Blaine Gabbert of Jacksonville Jaguars and Tim Tebow of Denver Broncos pictured.
Young quarterbacks seem to be the theme season and certainly of week 7 in the NFL. From Cam Newton to Christian Ponder to the more popular topics right now, Tim Tebow and Blaine Gabbert, all of these rookie and rookie-ish quarterbacks have fans buzzing about the future of their franchises.
Just three days ago, the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars were dead on arrival and now, ah, the possibilities…for good dramatic television this NFL week.
Tim Tebow played horrible for 55 minutes, but turned in a fantastic clutch win for the Broncos to keep the Miami Dolphins winless with their 18-15 win in Miami. Tebow completed 13 of 27 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed for 65 yards on 8 carries — to finish behind Willis McGahee’s 76 yards on 18 carries.
Gabbert didn’t overwhelm either, but his win came against a much more formidable opponent, the potential Super Bowl candidate Baltimore Ravens. Gabbert completed 9 of 20 passes for 93 yards – keep in mind he’s a rookie that got unexpectedly thrown into the mix with David Garrard’s departure and he was fending off a much better defense.
So which quarterback had the more impressive win?