Bingo. Tebow has talent and has played in some winning games; mostly thanks to some very excellent defensive teams, but his passing is not only, not NFL caliber, most importantly he doesn’t show consistency and doesn’t perform well under pressure. And from what I’ve read, Tebow didn’t do well, doesn’t perform well in practice. A coach isn’t going to field someone who looks that bad in practice. It has nothing to do with his Christianity, it has to do with his playing abilities. There are many devout Christians in the NFL who profess their faith. The difference is that they deliver.
Newsflash, the Denver defense during the 2011-2012 season was by no stretch of the imagination “good.” This is the same defense that was torched the first four games of the season with Kyle Orton at the helm on offense.
The radical improvement in the defense happened AFTER Tebow took over because THE DEFENSE WAS RARELY ON THE FIELD. During Tebow’s time behind center the Broncos overwhelming led the NFL in time of possession which kept the defense OFF the field. The problems emerged when the Broncos would be forced into short 4 and outs by teams like the Patriots. When that occurred you got the same crappy results from the D.
Elway STILL has not upgraded the D. He spent all that money on luring Manning.