Next for Tim Tebow, Broncos

Our story begins with the end, with Tim Tebow walking from the interview room into the off-season via a chilly corridor of Gillette Stadium, where 20-year-old Zachary McLeod was waiting with his family. Tebow, the southpaw quarterback with the scruffy beard and smiling eyes, was about to execute the postgame plan a whole lot better than he and the Denver Broncos had performed outside on the field against Tom Brady and New England.


Back in the interview room, Tebow had mentioned McLeod, of Cambridge, Mass., who four years ago sustained a traumatic brain injury in a high school football game that left him mentally disabled, unable to return to school or ever live on his own.


He spoke of spending time with McLeod before Saturday’s game in what has become part of the weekly routine for Tebow wherever he has traveled as part of his foundation’s Wish 15 program.


“Over all, it wasn’t a bad day,” he’d said after a 45-10 playoff drubbing by the Patriots. “It depends on what lens you look through.


Typically, the second-year pro, whose popularity is buttressed by his humanitarian efforts and open declarations of faith, began his postgame address by thanking Jesus.


There's a lot of things we're proud of, even though it's hard to see that now," he said.
The Broncos were overmatched against the Patriots, and Denver's inability to mount a dangerous passing game around Tebow to counter the 363-yard, six-TD passing performance of Tom Brady underscored the most fundamental offseason issue the Broncos must address.
John Elway, the franchise legend and head of football operations, hasn't committed to Tebow for the long run, despite Denver's improbable trek to an AFC West title (won with an 8-8 record) after inserting him as the starter in October.
There is much reflection ahead. It seems unlikely that Denver can win a championship in the offense-heavy NFL by using a college-like running game built around the option. Tebow's development as a passer likely will determine his long-term stock.
"I was really proud of where he started and where he brought this team," Broncos coach John Fox said. "We're a work in progress. … That hasn't changed."
Tebow's teammates seem to believe. Wide receiver Eddie Royal say he believes the confidence and game experience that Tebow gained is something to build on.


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