Tebow Time's Up

For the first time in his life, it really sucks to be Tim Tebow.  He has gone through his time on Earth (previously he was in Heaven - interestingly as a tight end) being the best football player among his peers while having the best character among them.  To sum it up, for 24 years Tebow was someone every guy wanted to be and every woman wanted to be with.  

Enter the media hype machine which most people know by the name of ESPN and company. While still in college and throughout the draft process all outlets praised him and built him up into a terrific QB that couldn't be stopped.  The truth was that he had a bad throwing motion and did not possess the tangibles to be successful in the NFL but that doesn't make a good story so the focus was all on his intangibles.  The hype got so huge Denver traded up to get him in the first round.  When he got on the field he won mostly on the shoulders of the Broncos defense but he had a flare for the dramatic and the Tebow lovers and haters both had decent arguments.  He looked really bad but generally he won, including a playoff game.  After he was traded to the Jets, the hype started bringing Tebow down.  He cannot be the backup anywhere unless it is under a huge unquestioned starter.  If there is the smallest chink in the starting QB the fans, driven by the media hype, will demand Tebow play, convinced he is their savior - possibly in more ways than one.  It took the Jets situation for the league to realize this and now he can't get a job.  He is not good enough to be a started and he comes with too much attention and expectations to be a backup.  Even his hometown Jaguars, who by signing him could probably immediately sell a few thousand season tickets, won't even take him and their starter is Blaine Gabbert and their back-up is Chad Henne, both terrible.

If his name was not Tebow I would compare him to Chase Daniel.  Who is that you ask?  He was the QB at Missouri and had a really really good college career.  He was a dual threat but was not fast and he threw the ball great.  While Tebow's numbers in college were better as a whole, Daniel did throw for more TDs, more yards, and a better completion percentage.  Their draft numbers are similar although Tebow is slightly bigger and faster but it is not really enough to matter.  So how did Daniel fare in the NFL?  He was un-drafted and signed by the Saints as Drew Brees' backup until this year when he signed with the Chiefs. That is close to what Tebow should be - a career backup that gives you some good press.  If it weren't for the hype he could actually be a perfect backup QB.  He could do interviews without worry he would say something stupid and cancel out some arrests from the rest of the team.

So now while gay guys are coming out in the NBA no NFL team will let Tim Tebow come out....onto their field.

"He is so distraught he grew a neck beard."