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The Denver Broncos have a quarterback situation that is in question, among many other things on their team.
Kyle Orton has done a fantastic job for them in two years of quarterbacking the squad. Tim Tebow, who will enter his sophomore season in the NFL, was a college football star and there is much debate out about whether or not he can be a pro football starter.
With the lockout taking place, players are missing out on the valuable growth that takes place during training camp, yet Tebow has organized workout for the Broncos. It is apparent Tebow will not let the lockout affect him.

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Training camp is often the time when the rookies and young players on a team get to build a relationship with the older veterans. This relationship applies to the field of play and personally, off the field.
With training camp not being held currently because of the lockout, a lot of this bonding is not taking place. By holding workouts, Tim Tebow is getting to know everyone on the team and no doubt gaining respect from the older players who will feel comfortable in Tebow, despite him being a young and inexperienced leader.

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Tim Tebow is in no way the type of quarterback John Elway. Elway was the type of QB who hung in the pocket and made the pass downfield. Scrambling was a last resort.
One of the reasons Tebow was so dominant in college was because he used his size as an advantage to run downfield with the ball and take hits no quarterback should take.
Tebow gained a reputation for being reckless and unconventional because of this. In his workouts, he is no doubt focusing on downfield passes to his playmaking receivers, and Elway will see this as a sign of maturity and discipline.

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The Denver Broncos were pretty miserable all around last season, but there is no doubt that their defense was worse than their offense.
In firing Josh McDaniels and hiring John Fox, Denver went from an offensive coach to a defensive one, and with Tebow leading workouts, Fox can spend more of his time and energy fixing a Denver defense that ranked near last in the league last season.
Fox can feel comfortable knowing the offense is, at least a bit, taking 

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Tim Tebow may have not played much professional football, yet he is already a household name. A star from his college days, Tebow is constantly attending public speaking events and is heavily involved in some charities and Christian-based organizations. He even appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last week to promote a new book.
With all this going on, it is a very refreshing sign to see that the young quarterback, who is no lock to be a starter yet, is still taking the time to organize workouts and fine tune his skills.

Even though he's been gone for more than a year now, Tim Tebow's gravitational pull in Florida, especially Gainesville, apparently is as strong as ever.

More than 1,000 Tebow/Florida football fans crowded into the Wal-Mart on Archer Road, starting on Wednesday afternoon, to get Tebow's new book signed by the Gator quarterback legend Thursday night.

Tebow met fans and signed his book, “Through My Eyes”, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Tebow, wearing shorts and a blue v-neck T-shirt, entered from the back of Wal-Mart sharply at 6 to the chants of “Tebow, Tebow, Tebow.”

Seconds later, a 30-hour wait ended for the first person in line.

George Stevens, 41, arrived at Wal-Mart at noon Wednesday and spent the night in the store with his wife and two sons — along with dozens of other Tebow fans who arrived way ahead of time with portable chairs and sleeping bags.

“We're huge Tebow fans,” said Stevens, who drove to Gainesville with his family from Boynton Beach on Wednesday and ended up being first in a long line that snaked through the store and would have stretched to the nearby Outback Steakhouse restaurant had Wal-Mart officials not decided to keep the line inside due to the heat.

“When we got here at noon, I was afraid we might be too late based on what happened (at recent Tebow book signings) in Jacksonville and other places,” Stevens said. “I was really surprised there wasn't a long line when we got here. We were very excited.”

Stevens, who works for the city of Boca Raton, said he passed the many hours doing some work and meeting fellow Gator fans who were equally determined to gain Tebow's signature in their books

“I've met a lot of nice people,” Stevens said. “Everyone has talked and gotten to know each other really well. It's been a great experience to share a lot of Tebow stories and talk about what he means to everybody.”

After finally shaking hands with Tebow and getting his book signed, a bleary-eyed Stevens said the long wait was worth it.

“Very much so. I sure would (do it again),” he said. “He just introduced himself and asked my (6-year-old) son what his name was. It was amazing talking to him.

“There are so few heroes left in this country today. I'm 41, and he makes me feel like a little kid. He's everything you'd want your son to grow up to be like. He's amazing, a true hero.”

Tebow drew a hero's crowd. Anyone hoping to get his autograph who showed up much after 3 p.m. Thursday was out of luck. By that time, the line was more than 600 deep and the store had sold out its 600 copies of the book by 4 p.m.

Part of the ground rules for the signing was to get a book signed it had to be purchased at the store. Also, Tebow signed just his name to the books.

Still, the line continued to grow right up until the 6 p.m. signing began.

At about 7:40, when Wal-Mart announced that Tebow would be leaving sharply at 8 p.m. for another engagement in Orlando, hundreds of fans were still in line. Many booed. Some chanted Tebow's name. Dozens reluctantly dropped out. Many others stayed in line hoping for a chance to meet Tebow that would not come on this night.

One family that arrived after 4 p.m. fell into some good fortune.

Joseph Chmielarz drove his family all the way from the Fort Lauderdale area Thursday for the signing. He did it for his son Kol, who turned 8 on Thursday. Chmielarz gave his son a birthday choice: Disney World or Tebow.

Extra-long line greets Tebow at local book signing

“He chose Tebow even though there was no guarantee we'd get him,” Chmielarz said. “When we got here at 4, it looked like there was no way. But someone near the front of the line heard us talking and they took his book and got it signed for him. It's been a great trip for us.”

It was a good day for the hundreds of others who knew the powerful draw of Tebow and arrived the previous night or early Thursday to get in line and wait.

Lauren Griffith, a graduate student at UF and huge Tebow fan, stopped by Wal-Mart on Wednesday night to check out the situation. She was surprised to see that the line already stretched through several departments in the store.

“I came last night to devise a plan and I saw people were already in line,” Griffith said. “My heart dropped into my stomach. I was thinking we were not going to be able to get here in time to be a part of it.”

Griffith said she could not hop in line Wednesday night because she had a school project due Thursday morning. She and fellow grad student Sarah Gummey arrived at Wal-Mart at about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday and got in the back of a line that was already well over 150 deep.

“We've been rushing around all morning to get here,” Gummey said.

The only things Griffith and Gummey brought with them were copies of Tebow's book.

“I didn't really bring any activities,” Griffith said. “I should have brought my school work. I'll just read the book again.

“I read it this week. It's fabulous,” Griffin continued. “Even if you're not a Gator fan or a Tebow fan, if you're just a college football fan, it's a book anyone should read.”

Tebow's book was written with Nathan Whitaker, the New York Times best-selling co-author of “Quiet Strength”,with Tony Dungy. “Through My Eyes” tells the story of Tebow's faith, life and career in football.

Gainesville's Lori Weitzel brought her 16-year-old daughter Layne to Wal-Mart at 1 a.m. Thursday. Later in the day, mother and daughter were sitting in portable chairs nestled in an aisle in the children's department. Layne was wearing a Denver Broncos' Tebow jersey.