What a game NFL Network has for us tonight. Two of the most scrutinized quarterbacks in the NFL take to primetime hoping to prove they’re passable NFL signal-callers. Tim Tebow is 3-1 this season a starter and won his last start despite only completing two passes. Mark Sanchez is under fire yet again after getting shelled by the Patriots in what ended up being a blow-out loss at the Meadowlands. Thank you NFL!
(5-4) New York Jets at
(4-5) Denver Broncos
Don’t look now, but with a win the Broncos could get to .500 and move into second place in the AFC West, a loss behind Oakland at 5-4. I could not be any more excited to see the Tim Tebow show in action tonight. John Fox has taken great lengths to make Tebow feel at home by incorporating the read option into the Bronco offense, letting Tebow run to his heart’s content. (Though how’d you like to be a wide-out in an offense that runs 55 times a game?) Thankfully Fox’s defense has shown up to work with an attitude the past few weeks, led by rookie sack-machine Von Miller, who’s getting plenty of DROY talk.
Speaking of defense, the New York Jets can’t have another second-half meltdown if they hope to keep their playoff hopes alive. Thankfully they’re not playing the Patriots again. Instead Rex Ryan has to gameplan to contain Tim Tebow and the triple-option and somehow get Mark Sanchez to not suck. After being drafted in 2009, Sanchez has improved incrementally each season, but I think he’s just about as his ceiling, which clearly isn’t very high. His “great” games just aren’t that good and his “bad” games can be downright putrid. Coming off such a low, the Jets could rebound to show their colors or lay down and accept their lot.
Defensive struggle anyone? Be back this weekend for my Bears Gameday Preview and The Opening Drive!
Keywords: Denver Broncos, Joe Anello, John Fox, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, NFL, Rex Ryan, Thursday Night Football, Tim Tebow, Von Miller
