To Tebow, or not to Tebow, is the question

Media members across our great land, and a substantive number of Denver Bronco faithful keep asking the question, but the team has answered it a whole bunch.

The recurring question that continues to haunt the locker room and Twitter accounts seems to be, "When is Tim Tebow going to play?"

Not now.  That has been the answer since the NFL solved the lockout that was going to cost us all part or the entire season fans are currently enjoying.  Or not enjoying for Bronco fans after the later than usual kick-off as part of the second half of a Monday Night Football debacle.

This is part of the problem.  A lot of fans don't like the answer.  And they really hate the answer of "not now" regarding the team's former first round pick when the home team played like they forgot how to play against the much hated arch rival Raiders.

A valid question, that deserves some examination, but not so much.  We don't need Mel Kiper Jr., or CSI New York to help solve this case.  Tim Tebow is not ready.  How do we know he isn't ready?  He isn't playing football right now.  A Hall of Fame quarterback who is now a primary force in all things Broncos is trusting the judgement of coach John Fox, who has also been around the NFL block a few times.

I know the next part of the argument, who doesn't by now?  It doesn't matter if he is ready or not, this team is not going to be making a Super Bowl run, so the team may as well find out if Tebow can get ready.  That is a fair point, it really is, except for all the players, coaches and management who want to put the best possible team on the field, for the best chance to win today.  NFL seasons are precious things.  In all of the storied history of the franchise, there are two Vince Lombardi beauties sitting in the case at Dove Valley.  Everyone knows how rare and difficult those were to obtain, so why would anyone in orange and blue want to throw away an entire season to find out if the lovable Tim Tebow is not deemed ready?

All of that said, if the team cannot get on track, and the injuries continue to pile up, and wins are as difficult to earn as last year, then at some point, the Tebow experiment would be worth it.  At that point his value would have to be determined beyond all of the competitive 'potential' he brings when he steps on to the field.

Everybody loves a winner, just ask Charlie Sheen, but the Tebow question has been asked, and answered.

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