Posted on 03/20/2012 7:09:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
As soon as word came through that Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos were ironing out a contract, the Tim Tebow questions began to fly.
The likeliest of outcomes seemed to be a trade.
But where?
Everyone's first instinct was the Jacksonville Jaguars. That doesn't appear likely, as reports say that Jags management doesn't have any interest in Tebow.
New England was mentioned as a possibility too because the guy who drafted him, Josh McDaniels, is now an offensive coordinator there and Bill Belichick loves going outside the box. Chances of that ever happening are slim, though.
The Miami Dolphins and their hated GM Jeff Ireland were mentioned, but that doesn't look promising after they signed David Garrard to compete with Matt Moore. Other teams with quarterback questions have already figured things out.
Late Manning entrants the San Francisco 49ers will go back to Alex Smith. The Seattle Seahawks settled on free agent Matt Flynn.
Cleveland has issues at QB, but is prepared to continue the Colt McCoy experiment. Even if the Browns were looking for a change, Tebow doesn't fit into team president Mike Holmgren's west coast offense.
Philadelphia has even been bandied about as a wild card possibility, but despite the Eagles coaching staff's success with QB projects, we don't see this happening.
Green Bay Packers, anyone?
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No doubt.
The salary cap is 120 million, Peyton is making 28 million, Tim is making 8. That means tying up 36 million for 1 position where both players won’t be on the field at the same time. It’s the same math as why the Colts got rid of Peyton.
If I was a bett’n man I’d say John Elway just put
95 Million down on “Box Cars”.
roll the dice Jonny Boy.
“jets just scarfed up drew stanton... drew has a much better arm, natural insticts and can run with the ball...”
Drew would make a great backup to Tebow.
I am a big drew stanton fan... he got screwed in detroit... i think they kept him so no other team could get their hands on him... the boy can ball, and with a little work is a starting caliber qb in the nfl....
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