Post of the Day ! !
Posted on 01/10/2012 12:23:08 PM PST by Red Steel
Tim Tebow, keep thanking Jesus for life and football. Leave it to The Gazette to thank all those embarrassing ne’er-do-wells who invested their reputations on a stupid bet that you would fail. They don’t like your faith, your lifestyle, your anti-abortion Super Bowl ad and they’d like to forget that you donate millions to help children.
Tebowed! A look at the QB's college and pro career
You have made them fools, throwing for a stunning 316 yards to beat the NFL’s top-ranked defense in a playoff game. Some are downright angry. Others should hide in their parents’ basements, in shame. Here is some of what they said:
• DJ Gallo, ESPN columnist, after Sunday’s playoff win over Pittsburgh: “Yet again, we were somehow all caught off guard by Tim Tebow... The image of your average Internet message-board troll is that of a weak, pasty basement dweller whose life is focused on getting people riled up in comments sections. Now imagine if such a troll was a muscled 6-foot-3, 236-pounder who decided to troll the entire country on national television every week? You’d have Tim Tebow. He started the season as the third-stringer, and everyone freaked out. Then he got a start and won, and everyone freaked out. Then in his second start, he played horribly and got crushed, and everyone freaked out. Then he went on a winning streak, and everyone freaked out. Then he went on a losing streak, and everyone freaked out. Then he won a playoff game, and everyone freaked out.”
• David Jacoby, on ESPN affiliate “Grantland,” Jan. 3, 2012: “Timothy Richard Tebow is an atrocious, dreadful, embarrassment of a quarterback, and Denver’s defense won games despite his performance. Either that or he has God on speed dial and is just messing with us.”
• Jordan Calfee, featured columnist, “Bleacher Report,” Dec. 21: “The Denver Broncos cannot compete with the likes of the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers come January...” “You can call him a winner and talk about his college resume and comebacks this season all you want. The fact of the matter is, Tim Tebow is a very poor passer. The folks at ESPN don’t criticize him because they are bullies, or because they are somehow anti-Christian...”
• Ryan Phillips, featured columnist, Bleacher Report, Jan. 5, 2012, on John Elway’s suggestion that Tebow “pull the trigger,” by throwing the ball more: “While I appreciate Elway’s confidence in his young signal-caller, that is terrible advice... If he is forced to be a pocket passer, there is no way he can beat a team on his own.”
• Rob Kelley, “The Pigskin Report,” Jan. 2, 2012, headline: “Tim Tebow is the worst quarterback ever to win division and reach NFL playoffs.” Samples from ensuing article: “Watching him (Tebow) play is akin to watching a peewee league game from a bunch of kids. The only difference is that peewee quarterbacks can actually throw a spiral from time to time...” “Tebow seems like a great kid who lives a clean life... But that does not mean that he is a viable starting NFL quarterback. He isn’t even close... trust me when I tell you that the Broncos are not going anywhere with Tebow under center... As much as I dislike Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers, I truly hope that they walk into Denver and absolutely annihilate the Broncos next Sunday afternoon. Tebow cannot throw the ball. Not downfield, or even across the middle for short gains.”
• Greg Couch, FoxSports.com, Nov. 3, 2011: “Tebow isn’t good enough now to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. The Broncos aren’t good enough to be a team in the NFL, either.”
• Ryan Alfieri, Bleacher Report, Jan. 8, 2012, a day before the Steelers game: “On Sunday night, the Denver Broncos’ magical season will come to an end, and they will have Tim Tebow to ‘thank’ for it... It was cute to watch the young guy squeak out wins and get his team in the playoffs, but the honeymoon is now over... Weaknesses tend to be exposed around playoff time, and few players are more flawed and vulnerable than Tebow. I don’t just expect Tebow to have a bad outing; I expect him to play himself out of the Broncos’ starting job.”
Mark Kiszla, Denver Post, Oct. 30, 2011: “So maybe we need a new definition for Tebowing. It’s a prayer for mercy. Please, in the name of heaven, bring us somebody who can actually play quarterback.”
ESPN analyst Merril Hoge, tweeting in August 2011: “It’s embarrassing to think the Broncos could win with Tebow!!” He later tweeted: “You must possess a skill set to play!”
Tebow’s tweeted response: “ ’ppreciate that.”
Tebow-bashing is a sports-media obsession and examples are endless. No amount of success will end this. If Tebow someday wins consecutive Super Bowls and leads his profession, these hater-pundits will call it a fluke. We are embarrassed for them.
Wayne Laugesen, editorial page editor, for the editorial board. Friend Wayne on Facebook; follow him on Twitter.
Yes, I recall Irvin. He, like Terrel Owens (first with the 49ers, then with multiple teams), were great athletes with severe off-field (and with Owens - on-field) problems. In my opinion they should have been given the boot long before they did.
FUTH
FU Tebow Haters
Go Broncos!
I’m in awe!
I hope you're right, Jeff.
I kept rerading how his playoff performance was going to be his make or break. Elway, for some reason, was threatening to trade him. I hope this puts that talk on the back burner for now. I think Elway forgot how his first season went.
Go Broncos!
It’s the sports world’s version of Palinization.
He's just learning the pro game. In college ball he WAS the game.
I can't help but think of the career of a Jewish ball player who also had an erratic start; Sandy Koufax.
I’ve never heard any sportswriters complain that they hear too much about black quarterbacks. Hmmmm. Sarah Palin and Tim Tebow both drive the media crazy because they are unashamed of Christ.
I agree Grunthor.
He is exciting to watch, and that pass made my week, and put a smile on my face despite the falcons less than dismal performance.
True, he is not pro bowl yet; he is a rookie. He deserves some slack for his occasional screw ups, just like all rookie QBs.
But, right now, I am lovin it.
And the Broncos likely loss to the pats won’t change that.
Anytime liberal/atheist heads explode is a reason to celebrate.
And, don’t ya know all these “coincidences,” which I find incredibly uncanny, irritate the libtards to no end.
GO DENVER!
The bad news about Tebow (for the other teams) is that he is learning to throw to the right. Pittsburgh was not prepared for that.
You got it, dude.
As a Steeler fan, I give congrats to Tebow and the broncos. They beat us far and square. It was a good game and was on the edge of my seat until the bitter end.
Tebow was good when it mattered.
Does it really matter as long as he's still playing? If he's traded, so be it, whoever should happen to pick him up will then have the Tebow following........and I'm now an admitted follower.
Post of the Day ! !
Well, as a Broncos fan since the Orange Crush days, it matters to me!!! It's more fun if your favorite QB is playing on your favorite team.
ROFLOL!!! That IS the post of the day !!!
It's not like Tebow stepped into a situation where anyone could succeed. Orton, who is capable of moving a team up and down the field, couldn't make it work.
A healthy Elvis and the emergence of Von Miller have been vital to their success this year.
I don’t think Tebow would endorse your statement.
I would add that Tebow also throws a lot of balls away deliberately, to avoid a sack and many other times he throws very conservatively to avoid a turn-over. He apparently couldn't care less about his passing stats.
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