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To: DrDude
Tebow was blackballed by the league and the Jets took the duty assigned them.

Blackballed why? Because he was a Christian? Give me a break. Kurt Warner was a devout Christian and made no secret of it. Justin Tuck, Matt Hasselbeck, Troy Polamalu, Corey Lynch, Matt Forte, and God knows how many others are very open about their faith and what it means to them. For Pete's sake you can't see a touchdown scored of a field goal made without a player pointing heavenward. The difference is that all those players have something that Tebow lacks; the ability to play football at the pro level.

If Tebow was indeed blackballed, as you claim, it's because he can't play his position well enough to make a team. And no other reason.

49 posted on 01/17/2014 10:20:53 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

Becoming a national Christian superstar hurt Tebow, not his merely being a Christian, I think he was taken from the public eye, at least partly on purpose.


50 posted on 01/17/2014 10:36:56 AM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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To: DoodleDawg

No he was blackballed for daring to oppose abortion in a commercial aired during the superbowl.


54 posted on 01/17/2014 12:05:52 PM PST by cdpap
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To: DoodleDawg; GOPsterinMA

Exactly.

The NFL cares about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, if Tebow wasn’t AWFUL at throwing the ball in an NFL offense and was instead SUPER DUPER as his fan club claims then no team would give 2 shites what his personal beliefs were.

Plenty of great college players don’t have the skillset to play the same position in the pros, no shame in that. The excuse making on this tread is really pathetic and irrational.


66 posted on 01/18/2014 4:10:27 PM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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