It's official, almost. Peyton Manning will become the new starting Quarterback for the Denver Broncos, pending contract negotiations. The news surrounding this signing seems almost timid. Despite rumors surrounding the Dolphins, Titans, Texans and 49ers, the team everyone thought Manning would sign with a week and a half ago, the Broncos and Elway have landed their man.
The Broncos have had many Quarterbacks since Elway retired. They had Jake Plummer, who retired after being traded to Tampa Bay after drafting Jay Cutler. Cutler was traded to Chicago for Kyle Orton after having a falling out with their former head coach, Josh McDaniels decided to draft Tim Tebow in the Draft. Kyle Orton was the starter until midway through this past season when Tebow took over and took the team to the AFC Divisional Playoffs. While Tebow took the team far, Elway was never completely behind Tebow, despite his success. This prompted the move to go after Manning in free agency.
Now that they have their man, what becomes of Tim Tebow? We know he will be traded once Manning signs, but to where exactly? We know his trade value will be extremely high due to his success last season. Most people believe that the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars will be early suitors of young Tebow. Perhaps the Chiefs will court him as well, prompting Kyle Orton to be the victim of Tebow's success twice in the span of a year. Tebow, despite his success hasn't been much of a passer, something needed to excel at the QB position in the NFL. While Tebow might be a great leader, without a great arm, he's not right for the job. While Elway might be an overly harsh critic, he wants to win now, and Tebow can't do that right now. But for now, an old pro is taking his job, and Tebow will be tumbling down the mountain to somewhere else.
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