Comments on: Tebow addresses accuracy, ambitions

By: greyhawk9

greyhawk9 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:22:19 +0000

i can understand not liking his mechanics but to personally attack him is absurd!!! hes a good person who does a lot for many people.. you bashers should think about why you are really attacking this man…most likely its jealousy.
perhaps you all should strive to be such a good role model for children and adults alike. you are sad sad people

By: wvphil7

wvphil7 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:19:22 +0000

Can’t find the position he will play? When you have to search for it to contribute and work on mechanics that he learned/used since being a pee wee, then it is hopeless. 45 other players know their positions and know how to play them, he belongs in the arena league, HE STINKS

By: jimd571

jimd571 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:38:25 +0000

GloryfromHeaven-

but hey, this is America, almost 70% of us Americans don’t believe in God so we all have to bag on Tebow……

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/147887/americans-continue-believe-god.aspx

That’s a link to a Gallup poll showing that 9/10 Americans believes in god. Took two seconds to look up. Boo-hoo, I’m crying crocodile years for the poor Christians.

By: be4bama

be4bama — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:32:54 +0000

Tim Tebow fan here. The world would be a better place if more people lived their lives like him.
RTR 31 days and counting!!!

By: jaypace

jaypace — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:23:31 +0000

having actually listened to the interview, Stephen A. offered the same critism he always said about Tebow. And as always Tebow handled himself with class. Sometimes Florio is so stupid it sickens me, why should any back up come out and make a statement of full support for the starter, yet in essence that’s what Tebow did. Saying he wants Sanchez to play his best because that would lead to team success. If in fact Tebow was brought in to push mark sanchez, it is on sanchez to step up or step off. So if sanchez has a bad game tebow needs to constantly support him through the media come on man.

By: packersbound

packersbound — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:05:09 +0000

I visited Jets Camp few days ago and watched Tebow’s Quarterbacks Drills. His throwing motion was not a very sharp and too tight-shouldered. His weight was too heavy for Quarterbacks. He has a real long way to go but he won’t help to develop himself to success. It’s time for him to focus other positions instead of quarterbacks or release.

By: cuda1234

cuda1234 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:43:31 +0000

If the Jets backup qb is really unselfish and really doesn’t want the spotlight on himself, he really shouldn’t be doing interviews about himself and he really shouldn’t use “I” or “me” 12 times in eight lines. OH, and he probably shouldn’t be an underwear model, either.

I’m still astounded by how the facts about Tim Tebow are so different from the urban legend perpetuated in the media. If Santonio Homes gives that same interview he would be skewered but teflon Tebow once again is above criticism.

By: kacapaco

kacapaco — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:16:23 +0000

In a league where that lack proven backup QBs, he is being over scrutinized for just be popular. I hate Jets, not Bronco, not Christian but Go Tebow. You are model for those who hate stereotyping. Go Tim.

By: stayclassyasheville

stayclassyasheville — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:55:55 +0000

Tebow’s progress is the only noteworthy news out of Jets camp worth reporting to the average NFL fan. Florio, your snide commentary throughout the article proves you are just a hack providing poor info-tainment.
At least you’re not curing your readers’ insomnia with some legalese lingo about Vilma’s crusade against the injustices of the NFL and Roger Goodell.
So we’ve got that going for us, which is nice!

By: erod22

erod22 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:30:35 +0000

Tebow in New York. Still can’t get over it.

That’s like Billy Graham being the MC at a porn convention.

By: nflofficeadmin

nflofficeadmin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:23:29 +0000

It’s time to give mike some credit for being enough man to let people’s posts go through. Recently, there has been one new person that does not fall into this category, and that is pathetic.

Mike, another reason why you are a man among boys.

