Posted on 06/04/2021 8:21:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Hiring Tebow is a way to tell all the old NFL fans who've been outcast by the hate-the-whitey PR stunts of the NFL that the Jags are one place where white fans aren't hated.
The animus towards him getting a shot at a position is mostly about his deep Christian faith in my opinion. It always has been. It’s telling that the closet Marxists social justice warriors in sports media have created a controversy about Tebow getting a shot at a position that is one of the few not dominated by African-American players.
The guy is a winner in more ways than one. I am no fan of Urban Meyer, but Meyer knows this. The front office knows there are lots of conservative God-fearing fans who will buy his jersey. His teammates don’t care. The fans don’t care. A lot of Florida fans in Jacksonville to boot.
Why the controversy?
It’s all about his faith for the detractors on ESPN. They will never admit it, but it’s the truth.
Patiently waiting for politics to call.
I totally admit to my cynicism, so I believe that this is a ploy by the NFL to get “Christian” fannies back in the stands by throwing them a bone with Tebow. As soon as they either get them back (with their green dollars) or it doesn’t work, Tim will be back to whatever he was doing before the NFL called.
RE: As soon as they either get them back (with their green dollars) or it doesn’t work, Tim will be back to whatever he was doing before the NFL called.
But will it work? What happens then after the virtuous Tebow is discarded after his “usefulness” has been accomplished? If the NFL goes back to their “pagan” ways, do they think this will work to their advantage?
This is short term thinking, like many other American businesses.
I think the animus towards Tebow goes far beyond politics. There are many people embedded in media who instinctively and irrationally express contempt and hatred towards Christianity. Frankly, many of them come across as if they are demon possessed.
On the other hand, politics or political dogma has become the religion of the left so perhaps they view destroying those who have faith in God as a political mission. Christianity is not compatible with Marxism.
Charles Barkley is not about being anti Christian or anti white.
He is anti-suck. And while Tim Tebow has accomplished more in his athletic career than I ever will…he hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. He should have made the move to TE years ago.
The only kneeling allowed in sports is to spit on the flag.
Talk about an example of Romans 8:28. If Tebow had signed with Bama, which at the time might have delighted us Bama fans, it might have prolonged the Shula years. LOL
Sir Charles knows a thing or two about talent. However, for those of us who watched Tebow in his early years the kid was a winner and had about every intangible you could possess on a football field. Many of us always thought he should play TE, but he wanted to be a QB.
I will not bet against Tebow. I will also respect that Sir Charles is an honest man with an opinion like everyone else.
Shoot, I'm a Seahawk fan and I'LL buy his jersey.
I understand the skepticism. But, the last several years, this has been a league where offensive coordinators have leaned HEAVILY into the tight end position. Guys like Kelso and Gronk don’t grow on trees and neither one of them can throw or run from scrimmage.
I think Tebow made an ENORMOUS mistake earlier in his career when he had the opportunity to transition to another position as so many great college QBs have to do to make it in the pros. But, if there’s any person who understands Tebow’s skillset as a runner, both at the line of scrimmage and in open space, it’s Urban Meyer.
Think about all the plays Meyer can run off the athleticism that’s on a field with Lawrence and Tebow. It’s 3rd and five and Tebow lines up at shotgun and Lawrence, who can run like any possession receiver in the league, lines up in the slot or wideout, do you drop back in coverage or crowd the line looking for a QB draw?
This is nightmare that awaits defensive coordinators with Tebow on the field.
This essay has it exactly right, on all points. I hope the strategy pays off royally.
I kept waiting for Tennessee to sign Shula. Why not? We mucked up every other pick so far since Fulmer when the guy who made Fulmer great was available - Cutcliffe.
I remember when Dick Vermeil left UCLA to become the HC of the Philadelphia Eagles. He brought with him his nephew, Louie Giamona (an undersized running back) and John Sciarra (his former QB at UCLA and decidedly not a Pro QB). The Eagles had been a disaster, but Vermeil was able to turn the culture of the team around, in-part because these guys were good in the lockeroom and could play special teams.
So, If Urban Meyer wants to bring in his former QB as a reserve TE, I’m just fine with that. We’re not curing cancer here.
“While at the University of Florida, Meyer and Tebow consistently met to talk about how to develop a thriving team culture and how to cultivate cohesive team dynamics.”
And how to keep Aaron Hernandez from bad press.
Whether Tebow is in or out of the NFL won’t make me watch. If he makes it to the Super Bowl I might watch some highlights after the fact if only to chuckle but that is about it.
To sell tickets-I don’t think so. One out of 53. There’s room for him.
The Saints hired Ditka to sell tickets. Made no sense. Put all his marbles into Rick Williams.
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