There is an interesting dynamic at play in Denver regarding openly Christian Tim Tebow.  A dynamic that is unfortunately reflective of a much broader issue.   John Elway, arguably the Broncos best Quarterback, was hired as Vice-President of Football Operations prior to the beginning of the season to help turn an abysmal team fraught with issues.  He has openly slighted young Tebow, and has actively been looking for another quarterback since his arrival.  
But since Head Coach John Fox has put Tebow into the lineup as the starting Quarterback the Bronco’s have won four and only lost one game.   Something about how the players respond to Tebow is making a big difference.  You can hear their loyalty in what they say on and off the field.  They trust him.   Tebow is learning the NFL game, but what he brings to the team is much bigger than his physical ability.  It really is quite astonishing.   Now the story…..   
(Fox Sports) Jake Plummer and Tim Tebow actually have a fair amount in common, if you think about it.  Both played quarterback for the Denver Broncos (Plummer from 2003-06), and both won games in ways that were not always described as “pretty.”   But Plummer seems to have run out of patience with Tebow’s prayer routine and wishes that the Broncos’ current QB would tone it down a bit.
“Tebow, regardless of whether I wish he’d just shut up after a game and go hug his teammates, I think he’s a winner and I respect that about him,” Plummer told XTRA Sports 910 in Phoenix on Monday.   “I think that when he accepts the fact that we know that he loves Jesus Christ then I think I’ll like him a little better.”  (read more)
Tim Tebow responds to Jake Plummers comments on his faith.
(USA Today) Asked about Plummer’s remarks in an interview on ESPN’s First Take, Tebow said:

“If you’re married, and you have a wife, and you really love your wife, is it good enough to only say to your wife ‘I love her’ the day you get married? Or should you tell her every single day when you wake up and every opportunity?
“And that’s how I feel about my relationship with Jesus Christ is that it is the most important thing in my life. So any time I get an opportunity to tell him that I love him or given an opportunity to shout him out on national TV, I’m gonna take that opportunity. And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with him that I want to give him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. And then right after I give him the honor and glory, I always try to give my teammates the honor and glory.
“And that’s how it works because Christ comes first in my life, and then my family, and then my teammates. I respect Jake’s opinion, and I really appreciate his compliment of calling me a winner. But I feel like anytime I get the opportunity to give the Lord some praise, he is due for it.”

Asked by ESPN’s Skip Bayless if God makes him a better football player, Tebow would only grant that his faith gives him peace and comfort on the field.
Before the interview began, Bayless blasted Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway for not supporting his young quarterback, who has gone 4-1 this season since being installed as the starter.
During a radio interview in Denver on Monday, Elway would not commit to Tebow as the team’s long-term starter, saying: “When you look at our third-down numbers, those have to improve. … The bottom line is we can’t go 3-for-13 and win a world championship.”
Elway was hired during the offseason to reverse the team’s recent struggles and inherited Tebow, who was drafted by former coach Josh McDaniels. According to The Denver Post, Elway has been actively scouting quarterbacks in advance of the 2012 draft, including Baylor’s Robert Griffin III and Oklahoma’s Landry Jones.
Tebow declined to get caught up in any perceived slights from the organization, saying he remains thrilled by having the opportunity to start and play in the NFL.  (read more)