Tim Tebow a Jet

[lcstate collector]

I was hoping he would go back home to Florida but this is from ESPN:

Unusually quiet in recent weeks, the New York Jets shattered the calm Wednesday by completing a trade for polarizing quarterback Tim Tebow, the team confirmed.

The Jets will send a fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos, a source said.

Tebow, a former first-round pick, went on the trading block Monday when the Broncos secured free agent Peyton Manning, who signed a five-year, $96 million contract.

[xpress34]

Drew -

Now they're saying the trade has hit a snag and may not be completed due to some "recapture language'' which means the Jets would have to pay back some money to the Broncos.

Smitty

[slab0meat]

Very strange acquisition for the Jets... I still don't know why they would do this.

[cohibasmoker]

I was hoping he would go back home to Florida but this is from ESPN:

Unusually quiet in recent weeks, the New York Jets shattered the calm Wednesday by completing a trade for polarizing quarterback Tim Tebow, the team confirmed.

The Jets will send a fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos, a source said.

Tebow, a former first-round pick, went on the trading block Monday when the Broncos secured free agent Peyton Manning, who signed a five-year, $96 million contract.

Why is Tim Tebow a "polarizing quarterback"? I must have missed the stories; What did he do?

Did he beat his wife
That's right, he's not married - did he beat his girlfriend?
Does he take drugs;
Does he do steroids?
Did he throw games or hit people for cash?
Does he do silly dances in the end zone?
Does he taunt other players after a play?
Perhaps he shot himself in his foot at a nightclub?

I must have missed it - why is he a "polarizing quarterback"? It can't be because he believes in Christ and he's a Christian is it?

Jim

[otismalibu]

Did he beat his wife
That's right, he's not married - did he beat his girlfriend?
Does he take drugs;
Does he do steroids?
Did he throw games or hit people for cash?
Does he do silly dances in the end zone?
Does he taunt other players after a play?
Perhaps he shot himself in his foot at a nightclub?

polarize - to cause people to adopt extreme opposing positions

I don't see how any of the examples above would make an athlete loved by some and hated by others.

[slab0meat]

polarize - to cause people to adopt extreme opposing positions

I don't see how any of the examples above would make an athlete loved by some and hated by others.

Really? I do.

[otismalibu]

Really? I do.

Assaulting a girlfriend, getting busted for steroids, fixing games, taunting...these expand a player's fan base?

In best Carson voice, "I did not know that."

[Jags Fan Dan]

Why is Tim Tebow a "polarizing quarterback"? I must have missed the stories; What did he do?

Did he beat his wife
That's right, he's not married - did he beat his girlfriend?
Does he take drugs;
Does he do steroids?
Did he throw games or hit people for cash?
Does he do silly dances in the end zone?
Does he taunt other players after a play?
Perhaps he shot himself in his foot at a nightclub?

I must have missed it - why is he a "polarizing quarterback"? It can't be because he believes in Christ and he's a Christian is it?

Jim

I think he's polarizing because he does not play the position the way others expect it to be played.

[gingi79]

Assaulting a girlfriend, getting busted for steroids, fixing games, taunting...these expand a player's fan base?

In best Carson voice, "I did not know that."

I think many fans would sadly accept a player whose moral compass is set to "devoid" if it meant their long suffering team would win a title.

I also think Tim Tebow is a well manner, well spoken, morally commendable person. He's a guy you can root for. That being said, "Tebowing" became a lightning rod because it's just as ridiculous as a T.O celebration. In a world with famine, poverty, natural disasters, starving children in our own country not to mention our soldiers fighting overseas, getting down on one knee and praying as if a football game was anything more than recreation, is silly.

[sox83cubs84]

Why is Tim Tebow a "polarizing quarterback"? I must have missed the stories; What did he do?

Did he beat his wife
That's right, he's not married - did he beat his girlfriend?
Does he take drugs;
Does he do steroids?
Did he throw games or hit people for cash?
Does he do silly dances in the end zone?
Does he taunt other players after a play?
Perhaps he shot himself in his foot at a nightclub?

I must have missed it - why is he a "polarizing quarterback"? It can't be because he believes in Christ and he's a Christian is it?

Jim

AMEN!!

Dave Miedema