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Hello football fans! Hope this find you well and excited for another great football season! I know I'm excited. I'll be playing in five (yes five) fantasy football leagues, going to the Jets/Broncos game, and enjoying other games with friends and family... Looking very forward to it all!
Speaking of the Broncos, I figured I would be writing about them and football throughout the season (one of my new year resolutions was to blog more, see my New Year Blog). I probably won't write every week, or even some months, but whenever I get the urge, I'll write... And this is one of those urges.
I'm going to comment on the same thing everyone has commented on lately... Mr. Tim Tebow. Before I do, I'd like to share a couple careers of a couple other quarterbacks...
13 year veteran, his first two years he was behind Brett Farve in Green Bay, and had a total of 29 throwing attempts his first two seaons... This player is Matt Hasselbeck.
My second example was drafted #24 in the 2005 draft, but didn't start in the NFL until 2008, and, coincidentelly, also played behind Brett Farve. That's right, Aaron Rodgers.So what do these two QBs have to do with Tim Tebow? Well, Tebow has been in the NFL for one full season and one preseason game (with an extremely short training camp due to the NFL lockout). So I guess I don't understand why everyone is so critical of him. Rodgers was actually drafted later in the 2010 draft than Tebow was, and it seemed no one was as critical about him. So my first point, can we really even start judging Tebow until he's done some additional observation and more practice? I don't think so... and people need to calm down...
After watching the first preseason game, you can tell that Tebow has work to do... who'd of thought? But, there was some promise. His pass to Willis to mid field for 40+ yards, in triple coverage, was fantastic. And his scrambles, though not the best, show potential to give it all and do what he can to make something happen. His touchdown run (that was called back) was spot on and perfect for the John Fox offense... But, like any quarterback, especially a rookie or sophomore, he had some issues. His accuracy wasn't the greatest, and he couldn't remembered the rules during his most entertaining scrabble (the one with three Bronco penalties), but all in all, I think he played fine and is doing well in the back up role (for now). I've heard/read some people say "Quinn looked better than Tebow"... That's true... Then again, in the preseason game, Quinn, also a former first round draft pick, was playing with and against thrid and forth string players, many of which will not be playing in the NFL (this year), so yeah, he looked good. I was hoping that Tebow an Quinn would both play with second and third strings, but I guess you can't win them all... (By the way, check out Brady Quinn's Blog.)
So, in summary, Kyle Orton is the quarterback this year, no question. I still feel Tebow will be great, but not yet. He needs more time to develop and become a great QB in the NFL, which requires different skills than the NCAA, but Tim has lots of potential. Hold your critism, hold your applause, because neither is necessary yet. Be patient and enjoy the ride :)As a side note, the intial reason I signed up for Twitter was the sports updates... that has not changed. I follow @ClaytonESPN (John Clayton), @mortreport (Chris Mortensen), & @AdamSchefter (Adam Schefter), along with @ESPN and @NFL for general pro football news, and @PostBroncos, @Denver_Broncos, @johnelway, and @MileHighReport for Denver Broncos specific news. Enjoy!
Football season is upon us... Finally! Hope you all get to enjoy it in your own way. Leave me a comment and we can talk football... now or whenever.
Game on!
Clint
1 comment:
Clint,
Wow, this is bad. It is full of grammatical errors, lazy writing, poor writing skills and a strong desire to hear yourself talk. I came across your article while doing a search for Tim Tebow (it was a ways into that search), but I can honestly say that I am sorry for reading it, but since I read it I will give you my advice.
Now first off I agree with you, Tebow needs more time to develop his skills to see if he can be a NFL QB. But that is where the similarities end. You introduce Aaron Rodgers and Matt Hasselbeck, but do not tie them to Tebow in any way other than they sat. Not enough. You could have stated that Hasslebeck was a 6th round pick and since most NFL talent evaluators felt Tebow had 4-6 round talent, he too could benefit from the time on the bench learning the NFL game and polishing his mechanics. You could have tied Rodger to Tebow because when Rodgers came out, people were questioning if he could translate to the pro game since so many other of Jeff Tedfords (his college coach) protégés could not(Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, David Carr and Kyle Boller). This would be similar to many spread offense QB's who have struggled and could not make the switch to the NFL (yes this one is a weak connection but better than trying to connect him to two QB’s who sat behind a HOF QB). Personally, I would have connected Tebow to Alex Smith and Steve McNair. I would choose Smith because like Tebow he played for Urban Meyer and played right away and has struggled to play in this league. This would show having Tebow wait is not a bad thing to do. McNair is a good choice because he played in a non pro-style offense at division 1AA Alcorn state, however when he came out he did not play his first year, and played some his second year. He did not play regularly until his 3rd year in the league and he went on to be a league MVP. There are others you could compare him to that would be better than Rodger and Hasslebeck. Do some research next time.
Next we come to these sentences, “So I guess I don't understand why everyone is so critical of him. Rodgers was actually drafted later in the 2010 draft than Tebow was, and it seemed no one was as critical about him. So my first point, can we really even start judging Tebow until he's done some additional observation and more practice?” First of all Tebow was drafted in 2010 and 1 pick later in that draft than Rodgers was in the 2005 draft. So either you are an idiot and do not know how to count or you got confused on a major detail and did not catch it in a quick proof read. And what does “he’s done some additional observation…” mean? What is he a medical student? If you are going to write sports, learn the language and terminology.
After reading this blog, I went and read a few of your others. I came away with the feeling you never say anything other than some vanilla facts that everyone will agree with. You never put yourself out there. I think this is because you want people to like you and by writing long “blogs” you feel important and get the affirmation you so need. You are one step away from the Stuart Smalley on SNL, which is sad and pathetic. If you cannot take this criticism get off the net, because you posted now deal with the fallout.
Steve Kent
Parker, CO
Steve.Kent127@gmail.com
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