Tired of Tebow? Pt. 1

Guess I'm not the only one huh...

Merril Hoge was the subject of immense pressure and ridicule, even from his own network, for being critical of Tim Tebow's future in the league as a starting quarterback. Nothing Hoge said consisted of personal attacks on Tebow, yet people took his critique as an attack on Tebow and his ideals. 


The funny thing to me about "the Tebow Thing" as receiver Brandon Lloyd called it, is that the gift for Tim, has subsequently been the curse for one Vince Young. The argument for Tebow apologists has always been that his  ability to carry a team, exuberance, and propensity for winning should trump whatever he lacks in skill. 


Shouldn't this logic be applied to Young as well? As Herm Edwards would say, "You play to win the game!" Why should  a player like Young, who has a better arm and more athleticism, be given no consideration for 32 starting QB jobs, while public opinion rallies for the Gainesville Messiah to take his rightful place in the starter's spot? 


Young, a Rookie of the Year, two-time Pro Bowler, has the highest winning percentage in Oilers/Titans history and a top 10 winning percentage for QBs of the 2000s. Many tout Tebow's heralded college career as reason to give him a chance. Somewhere Young is shaking his head as he glances at his 93.8 winning percentage which ranks sixth best in NCAA Division I history.


The fact remains that any non-talent excuse for Tebow to play can be given for another player in the league his is getting less run than even Timmy enjoyed last year. If one's argument is that Tebow has the talent to be a starter in the league, I disagree fervently, but at least the fan is looking at the situation from a practical standpoint.


But to say that "intangibles" can help Tebow in a way they haven't helped any other quarterback with his skill set in the history of the NFL is just asinine. As someone noted on ESPN recently, having intangibles with no talent is like trying to sell a beautiful house in a terrible neighborhood. Just as you can't look past the neighborhood to see the beauty of the house, there's no way you can sell a quarterback's intangibles without  looking at their talent set, or in Tim's case, a lack thereof. 


Once again, the public has caught feelings, and will take any realistic critique as "hating." This whole Tebow ordeal reminds me of how Fox News and other Republican news outlets (yes I consider Fox News Partisan) defended George W. Bush while his actions in office slapped us in the face with the truth. Let's not let emotions, faith, biases, cloud our judgment when it comes to assessing sports, politics or anything. It will save us a lot of wasted time being confused when Tebow is chasing cornerbacks to the endzone after yet another interception.

In part two, we'll look at how Tebow stacks up against the 32 proposed quarterbacks in the NFL for the 2011-2012 season...