If you haven't heard by now, the sweepstakes for the services of future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning is all but said and done. Manning will sign a reported 5 year, $95 million deal this week with the Denver Broncos. With the impending signing, team president John Elway has said that the team will seek to trade former starting quarterback Tim Tebow. It has to be a melancholy day in Denver. In one hand, they're trading away the quarterback won the AFC West division, took them to the playoffs, won a playoff game against the defending AFC Champ Pittsburgh Steelers & started "Tebowmania." In the other hand, Denver is getting possibly the greatest quarterback in NFL history. With that being said, here's 3 possible teams that could use Tebow's services:
1.) Jacksonville Jaguars: This team is in need of a jolt to re-start their franchise in the right direction. Blaine Gabbert had a less than stellar rookie season & the team's only bright spots were Maurice Jones-Drew & their improving defense. However, the rumors are swirling around that the new owner will attempt to move to Los Angles in the near future. Bringing in Tebow could be the only way that could keep the Jags in Jacksonville.
2.) Miami Dolphins: They lost the bid for Manning & recently lost Matt Flynn to the Seahawks. There's no secret that they need a quarterback. Chad Henne didn't get it done & Chad Pennington is too injury prone & had only one good season with the Dolphins. Tebow's skill set could work with the Dolphins only if new head coach Joe Philbin is willing to work with Tebow (and being patient) & get him adjusted to the wide open offense that brought Green Bay their 4th Super Bowl title in 2010.
3.) Denver Broncos: If John Elway decides to have a change of heart (I seriously doubt it), he can bring back Tebow as a backup to Manning & he can learn as an apprentice to Manning for the next few years. Learning behind Manning could benefit Tebow's transition to an everyday NFL quarterback.
In the end, Elway didn't believe that Tebow could take Denver to the next level on a consistent level. That's why Tebow will be soon on the trading block but, Elway shouldn't be so quick to let Tebow go because the guy did win him a division title & a playoff game. As for Manning, I'm still confused on why he chose Denver over San Francisco. The 49ers have the weapons needed that would get them over the final hurdle & in the Super Bowl. When the ink dries up on Manning's new contract, all eyes will be on Peyton, not Eli, once again.
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