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Brady Quinn shows bad decision making
Brady Quinn recently sat down with Yahoo! NFL columnist Mike Silver for an article to appear in GQ magazine.Although the interview has not hit the presses yet, snippets were leaked. And none of it is flattering for Quinn. Although I’m sure there is a larger back story, the parts that were leaked are solely about Tim Tebow, because that’s what the article is about. If there’s a way to sell magazines, I guess it’s to have a a teammate talking trash about Tebow.The even sadder thing than GQ’s blatant attempt to sell magazines and site hits is Brady Quinn being duped by the whole charade. When Quinn agreed to the interview, he had already lost.Quinn is an unrestricted free agent, but the Broncos were hoping to bring him back. And now, you go and say things you shouldn’t be saying. For the record, Quinn hasn’t taken a snap in two NFL seasons. So what in the world possessed him to actually think his opinion on anything, other than holding a clipboard, would be …
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Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) and NFL Player Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos arrive at the premiere of Relativity Media’s “Act Of Valor” held at ArcLight Cinemas on February 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Relativity Media)
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Video: Tebow’s ‘Green Eggs & Ham’ auto-tuned
Recently, Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow did a reading of Dr. Seuss “Green Eggs and Ham” for Pizza Hut’s “Book it” program. Well, it appears that some decided to give it the auto-tuned magic and below is the original clip and the auto-tuned clip:
Quinn says he’s sorry for Tebow comments
DENVER (AP) — Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback in a GQ article.
The article on Tebowmania was written by Michael Silver and titled “The year of Magical Stinking: An Oral History of Tebow Time.”
In it, Quinn was quoted as saying, “We’ve had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply.” He also said he felt the fans were the reason Tebow leapfrogged him on the depth chart when supplanting Kyle Orton as the starter after a 1-4 start.
“I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that,” Quinn said in the article. “Just cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I don’t have any billboards. That would have been nice.”
Quinn also said in the article that the way Tebow expresses his faith doesn’t “seem very humble to me.” Both men are Christians.
Quinn took to Twitter after the article’s release Tuesday, saying the comments attributed to him did not reflect his opinion of Tebow.
Tebow “deserves a lot of credit for our success and I’m happy for him and what he accomplished. Most importantly, he is a great teammate,” Quinn wrote.
Quinn said he’s reached out to Tebow directly “to clear this up,” adding, “I apologize to anyone who feels I was trying to take anything away from our team’s or Tim’s success this season.”
Quinn is an unrestricted free agent whom the Broncos are considering bringing back to Denver.
He was Orton’s primary backup when the season started but when Orton struggled, the Broncos’ brain trust wanted to see what they had in Tebow, a 2010 first-round draft pick who made more than 7 million last season, including a big bonus that was paid before the season.
Tebow won seven of his first eight starts and produced a series of stirring fourth-quarter comebacks that made up for his poor passing and messy mechanics.
With Tebow at quarterback, the Broncos reached the playoffs for the first time since 2005, and they won their first game, against Pittsburgh, when Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas on an electrifying 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime.
Thomas chimed into the latest Tebow rift on Tuesday, tweeting, “I’m tired of ppl talking about my QB.. If u ask me there’s no such thing as luck.. It’s hard work and determination.. That’s all…”
After the Broncos lost at New England in the divisional round, football chief John Elway declared Tebow the starter heading into training camp this summer but stopped short of saying the third-year pro had won the job for opening day next season.
The Broncos haven’t ruled out bringing back Quinn, who didn’t take a single snap in his two seasons in Denver after being acquired from Cleveland in the trade for Peyton Hillis in 2010.
Besides Tebow, the only other quarterback under contract for next season is Adam Weber, who spent last season on the Broncos’ practice squad.
The Broncos will try to add a couple of quarterbacks through free agency and the draft.
Elway, a two-time Super Bowl winner and Hall of Famer who rejoined the franchise last year, has said Tebow must morph into more of a pocket passer to succeed long-term in the NFL.
Coach John Fox reintroduced the option offense to the league last year and Tebow piled up yards on the ground, but he completed less than half his passes in both the regular season and the playoffs.
