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Tim Tebow blackballed by NFL teams because of...
Yahoo Sports expert ^ | May 9, 2013 | Michael Silver

Posted on 05/09/2013 6:23:37 AM PDT by Resettozero

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To: txrefugee
God may have an alternate plan for Tim Tebow’s life that is far more interesting and influential than enduring the bigotry of the bloating corporate corpse that is today’s NFL. When the government begins making the rules regarding player safely, the days of the NFL are numbered.

LIKE button would be pressed now if we had one.

I think Sarah is already pursuing an alternate plan, His perfect plan.
21 posted on 05/09/2013 6:32:35 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

He’s reaping what he sowed. There’s lots of Christian pro athletes, but they don’t make a show of it.


22 posted on 05/09/2013 6:33:22 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (If guns kill people, how come no one dies at gun shows?)
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To: rarestia

Post game prayers are very common in NFL games. It’s just not part of the TV broadcast.


23 posted on 05/09/2013 6:34:07 AM PDT by Borges
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To: FlingWingFlyer

yup..and get invited to the WH for a trist..America gets sicker everyday.


24 posted on 05/09/2013 6:34:32 AM PDT by rusureitflies?
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To: DEADROCK

Can’t throw, can’t catch.””

Do you have a clue what it takes to win a Heisman trophy? Tim may not be starting material for the pros, but he is certainly good enough to be a back-up.


25 posted on 05/09/2013 6:36:02 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: DariusBane

Testaverde says he’s worked with him on footwork and he’s now throwing with effortless power. Testaverde’s words.


26 posted on 05/09/2013 6:36:32 AM PDT by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: Rennes Templar
It's a tough world out there, especially in the Internet age, where any comment you make can be instantly made available to millions of people. If you take a stand on anything, approx 50% will praise you for it and the other 50% will hate you for it and try to destroy you.

We must all develop extremely thick skins if we are to survive in this new digital world of instant communication.

27 posted on 05/09/2013 6:36:39 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Resettozero

He could come out as a lesbian and perhaps many teams would be fighting to sign him.


28 posted on 05/09/2013 6:36:39 AM PDT by Jimmy4Toes
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To: Resettozero
Show me another backup quarterback who comes in after a 1 and 4 start, takes his team to the payoffs, wins the first game of the playoffs, and then basically disappears from the starting lineup...not just on one team, but two.

I'll never believe that what happened to Tebow was anything other than a display of the gutless political correctness that dominates the thinking in the sports media and the NFL today.

29 posted on 05/09/2013 6:36:54 AM PDT by RavenATB
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To: driftdiver

College FB is a different sport. He only threw the ball three of four times a game. All of them ducks.


30 posted on 05/09/2013 6:36:57 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: DEADROCK

7- 4 record as starter, better than many


31 posted on 05/09/2013 6:38:36 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do ithat when I have a fire.)
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To: Neoliberalnot
Obviously that year, it wasn't about throwing because he barely did.

Step back, hand-off, oh fooled you, run the other way.

32 posted on 05/09/2013 6:38:57 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: driftdiver

That is a different topic. His inability to throw hinders him.


33 posted on 05/09/2013 6:39:43 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: Red Badger

The NFL is sliding downhill fast........
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Agree. Now saturated with political correctness and excessive show boating by players. I don’t watch football much anymore.


34 posted on 05/09/2013 6:42:05 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: saganite

I saw that. But to be the guy inside an organization that pushes for Tebow is shaky ground. If you are the guy that pushes for Tebow, then Tebow fails, you get fired with Tebow. So who would take that chance when other less controversial options are available? Options that won’t get you fired.


35 posted on 05/09/2013 6:42:58 AM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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To: DEADROCK
"I’m blackballed for the very same reason. Can’t throw, can’t catch."

From the article:

Isn't there a coach out there who can help Tebow get the most out of his abilities? Logic would suggest that someone with his level of commitment would be a strong candidate for improvement.

It may have already happened: After Tebow was released by the Jets, one of the franchise's former quarterbacks, Vinny Testaverde, expressed his disappointment to ESPNNewYork.com's Rich Cimini. Testaverde, who had just spent a week working with Tebow in Florida, said he and another ex-NFL quarterback, Chris Weinke, made a key footwork adjustment that produced noticeable results.

"Chris and I looked at Tim careful and we were both amazed," Testaverde told Cimini. "Everybody has been focusing on his throwing motion, trying to fix that, but nobody had picked up his footwork. His footwork was all screwed up …

"We got his footwork fixed. His throwing motion is now a non-issue. He throws with what we call 'effortless power.' He doesn't have that elongated motion anymore and his head isn't moving two-and-a-half feet when he throws it."

I think given Tebow's record when he played warrants another chance. There are plenty of employed quarterbacks who have FAR less upside...not to mention no fan base.

I hope a team takes a chance on him.

36 posted on 05/09/2013 6:45:35 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty
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To: Rennes Templar

His ‘show’ built a hospital in the Philipines... was that worth it?


37 posted on 05/09/2013 6:46:00 AM PDT by rwilson99 (Please tell me how the words "shall not perish and have everlasting life" would NOT apply to Mary.)
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To: Resettozero
We know the Reason why you are being blackballed.

Because he's being too stubborn for his own good, refusing to switch over to halfback or tight end like numerous teams have asked him to do.

38 posted on 05/09/2013 6:48:24 AM PDT by jpl (The government spent another half a million bucks in the time it just took you to read this tagline.)
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To: DEADROCK

Seems obvious you have never played or coached the game in the big leagues, if at all. Sitting in an armchair is no basis for expertise.


39 posted on 05/09/2013 6:49:17 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: Starboard

It’s the owners, most of whom are libs..........


40 posted on 05/09/2013 6:50:28 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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