Thoughts on Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow threw for more than 200 yards in the Broncos 35-32 victory against the Vikings.

His performance has changed the media's question from: "Does Tebow deserve credit for the Broncos win streak?" to "Should Tebow be Denver's franchise quarterback?"

My answer: yes and yes.

Many people are giving the Broncos defense all the credit for the win streak. The unit has been outstanding, to be sure. But what's lost is Tebow's amazing ability to avoid turnovers.

I really don't care how many times he throws the ball as long as he doesn't turn it over and puts together a few scoring drives. In his seven starts, he has just three turnovers. He has thrown the ball 158 times with just one interception. And the offense has scored 15 touchdowns in seven games, a good-enough number.

Kyle Orton was 1-4 as a starter. He had nine turnovers, including seven interceptions, in five games. He had the same supporting cast, yet he constantly put his defense in bad spots. Tebow doesn't do that, and now everybody sees that the Broncos have a great defense.

Just as the play of Alex Smith has complemented the 49ers defense, Tebow's play has had the same effect.

And he's winning, which is all that matters.

Will Tebow get exposed against a great defense? Will his accuracy issues cost the Broncos down the stretch?

My answer: yes and yes.

But Tebow is the Broncos best option right now and he absolutely deserves credit for the win streak and the position of starting quarterback in Denver.