Trade for Denver: I’m a huge Tebow fan, but I don’t disagree with anything the Broncos have done so far. Unless you have a proven franchise quarterback (Tebow not quite there), Peyton Manning was worth the risk. Then, once you have Manning, you have to trade Tebow. Not only is he too expensive to be a backup, his presence on the bench would just be an unnecessary distraction for the team. The Broncos can find a capable backup through free agency or on the 2^nd day of the draft. Good for the Broncos for at least getting something back for Tebow (4^th and a 6^th rounder).

Grade: A 

Trade for New York Jets: Mark Sanchez won 4 playoff games in his first 2 years as a starter with a great supporting cast, but with a weaker supporting cast in 2011, he regressed and showed his true colors, as the Jets went 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Surprisingly, Sanchez actually had career highs across the board in terms of his stats, so there’s still some hope for them, but if he continues to prove he’s not an elite quarterback, it definitely helps to have a backup like Tebow.

Tebow took a worse supporting cast to the playoffs last season (albeit with the same 8 wins that the Jets had) and beat Sanchez head to head (albeit in Denver with the Jets on short rest). He did this all starting out in a 1-4 hole and I think he is the superior quarterback and better leader. He won’t be the week 1 starter, but he wasn’t last season.

I think the situation is very similar to the one he was in last season in Denver. He’s not great in practice, so he’ll lose the starting job to a mediocre incumbent. However, like last year, after a rough start, the Jets will cave to fan pressure and put Tebow in as the starter and he’ll prove he should have been the guy from the start, reenergize the fan base and the locker room and help the Jets sneak into the playoffs as a wild card in a weak AFC. I think he’s the long term solution and if he isn’t, whatever it’s just a 4^th and a 6^th rounder and it’s not like Sanchez really is either.

PS: If the Tebow led Jets beat the Manning led Broncos as touchdown-plus dogs in Denver in the first round of the playoffs, Twitter will literally explode.

PPS: How slapped in the face would you feel if you were Jacksonville? You’re Tebow’s hometown, but you’re so dysfunctional that Tebow would rather compete with a QB who just signed a 40 million dollar extension than play for you. 

Grade: A