However, they tried it again versus Oakland last Sunday, and it worked like a charm. Denver went on to score 38 points to beat Oakland to improve to 3-5, having a legitimate shot of winning the AFC West with a game behind by the others.
Tebow played well, with his dual-threat abilities of run and pass. Willis McGahee, who was receiving the term "old" for the past few years, has sprung back into his old self now, as he has been playing just solid. He had a big 100-yard game again, this time on a tough Raiders' defense. Tebow also produced over 100 yards rushing.
After much of the success, the Broncos will be moving to the option style offense as their main scheme. Head coach, John Fox, said he is used to it, witnessing his accounts of dual-threat QB's in the NFC South when he was taking coaching duties of the Carolina Panthers.
"I've spent a lot of time in the NFC South, and we competed against the Atlanta Falcons when they had Michael Vick. Call it what you like, it was that quarterback having the ability to run that creates havoc on defenses because they don't count that guy as a runner," Fox said.
It will be dangerous, as NFL defenses aren't quite used to this scheme. Plus, Tebow will be running much of the similar offense like what he was with in college when he was operating his job as a quarterback with the Florida Gators; a place where he garnered much success with a Heisman trophy win and a National Championship.
Another thing it will be dangerous for because Denver has a strong rushing game. NFL defenses won't know if Tebow will hand it off to McGahee, or take it and run it for himself.
"It's not an option offense. It's still a pro-style offense," McGahee said. "[But] whatever it takes to win. If that's what we got to do, then we're going to do it."
Chiefs coach, Todd Haley, things the offense can be dangerous and it makes Tim Tebow even more dangerous as a playmaker on the football field.
"You got a quarterback running the option," Haley said, "and that makes it a triple threat."
And especially when you have Tebow behind center.
