The debate over Tebow's arm has received more debate than the health care bill. Many people ask, "did the Broncos draft Tebow just because he's a nice guy?"

Now, I think Tebow is a first class athlete. I know I'm in the minority when it comes to thinking about his physical ability in the NFL. He has a QB rating of 200, won the Heisman, and a National Championship. It's not like the Broncos drafted Rudy from Notre Dame.

But what made Coach McDaniels trade up to draft him, I think, is because he realized the 'intangibles' of him being a nice guy, team leaders, and a person of with a great work ethic are very tangible!

Look at teams with prima donnas (any team with TO on it.) How well did they fare? Even Denver itself with Brandon Marshall couldn't get past 8-8 last season.

Now look at organizations with a focus on the team and a blue-collar work ethic - Patriots, Colts, even New Orleans. Yes, they have stars and talent, but the stars aren't whining about their contracts all the time and saying, 'look at me!" Brady, Brees, and Manning are like a rising tide where all boats elevate.

Joe Torres's book "The Yankee Years" validates these points. He talks about the team chemistry when they won 4 out of 5 World Series in the late 1990's where the only true star was a rookie named Jeter. The year after they bought in A-Rod and Clemens, they went on a nine year World Series drought.

The bottom line: physical talent isn't everything. It's important, but so is FIT and CHARACTER.

Brandon Marshall and Culter have gobs of talent, but their narcissism corrodes the team into mediocrity. People like Tebow and Denver's first round pick Demaryius Thomas will build a team ethos, a work ethic, and a winning spirit that will catapult the Broncos into the post-season. Why? Because the things they bring aren't intangible. They're winning ingredients.

What do you think?

If you want a good example of team chemistry, just look to the Denver Nuggets.  Last year, they traded for Allen Iverson "The Answer".  The combo of him with Carmelo Anthony was suppose to be the answer, and while they made the playoffs, the results was underwhelming.  This year, to the horror of most fans, the Nuggets traded A.I. to Detroit for Chauncey Billups, a hometown hero yes, but many wondered if the Nugget were getting ripped off.  What happened?  The Nuggets started winning...a lot.  Denver sits atop of the Northwest division with a measly 12 losses.

Experts say that while A.I. is a bona fide superstar, the Nuggets never gelled as a team.  Billups, however, can not only shoot, he also is a great on-court director, sharing the ball, taking advantage of each of his fellow players strengths and positioning.  Players say the team is much more cohesive, much more a single unit than last year, and Chauncey's presence makes everyone else excel.  Case and point, in December, Melo scored a record breaking 33 point in a single quarter!

Similar dynamics are all over football as well.  Utah, a team that Barry Switzer said didn't have any talent that Alabama would have recruited out of high school, cleaned the clocks of the Red Tide.  Meanwhile, the T.O.s of the world, while talented, are sitting at home watching the playoffs on their plasmas.

This isn't something to say, 'yup, I agree' and then go back to spending all your time on skills. Team chemistry needs to be developed, crafted, and nurtured, and that requires your time and attention.  But I think you'll find that like Utah and the Nuggets, it pays big dividends.