"All I Know Is, He Wins"

18-10-38-17-17-16-35-13.

That's the point total for the Denver Broncos since Tim Tebow took the reins at quarterback.

If you're keeping score, that's two good games and six bad ones.

Tebow unquestionably possesses leadership qualities. He has poise and bonhomie and courage and self-confidence. He is tenacious and persistent. He has comes alive with the game on the line. Otherwise, not so much.

"All I know is, he wins." That's a common refrain in sports. It's the dumbest one too. Tim Tebow is the most important player on the Broncos, but not the only one. He doesn't kick field goals or punt or return kicks. He doesn't play defense or run block or catch passes. He is a running back, which certainly adds to his value. But Tebow alone doesn't win games.

In fact, the stout Bronco defense has. Here are the opponent scores for Tebow's games:

15-45-24-10-13-13-32-10

That's five wins and one loss entirely attributable to the defense.

You might recall that Vince Young led Tennessee to low-scoring wins his first two seasons. The football cognoscenti were dazzled by the "W's" and failed to notice Young's mediocre performances, including 21 TD and 30 INT. The bloom eventually came off the rose and Young is now a poorly-regarded backup.

Tebow may yet have a successful career as a QB. Let's just wait for him to string together a couple of good games before we anoint him the great paradigm shifter. And let's get beyond that utterly fatuous argument about individuals "winning" in team sports.

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