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Last Tim Tebow Post Until At Least September

It would be nice if Tebow does well as an NFL quarterback with the Broncos. It is obvious that for Tebow to succeed, his team will have to be somewhat unconventional on offense, and I root for all and any unconventional stuff in that league. And every Tebow completion will give the old razoo to the extensive draft commentary industry. Who doesn't root for that?

It would be nicer if people would stop dumping on the poor (soon to be rich) kid for something that is totally not his fault. Tebow is not responsible for the way irritating older white people tend to slobber all over him. His religious faith is his own business, and anyone who'd knock him for that is a jerk. Tebow is much less of a public proselytizer than many other jocks, yet gets 12 times the heat for it. Not fair.

For the record, I think Tebow will succeed, at least to the point of becoming a decent starter. He was, after all, one of the all-time great college QBs. Not a scout's delight, not a combine wonder, a guy who's going to be in record books and all-time lists for what he's done.

If a player can dominate the highest level of college football, I don't see why he can't at least play decently in pro football. Everybody in the NFL was once a college player. It is in the league's marketing interest to insist that it is an ineffably more difficult level of the sport to master. It is more difficult. But not that much more.

posted by Michael Gee @ 6:56 AM