THE WAR AGAINST TIM TEBOW

GATOR GRIDIRON
ROGER FRANKLIN WILLIAMS

In the past several weeks an unprecedented, full-fledged flame war against Tim Tebow has broken out among national sports media pundits. The overt anti-Tebow "noise in the national media system" is now a daily roar. From ESPN analyst Merrill Hoge, to former Cincinatti Bengal QB Boomer Esiason, to a quick "kidney kick" by the Orlando Sentinel's Mike Bianchi (".....one QB 'Tebow' who has accomplished nothing as a pro QB....") to assorted pathetic media dweebs, dorks and pencil-necks, most notably ESPN'S Colin Cowherd and Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports, the attacks are now omni-present, hard-edged and personal. Gator Gridiron has one question; Why?...Why?....Why?

Why does a player who has accomplished so much ON THE FIELD generate so much negative feedback from the national media?

Why is the anti-Tebow chorus so pervasive and so MONOLITHIC?

Why isn't ANYONE on the national stage stepping up to defend Tebow, especially anyone from the Broncos organization?...or the University of Florida for that matter?

Why has an overt religious sarcasim now seeped into the "commentary" on Tebow? For example, Silver's piece included the gleeful phrase, "Savior's wings get clipped".

And most obvious; Why don't the excellent results Tebow achieves on the field seem to count for anything?

All this negative "analysis" about a QB who has done nothing but succeed ON THE FIELD in the NFL.
 For example in just three starts in 2010 Tebow:

*  Did something only 2 other QBs in the entire history of the National Football League have done---run for 40+ yard TD and pass for a 30+ yard TD in the same game.

*  Engineered a dramatic come-from-behind win when the Bronco's trailed 0-17 at half-time. Tebow passed for 308 yards and scored on 6 yard run with 3 minutes in the game to put Denver over the top 24-23.

* Accounted for a total of 11 touchdowns passing and running in a back-up role with only 3 starts while the other QB Kyle Orton accounted for 20 touchdowns in 13 starts.

Why don't all these brilliant pundits write about that? (Because there is an underlying, or not so underlying, anti-Tebow bias in the national sports media, maybe?)

For those who are interested in accurate, informed analysis of what Tim Tebow can do for a football team, here it is: Tim Tebow will bring 3 specific elements to your offense---1) he can change field position and score touchdowns with big plays, both passing and running 2) he can consistently move the chains and allow your team to maintain the football and control the clock by grinding out first downs in crucial short yardage situations and 3) he can score in the red zone, again by both passing or running. Hey, you NFL idiots; does scoring touchdowns count in your "analysis"? In addition to all that he will bring passion, leadership and focus that will inspire the other players and lift your team.

One more question...

Why wouldn't EVERY team in the NFL want a quarterback like that?