Robertson's followed in his Congressman-fathers footsteps, but chose religion as his path to power only because he couldn't pass the bar exam. He and others like him have practically reduced the Southern Baptist Convention to a PAC dabbling in religion, incidentally purging nearly every priest and layman who didn't share their politics. That and firing Bum Phillips rank as the two most shameful things that happened in Houston in 1979.

It is pathetic so many people try to make supporting Tebows PLAY some kind of sports shibboleth, but that is Robertson's MO. Nearly all NFL players and coaches are politically conservative and religiously Christian; if it were persecution every time one traded another it would be the greatest atheltic martyrdom since the days of Nero and Marcus Aurelius. Trading Tebow is not about athletics or even Christianity to Robertson: It is another fight to pick with his chosen political foes. If he spent more time on exegesis and less on stump speeches maybe he would not explain Midwestern tornadoes (and every disaster) as the wrath of God.

All that said, he DOES have a few valid points, obscured by a history of (other) asinine inflammatory comments and exploiting situations. Since the season ended, EFX (VP of Football Operations John Elway, head coach John Fox and GM Brian Xanders) have been saying non-stop Tebow would be the starting QB in training camp. Then they won a four or five team bidding war to pay $98 million (the 2012 salary cap is only $120.6 million) for a QB who had surgery FOUR times last year and turned 36 two days ago. That would be bad enough, but as Tim Tebow, Kyle Orton and many others could tell you, Denvers pass blocking is Swiss cheese; Tebow did a lot of running from necessity rather than choice last season, and Peyton Manning is the quintessential immobile pocket passer.

Manning is a first ballot Hall of Famer, but there is no way he plays more than two, MAYBE three, years of his "five year" contract. Then Denver will be back where we started, in desperate need of a QB. Denver DID treat Tebow shabbily, and for all the talk about the front office trying to "do right by" him, send him somewhere close to FL where he can be a starter, the fact remains Mark Sanchez is ten years (and eight months) younger than Manning, and NY is about as far from FL as the NFL gets.

This is a lose-lose situation for everyone:

Denver will be lucky if Manning plays even two more years, and has no one who even MIGHT take over then or when (not if) Manning is re-injured. Arguably worse, any future players will come to Denver knowing that even with McDumbass gone the Broncos front office still talks out both sides of its mouth. Worst of all, the ample salary cap space they had to sign players desperately needed to fill many gaping holes is largely consumed by Mannings $20 million/year contract.

Manning probably just ended his professional career in all but name; he will continue being well paid, but that was a given whoever signed him, and he will earn every penny running for his life. Denver only has two offensive linemen worthy of the name, one of whom will (hopefully) be returning from a devastating season ending injury. Manning does not have the mobility or health to win games with no pass blocking and Denver does not have the talent to be a title contender until after he retires; the amount of cap money he consumes ensures that.

Tebow is now playing for Rex "the only thing I know how to do is swear" Ryan, behind an established (though erratic) 25 year old QB who could play another decade if he stays healthy and stops throwing off target. Tebows only hope, barring another trade, is that Sanchezs bad behavior and play cost him the starting job, but that will just put Tebow in a hopeless situation playing for a scion of the dirty (in every sense) but clueless Ryan family.

EDIT: Apparently, Manning will have a backup after all, 'cos Denver just signed Caleb Hanie. *shudders*