Obviously every Bronco fan wants the team to win. Some of us older fans remember the Orange Crush Defense and the coming of John Elway into the QB job when he was a rookie. He was a lot like Tim Tebow as I remember, but not nearly as popular of a celebrity. After several years of magnificent teams and players, the Broncos finally won the Super Bowl a few times, and we were all lovin the glory. I was horse aftere many a game, many a time.
Now after the decline Pat fired Mike, and hired Josh. That was a disaster for 2 seasons, but finally Pat did what he had to do and sent Josh packing. Along comes John Fox and here we go again. Wow, they kept Tim Tebow and most of us believed we were going to start over with him just like we did in the Post Morton era with John Elway. Orton is a good guy, a fine player and in light of all that was at stake, the team should have traded him into a new opportunity, especially since they kept Tebow around.
The management did not think the matter through like they should have. For some reason, I believed Elway would save the day and push for Tebow, and since Fox was new I imagined he would agree to that scenario and get to the beginning of what the fans here in Denver believed would be the "New Era of Glory" on the gridiron. But they did not trade Orton. The excuse seemed to be that they simply could not take the chance due to the lockout situation. They needed all the experience on the field they could get. So, Orton was named the starter again.
When I read that morning that Fox has emphatically stated that Orton would be the starter, my heart sank. That is not what the fans wanted at all. After Josh left the Broncos told everyone that the fans would be included in the whole football experience again, just like they were in the days of Mike. Well, some of that was true, but they lost their courage when they averted the QB thing. They played it safe to give themselves that secure feeling that Orton was much improved and would answer the call to win.
Now Kyle has to endure the humiliation of being chanted down on the field by Tebow fans, which is both a vocal minority and a silent majority. I feel badly for him because this should never have happened. Frankly I thought Elway would have the sway in it and bring Tebow in to start and learn. He will learn fast when the Broncos, or some other team give hime the chance. But, they somehow all got together and got scared that Tim might lose a game or two (like Elway did) and they didn't want to invest the games to allow him to find his wind in the game.
I am just a fan, but I do recognize when our team is at a crossroads, and thus far it appears they have taken the low road and the safe road, but it will not yield the results they, or the fans want. Orton deserves better and should have been the starter or number 2 QB on another team. I know he would have flourished in another venue. Here he is doomed to be in the shadow of the guy the fans want to play, win or lose. I am just writing all this to state a point, and I think I have done that.
Whatever happened in that management board room, or office, of wherever they met is unclear to us fans. What is clear is that they are not seeing their big opportunity to launch a new franchise with excitement and huge fan support. Instead they have hunkered down and are hoping for the best. Fans want a winner out there, and since the team has such a person in Tebow, that is who they want to see play. I am disappointed for both Kyle and Tim, because the management has cast them both in the wrong roles.
Oh, there is one more aspect of this which is worth mentioning. Tim Tebow is a humble guy, but he generates so much more excitement out there that the Broncos are missing making more money too, and that really shocks me to realize they are also willing to give that extra money up as well. I had hoped for more from Elway in this deal. Guess after just one game the final answer is still ahead of us, but I just hope these management guys don't wait too long.
Franklin