Tebow has already spent time working on his throwing motion and mechanics with UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone in Los Angeles this month. Mazzone also helped him work on his fundamentals coming out of Florida, where he was a three-time All-America, a two-time national champion and a Heisman Trophy winner.
Quinn addresses Tebow comments
Brady Quinn is trying to put the media fire out that ignited due to the less-than-complimentary comments he made regarding Tim Tebow, calling the quotes attributed to him a “completely inaccurate portrayal.”
21 Greatest NSFW Brady Quinn Hating Tebow Hate Tweets
Yes, Brady Quinn’s elbow didn’t make it through our Photoshop process. Kinda in a hurry this morning and figured you heteros aren’t even looking at the elbow. So by now all of us know that Brady Quinn had some not so nice things to say about Tim Tebow in a GQ article released yesterday as the world was just turning its focus to the Asian. And that was all it took to awaken Tebow Nation on Twitter.
Most every media outlet in the U.S. is reporting this morning that Quinn reached out to Baby Jesus to smooth things out. Did the whole apology thing. The weird thing here is that both of these guys are huge Bible thumpers. How did God choose between the two? Let’s get GQ on that story.
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Demaryius Thomas defends Tim Tebow: ‘There’s no such thing as luck’
Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas, who scored the winning touchdown to bury the Steelers in overtime in the playoffs, tweeted his support of Tim Tebow Tuesday.
“I’m tired of ppl talking about my QB.. If u ask me there’s no such thing as luck.. It’s hard work and determination.. That’s all…”
Thomas defended Tebow after the Broncos quarterback was criticized by Brady Quinn.
Quinn, who was Denver’s backup quarterback last season, suggested Tebow sought out TV cameras. He was bitter Tebow skipped him on the depth chart got the chance to start because of excessive fan support.
Quinn later backed off the comments and said they were from three months ago. If they really were from November (particularly at the beginning of the month) then I completely understand why Quinn may have made the statements at the time. Remember, Tebow was hammered for his poor performance against Detroit. Maybe Quinn was treated unfairly if that is the case. Judging by Demaryius’ comments, Brady will have a difficult time explaining himself in Denver’s locker room.
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Brady Quinn’s Twitter Apology for Tim Tebow Comments Proves Regret Is Often at Heart of Athlete Tweets
Brady Quinn called out Tim Tebow. Actually, no, maybe he didn’t. OK, he said it, but he didn’t mean it. Wait, does he mean it? If you got lost throughout that bit of rambling, it’s probably a feeling similar to what you’ll feel these days while keeping up with the kids on the Twitter machine, and the Facebook, and all that social media jazz. It can really be a bit overwhelming at times, as the “he said-she said” game continues to reach new levels in the age of digital media. The recent controversy surrounding Quinn’s comments about Tebow in a…
Quinn says he’s sorry for Tebow comments
Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback in a GQ article.
The article on Tebowmania was written by Michael Silver and titled ”The year of Magical Stinking: An Oral History of Tebow Time.”
In it, Quinn was quoted as saying, ”We’ve had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply.” He also said he felt the fans had a lot to do with Tebow leapfrogging him on the depth chart in supplanting Kyle Orton as the starter after a 1-4 start.
Quinn took to Twitter after the article’s release Tuesday, saying the comments attributed to him did not reflect his opinion of Tebow.
Broncos hire three members of Richesson’s old staff
The Denver Broncos announced the hiring of three assistant coaches Tuesday — Jason George, Mike Eubanks and Anthony Lomando. All three worked under new Broncos Strength and Conditioning coach Luke Richesson from 2009-11 in Jacksonville and will serve under similar capacities with the Broncos.
Full bios on each coach are available on DenverBroncos.com.
It’s interesting to see Jack Del Rio‘s influence taking hold in Denver. First there was the Richesson hire itself, then the signing of wide receiver Jason Hill, and now these three coaches. Or maybe the influence stems from Richesson himself.
Either way, pretty soon we’ll be calling ourselves the “Jaguars West.” That may not be as flattering as the “Patriots West” moniker we just got rid of, but hey, maybe it’ll come with better results.
