Coming into Sunday night’s preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, all eyes were on rookie quarterback Tim Tebow as he was set to make his NFL debut and play a significant amount of time under center for the Denver Broncos after Kyle Orton and Brady Quinn took their turns earlier in the contest.

As many people had anticipated, Kyle Orton got the start and played extremely well in his short time under center as he finished with 84 yards and two touchdowns. Brady Quinn followed up Orton with a less than memorable performance as he noticeably struggled and finished with 68 yards on 6 of 16 passing and one interception.

Once Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels had seen enough of Quinn, he gave the nod to Tim Tebow and was pretty impressed with the results as the rookie quarterback out of Florida went 8 for 13 (same as Orton) and finished with a team-high 105 passing yards and a rushing touchdown.

Tebow’s debut didn’t come without his fair share of struggles as at times he looked like he was still a bit uncomfortable staying in the pocket, but once he got into a groove and used his feet like he did at Florida, the promising young QB looked like he could be the number two quarterback on this team and quickly possibly the future face of the franchise.

Obviously, Tebow still has a long way to go before he can even be considered as an option for Josh McDaniels as a starter under center, but after his debut things look much better for the former Heisman trophy winner as he could very well end up being a great starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the near future.

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