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Guiness
01-08-2012, 12:18 PM
An article at sportsline is saying that the Broncos have a 3rd down package in which they'll insert Quinn, if it's an obvious 3rd and long.

Guy turned around a team with a losing record, got them to the playoffs, and he's still a bad series away from getting the hook. What does he have to do to get a little respect?

http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34254655


All week long, there have been a litany of rumors that Denver would consider benching (http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34221783) quarterback Tim Tebow (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1114680) if he struggles against Pittsburgh on Sunday (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametracker/pregame/NFL_20120108_PIT@DEN), and inserting backup Brady Quinn (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/419111) into the game.

Quinn denied the rumors about receiving (http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34221783) extra first-team repetitions in Broncos (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/page/DEN) practice, but what else was he going to do? And Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported on Sunday that the Broncos have a specific third-down package designed for Quinn against the Steelers (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/page/PIT).

This package is, presumably, for cases when the Broncos end up in obviously third-and-long passing situations; though Tebow's had some success in 2011 passing the ball, he's not exactly going to keep a team like the Steelers honest in those scenarios.

Additionally, Glazer reports that the Broncos have a package prepared for both Quinn and Tebow, although there's no certainty that Denver will use it, particularly if Tebow is effective.

Finally, the Broncos are pretty clearly prepared to make a change if Tebow struggles. They've shown no real concern about yanking the former first-round pick around in the past, and the John Fox/John Elway combo hasn't shown too much concern about committing to the quarterback who got them to the playoffs before, aside from indicating he'll be on the roster in 2012.

Why would they start now?