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Broncos vs. Bills: Tim Tebow Killed by John Fox’s and Mike McCoy’s Playcalling

December 24, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

This Week 16 loss for the Denver Broncos falls right in the hands of the coaching staff and the receivers—unlike the football.
John Fox and offensive coordinator Mike McCoy really blew it for Denver in their Christmas Eve matchup.
Instead of focusing on the ground game that has won the team so many games—and was responsible for the opening drive score—Fox and McCoy asked Tebow to pass, and pass a lot.
Tebow had 30 attempts on the day—and that doesn't count the times he waited endlessly in the pocket before getting sacked.
Instead of doing what Tim does best—tucking the ball and running when the pass isn't there—he stayed in the pocket, toughed it out, and accomplished nothing.
The pressure from the coaching staff and the league to turn Tebow into a pocket-passer was detrimental to the second-year quarterback against the Bills.
The Broncos' six-game winning streak was the work of a running quarterback that makes good deci...

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