Mainstream media has long fawned over his physical features and celebrated him regardless of his professional failures, like the NFL and a brief, unsuccessful stint playing minor league baseball. Tebow has been rewarded for these failures time and time again, including starring in TV ads, a book deal to write his autobiography, being the subject of multiple documentaries, getting lucrative endorsement deals, appearing on a reality TV contest show and becoming a college football analyst for ESPN.
Never mind that Kaepernick once led his team to the Superbowl while Tebow has played in just one playoff game. The most notable contrast, though, between Tebow and Kaepernick their demonstrative kneeling. Bowing to public pressure and a dismal 1—4 start to the season, Fox reluctantly named Tebow his starting QB after week 5.
A prominent Denver downtown billboard orchestrated by fans, practically begging Fox to give Tebow a shot, turned the tide. In his first start of vs the Dolphins in Week 6, Tebow and the Broncos found themselves down 15—0 with minutes left. And then Tebow went to work. He led back to back scoring drives of 80 and 56 yards, before tying it on a 2-point conversion. The Broncos kicked the game winner in Overtime to win 18— Denver won 38— The win was the first of 6 in a row for the Broncos.
On a cold Thursday night in Denver in front of a national TV audience, Tebow engineered a game-winning 95 yard drive with less than 6 minutes left to beat the Jets 17— Tebow scored the winning TD with a magnificent yard scamper on 3rd down. I was at this game — It was, in single word — electric! Teammate Von Miller was a bit more loquatious.
I trust him with everything. I hope he shut up a whole bunch of critics today. He never lays his sword down. The following week, once again, I witnessed more Tebow magic in person. This time in San Diego before a super charged-up crowd, Tebow led another late comeback and a 16—13 OT win. Another road game. Another comeback win for Tebow. The week after defeating the Chargers, Denver beat Minnesota 35—32 in a raucous Metrodome with Tebow leading the way yet again.
Next up for T — the trash-talking Chicago Bears. Down 10—0 with just over 2 minutes to play, Tebow and the Broncos found a way. After tying it up, they won it in overtime 13— Even in defeat, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was unimpressed. But after struggling over the final 3 weeks of the season, all the Tebow critics finally found their ammo. Nevertheless, a team that began 1—4 without Tebow, then went 7—4 with Tebow and ended up with a division title. No one gave Tebow a chance of winning this one.
The Broncos beat the Steelers 29—23 in Overtime. And what about Tebow? Tebow was the first player to throw for yards against the Steelers all season. Tebow also became the first player to have 4 completions of more than 30 yards in one quarter of a playoff game in the modern era and the first to do so in any game since Warren Moon did it in And just for good measure, Tebow also ran for 50 yards and a TD. The only number that seems to be irrelevant for Tebow is his career completion percentage of Let me ask you something.
Would you prefer a guy like Alex Smith who will go for for yards, dinking, dunking and checking down? Or a guy like Tebow who goes for and throws for yards and goes balls out for the first down or TD, completion percentage be damned?! Anyone can complete a 2 yard pass on 3rd and 12 to pad his stats. Also, Tebow never slides short of the sticks first down marker. My theory is that while Tebow completes a far fewer percentage of his passes than your average NFL QB, those completions are far more meaningful.
And while his total number of career completions rank well below the others I inquired about — it does prove my point. Tebow — 9. Aaron Rogers 9. Peyton Manning 8. Mark Sanchez 6. Alex Smith 6. The numbers never lie. He called an extremely conservative game plan and hardly ever allowed Tebow to throw in non-obvious passing situations. The offensive game plan in Denver in with Tebow was a joke. He was cut at the end of the season and picked up by the New England Patriots, who then released him the week before the season opener.
Pats Owner Bob Kraft, a man with extremely high moral character and intelligence, and one of the few Owners I respect a great deal, said he wished Tebow could have made the team. Many people say the drafting of Tebow was the reason McDaniels was fired in Denver.
I counter that McDaniels got fired because he never played Tebow! Sticking with another QB Orton proved to be his real downfall. Who knows what would have happened if Tebow was named the starter on day one in Denver. So, why has no other NFL team shown interest since?
Change your system. Tebow brings too much attention. Eyeballs and Butts In The Seats , right? To whom? By all accounts, Tebow lives an exemplary lifestyle, which is more than can be said for so many employed in the NFL. No drugs. No drunk driving. No public intoxication. No assault or domestic violence charges. No rape accusations. No accidental bullets fired. No dog killing. No leaked sexting pictures. As a group, NFL Owners have long been known for their conservative rule and public policies.
NFL Owners do not take risks, at least not anymore. Where is the risk with Tebow?! Tebow and Kaepernick already are good citizens. One is getting a golden opportunity. What a thrill it would be to see a team owner brave enough to balance the scales of justice.
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Toggle navigation Menu. Welcome, Guest. Sign Up Log In. Dashboard Logout. So, why does everyone hate him? His pinnacle of NFL success came a couple of years ago when he and the Denver Broncos had a magical year in which they won countless games by the skin of their teeth, almost all led by Tebow.
He may not have had the best stats, but his fire and determination definitely had an effect on his teammates.
It was always said that the best aspect of his game is his intangibles. Stats are only important to a certain extent; players should be measured by their impact on the team rather than their individual numbers. Consider this: Dan Marino is thought of by many to be a top-five quarterback of all time—yet he never won a Super Bowl.
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