This is the part that has always annoyed me most with this 'polarizing' thing. The media covers him 24/7 because they know it will generate clicks, then the same media turns around and says the media attention he receives makes him a distraction. People in 'media' and journalism today are the most worthless individuals around.
Do you really believe that? I think the vast majority of NFL GMs & coaches would suit up anybody that they believed gave them a better chance to win; it doesn't matter to them if he openly displays genuine faith, or if he's the biggest dirtbag in the city.
Exactly, I don't know how anyone doesn't get this. It's why the Kurt Warner or Reggie White comparisons don't hold up. If Tebow played QB at the level of Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, then yea franchises would deal with this supposed distraction because he'd help them win. But they only see him as a backup, so for a backup, the 'distraction' isn't worth it, which is totally unfair to Tebow. That's what people are talking about. Nobody is here saying he's a stud QB who needs to be starting somewhere. He's fully capably of being a backup QB though. Anybody who looks at the backup QB's in that league and says otherwise just doesn't know football. But whatever team he's on he instantly becomes the most popular player...teams don't want that from their backup QB.
Oh, I agree that he's not on a roster more due to teams not wanting the distraction & hassle than due to his not being as good, or better, than a number of NFL backups. The distraction issue is a mix of the religion thing and the near-certainty that, if things go badly for the starter, that plenty of fans will start pushing for him to take over the starting roll.
Gotcha. Although if you think about it logically, he has a little bit of a point. He wasn't blackballed because of his faith directly, but sorta kinda indirectly. He's as popular as he is primarily because of his faith. And all the religious crazies started showing up in huge numbers when the Broncos went on that little run, people who ordinarily didn't watch football. And then when he was traded they all went on the attack. So yea, his following doesn't do him any favors. But again, he can't really help that.
This is 100% correct. He would be the most talked about backup QB in NFL history and the NFL GMs and owners don't want that.
I guess they prefer the Ray Rice types.
He DID play in the NFL, and even won a playoff game! Many would kill to have that opportunity; I am glad that Tebow has continued to be the leader that he has shown to be on and off the field. I love being in leadership (I am a fourth-level leader/manager at my job); true leadership is service-oriented, and is just a MULTIPLIER in people's lives . Naturally, I would love to see Tebow in the NFL doing some great things, but he has already achieved great things in the NFL, although, I would love to see him win a Super Bowl. Even opposing fanbases can appreciate what he does, even if he destroys our team. I respect that Tebow stood up for his beliefs, even when people were extremely critical. I remember all of the hype over his Super Bowl commercials; the fan-fare, both positive and negative had a far greater impact than the commercial itself (wasn't that controversial). He was raised correctly, as his parents were the example for him.
No so fast Oozie...
Was watching NFL Network and someone made an interesting comment on this. Basically, they were guessing that if Mariotta doesn't fall to Chip and he doesn't get a QB this draft, he'll sign Tebow. I mean think about it. Bradford is glass knees and Sanchez just isn't good. Most teams only carry 2 QB's because of the roster limits but if you have to mediocre/injury prone guys then it makes sense to carry a third. Guess we'll see.