Brady Quinn backs off Tim Tebow comments, apologizes
Oopsies. Brady Quinn made a mistake with his big mouth during a recent interview for GQ Magazine, and it didn’t take him very long to realize it. Earlier on Tuesday, we shared Quinn’s comments about Tim Tebow with you. The Broncos’ backup, who happens to still be Tebow’s teammate, questioned Timmy’s humility and said the only reason he was given the opportunity to start after Kyle Orton went down was because the fans rallied for it. Quinn apologized with a series of tweets on Tuesday afternoon.
“The comments attributed to me in a recent magazine article are in NO WAY reflective of my opinion of Tim and the Broncos,” Quinn wrote. “Tim deserves a lot of credit for our success and I’m happy for him and what he accomplished. Most importantly, he is a great teammate. That interview was conducted three months ago, and the resulting story was a completely inaccurate portrayal of my comments.
“I have addressed my disappointment with the writer and have reached out to Tim to clear this up. I apologize to anyone who feels I was trying to take anything away from our Team’s or Tim’s success this season.”
The article, which was written by Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports, may have left some of what Quinn said out, but is there any other way to interpret the comments that were included? Unless Silver completely made the quotes up, there’s no way to see them as not somewhat insulting to Tebow.
Quinn may not have realized how much backlash would result from being candid, but saying the article is a “completely inaccurate portrayal” seems like a cop out. In all likelihood, he realized he insulted Jesus and knew he had to take it back.
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Quinn apologizes for Tebow comments
Denver Broncos quarterback Brady Quinn said Tuesday that GQ magazine inaccurately portrayed him as being critical of Tim Tebow.
In the article, which includes quotes from numerous players and coaches, Quinn appears to be downplaying Tebow’s effectiveness as a quarterback and criticizing his overt religious displays.
Quinn, who will be an unrestricted free agent, also suggested he may have lost his spot as the second-string quarterback to Tebow due to fans clamoring for the former Florida Gators star to play.
A billboard even went up in Denver in late September pleading with coach John Fox to replace Kyle Orton with Tebow.
“Early in the season, there was a game when Kyle got hurt and the coaches were calling for me to go in, but Kyle got up and finished the game out. So I was the second-string guy,” Quinn is quoted as saying.
“Then, a few weeks later, they decided to put Tim in. I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that. Just ’cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I didn’t have any billboards. That would have been nice.”
But Quinn took to Twitter Tuesday afternoon to emphatically deny any bitterness toward Tebow or ill will toward the Broncos organization, arguing the magazine presented his statements out of context.
“The comments attributed to me in a recent magazine article are in NO WAY reflective of my opinion of Tim and the Broncos. Tim deserves a lot of credit for our success and I’m happy for him and what he accomplished. Most importantly, he is a great teammate,” Quinn wrote.
“That interview was conducted three months ago, and the resulting story was a completely inaccurate portrayal of my comments. I have addressed my disappointment with the writer and have reached out to Tim to clear this up. I apologize to anyone who feels I was trying to take anything away from our team’s or Tim’s success this season.”
Several other players, including Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman, said they did not understand all of the attention given to Tebow during the Broncos’ late-season surge to the AFC West title.
Suggs said Tebow was “terrible” much of the time, and both said Tebow received more of the credit than he should have for the team’s hot streak.
But the most surprising part of the story was Quinn’s apparently frank comments about his teammate, which were in sharp contrast to other members of the Broncos organization, including Fox and John Elway.
Quinn said, “We’ve had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply,” in reference to a comeback victory over Chicago.
On an earlier win at Kansas City in which Tebow completed only two passes, Quinn noted, “The entire game, the defensive line is chasing the quarterback around, and that wears down the pass rush. Meanwhile, the defensive backs are chasing receivers, but you only throw eight passes, so they start to feel lazy.”
The article also quotes Quinn as criticizing Tebow’s public displays of his Christian faith.
“If you look at it as a whole, there’s a lot of things that just don’t seem very humble to me. When I get that opportunity, I’ll continue to lead not necessarily by trying to get in front of the camera and praying but by praying with my teammates, you know?”
The Broncos are expected to add two quarterbacks to the roster to compete with Tebow in training camp, though Tebow will still be the starter. It is unclear whether the team will opt to re-sign the 27-year-old Quinn, who has not thrown a pass in the last two seasons.
