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[VANITY] Tim Tebow vs. Tony Romo
12-11-2011 | My miserable self

Posted on 12/11/2011 9:06:51 PM PST by re_nortex

Compare and contrast the performance of Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos with that of Tony Romo of the Denver Broncos.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: christian; cowboys; football; nfl; quarterback; romo; sports; tebow
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To: re_nortex

How about Cam Newton and the Panthers today? Big lead at halftime, down by 1 with 6 minutes left, yet the FG gets blocked, and ATL immediately responds with a quick TD. Had Tebow been QB, there would have been a Panthers comeback. Alas, down by 8, you knew the game was over. Newton completed 19 of 39 passes for 276 yards, with 2 TDs and 2 interceptions. Tebow was 21 of 40 for 236 yards, with 1 TD and 1 interception. Yet most pundits will tell you Cam Newton is infinitely better than Tebow.


41 posted on 12/11/2011 10:58:55 PM PST by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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To: MikeD
Yet most pundits will tell you Cam Newton is infinitely better than Tebow.

Well said. If I dare quote from Glengarry Glen Ross in the context of Tim Tebow, "coffee is for closers." Tebow's inspired leadership is the impetus for Fantastic Finishes (which I wish they had for commercials). Tebow's stats certainly don't reveal the measure of the player...or, more importantly, the man.

As I was watching the blowout of the Packers and Raiders this afternoon, I kept an eye on the ticker. When I saw the score of the Bears up by 10 in the waning moments, I actually thought, "Tebow has 'em just where he wants 'em!" And, as a Cowboys fan -- I hate to say this...but -- once they went up by 12 with under six minutes, my first thought was how will they squander the lead this time?

42 posted on 12/11/2011 11:08:54 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: re_nortex

I watched the game. I don’t need some pundit to tell me what I just saw.


43 posted on 12/11/2011 11:58:15 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (You have entered an invalid birthday)
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To: re_nortex

That’s funny right there.

Smiling


44 posted on 12/12/2011 12:00:05 AM PST by onona (FR is continuing education)
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To: re_nortex

Now that’s interesting.

Very good point. Can one player lift that many others through inspiration ?


45 posted on 12/12/2011 12:02:54 AM PST by onona (FR is continuing education)
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To: onona
Can one player lift that many others through inspiration?

Evidently so, if his name is Tim Tebow. Above and beyond his unabashed Christianity, he has those "intangibles", an overused word in sports but quite apt for this remarkable young man.

46 posted on 12/12/2011 12:06:06 AM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: discostu
Romo got them into position for the FG, it got blocked. Really Romo was pretty solid all night, the team just didn’t put the bow on it.

True that. 370 yds, 4 TD, 0 INTs. Solid as a rock. Led them right down field in 40 seconds with no time outs to the Giants' 30. Should be enough to tie. Romo didn't lose tonight, he was beaten by Eli Manning, who is on fire like he was in 2007. If the Giants win the division, they will be very dangerous in the playoffs, and we could see a repeat of their 2nd chance win over the Pats in 2007, this time with the Packers.

47 posted on 12/12/2011 2:59:34 AM PST by montag813
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To: re_nortex
I'll just say this.

Bet there won't be any opponent players mocking him during the game anymore.

48 posted on 12/12/2011 3:13:21 AM PST by mware (By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West)
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To: re_nortex

Tony Romo is the Cowboys Donovan McNabb.


49 posted on 12/12/2011 3:16:36 AM PST by rintense (You do not advance conservatism by becoming more liberal.)
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To: re_nortex

Any guy who has had both Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood is probably spent for life. (pure jealousy)


50 posted on 12/12/2011 3:24:25 AM PST by catfish1957 (Save a Pretzel for the Gas Jets!!!)
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To: Personal Responsibility
Eli Manning? I will give better than 50:50 chance that the guy holding the trophy next February will have the name Brees, Rogers, or Brady on the back of the jersey.

Now those are clutch performers.

51 posted on 12/12/2011 3:28:17 AM PST by catfish1957 (Save a Pretzel for the Gas Jets!!!)
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To: re_nortex

Romo played well. Much better than Tebow in every aspect of the game. He moved right down the field in 40 seconds to get his kicker in position. I didn’t see Romo on the field when the defense let the giants run down the field twice for two touch downs in the last two drives. That’s what lost the game.


52 posted on 12/12/2011 4:14:14 AM PST by ilgipper (Everything you get from the government was taken from someone else)
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To: re_nortex
"The doppleganger for the Cowardly Lion (Rob Ryan, so proclaimed by Mike & Mike) didn't call the right defense. "

I disagree.

You can't expect Rob Ryan to be calling any good defensive play when he has chicken wings and buckets of beer on his mind.
Rob knows wings.
BTW, it really was a good game with a great outcome.

53 posted on 12/12/2011 4:17:14 AM PST by VicVega (LSU is without a doubt the #1 team in the nation. GEAUX TIGERS, Geaux Saints)
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To: re_nortex
Here's the difference: Tebow's strong leadership has made the Broncos' defense play at an unbelievable level for two months!

And don't think New England will have an easy time when they play the Broncos this coming Sunday. The Patriots are vulnerable to a strong defense, and the Patriots own defense can be marginal at times. If the Broncos do manage to win, Tebow will definitely go into the discussion for MVP.

54 posted on 12/12/2011 4:31:51 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: RayChuang88

If Tebow is 1 for 15 and pull out a win, he will get Mvp votes.


55 posted on 12/12/2011 4:35:49 AM PST by st.eqed
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To: parksstp
I went to sleep w dallas up 12 w 5+ minutes to go. I wake up and read about a blocked field goal. Jerry Jones deserves it for trying to cram 8,000,000 people into his joint for the super bowl back when. Selling tickets to seats that were unsafe and charging exhorbitant amounts for the "honor" of standing in front of a tv screen JUST so he could set an attendance record for the SB.

yay, Tim Tebow!

56 posted on 12/12/2011 4:41:54 AM PST by InvisibleChurch ( go in peace , serve the Lord)
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To: MikeD

That’s because they all have Newton on their fantasy leagues. They try to justify his numbers over Tim’s victories. Their lives are filled with “if onlies”. If only Cam had a defense, if only Cam had a field goal kicker, if only if only if only..... Go, Tim.


57 posted on 12/12/2011 5:05:33 AM PST by InvisibleChurch ( go in peace , serve the Lord)
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To: re_nortex

I agree. I think the Cowboys’ biggest problem is the coach doesnt trust his players. Romo can scramble, we have a really good rookie RT, and four pretty consistent receivers. I know what Sean Payton or Mike McCarthy would have done.


58 posted on 12/12/2011 5:06:38 AM PST by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: re_nortex

Tebow is a leader, Romo is a golfer who plays football.

Tebow makes the guys around him better, and the rest of the team takes on his personality.

Romo doesn’t care if his team wins or not, as long as he looks good.


59 posted on 12/12/2011 6:26:46 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Raider Sam

Jason Garrett is another example of why you don’t hire a guy without head coaching experience at this level....being a head coach and being a coordinator are two different things.

Look at Wade Phillips, great coordinator, he is a reason the Texans are going to the playoffs, but he’s a terrible head coach.


60 posted on 12/12/2011 6:28:49 AM PST by dfwgator
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