Category Archives: Tim Tebow

Most of my regular readers know that I’m a Tim Tebow fanatic. (A former hater who turned into a huge fan.)

I’ve avoided writing about a hundred posts the past four or five days since the Jets released him, primarily because most of my blog readers could give two shits about him.

So, here’s my one and only post on the matter, and I’ll keep it super short.

Here’s the case for why an NFL team should pick him up. (Nice and short.)

One great line from that video is this: “I’ve seen a lot of beautiful throwers, who can’t win.”

And here’s the best summary I’ve seen of his career, if you’re interested. How Tim Tebow Transformed from College Stud to NFL Dud.

Finally, for new readers or people just stopping by, let me be clear: I’m not one of Tim Tebow’s religious fanatical fans.

There. That’s it. I’ll try to hold down my continued fascination with the guy.

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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Things are darker than hell in Tim Tebow land right now, and I haven’t seen a positive article about him in weeks. (Yes, I have a google search set on him, and no, that doesn’t make me gay. Or, does it?)

But finally yesterday my daily alert came up with something other than his Christian values or lack thereof, depending on where you stood regarding whether he should have spoken at the anti-gay church. He canceled that talk, and was thoroughly ripped from both sides for either caving or still being a Bible-following idiot.

Anyway, here’s the best (and only) news I’ve seen in weeks: Tebow article that’s not about God. (Hope you appreciate my headline…)

Realistically, it seems there’s almost no chance Tebow will start this next year, and very little that he’ll actually even be a QB back-up. And yet, I’m still convinced he’ll be a starter. If not this year, then next.

Why?How can Stan believe something that literally no analyst believes.

No, you moron, I don’t think it has shit to do with Jesus, miracles, or any other Biblical reason. I just still believe he’s absolutely nuts and hardcore crazy about practicing and hard work, and as someone who tries to be the same, I believe that kind of work ethic pays off. (If it doesn’t, someone please tell me. I’d rather stop now and chill than keep up this pace for nothing.)

So, we’ll see. But my bottom line is this: Keep me in the Tim Tebow optimist column. (And, no, before you go there, I’m not one of Tim Tebow’s religious fanatical fans.)

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

P.S. Please accept the greatest gift I can give, a book I believe to be worth $10,000.

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I’ve got a Christmas post I need to get up, but I wanted to get this time sensitive post up first.

It’s now being reported that Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan wants to be fired if his team owner won’t spend a ton of money to revamp the offense.

Interestingly, if you look at the comments to the story above, his quitter mentality isn’t going over very well. But, I’m sure Rex is right. I’m sure Offensive Coordinator Tony Sparano was a great hire — even though Rex didn’t like him.

And I’m sure it was a great idea to offer QB Mark Sanchez a massive, multi-year contract after you doubted him so badly that you went after Peyton Manning.

And I’m sure you were right when you decided your team didn’t need a team captain and was certainly the best team you’ve ever coached, as you said time after time after time — all the way up until just a few weeks ago.

But go ahead. Blame Tebow. Blame the owner. Blame the media. Blame the offense. Blame whomever you choose. We all know what’s really going on here… (And, no, before you go there, I’m not one of Tim Tebow’s religious fanatical fans.)

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

P.S. Please accept the greatest gift I can give, a book I believe to be worth $10,000.

P.P.S. Thanks to all who continue to make my novels a success. I seriously couldn’t have done it with everyone’s support. I’m excited to say that Little Man, and the Dixon County War  has gone as high as No. 16 on the Amazon UK Paid List (see here and here). My second novel, Sold Out, has also done well, also, going as high as No. 81 on the Amazon Paid List for the category of War (see here and here). Learn more about both books here.

Wow. The Tim Tebow story exploded since my post earlier this morning about him being passed up as starter by third-string quarterback Greg McElroy.

Thankfully, Tebow is finally showing some pride and asking to be traded.

Here’s a round up of some of the best stuff.

• “Tim Tebow isn’t merely a third-string quarterback on the New York Jets. He has become the symbol of dysfunction for an entire organization, the official mascot of Chaos, Inc. Here is the most popular athlete in the sport, according to many polls, and the Jets this season have benched him, misused him, humiliated him. They gave up too much material for him, a pair of draft choices. They paid him too much money, with a cap hit over $3 million. … This is about lack of respect. Ryan might have spared Tebow a bit of degradation by saying the former college star was still a bit off his game due to the rib injuries. Instead, Ryan said Tebow was just fine, thank you.” — Filip Bondy with the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
• “Tebow waited patiently all season, never making a fuss about his lack of playing time. Man, did the Jets sell him a bill of goods or what? Only the Jets could bench the starting QB and upset the backup.” — Rich Cimini on ESPN
• Cindy Boren trashes Tebow pretty much throughout her article and suggests he go to the CFL.
• “Tebow was clearly agitated by the decision to start McElroy. After all, he had been the No. 2 quarterback for most of the season, though it now seems that was only so he could be in uniform to run the Wildcat plays and serve as the personal punt protector while McElroy was inactive. Now, it appears he was always the third-string quarterback in Ryan’s mind – or at least dropped to that depth at some point, perhaps after McElroy led a comeback victory over the Arizona Cardinals.” — Mike Garafolo for USA Today
• And finally this, which I truly believe: “Here’s the irony: Given the chance, Tebow is probably Ryan’s type of quarterback. From the moment he took this job, Ryan indicated he just wanted someone back there who could manage a game and keep down the number of turnovers. Tebow might be able do that for the Jets, though we’ll never know now. It would have been fun to find out, to give Tebow a shot. It would have given Jet fans a reason to come to the game on Sunday, sit through the chill and renew their season tickets. Instead, they get McElroy, who will play-fake and hand off artfully without raising anyone’s pulse rate. Ryan wouldn’t even say on Tuesday whether he intended to activate Tebow for the game.” — Filip Bondy with the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

As most know, Tebow nearly mastered avoiding turnovers and managing tight games while in Denver, and it’s beyond shocking to me that Ryan didn’t use him to create the kind of smash-mouth, running team that Ryan typically loves.

In my mind, it’s Rex’s loss, while probably a majority of the country thinks Tebow won’t make it as a starter anywhere. Guess we’ll just have to see, but I’m not counting him out. He’s a fan darling and there are a bunch of really bad and average quarterbacks in the NFL right now.

(And, no, before you go there, I’m not one of Tim Tebow’s religious fanatical fans.)

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

P.S. Please accept the greatest gift I can give, a book I believe to be worth $10,000.

P.P.S. Thanks to all who continue to make my novels a success. I seriously couldn’t have done it with everyone’s support. I’m excited to say that Little Man, and the Dixon County War  has gone as high as No. 16 on the Amazon UK Paid List (see here and here). My second novel, Sold Out, has also done well, also, going as high as No. 81 on the Amazon Paid List for the category of War (see here and here). Learn more about both books here.