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With the news that the Denver Broncos have signed quarterback Peyton Manning, it appears that the days of Heaven might be over in the Mile High City. Next season, Manning will step into the starter’s role, giving the boot to America’s favorite football messiah, Tim Tebow, whom the Broncos will attempt to trade, ESPN reported.

Tebow’s got some upside, to be sure: He’s charismatic, friendly, plays well to the red states. But despite some midseason successes in 2011 which edged the Broncos into the playoffs, he’s just not that good of an NFL quarterback in the long view.

So, naturally, he might be a good fit for the Redskins. That’s what the Post’s Dan Shanoff is arguing this afternoon, listing five reasons why St. Tim of Florida might work out in burgundy and gold.

Shanoff’s main argument for why the Redskins should pursue Tebow is largely wrapped around their soon-to-be draft pick, Robert Griffin III, who while red-hot coming into the NFL Draft will nevertheless be an unproven rookie who needs to learn a professional playbook. (Not that Tebow did such a bang-up job at that; his style compelled the Broncos’ offense to deploy a seldom-seen option format.)

But more importantly, Griffin needs a backup, and Rex Grossman, in Shanoff’s opinion, just won’t cut it, even though Rexy just signed with the Redskins for one more year. Tebow as backup makes much more sense, Shanoff says:

A Shanahan-designed offensive scheme built for Griffin’s dual-threat ability and simplified for his NFL inexperience is ideally suited for Tebow, in case RG3 gets hurt. And no player works harder than Tebow; he will push RG3 to reach his full potential.

Could it happen? Sure, why not? The Broncos, CBS Sports reported yesterday, “do not care” what they get in a trade for Tebow.

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for the Redskins to overspend.