A stat taken from another thread-Zero starts for Palko and Stanzi...who

[Quesadilla Joe]

Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

Yeah. When you take a guy in the first round and then he ends up starting the end of the first season and is shortly relegated to the bench for the second season; that's the ultimate sign of belief and trust.

Orton was hurt and the fans wanted to see Tebow play after a disaster of a season. The Broncos feel they are going to be competitive this year so they want to start the guy who is a proven NFL QB. If the season goes down the shitter early, then you can expect Tebow to take over the starting job.