Peyton Manning will be signing with the Denver Broncos, leaving Tim Tebow's position as starting quarterback but a past dream for the Tebowing fool. Frankly, I did find it inspirational that this kid is so dedicated, tries to live a truly Christian life, and has a lot going for him as a quarterback--regardless of what the media says. But a Manning at Denver...well, hell, I haven't been even a remote fan of the Denver Broncos since they lost me $20 in Super Bowl XII to the Dallas Cowboys in a humiliating game ending 27-10. I hate the Cowboys. Still, people to this day can talk about 8 forced turnovers, how great that defense played and Tony Dorsett, because this was the game that started the damn Cowboys dynasty. Still makes my stomach turn. Twenty bucks!! That was the game that I learned never bet on a horse to win against a damn cowboy--even if the horse is favored over the damn cowboy. But I digress. Peyton Manning. Tim Teboy, I mean, Tebow.
Ok, let's talk about Manning for a minute. He's friggin' amazing (even though I like Eli better and Eli has 2 Super Bowl rings). The Manning boys are the only boys to really show off the talents and training of their father--another great quarterback, Archie Manning. Archie Manning was 1st round draft pick, the second 1st round draft pick, and 2 time Pro-Bowl-er. His stats aren't amazing. But there were people that argued that New Orleans, for a team that suffered from a weak offensive line--not for lack of trying but because of the sheer dollars that the Cowboys and other teams of the 70s could afford, that Archie Manning was in a sea of great quarterbacks that just never got the perfect chance. Ok. Whatever. Show me another former NFL quarterback with 2 sons who have led their teams to the Super Bowl and have a 3 combined rings between them. Peyton will undoubtedly be a big boost to the professionalism of the Denver Bronco team.
But, what happens to Tebow? Well, Tim is a Florida Gator afterall, and the Jacksonville Jaguars could use a little of the Tim Tebow comeback experience and whole hell of a lot of the Tebowing. Since inception in 1995, the Jaguars have made it to the AFC Championship Game a couple of times but have consistently fallen short of a Super Bowl appearance. Rumors have it that the Jags will likely make an offer. Ok. But all this makes me wonder, after little wonder Teboy's experience at Denver, what would make them dump little Timmy off?
Well, Timmy Tebow didn't meet the exacting standards of the current Denver Bronco regime--the bucktooth John Elway. Let's face it. For someone like John Elway, who always struck me as the cornfed idiot type that could barely spell his name but was lucky he was so great at throwing a pigskin, Tim Tebow must be a damn nightmare, a GD nightmare. Elway's always loved the spotlight--Tebow is pretty modest. Elway liked to showboat; Tebow does too--for God. Plus, John Elway's early career womanizing was notorious compared to a young man who makes no qualms about being a virgin still. Um, yea, Tim Tebow might have a hard time fitting in with anyone outside of a college arena. Hell, I'm a little surprised he didn't have a pretty hard time fitting in in the college arena. Of course, it wasn't plastered all over ABC, NBC, CNN, CBS, FOX, and ESPN that he was a virgin when he was playing for Florida. A whole new ballgame to introduce (well, on a broader scope anyway) that commentary to the American public once he was playing for Broncos. Honestly, most women thought it was cute. Hell, I hang out with mostly guys and my girly girl self thought it was cute. Now, if I'm John Elway, though, trying to build a Denver Broncos dynasty...well, Tebowing is not cute. A lot of guys were getting annoyed by it. Honestly, as much as he was doing it, I was getting annoyed. And annoyed means unless the Denver Broncos are your team or playing your team, channel check. And channel check means less money for the Denver Broncos. Tebow could be costly on the days that we could watch the Rams play the Lions instead of the Tebowing. Frankly, if Tim Tebow had gotten the Broncos to the Super Bowl over the amazing Belichick and Brady team, well, all the Tebowing in the world by John Elway wouldn't have let him get rid of the little Jesus Christ Superstarter.
Of course, that's not what happened. Peyton Manning was let go of by the Colts. It was time for a change for Peyton. John Elway likely heard complaints from some team members about little Timmy Tebow--especially if they felt uncomfortable with him over-sharing his beliefs. One season, yea, they could respect him because he seemed to lead some amazing comebacks, but amazing comebacks are not the same as dominating wins. Football fans don't want to see close games. Oh, sure we do when it's a great pair of teams and we are sitting there with a bunch of friends with opposing jerserys on. But honestly, none of us want to see our team lose. Ever. And too many nail bitters still make us uncomfortable. Plus, Timmy Tebow, being a devout honest Christian--seriously, not joking--he's not in it to make millions. His in it for the love of a game, not selling jerseys with his name on the back. To my point of view, you have to respect him--even if you're John Elway, but you might not want him on your team. I know I don't want the Oakland Raiders putting in for him. But the Jags. Well, after the Wayne Weaver years and his stripper wife picking some of the most hideous whore-ish looking cheerleading outfits ever announced by any NFL team, perhaps the new owner, Shahid Khan, thinks their due a little Tebowing. I have to agree.
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