Quinn: Tebow doesn’t ‘seem very humble’
Broncos coach John Fox said he wants to bring in two quarterbacks to compete behind Tim Tebow in 2012, and based on comments published in GQ magazine don’t expect one of them to be Brady Quinn.
Quinn began the 2011 season as Kyle Orton’s backup, then was leapfrogged by Tebow and Orton was ultimately released. Quinn rode out the season, and Tebowmania, as the No. 2 quarterback in Denver.
Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver interviewed a host of coaches, players and other football personalities to document Tebow’s rise to cultural phenomenon for the GQ article. While much of what Quinn had to say was innocuous, he did take exception to some of Tebow’s sideline and postgame actions.
“If you look at it as a whole, there’s a lot of things that just don’t seem very humble to me,” Quinn told Silver. “When I get that opportunity, I’ll continue to lead not necessarily by trying to get in front of the camera and praying but by praying with my teammates, you know?
Tebow’s penchant for dramatic comebacks hit its zenith when Denver upset Chicago in Week 14, thanks in large part to running back Marion Barber running out of bounds when the Bears appeared poised to run out the clock in regulation. Broncos kicker Matt Prater hit a 59-yard field goal to send the game to overtime and then won it with a 51-yarder after Barber fumbled on Chicago’s overtime possession.
“We’ve had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply,” Quinn said.
Quinn is scheduled to become a free agent March 13, and he admitted it would have been nice to get an opportunity to show what he can do in 2011.
“Early in the season, there was a game when Kyle got hurt and the coaches were calling for me to go in, but Kyle got up and finished the game out. So I was the second-string guy,” Quinn said. “Then, a few weeks later, they decided to put Tim in. I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that. Just ’cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I didn’t have any billboards. That would have been nice.
Report: Brian Dawkins thinking about retiring
According to Mike Klis of the Denver Post, safety Brian Dawkins might decide to retire.
Dawkins suffered a neck injury this past season that ended his season prematurely. He’ll be 39 years-old in October and has to wonder if playing one more season is really worth it.
If Dawkins decides to not retire, he’ll likely be back with the Broncos, since he’s under contract with them for one more season.
“Obviously he’s been a great player in his career and for us,” Fox said. “Both of us need time.”
Quinn criticizes Tebow in GQ comments
Denver Broncos quarterback Brady Quinn downplayed Tim Tebow’s effectiveness as a quarterback and criticized his overt religious displays in a candid set of comments to GQ.
Quinn, who will be an unrestricted free agent, believes he lost his spot as the second-string quarterback to Tebow due to Broncos fans clamoring for the former Florida Gators star to play.
A billboard even went up in Denver in late September pleading with coach John Fox to replace Kyle Orton with Tebow.
“Early in the season, there was a game when Kyle (Orton) got hurt and the coaches were calling for me to go in, but Kyle got up and finished the game out. So I was the second-string guy,” Quinn told GQ.
“Then, a few weeks later, they decided to put Tim in. I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that. Just ’cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I didn’t have any billboards. That would have been nice.”
Several other players, including Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman, said they did not understand all of the attention given to Tebow during the Broncos’ late-season surge to the AFC West title.
Suggs said Tebow was “terrible” much of the time, and both said Tebow received more of the credit than he should have for the team’s hot streak.
But the most surprising part of the story was Quinn’s frank comments about his teammate, which were in sharp contrast to other members of the Broncos organization, including Fox and John Elway.
Quinn said, “We’ve had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply,” following a comeback victory over Chicago.
After a win at Kansas City in which Tebow completed only two passes, Quinn noted, “The entire game, the defensive line is chasing the quarterback around, and that wears down the pass rush. Meanwhile, the defensive backs are chasing receivers, but you only throw eight passes, so they start to feel lazy.”
Quinn added that if he were in Tebow’s shoes, he would have been more humble about expressing his religious beliefs.
“If you look at it as a whole, there’s a lot of things that just don’t seem very humble to me. When I get that opportunity, I’ll continue to lead not necessarily by trying to get in front of the camera and praying but by praying with my teammates, you know?”
The Broncos are expected to add two quarterbacks to the roster to compete with Tebow in training camp, though Tebow will still be the starter. It is unclear whether the team will opt to re-sign the 27-year-old Quinn, who has not thrown a pass in the last two seasons.
