Posted on 08/23/2013 11:38:04 AM PDT by 0.E.O
DETROIT – Tim Tebow spent most of this Thursday night – perhaps one of his fleeting few remaining as an NFL quarterback – standing near the 50-yard line of the New England Patriots sideline.
When the Pats were on defense, he'd sometimes casually flip a ball around by himself. When they were on offense, he'd put his helmet on, ready to go in – whether at QB or any other position the coaching staff might request.
"You just prepare yourself and be ready for whenever your number is called," Tebow said.
Tebow's number was never called.
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And then got absolutely crushed by New England where he had a total stinker of a game-- which people seem to conveniently forget.
There’s a subsection of every community, including the Christian community, that really wants to feel persecuted and abused. So they attribute all failure to anybody in their group to the evil persecutors. I had a co-worker that blamed every bad thing in her life on people being mean to the fat girl (she being not light of poundage), bad service at a restaurant? picking on the fat girl; rude clerk at the store? picking on the fat girl. Everything, always the story, never did it occur to her that maybe the people she was interacting with were just incompetent, or new, or having a bad day. It’s the same syndrome. I find it amusing, in a sad kind of way.
Especially since one of their would've been starters is in jail possibly on multiple murder charges.
With a 53 man roster W-Ls aren’t just about the QB. Especially when said QB has fewer than 10 completions. Important to note that the Denver defense shaved 15 point on their average allowed when Tebow was on rather than Orton starting the season, shave those 15 for Orton’s games and he only loses one and Tebow never starts. Also worthy to note that most of the teams Tebow faced (both wins and losses) finished the season under 500, he faced weak competition and completed very few passes.
Before Hernandez got arrested there were seven experienced TEs on New England’s roster. Anyone who thought Tebow had a legitimate shot as a TE, let alone QB, should be drug tested.
He should pack it in and fly to Hollywood to star in those endless Expendables action films. He'd be great taking the places of Bruce Willis who has finally opted out of them.....or that aging perv Ahnold Schwarzen-ugher.
Leni
Pot, kettle, black. You obviously don't remember many of Tebow's games as a starter for Denver, particularly his final regular season game against the Kyle Orton led Kansas City Chiefs and his final playoff appearance against New England.
Kapp was a spectacular passer compared to Tebow.
Ha, ha! No, not really. :)
I’m not sure on the CFL, on the one hand it’s even more of a passing league so that makes think no way. On the other hand it’s a bigger field and slower less technical game than the NFL, and those seem to be his big weaknesses. We’ll see.
12 Pro Bowl selections, 6 first team all pro selections, 3 second team all pro selections, Comeback player of the year, 4 time MVP, 7 time AFC offensive player of the year, Pro Bowl MVP, Super Bowl Champion, Super Bowl MVP, 59,000+ yards passing, 436 touchdown passes, 4000+ completions, ad infinitum ...
You mean this “Tebow is being persecuted because he’s a Christian” line is still alive?
If thats true, why did the Pats sign him in the first place?
Get over it. He was a great college quarterback. At the pro level however, he just can’t cut it. Doesn’t make him a bad guy. He’s a great guy. He just is not pro football QB material.
I was rooting for him, but after those first 2 preseason games, its just obvious that his calling is elsewhere.
Compared to Tebow, yes really.
You never know, someone could Moneyball the NFL.
I was thinking more along the lines of Bobby Douglass instead of Joe Kapp.
So you’re saying Tebow has a future as an actor?
I had more passing yards last week sitting on my couch than Tebow had playing the whole second half against Tampa.
but Tebow still deserves the opportunity IMO.
I guess in your mind football needs to have an affirmative action program. Give a guy who has had chances but doesn’t cut it, but allow him to stay because he is a Christian. So liberal of you.
Tebow has a future in improv!
If QB not in his future, OK. Tebow says he will do what is asked of him; to me a clear signal he would consider HB / FB / RB / TE. I think he could be a John Riggins “bulldozer.”
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