Lloyd: Broncos needed quarterback clarity

Former Broncos wide receiver Brandon Lloyd spoke to San Francisco reporters on a conference call in advance of the upcoming game between Lloyd’s new team, the St. Louis Rams, and the 49ers. In that call, Lloyd had some interesting comments about the Broncos, his former’s team’s new offense and new quarterback Tim Tebow. Kyle Orton had been benched and replaced by Tebow at the same time as the Broncos traded Lloyd to St. Louis for a conditional draft pick in mid-October. According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, Lloyd said he wished the team had started 2011 with clarity at quarterback. Indeed, it was Lloyd who coined the term “The Tebow Thing” during an interview with Sports Illustrated during training camp. “This is what I was talking about in the summertime when (Kyle) Orton was on the trading block,” Lloyd told the Bay Area reporters. “Hey, trade him now so we can go into the Tebow era. Let’s get it over with and see if he...