As I noted yesterday I am so glad to be arguing about the NFL for a change instead of politics! It is a welcome relief and diversion. Of course when I mentioned to Kim last night that preseason starts a week from yesterday she gave a snort of disgust and made a comment about should she change her schedule so she is working on Sundays. I guess I can't win all the time. And obviously that's my signal that I need to watch my football rationing right off the bat.
St. Louis Rams
I think this might be the season we see an end to the Same Old Sorry Ass Rams label for a while. I am pretty excited about this team. The defense looks to be even more improved over last year, with some added talent and the young talent getting a chance to keep improving. I was worried about the fact that the team didn't go out and get the big name receiver. But they kept getting talent, and then I remembered McDaniel's track record. Except for the years with Randy Moss and Brandon Marshall he has really made his reputation building great offenses with mostly unknown receivers, and turning good receivers into great ones (see Brandon Lloyd last year). So I think that with a potentially great QB in Bradford, and a resurrected running game the passing game will greatly improve from last year.
Denver Broncos
First of all I am a Broncos fan, so I want the team to do well, regardless of who is playing. So if Orton is the starter and we are doing well and winning games I will be happy. Second, I like Tebow the person as much as if not more than Tebow the player, so he doesn't have to be the starter for me to be a fan. Given those 2 points I think the Broncos are doing the right thing in letting the more experienced player get the reps with the first team, while everyone learns a very different system. I'm a lot more concerned about the defense than I am who is starting at QB. Because that has been the missing focus of this team for way way too long, going back to the early Shanahan years. So that is what I am looking at more than anything.
I think that Tebow will become an NFL QB at some point, he just may not be ready to step into a new system this year. He was probably hurt by the lockout more than anyone else on the team. That being said, I think we have seen Orton at his best, which can be very good, but there's a limit. And for some reason at his best he still cannot win games that often. While Tebow is the kind of talent that can win games seemingly on his own. It may not always be pretty or picture perfect, but he does win. But if the Broncos want some stability now, and also want Orton's trade value to increase or remain high, he needs to play while Timmy learns and develops. I think the team is doing the smart thing and thinking long term here. If they don't have to start Tebow, why force it?
Gosh it's so nice to talk about this instead of focusing on the doom and gloom of politics for a change. I know it's a diversion, but it's good to have diversions from time to time.
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