If Reggie Bush can handle nine carries a game, why not Tebow?

TJ Johnson Nov 21, 2011 12:25 PM

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Since he took over as quarterback, Tebow is averaging roughly nine rushing attempts per game. Over a 16-game season, that would be the most rushing attempts by any quarterback in the Super Bowl era. But, I don’t see why Tebow can’t carry the ball that much. He’s really a good-sized running back playing quarterback. If Reggie Bush can handle nine carries a game, why can’t Tebow?

Not a bad argument here.

When in doubt, play the Reggie Bush card.

I’m glad we had this talk. Now, vaya con Dios, Brah.

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This is a bad analogy because Reggie Bush is always hurt. It&#8217s like saying if he can match Reggie Bush&#8217s attempts and Reggie Bush gets hurt as often as he does, then so would Tebow, which is counter to what the article is trying to say&#8230I think.

GO BRONCOS.

Posted by go4broncos on 2011-11-21 20:49:35

There is a medical reason why this is apples and oranges. Both positions are tough, but the number of muscles and connective tissue that are required to work properly in order to throw an accurate pass is vastly larger than those required by a RB carrying the ball, however well. Bush can have a number of injuries that will not affect his game, but which would substantially impact a QBs when/if he throws.

I don&#8217t know what happened to Orton. Whether it was in his head, a coaching issue or a physical problem, his game suddenly went to heck. I wouldn&#8217t rely on him at this point - they just sat him for good cause. But CU - @4 - is right: we&#8217ll never know, but having a defense, OL and a running game would have given everyone a more rational picture of what skills he did and didn&#8217t have, on any down. It&#8217s helped Tebow substantially.

Posted by Doc Bear on 2011-11-21 19:42:10

@Matthew Wren: In his time with Denver, I don&#8217t believe Kyle Orton ever had the offensive line or running game that Tim Tebow is hugely benefiting from. (Or defense for that matter, but that has nothing to do with Orton&#8217s 3rd-down conversions.)

Posted by CompUser on 2011-11-21 18:28:13

I seem to remember Orton being absolutely horrid on third downs.

Posted by Matthew Wren on 2011-11-21 18:09:06

It&#8217s hard to argue with the excerpt below. When Orton was starting I advocated the Tebow Packages in the red zone. If the Broncos offense is stalling in the 2nd or 3rd quarter, why not try to bring in Orton on 3rd and long, when the ball is not in the red zone? It&#8217s better than watching yet another run on 3rd and long.

Aaron Schatz: ...Here&#8217s a crazy idea, but if the Broncos really did want to try to win games instead of just trying to figure out what they have in Tebow ... would it make sense on must-pass downs, third-and-longs, to bring in Kyle Orton or Brady Quinn? If you know Tebow has to pass, he really can&#8217t get anything. You need to have the surprise element.

Posted by DavidInLA on 2011-11-21 17:43:11

I really enjoyed the excerpt from the article below:

Ben Muth: As I said on Twitter, at this point I&#8217m 100 percent convinced Tebow was put on Earth to punish people that study football too much.

Posted by DavidInLA on 2011-11-21 17:39:43

If Reggie Bush can handle nine carries a game, why not Tebow?

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