I’m a little bit obsessed with the man that is Tim Tebow. I know a little and obsessed don’t go together, but he is a heck of a mystery to me and I’m trying to figure out what it is about him that lures me.
Is it his unshakable character?
Is it his spirituality and blind faith?
Is it his pure physical strength?
His charming smile?
Or, is it his invisible shield he puts up when the crowd boos, or veteran quarterbacks mercilessly criticize him (Boomer, Elway, Young, etc…) and how he doesn’t flinch, get mad, or complain? He faces his critics with poise, respect and a smile. Is it his blessedness?
I really don’t know. It could be all those things as all of the above are extraordinary for one individual to possess, almost inhuman. I see John Elway as the devil throwing Tim Tebow to the sharks to get eaten up by locker room dissent, Mark Sanchez who couldn’t possibly think another quarterback is a good thing, and with Coach Rex Ryan who thrives on the media spotlight, the attention, call him Broadway Rex. Yet, Tim Tebow is happy to be a Jet, happy to help any way he can and is having fun with Mark Sanchez and the boys of green.
Really?
The bummer is he wants to be a quarterback; it’s what he knows, it’s who he is. He craves being the leader of the pack, to motivate, energize and fire everyone up to greatness. What he did this past Sunday was absolutely not good football. Coach Rex Ryan had him bulk up to 250 lbs. so Tim Tebow can play any position. Why? What a waste. Commentators are saying stupid things like he has to stop doing the “Curls for the Girls.” It’s not his choice, dummies. Blame Rex for his new heft. (Besides, he always had those amazing biceps.) There is no way Tim Tebow is ever going to improve on being a quarterback with The Jets. The Jets have him as this extra little sideshow, doing not even noteworthy football. You’ll never see Tim Tebow throw a pass in this strange oddball setup. So, how will he ever improve his game and be the best quarterback he can be in the NFL world? He won’t with The Jets.
Tim Tebow keeps praying and keeps his bible verses motivating him, but at some point, I’d really like to see him say, “Come on, guys. I can do more than this. And this Wild Cat stuff isn’t really me.” Or, stomp his feet and say, “I WANT TO BE A REAL QUARTERBACK!”
But that’s not Tim Tebow, or could it be on the inside? Is this why he has to pray for strength to keep him going in a sea of green that is infested with sharks with absolutely no chance of being the quarterback and team leader that he wants to be?
(I’d ask to be traded, if I were him.)
I admire him because he deals with the cards he is given, and don’t forget he gets a nice paycheck to do whatever it is he is asked to do. His stoic faith gets him through. He laughs off things, too. Maybe he gets how crazy it all is, but the only one benefitting from the mayhem is Mark Sanchez, who I guess needed a little healthy competition to put some fire in his play.
We are blessed to know you, Tim Tebow. I can’t wait until you find a home where you can show John Elway what you really got!
