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Tim Tebow's reported signing with Patriots puts QB in perfect position
Yahoo ^ | 6-10-2013 | Dan Wetzel

Posted on 06/11/2013 11:36:45 AM PDT by Darren McCarty

The strange part of the circus that surrounds Tim Tebow's every move – including reports Monday that he's going to sign with the New England Patriots – is that he does so little to keep it alive.

He doesn't court the media. He doesn't say outlandish things. He doesn't complain about coaching decisions or teammates. He doesn't publicly beg for another chance. Even the quarterback's outward displays of faith (Tebowing, for instance) are nothing that dozens of other NFL players don't do each week after scoring a touchdown.

Tebow is a good soldier, a young player who never said he was as good as his fans claim or publicly ripped into his critics. He, even during his star turn with the Denver Broncos in 2011, always claimed he was just looking to get better.

The circus never cared. His supporters never stopped pushing, his detractors never stopped blasting and the media never stopped feeding that ratings-gold beast.

And it nearly crushed his career.

So now it's New England. Now it's Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. And now for Tebow it's the perfect place and the perfect opportunity at the absolute most desperate of times.

No one pulls the stakes out from under the big top like Belichick.

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Probably the most balanced thing I've read on this. The circus will be gone. The Patriots are about football. Period.
1 posted on 06/11/2013 11:36:46 AM PDT by Darren McCarty
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I hope they give him the chance to continually drive that ball right down the Jets’ throat.


2 posted on 06/11/2013 11:38:58 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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This is why I said the Saints or the Patriots were the best shots he had: one would ignore the circus while no one would notice the circus around the other.


3 posted on 06/11/2013 11:40:20 AM PDT by Ingtar (Everyone complains about the weather, but only Liberals try to legislate it.)
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And with Tebow on the bench behind Brady, it’ll be his perfect opportunity to get better.


4 posted on 06/11/2013 11:41:10 AM PDT by Oberon (Big Brutha Be Watchin'.)
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The thing about Tebow is that, despite the fact he's not a lights-out quarterback, his leadership skill is way off the chart. ESPN (maybe?) miked him during a Bears game a while back . . . and you can see it.

Those of you greybeards out there who've played Squad Leader--he's a 10/+3.

5 posted on 06/11/2013 11:41:32 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, is a liberal and has donated to Obama. This is good opportunity for Tim Tebow to witness to Kraft. Perhaps Tebow’s Christianity will serve as an example for Kraft and he’ll renounce his leftism?


6 posted on 06/11/2013 11:42:39 AM PDT by re_nortex
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Probably the most balanced thing I've read on this. The circus will be gone. The Patriots are about football. Period.

The Circus will always be there. But Belichick won't put up with it the way Ryan did.

7 posted on 06/11/2013 11:42:46 AM PDT by 0.E.O
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The Patriots are about football. Period.

Obviously, Tebow is now with an adult organization, unlike Rex Ryan's Jets.

8 posted on 06/11/2013 11:42:52 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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Tebow never really got a chance but then I’m not a really big footbal fan. I know he was absolutely phenomenal in college. I tend to think he is persecuted for his faith which shows, like in every other institution in American society, that Leftists are in control.


9 posted on 06/11/2013 11:43:01 AM PDT by Crucial (Tolerance at the expense of equal treatment is the path to tyranny.)
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Well-written and thoughtful article. Thanks for posting!


10 posted on 06/11/2013 11:44:23 AM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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Living in Pittsburgh (such as that may be) I am a citizen of Steelers Nation. I hope the Steelers play the Patriots in the super bowl and after Brady gets knocked out the Patriots come from behind to win by three TDs.


11 posted on 06/11/2013 11:44:46 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Tea Party, Constitution, patriot, DOMA, NRA, pro-life...can you hear me now big ears?)
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I hope they give him the chance to continually drive that ball right down the Jets’ throat.

As a lifelong Jets fan ... I hate the Pats with a passion ... but ...

I agree :-( ... I would love to see that too.

12 posted on 06/11/2013 11:45:51 AM PDT by dartuser
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Yes. Belichick is the better coach and will make better use of Tebow’s abilities


13 posted on 06/11/2013 11:48:02 AM PDT by kidd
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This is good opportunity for Tim Tebow to witness to Kraft. Perhaps Tebow’s Christianity will serve as an example for Kraft and he’ll renounce his leftism?

That might be the worst career advice I've ever seen in my life.

Kraft is Jewish, and for Tebow to try to evangelize him when he's the guy signing his paychecks would be just about one of the dumbest things he could possibly try to do.

14 posted on 06/11/2013 11:48:28 AM PDT by jpl (The government spent another half a million bucks in the time it just took you to read this tagline.)
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I can’t see the Pats picking up Tebow as a QB. The entire Pats passing system is based on short to medium timing routes which demand an accurate QB with a quick release who can made quick reads. This is not Tebow’s strong suit.


15 posted on 06/11/2013 11:49:19 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Amen.


16 posted on 06/11/2013 11:49:32 AM PDT by svcw (If you are dead when your heart stops, why aren't you alive when it starts.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I said this months ago.


17 posted on 06/11/2013 11:49:36 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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Unless the Pats trade him, Tebow will have to outplay strong-arm Ryan Mallet for 2nd string QB.


18 posted on 06/11/2013 11:50:06 AM PDT by Let_It_Be_So (Once you see the Truth, you cannot "unsee" it, no matter how hard you may try.)
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I heard he's going to be a tight end, not a quarterback.
19 posted on 06/11/2013 11:50:12 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Forget it, Jake. It's Eric Holder's people.")
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Agreed. Tebow a) has the proper level of respect a Christian should have for the Chosen People and b) has too much class to disrespect his boss in that manner.


20 posted on 06/11/2013 11:50:20 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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