Is this the 2007 New York Giants? No, but they sure do scare Packers fans this weekend

After a season long of success in my NFL picks vs the spread I came out flat the opening weekend of the playoffs. I was worried about the Atlanta Falcons balanced offense so I picked them to upset the Giants (which of course they didn’t). I also liked the Bengals out-right. Though I did get the Broncos game right, I also missed on the Lions game. 1-3 is terrible. I’ll do better this week.

Denver at New England

Opening at Denver +13.5

I like New England here at home against the Denver Broncos, but the Patriots are opening up as almost two touchdown favorites. The Patriots haven’t won a playoff game since the A.F.C. Championship game in 2007 and are needing a win. The Denver Broncos are playing with house money right now, no one expected them to win at home vs Pittsburgh and no one expects them to win this game either, which is why at the opening they are a whopping 13.5 point underdogs. I’m going to take the Patriots to win this game, but the Broncos to cover the spread. If Tebow plays half as well as he did vs Pittsburgh the Broncos should score enough points to stay close to the Patriots though I’d admit I’d be surprised if they won outright.

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That being said, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at my first scouting report of Tim Tebow. I had written back in 2009 about how I thought he would be a good fit on the Broncos, but at that point, it may have just been more a dream than anything. Here is the first report I wrote on Tebow in a Denver Broncos mock draft back in January of 2010:

We can all think of so many reasons we don’t want the Broncos to draft Tim Tebow, but in all honesty, he’s going to be the best player available when we pick in all likelihood. 

Rolando McClain?  He’ll be gone.  Joe Haden?  Gone.  Many see this as a reach of a pick, but not me.  With Tebow’s intangibles and arm strength, if the only thing holding him back is his poor throwing motion then I’d take the guy number one overall, and it wouldn’t even be a question.

Players like Tebow are extremely rare.  It’s not often you see a player so devoted to his teammates, so devoted to learning anything and everything, and a player who is willing to do whatever it takes to help his team win.

He is a winner.  All the guy ever did in college was win.  Say what you want about him being a “system” quarterback, but he mastered that particular system better than any quarterback before him, and he is arguably the greatest college quarterback of all time because of it.

Tebow is an All-American athlete.  He is an All-American student.  His work ethic and intangibles are off the charts.  His passion for the game is almost unmatched.  His arm strength is elite. 

Seems like all he needs is the right coaching, and with the McDaniels brothers, he has it.  If I’m the one calling the shots, I pull the trigger on Tebow right away.  It looks to me like our coin flip with Jacksonville is going to hold a lot more weight than all of us think.

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Tim Tebow May not Be Starting This Weekend, But Broncos Fans Got it Together and He is On a Different Big Screen in Denver

For awhile there has been a group of fans in Denver trying to get up a Billboard in support of Tim Tebow. The billboard is a way for Broncos fans to show that they suppor Tebow and that the fans think the Denver Broncos should give the former first round pick a chance to show his worth.

Well, today an electronic bill board with a picture of Tebow pointing towards the sky and a message that reads: Broncos Fans to John Fox: Play Tebow! has gone up in Denver.

Which begs the question, are the fans right? Should the John Fox and the Broncos start Tim Tebow over Kyle Orton? Even as a guy who has been a doubter of Tim Tebow throughout the whole process, I think the fans are right. Regardless of whether or not you think Tebow can be the answer for the Broncos is not really the issue, the issue is whether or not he deserves a chance. The Broncos, after all did spend a first round pick on Tebow. On top of that, it’s not like the Broncos haven’t try to capitalize on Tebow’s popularity.

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Will Patrick Peterson be Taken by the Denver Broncos in the First Round?

When I was in high school, I idolized a lot of members of the media. One such guy who fit that criteria was Andrew Mason, the former Broncos TV host and current member of the Broncos media with MaxDenver.com. Mason is a southern Florida (Bucs) guy by nature, but has covered the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos in-depth, up-close, and personal–the two teams that pick at the top of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Mason is a good guy with great insights into not just the game of football, but sports in general. I recently got in contact with Andrew to talk about the NFL Draft, and I think you will be very excited about his responses. Topics were covered from the Broncos, Panthers, Bucs, to the most overrated and underrated players in the draft.

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Thus, I became a Denver Broncos fan.

Through the power of Madden video games, I have also become a self-proclaimed elite builder of dynasties, mainly through the draft and trades. If I were Brian Xanders, the general manager of the Denver Broncos, this is what a “dream” NFL Draft and offseason would look like…

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Cam Newton is Still the Top Pick

The Panthers have shown a clear interest in Cam Newton to this point, there’s no question about it. As we head into a new year with hopefully a new CBA, the investment in Newton will not be anywhere near as high as say, a guy like JaMarcus Russell. It will still cost Carolina a pretty penny to take on this project, but it’s clear that they are not sold on Jimmy Clausen going forward, and while he had his moments as a first year quarterback, he certainly didn’t inspire confidence. Newton isn’t perfect, but he’s got pretty much every physical attribute you look for in an NFL quarterback, and he has a swagger about him that NFL teams will love.

**TRADE: Denver Broncos trade 2nd pick to Arizona Cardinals for 5th pick, 3rd round, 4th round, and future 2nd round pick**

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