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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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Rob Gronkowski has 18 receiving touchdowns in his last 15 games. Impressive is an understatement

They say it takes three years to start to really evaluate how  a draft is turning out, but that doesn’t mean we can’t highlight some players that are turning out huge seasons.

I’m going to rank the 10 best second-year players in the N.F.L. based on how they have played through their first two years and how likely I think the success could continue. I did not include offensive linemen, I haven’t watched enough of each offensive lines performance to intimately know if they are among the best players.

(only Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford have snaps this year)

#10 LeGarette Blount, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In 24 games, Blount is averaging 4.7 yards per carry with 11 touchdowns in two seasons. Not great numbers, but he’s shown to be a reliable player who can really pound the football. This year he has improved as a receiver catching 12 balls for a 143 yards. I considered many other players here for #10 and I see (very good) arguments for all of them, but perhaps I just wanted to get in a running back and in his two seasons Blount has shown he’ll be a force to be recokned with moving forward.

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If you haven’t, you might need to wake up.

After starting the season 1-4, things were not looking good for the Denver Broncos. Fans were wondering if the team could even match its record from 2010, when the Broncos went 4-12.

Then, Tim Tebow entered the picture, and the Broncos figured, “What the heck? Let’s get the fans off our back and show them that this guy doesn’t have what it takes.”

Now, eight games later, Tebow has made believers out of not only head coach John Fox, but front office executive John Elway and the rest of Denver Broncos management. Even Broncos owner Pat Bowlen sees the greatness in Tebow:

“He’s a quarterback, and believe me he’s going to learn. I believe he’ll be a great one. Better keep him around.”

And if you have been listening to anything I have said the last two-and-a-half years, you’d know that I feel the same.

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Me with Broncos OL Tony Hills (left) and RB Willis McGahee (right)

Since I live so close to Minneapolis, you know there was no question I was going to be in town when the Broncos come to town, and that was even before I knew Tim Tebow would be the starting quarterback.

The Denver Broncos are one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now taking on the Vikings, who have had a really rough stretch of injuries in a tough season. I was able to score a photo with Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee and offensive lineman Tony Hills outside the Mall of America yesterday, so the weekend is already off to a great start.

As for the game, I feel like this is a game the Broncos should win, but the Vikings always play tough on their home field, so I don’t expect it to be easy. Ironically, the Broncos might be best served utilizing the passing game to beat the Vikings on Sunday. Minnesota is without their top cornerbacks Antoine Winfield and Chris Cook, as well as safeties Tyrell Johnson and Jamarca Sanford.

The Vikes will also be without star running back Adrian Peterson, and earlier in the week they placed wide receiver Michael Jenkins on injured reserve. Percy Harvin is also questionable for the game, but that doesn’t mean the Broncos aren’t without fault right now.

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Tim Tebow Just Can't Get Any Love From the Broncos Brass

Earlier this morning I saw a pair of quotes from profootballtalk.com that I thought to be interesting and probably an insight into what the Broncos plan on doing in the draft if they end up picking highly.

The first one was from a radio appearance by John Elway

Gary Miller asked Elway the following question on his weekly radio show on 102.3 FM, via the Denver Post.

“Any closer to feeling if you have your quarterback on this team?”

Elway flatly answered “no.”

“I think obviously [Tebow is] making progress week in and week out. When you look at our third down numbers, those have to improve. I mean, that’s the bottom line,” Elway said. “We can’t go 3-for-13 [on third downs] and win a world championship. Those are the type of things we have to keep improving.”

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Maybe Tim Tebow can’t throw, but he sure can win. Tebow lead another fourth quarter comeback this time against Rex Ryan’s “Superbowl Winning” Jets defense. On the final drive Tebow made some huge third down plays and Tim Tebow and Denver … [visit site to read more]

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1. Whether or not Willis McGahee plays

The Broncos were able to thrash the Chiefs on the ground with Lance Ball, something that was quite unexpected but I don’t think there’s any question that the offense stalled a bit when Knowshon Moreno and Willis McGahee both left with injuries. McGahee was cleared to play on Sunday, but was kept out for fear of aggravating the injury. McGahee has been limited in practice this week, and is questionable to play but will be a game-time decision.

This is a huge decision for the Broncos, because this is a potentially must-win game within the conference against another playoff contender, and if the Broncos are going to continue to win games, they will need McGahee.

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