You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy.
Tim Tebow Haters.
Don’t hate him because he is devout. Don’t hate him because he is spiritual. Don’t hate him because he thanks Jesus for every first down.
Thank him for bringing diversified interest to the NFL. Tebow literally brought an audience to the NFL dinner table who couldn’t tell you what a neutral zone infraction is.
Thank Tebow for transforming a boring Denver squad into a team that found its way onto the nightly news for issues unrelated to football.
Thank Tebow for stealing a playoff victory from the Steelers in record setting fashion and giving the Rocky Mountain time zone and anyone who can recite 316, something to cheer for.
Can Tim Tebow play quarterback in the NFL? You betcha. Tebow deserves props. He took over a sinking row boat of a Bronco team and learned how to play NFL quarterback on the job. His arm might have been questioned but never his heart. His desire to win and to lead other men is crystal clear, like a finely cut gem. He is a winner.
Give his coach credit. John Fox adapted the offense to cater to a quarterback with the skills of a full back and the mind set of a pastor.
Tebow was almost bigger than the game. He seemingly over shadowed the showdown Saturday night with Tom Brady. That is until the first snap. All Brady did was come out and kick the Bronco’s ass, throwing 4 TD’s by half time and 6 TD’s over all. Brady is this era’s Joe Montana, who was his era’s Joe Namath.
Tebow haters can hate, but if you are going to hate, better look at your Bronco defense first. Tebow wasn’t letting Gronkowski run wild for 3 td’s. If you want to hate, maybe look at the offensive line that let Tebow get dumped on his ass much of the night.
In NFL parlance, it’s all about winning and losing and it’s about quarterbacks. Tebow’s Broncos lost in an embarrassing way and so by transitive properties – the QB – Tebow lost.
The Tebow experiment was excting but I will say I am glad it is over. I’m tired of the incessant media attention. I’m tired of the endless facebook photos of people bowing down on the great wall of china and the bottom of the ocean and in front of garbage trucks in Singapore. I’m tired of Tebow thanking Jesus for 8 yard runs and 4th down conversions. He is so vanilla and so boring, he makes Tony Dungee look like a gangsta rapper.
If God cares about things as insignificant as touchdowns, it has to make you wonder. But maybe the plan is bigger than that. Maybe Tebow is a lightning rod that gets people talking about religion, about God, about a higher power. Maybe his role on the football field is miniscule compared to his greater purpose in life.
I’m glad the Broncos are out, but don’t hate Tebow. He brought excitement to a region and belief to a world in desperate need of something to bow down to.
And that is crazy.