Tim Tebow is the next John Elway.

Tim Tebow should be the Broncos starting quarterback for the rest

of the 2011 season. Tim Tebow should change positions. Tim Tebow is

the worst quarterback in the NFL.

Not in the lives of the Sports

Editorial Board have we ever seen one athlete absorb the entire

gamut of criticism after such a brief time as a professional as

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has.

That criticism has come to the

forefront over the last two days after Tebow, in his second start

this season, completed only 46 percent of his passes and committed

a pair of costly turnovers in the Detroit Lions 45-10 throttling of

the Broncos.

The Broncos are currently 2-5 and

0-2 against the AFC West which means that unless they are able to

win seven or more of their last nine games they are unlikely to

make the playoffs.

With the lack of talent on the

Denver offense, it would be tough for even one of the elite veteran

quarterbacks in the game to bring this Broncos squad to the

playoffs.

Our plea to Denver coach John Fox is

to allow Tebow four more chances to start before making a decision

to either go back to Kyle Orton or turn to Brady Quinn.

We believe that Tebow deserves a

chance to start over the next four weeks beginning with the Oakland

Raiders this Sunday and continuing with the Chiefs, Jets and

Chargers.

Three meaningful AFC West games

along with a Thursday night showdown against the Jets’ defense, one

of the NFL’s best will truly test the 6’3 236 pound signal

caller.

Is he the next Mile High gunslinger?

Is he a backup tight end at best?

Remember that he has started only

five games in the NFL. 

Five.

We need to see (at least) four more

before we’ll know if he’s capable of playing QB in the

league.