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.
Elway 1983: 7 TDs, 14 interceptions. 47.4% completions. Seahawks beat Broncos 31-7 in the wildcard game. Hey, it’s not easy being a new QB in the NFL.
I'm a lifelong University of Florida fan.
I felt the same way, and said the same thing, about UF’s 1966 Heisman Trophy winner, QB Steve Spurrier - a ten year NFL second stringer after being picked Number 3 in the Draft.
I said the same thing about UF’s 1996 Heisman Trophy winner and 1996 national champion, QB Danny Wuerffel - a six year NFL second stringer.
Through sheer will power, Tebow will find a NFL roster spot for many years, but he will never win consistently as a starting NFL QB.
Well...apparently Elway can...and he would know.
I like your post.I noticed that the LSU quarterback had none of that last night.The players seemed to give up in the 1st quarter......it was on their faces and no one to lift them.No small thing,that.
Yeah, but so far he as been “good enough”!
Former De Beque resident here. : )
Tim Tebow first season 2010:
50% completion rate
5 TD
3 INT
82% QB rating
Elway’s first season:
47% Completion rate
7 TD
14 INT
52% QB rating
Neither was Fran Tarkenton.
Take a look at John Elway’s first few seasons. Yeah he could throw the football through a brick wall but he was dumb as a box of rocks.
Something strange was afoot at the Circle K.
Interesting comment on Dilfer. I live near and know Trent. In my opinion he excelled because of his football IQ. He did not have the skills the analysts treasure. All he did was win.
It can't happen and it will never happen. The Tebow phenomenon is only as good as his next game but it's a "moving the goal post kind of thing". With every win there's a week of silence from the haters who are waiting for him to lose. And when he does, they're going to be unjustly all over him saying ridiculous things like "where's your God now Tebow?"
God doesn't create miracles on the football field or any field for that matter. It's the belief in God that inspires the participants to perform in the manner God intended them.......
If the Broncos are to go all the way, their receivers are going to have to start stepping up to the altar........
Go Broncos!
Also, check the box score.
Steelers time of possession - 31minutes, 6seconds
Not according to...
Rev 13:9-10 - "Whoever has ears, let them hear. “If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed.” This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people."
Rev 13:15 - "The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed."
That’s an incredible number of ‘coincidences’...
I note that Tebow hatred seems to be highly correlated with being a lib. They celebrate scumb@gs, losers, degenerates, cheaters, pervs, etc. They think that is the American norm. Then they see Tebow who is none of those things and reminds people that it doesnt have to be that way and for over a century guys like Tebow WERE the norm. Tebow is a nice guy with traditional American values who makes them feel inadequate because he is a BETTER person than they are. If he can be that way what excuse do they have for being pri**s.
Those pesky coincidences...
The best post game line I heard (wish I could remember which 'analyst' said it) was in regard to the last Pittsburgh possession where it seemed they would try to throw the long ball. The TV analyst said "Come on...they can't beat Tebow with a Hail Mary!!"
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