Thanks to Ryan for the heads up on this article he wrote, What If Tim Tebow Wasn’t Tim Tebow. It’s a comprehensive look into a hypothetical situation. What if we took Tim’s name away and just compared the logic and stats over the past year – would a typical team still want to start Kyle Orton? Ryan explains it all.

I’d love to see Tim Tebow starting opening day as much as any of you, but we all knew that Tim going into the NFL was going to be a project. It was supposed to take 1-2-or even 3 years for him to get ready to be a starting QB. I think the Broncos are grooming him right now to be that leader come 2012.

Orton and Quinn are both free agents after this season – Tebow will still have 3 years left on his contract.