Here’s a surprise: Today we’re talking football. I’ll be the first to admit that when it comes to football, I’m just an average fan. I follow the local San Francisco 49ers. I know the names Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. But use the abbreviation “D.B.” in conversation and I’ll probably snicker, because it brings a non-football related, rather inappropriate term to mind.
But today let’s ignore the fact that I’m not 100 percent sure what I’m talking about, because even if you’re not a football fan, there’s one story in the NFL that’s hard to ignore. Tim Tebow started his season with the Denver Broncos as the third string QB, and five games into the season the Broncos were in the AFC West basement. But after being brought in as the starter, Tebow has four wins out of his last five games and the Broncos are back in the mix for the AFC West title.
The amazing thing about Tim Tebow is not that he has made the Broncos a winner, but rather the spark that his persona has brought the team. Sporting news has really picked up on what is being called “Tebow Nation”, and made him the biggest story in the NFL.
What sets Tebow apart from other QB’s is partly his style of play. Writers criticize his style of play (as well they should) because Tebow plays the option far too often. But, the thing is, the “Tebow rush” has been working. It’s been winning games. For how much longer it will win games remains to be seen.
I have always been a fan of the option. I remember years ago, Nebraska had this QB named Scott Frost. He was amazing and ran the option like no other (IMHO).
ReplyDeleteWhen it came time for the draft he went way down in the 3rd round, and in his 6 or 7 years in the NFL he never once played QB--only defensive back.
It was a shame that the NFL found such an amazing quarterback to unmarketable.
Cheers
Chris Korp
Yeah. It really is a shame, but I think that's just the reality of today's game. Football sure ain't the same as it used to be.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge football fan, in fact to be honest i only watch the Superbowl but even than i pay more attention to the commercials. The other week this whole Tebow thing caught my attention. Some of the soccer journalist i follow were talking about him and he was a trending topic on twitter. So i looked into it, i honestly didn't think he could run and have so much agility for being such a big guy. I mean Vick uses the option quite often but he is small and looks agile, Tebow is big and he has won 3 intense games using it. Luck from Stanford falls under the same category.
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