Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tim Tebow Second Chance Looms for Jaguars With Manning in Denver - Businessweek - The Jaguars have an estimated value of $725 million, the lowest in the National Football League according to Forbes magazine, and Shahid Khan, who took ownership in December for an undisclosed price, is seeking ways to boost ticket sales and interest in the team. “Tebow has financial upside beyond football and Jacksonville is probably one of the franchises that could justify the price,” said Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon.
Woody Paige: Peyton Manning just felt comfortable in Denver - The Denver Post - Full disclosure: As a sportswriter, this is the sixth decade in which I've covered the Manning family and their football games. They are the classiest of acts to follow. Peyton and I both went to school at Tennessee (many years apart). We had lunch in the UT cafeteria before his junior season, and I took my daughter once to watch him play in Knoxville. As Manning approached in the Dove Valley headquarters hallway — carrying his folded new Broncos orange jersey and cap on his arm, he said, "Go Big Orange" (the Tennessee chant). I said, "Now you're with a new Big Orange."
Kiszla: John Elway heartbroken at dumping Tim Tebow, calling the QB "a great kid" - The Denver Post - Elway killed Tebowmania in the Rocky Mountains, an act that won't easily be forgiven if Manning fails to make Denver a legitimate Super Bowl contender. The sense of betrayal from supporters of Tebow is a subplot of a big story that the Broncos won't be able to erase as easily as removing photographs of the young quarterback from the walls of team headquarters.
Manning has "lot of work to do" on neck, but Broncos know - The Denver Post - Mike Klis - Manning has the Broncos believing they are instantly a Super Bowl contender. Unbelievable. Manning has a ways to go before he's 100 percent healthy. Say what? "I have some strength that I have to get back," Manning said Tuesday in a private conversation with Denver Post reporters. This is not to scare the Broncos. They're not frightened, because they know. Manning told them everything.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Jets Said to Show Interest in Making Room for Tebow - NYTimes.com - Tebow appeals to the Jets because of his familiarity with the Wildcat, the formation popularized in Miami by their new offensive coordinator, Tony Sparano, and adored by Coach Rex Ryan. Sparano favors a run-oriented offense, and Tebow could emerge as a complementary piece, creating more opportunities for Sanchez to maximize one of his strengths, the play-action.
Despite Tim Tebow's heroics, Broncos spend big to bring in Peyton Manning - The Denver Post - Mike Klis - More than any one player, coach or executive, Tim Tebow made the Broncos relevant in 2011. He took a team that was in its worst slump since its dreadful neophyte era of the 1960s and brought it to the playoffs. In the postseason, Tebow turned in the best game of his career to beat heavily favored Pittsburgh, throwing for 316 yards and two touchdowns on only 10 completions, including a stadium-rocking, 80-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime. And what did Tebow get for his wondrous performance that not only delivered the Broncos from their six-year malaise, but captivated a nation?
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