Denver Broncos: Tebow Isn't the Problem, There's Just Nothing to Talk About

To begin, let's state some facts.

First, the Denver Broncos stink. It doesn't matter who plays quarterback; the Broncos are a 7-9 team at best.

Secondly, Denver as a whole looked miserable yesterday. Tim Tebow was amazingly inaccurate, the defense let multiple Detroit Lions receivers get wide open, and the offense line let Tebow get pummeled, giving up seven sacks. 

How, in a performance so pitiful, does the blame possibly fall on one player? It's simple: there is nothing else to talk about in Denver. 

Tebow's numbers yesterday were not good, but they weren't terrible either. While he was quite inaccurate, completing only 46.2 percent of his passes, he was at least able to find the end zone and pass for 172 yards on 39 attempts.

These figures are about all of what anyone can hope for from Tebow at this point, so to scrutinize statistics is erroneous. His figures were actually better in a few categories than in Denver's Week 7 overtime victory against the Miami Dolphins. 

Since it's been established (over and over and over, I may add) that Tebow is not going to be a darling quarterback statistically, why do fans continue to write comments such as "Tebow really didn't step up in his time to shine" on NFL.com message boards? Why does ESPN devote a whole section of a show to breaking down Tebow's game?

Well, because there's not much else to discuss. 

What would make a more interesting storyline for the Denver market? How Ryan Clady and four nameless offensive lineman have given up 13—yes, 13—sacks in two weeks?

Or how about, despite an amazing career, Champ Bailey looks absolutely miserable at this point? (Along with the rest of the Denver defensive secondary.)

No, those stories aren't catching any eyes, reads or attention. Tebow is so much the sole center of attention in Denver that I am writing a story about why people write so many stories about him.

The irony is making me giggle. 

The real kicker (not Denver's Matt Prater) to all of this over-obsessive Tebow-mania came when analysts were actually discussing the option of John Fox replacing Tebow with Brady Quinn.

Really? After two games and a 1-1 record, you are going to replace a quarterback who was sacked 13 times in two weeks, whose team just gave up 45 points?

To make myself clear, I have no opinion of Tebow outside of football. I am not a "Tebow lover" or a "Tebow hater." I couldn't care less about the guy as a person.

As a sports analyst, however, I think the hype and scrutiny that gets brought up about Tebow every week is redundant, to say the least. 

He's not even close to Denver's biggest problem, (just like Kyle Orton wasn't either) so let's not act like he is. Denver is a terrible football team right now. 

I know there is nothing else of interest to talk about in Denver, so let's just not talk about them at all.