he seemed to settle in and get comfortable towards the fourth quarter.

I think Tebow will build an instant rapport with the 6’3”, 230-pound receiver out of Georgia Tech, and the two will continue to connect for touchdowns.

They joined the team in the same year as part of the same draft class and most likely know each other very well.

Both have also been struggling with being benched and under-performing as first-round picks.

There is a mutual interest for the two to succeed, and they can easily help one another achieve exactly that.

As Tebow becomes more comfortable out on the field, Thomas is going to continue to produce at a high level, and I would certainly start him until he proves he’s not good for 10-plus targets a game.