Before I start running wild, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Patrick McMahon, I’m the only writer here at Save Us, Terrell Davis! so the reporting and articles you read on here are largely based on my opinion. I’m the 10 year old kid pictured above. My allegiance lies with the Denver Broncos, from Bubby Brister to Brian Griese, Jake Plummer to Jay Cutler. As a fan of the Broncos, I drink orange and blue kool aid, put on my orange and blue glasses, and spin every Denver Broncos move into something I can support.

John Elway is, and will always be, the greatest quarterback of all time to me. Tom Brady might have won more Super Bowls, but he had Bill Belichick and Spygate. Peyton Manning might be the greatest passer in history, more accurate, but how come he only won one Super Bowl in an offense he primarily controlled? (We remember Elway spent half of his career under the conservative offenses of Dan Reeves.) You can sit and try and argue either case with me, but you won’t change my mind. I saw what I saw. And in John Elway, I saw the greatest quarterback who’s ever lived. He could throw the ball longer and harder than Mike Vick, and elude the pass rush like he was Steve Young. This combined with his will to win, his penchant for fourth quarter comebacks, and the fitting end of his career winning two Super Bowls that people said he’d never win, make my case easy. John Elway is a legend, a Denver God, and everything you’d ask for in a player. He’s our VP of Football Operations now.

Tim Tebow’s my quarterback guy. As strong a case there is for Peyton Manning being the MVP of the league in a year which he didn’t play and his team submarined without him…a similar case can be made for Tim. If you take out Kyle Orton and Josh McDaniels magical 6-0 start, the Broncos have been 7-24 since…tied for worst in the league. So in a season where he had no offseason, was demoted to fourth string, and only got to start after the front office was persuaded by the fanbase, Tim finally got his chance and lead his team to an 8-5 record and its first playoff victory in six years. Did we all just forget that happened? What about the Magic? What about the electricity at Invesco when we beat the number one ranked defense in the league? What about Tim’s our starter going into training camp?

While other Bronco fansites are quick to throw out Tebow like yesterday’s news, I’m proud not to be one of them. Its not like I don’t understand their logic, I just disagree with it. Their argument, one of the Top 5 QBs of all time, Elway’s just doing his due diligence. Here’s my argument: Peyton Manning is a 36 year old injured Daddy’s Boy coming off of four neck surgeries who was never that clutch to begin with. Dan Marino was a great regular season passer too, too bad when Marino went to the Super Bowl he had to face Joe Theissman while Peyton Manning faced Rex Gross Man. Seriously, name me one Super Bowl quarterback worse than GrossMan. He choked against Brees. He choked the last time he played, 17-16 against Mark Sanchez who the Jets just extended and who Tebow just beat last year. Saying Peyton decides to generously come down from the 20 million dollars he’s used to, to a reasonable Drew Brees-esque $15 million a year. Its still been rumored Peyton wants a multiyear contract with bonuses, so we’re looking at least $60 million in  a quarterback who’s arm strength is still far off, without even watching him throw? We’re banking on nerves in his neck regenerating? This guy lied about the extent of his injury to his former team, deciding to have a surgery in August he should have had sooner after his contract had already kicked in, basically destroying his team’s season. Then he tried to play high stakes chicken with the Colts as he tried to get another $35 million this year.

My opinion of John Elway as the player will never change. But after the McDaniels fiasco, I’m not gonna blindly follow my leaders when its obvious they’re just dudes with more money than me playing real life Madden Franchise. I thought it was insane when the Broncos traded Jay Cutler for Kyle Orton. But because Jay Cutler was a turd who requested the trade, it made it easier to deal with the process. I think its safe to say now, even with his interceptions, that Jay Cutler is better than Kyle Orton. Tim Tebow is not a turd. He plays with his heart and soul, brings sick kids to every game, and inspires me to be a better person. And this coming from a person who’s idea of spiritual is three bong tokes in one afternoon. The feeling that I got during Tebow Time, was Mile High Magic reincarnated. Why the Broncos wouldn’t want that to continue is beyond me, flat out Madness. But I’m not gonna blindly follow Elway on this one. This was the guy that told us Kyle Orton was our best chance at winning, so he’s made mistakes before. As a Broncos Fan, I’ve had to polish some turds before, I liked Jay Cutler for 3 years. But by saying Tim Tebow is his starter going into training camp, and seemingly doing anything he can to make sure that doesn’t happen, John Elway, (THE VP) has come off as disengenuous, impulsive, insecure, and maybe even, dare I say…a little turd-like. Enjoy your polishing….