How bad is Tebow?

How bad is Tebow?

Apparently not THAT bad.

Bye bye Steelers and Big "I'm lucky I'm not in jail" Ben

Not that bad, that we beat the steelers

Pretty sure Tebow is a Santorum fan! Santorum for the win!

10-21, 316 yards, 125.6 QB rating for the game.

The guy totally sucks.

He is very familiar with Santorum. Very familiar.

that's funny because if you had the opportunity to win Milrose with a 4:05; you'd be shittyn in you pants

mesothelioma wrote:

that's funny because if you had the opportunity to win Milrose with a 4:05; you'd be shittyn in you pants

You missed the sarcasm.

Not bad.

I am perplexed at why Tebow's faith is so threatening to so many. Look, I am not a Christian and this stuff is not my cup of tea, but with all of the antics of NFL players, this guy's endless drone about his faith puts him pretty low on the poor conduct list. Put another way, I really don't care about his professions of faith - they are taken only as serious as the viewer wants them to be.

I am fascinated by his immense athletic talent. Note I say athletic talent, because I am not sure he really has top level NFL quarterback talent, at least as it has been defined or is practiced by the top players (Brady, the Mannings, Rodgers, et. al). He is a guy if slotted early on to play tight end or linebacker would have been very successful. But he chose quarterback, and to his credit, has stuck with it at the pro level - not an easy thing to do given his lack of traditional skills (his throwing motion is painful to watch).

In any event, he makes games exciting, and is an excellent red zone threat because when he runs the team gets an additional blocker.

I don't get why his faith gets out of proportion either. The amount that I hear him talking about is much as other religious athletes who thank god after winning, etc.

or the circle of players of both teams that pray at midfield at the end of every nfl game.

that was good and even my sarcasm detector missed that one.

It's worth noting that as far as quarterbacks go, if you're comparing him against his contemporaries you're comparing him against some of the best the game has ever seen. Three QBs were on pace to break or did break the passing record for yards this year... without Payton Manning playing a single game.

In the Era of Quarterbacks, even a good QB will look mediocre against all-timers. It's easy to forget just how amazing this season has been in many ways.

What makes Tebow fascinating is how bad he can look and how he can still make a big play or two to make up for all the bad plays. Plus, he is playing the qb position differently than anyone else right now. I don't know if he is really an NFL qb. The fact that he played good today after 2 really awful games shows how strong his mind is, even if his talent isn't that great. I really gave Denver no chance today. I'm glad I don't bet on these games!

I get tired of all the religious references. It's just who he is, I guess. But his team mates seem to genuinely like him. So maybe he's a lousy interview, but a good team guy.

i am perplexed wrote:

I am perplexed at why Tebow's faith is so threatening to so many. Look, I am not a Christian and this stuff is not my cup of tea, but with all of the antics of NFL players, this guy's endless drone about his faith puts him pretty low on the poor conduct list. Put another way, I really don't care about his professions of faith - they are taken only as serious as the viewer wants them to be.

Because the media focuses solely on it. He's actually goes about his faith pretty quietly. I'm not ready to anoint him the second coming of Elway just yet as it could've been a one-hit wonder, but they loosened the leash and he had a career saving game (there was even talk of bringing Quinn into the game early). Definitely his best throwing effort of his professional career. Winning a playoff game had to be huge for his confidence. Still can't believe D.T. beat the safety, who had the edge. I'm not actually shocked Denver beat Pittsburgh, but I would be if they knocked off New England.

Sagarin wrote:

(there was even talk of bringing Quinn into the game early).

Quinn took exactly two snaps in practice this week...there wasn't any real talk.

This game proved that he is a solid NFL quarterback.

All the critics were proven wrong!

Interesting storyline... the Broncos head out to play the Patriots and Tom Brady. Tom Brady got his first playoff loss ever, via the Broncos, in their last playoff appearance before today. The Broncos then went on lose the game after that... to the Steelers.

bladerunner wrote:

I'm glad I don't bet on these games!

I agree with your post. Long ago a guy named jim Healy said never bet on anything that talks.