Posted on 06/02/2013 6:04:06 AM PDT by KevinDavis
The NFL might have seen its last bit of Tebowing.
A new report claims that some of those closest to Tim Tebow have suggested that the unemployed quarterback’s NFL career is likely done. ESPN’s David Fleming reports that members of Tebow’s own camp privately told him that his days in the league are “probably over.”
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And yet, this is Tim Tebow, so he stays in the news. On Friday, ESPN The Magazine reported that members of Tebow's camp are "privately admitting that his NFL run is probably over."Not long after that report surfaced, a source who speaks to Tebow regularly told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, "It's not true."
Now Rapoport has spoken with Tebow's father, Bob, who dismissed the ESPN The Magazine report in a very fatherly manner.
"You are old enough to not believe all you hear," he said.
He should be thankful for the experiences he's had and that he is now financially set for the rest of his life.
Perhaps there is work for him in Canada but if nothing else, he is now free to return to the Philippines and do mission work financed by the NFL and Madison Avenue.
He might have a better career coming on Fox Network or with Glen Beck, or maybe he should run for Congress? We could use him in Washington! Then, there is also the pulpit— we could use him to bring the youth to Jesus Christ! God has a new purpose for him—that is all. We have not seen the end of Tebow.
I dont understand it either.
I hate the NFL, but all I saw from Tebow was him winning games and getting to the playoffs.
NFL pundits have already acknowledged the blackballing with unnamed NFL owners agreeing they don’t want the ‘circus’ Tebow brings. What they fail to understand is, its the media who bring the circus, not Tebow or his fans. The media is entirely at fault for building this young man up, then subsequently turning him into a pariah by ridiculing his faith under the guise of no skill.
Tim Tebow was Palined.
This is more about the media picking and choosing who WE as Americans should admire and hold in contempt.
If he weren't a one-man media act, consuming enough oxygen for the whole team someone might find a place for him - IMO at TE/HB, etc, where he might actually surprise some people, or maybe in the sweetest job in the NFL with the potential for some longevity, backup QB. Problem here for Tebow is that the backup QB normally helps the team by spending gameday on the sidelines with a clipboard and out of the camera.
I don't get the claim that Christians are discriminated against in the NFL; look a few posts up in this thread for successful players (not all QBs) who are committed Christians, and that's only a short list. I could name others.
Right or wrong, NFL fans and owners want players who win ball games and it stops right there.
Guys who like to upstage the whole organization (I could name other names) seem to not stay in one place for long...
Stewart failed in the NFL because at the time, the rules didn’t favor protecting quarterbacks and receivers. In the 2013 NFL, someone with Stewart’s skills would fare vastly better.
Reggie White comparison isn’t legit simply because the media was entirely different then and wasn’t pushing an agenda. White would still likely get a pass today because of the color of his skill, much like Adrien Peterson has for stating recently his is not for gay marriage.
Cousins is unapologetic for his faith, but certainly has a different level of public declaration and attention than Tebow.
Your logic is flawed. He doesn’t have to be a great QB. He’s better than many 2nd/3rd stringers. Its what Tebow represents... a high moral character guy who actually lives his values and isn’t afraid to gush about his faith in Jesus Christ. He represents an ideal that, in the medias twisted logic, should be ridiculed instead of celebrated. A mere 20+ years ago, men like Tebow were held in the highest regard.
As I said before, this is about the power of the media- not Tebow’s ability to play football.
He didn't start so well, bowing out at Dallas Baptist.
Why don’t you go search out the quotes from NFL folks like Tony Dungy, Kurt Warner and Mark Schlereth- all professed Christians- and all who have stated Tebow needs to dial down his public faith.
It has been explained again and again in great detail why Tebow is not an NFL caliber QB. It has been shown again and again that there are many Christians who excell in the NFL. It is not enough for those who have made up their minds that TT is being blackballed. They want to believe it and you can’t tell them otherwise. Oh well. People are allowed to be wrong about stuff.
He should go on the lecture circuit and let the world in on the secrets buried in the NFL.
