The NFL Thread 2011: New York Giants Win Super Bowl XLVI

[insomniac17]

So, I saw the Chiefs game on Monday. Ouch. That was rough. Looks like they picked up Orton though, and I think he can do well for them... though I don't understand Denver releasing him when so many teams are looking for a decent/good QB to temporarily replace a starter. Especially when so many of those teams are teams that have another game with Denver.

About the Orton/Tebow thing, I felt bad for Orton when people booed him last year and chanted for Tebow. I do think he's a good solid QB. But at the same time, I think that a big reason why people disliked him was McDaniels. He just decimated the Denver defense, and that really hurt us. Orton did have a pretty good year, but when your defense can't play, it won't matter in the end. I'm not sorry to see Orton go because I think he deserves better than what he got here in Denver.

Elway/Tebow: I think that Elway shouldn't have said what he did in the way that he did. That doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the starting QB who's won three games straight. (Yes, he has a lot to work on and the defense is a large part of that, but honestly, since Tebow became the starter, the entire team has played better.) But at the same time, all those people who are insulting Elway because of it are just dumb. I don't blame Elway for not committing to Tebow yet. Tebow needs work. He still needs to improve. And he has been. But it would be foolish of Elway to commit to him so soon, and for people to insult him... Well, Elway proved that he's a great QB. Tebow still has a way to go. At the same time, I'd like him to stay. He makes the games more exciting, I think he can be great, and he's taken a 1-4 team and led them back to 5-5. Denver has played much better on the whole in the last five games since he took over, and I think he's a large part of that. He's a leader.

Lions/Packers game: I'm peeved that I'm gonna miss this game. I won't have access to a TV, and I bet this'll be a really fun game to watch.