Reader: Want Tim Tebow Back in Denver? Then You Don’t Deserve Peyton Manning

After the Broncos defeated the Baltimore Ravens in what ESPN commentator Mike Greenberg accurately described as a "slugfest," Twitter exploded. And not with compliments for Peyton Manning. The ugly performance by Manning during his first regular-season game under new coach Gary Kubiak caused many viewers to declare him done —...
By Michael Roberts
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After the Broncos defeated the Baltimore Ravens in what ESPN commentator Mike Greenberg accurately described as a “slugfest,” Twitter exploded.

And not with compliments for Peyton Manning.

The ugly performance by Manning during his first regular-season game under new coach Gary Kubiak caused many viewers to declare him done — and some even pined for the return of Tim Tebow.

A similar range of reactions popped up on our top twenty tweets about the game.

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Take this reader, who’s decidedly pro-Manning and anti-Tebow.

Brian Batrowny writes:

Can’t wait for Peyton to leave Denver. You don’t deserve him. You will be trash the day he leaves. I guess you forgot about how bad Tim really is.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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