Tim Tebow is the most amazing football player the NFL has ever seen. It may be impulsive, and a bit reckless, but it seems true. He is obviously not the NFL’s most amazing quarterback talent. He is also, obviously, not the best game-breaking athlete our league has seen. Tebow simply plays riveting football. He starts games as if he is doing his best impression of a first basemen throwing warm-up grounders to his infield, while he ends games leading his Broncos to improbable victory.
No quarterback has ever done it this way. He doesn’t look like he is talented enough. There is no definition for the way Tebow is winning games. Analysts are aghast as the worst quarterback in the league, just wins…games. As a fan, I cheer for Tebow. I love Tim Tebow. He is a stand up human being, who has the world in perspective. He loves football, but he loves people more. He wants to play football, win games and change lives of people he comes in contact with. I love it. His post game interviews seem almost choreographed as he answers questions with a genuine smile. Critics cringe. Fans scream. But not a sole in the football world sits opinion-less on Tebow. This is what makes him amazing. The league has never seen as polarizing a figure as Tebow. He is the most amazing football player the NFL has ever seen.
Optimistically speaking, Tebow could be a franchise quarterback. He could be the franchise quarterback the league said he could never be. His throwing motion could come full circle. He might pick defenses apart the way legends like Fran Tarkenton and Steve Young had before him. His style of football could become as unstoppable as when he was in Florida. He could change the hearts of millions of ‘haters’ and help the world. He could be a face of the NFL. He may change the world.
Tim Tebow may have magic in a bottle. His motivational tactics and undeniable desire to achieve might lead the Broncos to even more wins. They may capture a playoff berth. As defenses prepare and study, Tebow may continue to school defenses. He could ride this Cinderella Bronco team to the AFC Championship, Super Bowl, and the Lombardi Trophy – and proceed to ride off into the sunset, never to play a down again in the NFL. It would leave him as the most amazing football player the NFL as ever seen.
How could a guy with such stat lines, yield such conversation? He is still considered “raw” at the quarterback position, but is winning despite it. Manning’s first 8 starts left him 1-7, as he learned to play in the league. Tebow’s first 8 starts leave him at 5-3, as people within the league say he doesn’t have what it takes. Detractors will detract. Tim Tebow just wants to get better. He believes. He believes in himself, his teammates and his organization, the same organization that doesn’t believe in him. His story is one that no writer can write and no prophet can predict.
I’m excited. I believe Tebow can see longevity in this league. I believe he can win and I believe he can lead his team behind center. I am going cheer for Tim Tebow. I will have a comfortable seat on the “Tebow Bus”. Aside from my beloved Vikings, I may even become a bit of a Broncos fan. For now though, I’m going to sit back, watch and enjoy this show. Because none of us know exactly how long it will last.
