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The talk of whether or not Tim Tebow should be the starting Quarterback for the Denver Broncos is compelling on a level that I have never seen before.
QB battles, or controversies as they're often called, are pretty common in the NFL. There are only a handful of elite players that have the total package and bus loads of unproven guys with high potential. In the last couple years we've had Vince Young vs Kerry Collins in Tennessee. Donovan McNabb vs Kevin Kolb and then Vick vs Kolb in Philly. Brady Quinn vs Derek Anderson in Cleveland, and there was always the toss up of which one of Jon Gruden’s 7 QB’s in Tampa would start for the Buccaneers. Hell, in 2005 perennial Pro Bowlers Phillip Rivers and Drew Brees were battling it out in Sad Diego.
These “controversies” typically arise because one player fails to stand out from the next and the coaching staff has difficulty deciding who gives them the best chance to win. This one is a little different though. There’s one group of people adamant that Tebow should be starting while another believes playing Kyle Orton is the obvious choice. Both sides think playing their guy is a no-brainer and this has created the so called quarterback controversy. The only problem is, the Orton group consists of coaches, teammates and NFL analysts-you know, people who actually know what they’re talking about. While team Tebow is made up primarily of fans and LeBron James-who ingeniously came out in support of the former Gators star (given LBJ's track record, I have to think it was more accidental then a well devised plan, but still, a genius move to hitch himself to the Tebow fan-wagon)
