Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Tebowmania – the phenomenon that hijacked the 2011 season and provided one of the most indelible postseason moments of any year – is dead, at least in Denver.
Even if the Broncos’ hot pursuit of Peyton Manning proves to be futile, the organization’s actions in the past several days tell us all we need to know. Executive vice president of football operations John Elway and his fellow powerbrokers aren’t stressed about the psyche of their current starting quarterback, and that’s a cold, hard fact that even the relentlessly positive Tebow will have a hard time overcoming.
One way or the other, I don’t see Tebow being The Man in Denver. And while I love Elway and certainly understand his desperate desire to see Manning in a Broncos uniform, I think the kid is getting the shaft.
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