Tebow isn’t that a great of an NFL quaterback. Has nothing to do with religion or faith or whatever. If he could consistently hit receivers and read modern defenses then he’d have a job in the NFL. Teams pay millions for people who can do just that and they don’t give a damn what the people they pay that to do off of the field so long as it doesn’t interfere with their on-field performance.
It is insane, childish, wrong, stupid, simplistic, dumb, ignorant, misguided, uninformed, self-deluding to think that Tebow is being “black-balled” because of his religion. Good Lord, Sanchez stinks on ice and Tebow could not find a way to get on the field. What does that say? It’s not a conspiracy. The guy is not an NFL quarterback. He was a fantastic college/option back. As stated above by others, he might make a great tight-end, H-back or maybe full back. But pro quarterback? Not hardly.
Here's some more evidence that you left out:
The Tebow led Broncos lost their last three regular season games; including the finale against the Kyle Orton led Chiefs 7-3, and backed into winning the AFC West tied with Oakland and San Diego with an 8-8 record.
If Manning had the opportunity to throw against Ike Taylor all day the outcome against the Ravens would probably have been different. Also, I didn't see Manning playing corner or safety and getting burned like Champ Bailey or Rahim Moore were most of the day.
By the way, how well did Tebow do the following week in losing to New England 45-10? 9 of 26 passing for 136 yards.
None of the teams in that winning steak finished the season over .500. Also nobody seems to remember that after winning 6 in a row, the team lost the next three. And he does “lack skills” - he can’t throw (a major component of a QB skill set), and his mechanics when rolling out or scrambling are poor - reminds me of trying to cut paper with left-handed scissors. If I were a coach why would I want to build an offence around that? It’s my job to maximize EVERYONE’S talent, not just the QB. And why would I take my most valuable (and perhaps expensive) asset and make him get hit every play? That’s what happens when you run the option - and while Tebow may be big and strong, there’re a bunch of other guys out there who are bigger and stronger whose personal and financial success depends on them kicking ass. In college a physical, talented player can really shine - there are a lot of weaknesses on college teams waiting to be taken advantage of. In the pros, every guy was a star in college; the level of competition is immeasurably better. You may have been a BMOC at State or Tech, but in the pros you’re a commodity, and your value to a team and likelihood of employment is based on one thing, and it’s not what church you go to or your skin color or how many times you’ve been arrested, it’s pure economics.
Do you believe that Tebow is worse than every 3rd string QB in the NFL?
Do you actually believe if Tebow switched positions a team would sign him?
If Tebow isn’t being blackballed for his faith, why do writers still call him ‘a culture lightning rod’ (as is the case in an article today on NFL.com), or ‘polarizing’. If his faith isn’t such a big deal, then why has he been criticized by other Christians in the NFL?
We live in a time where the media wants to put a gag on strong Christian leadership while excusing and down right worshiping gays, rapists, wife beaters, and dog murderers instead.
You are failing to see the bigger picture in play.
Often God has his plan.
Hmmm... 'Cause I reach a similar conclusion by what I consider common sense? I wouldn't call it "dialing down" his faith; more a matter of just knocking off the media hype and self-promotion.
All other things being the same, if he were as good a QB as say... Colt McCoy, who we all know to be a professing Christian (I could also name a good friend of Colt's, another committed Christian who is a successful NFL QB but let's not start naming our homeys), he'd be playing somewhere, at least as a backup. (Which in some ways is a better job than starting QB if you know what I'm saying.)
Right or wrong, good or bad, like it or not, NFL football is all about money, and by extension, the numbers on the scoreboard.
You are correct there are serious questions about Tebow’s level of skill, even though he was successful.
However, you are ignoring the fact every team says he is not good enough to add to their roster IN LIGHT OF the media circus or attention which follows him.
So plainly the insane leftist tilt in society is playing a major role here, because the media circus is about Tebow being a quiet nicely behaved devout Christian who also happens to have been surprisingly good at the position.
I listen to sports radio all the time and they engage in massive group think. Tebow may have limited throwing skills but the constant repetition that “he’s not an NFL quarterback” is a completely crazy statement about someone who in fact was an NFL quarterback on two teams and a playoff winning qb.
Without the Christianity Tebow is at least a back up quarterback on some team and probably a starter.
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