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:44:16 +0000

Not a Jets fan. Couldn’t care less about ‘em. However, I’m tired of my intelligence being insulted everytime someone at ESPN says the much-maligned Mark Sanchez is unfit to quarterback the Jets and needs to be replaced by Tim Tebow.
The Jets’ defense and running game tanked last season, which led to an 8-8 record. Sanchez, meanwhile, had a better season statistically than Ben Roethlisberger, throwing 26 TD passes to Roethlisberger’s 21.
Roethlisberger has been regressing since the 2005 postseason, yet no one is suggesting he should be replaced.
If the Jets actually feel Sanchez needs to be replaced, they would have brought in an actual quarterback to challenge him. Tebow is not an “actual quarterback.”

By: omniusprime

omniusprime — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:38:59 +0000

The only way to reconcile Teblow’s pathetic throwing motion is to understand that Teblow throws like a girl. If Teblow wants to start he should head on over to the Lingerie League, sounds like his recent photo op he was trying to look girly. Teblow is a mediocre excuse for an NFL QB at best, so sad so many make much ado about a nothing football player like Teblow. No amount of praying will ever improve this fool.

By: chargerdillon

chargerdillon — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:21:23 +0000

Keep bashing Tebow, all he ever did was make everybody eat their words.

If you think Mark Sanchez is the answer for the Jets, you haven’t watched enough of the Jets. As long as Rex is the head coach he is going to demand a strong personality from his QB. Sanchez has and never will be that man, Tebow carried an offense on his back last year right past Rex’s defense.

2 losses in a row and Tebow takes over, LOCK IT IN

By: houstontexans99

houstontexans99 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:20:56 +0000

Tim Tebow is a running back. He runs with the ball much more often than he looks to throw it. If we judged him by football skills alone, he would be a TB/FB/TE, but unfortunately, there are those out there who want to turn the NFL into an American Idol popularity contest.

By: pierrepoint1

pierrepoint1 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:18:27 +0000

And exactly what are Stephen Smith’s credentals for criticizing Tebow’s throwing motion?

Smith is a reporter, and should stick to reporting. I don’t see anything in his background that would remotely qualify him to criticizing anyone in any sport.

Just because he works at ESPN he now figures he’s qualified?

There are those who do, and those who can’t and Smith definitely falls in the latter.

By: peepeetoucher

peepeetoucher — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:15:50 +0000

The Jets are going to use Tebow in any role he makes the team better. They know he’s not going to be the starting QB otherwise they wouldn’t of asked him to get his weight up to 250 if he was. They’re going to use him as a battering ram in whatever situations arise, and thats what he’s good at only. He’s built like a rugby player. They have no obligation to him, they didn’t draft him and only gave up a 4th round pick. Thats why they can use him on special teams and whatever other position they want. What do they care, use him till the wheels fall off. Tebow knows this I think but doesn’t care cuz he’s in NY, the best place to get his image and message out. Its a trade off.

By: contract

contract — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:09:19 +0000

Tim Tebow is a 24 year old with starts and wins under his belt. He would be a total loser if he just accepted being a backup to a bottom tier starting QB. It also wouldn’t help Sanchez any. If a QB can’t stand competition from his teammates, he’s never going to amount to much anyway.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:08:03 +0000

Tebow may not be a great quarterback right now, but this kid is one hell of a football player. The negativity towards this kid is funny. I don’t like that he constantly flaunts his religion and I think there are some critical areas he needs to improve to be a good NFL QB. However, as a teammate, competitor, and leader it is very hard to argue that this is a guy you should want on your team…but many will. This guy is a football player like those of long ago. He does what is asked of him without whining. He wants to help his team in any/every way possible. That’s what I want to see from every player on the team that I root for. I wouldn’t necessarily want him to be my starting QB right now, but i definitely would want him in the locker room and on the field in any way that can help. He is the opposite of those guys that would rather have big personal stats in a loss than a small role in a win. The media has created the Tebow phenomena and the zealots on both extremes love nothing more than to perpetuate it and then complain about it.

By: chazzmon

chazzmon — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:04:04 +0000

Tebow’s a great guy, good football player and a bad QB.
The Jets have some problems beyond the backup QB. Sanchez regressed last year, the running game was lousy, not much of a pass rush, question marks at Safety and only one WR. They should at least try out Braylon or give Plax a call.

By: awdlmd

awdlmd — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:02:49 +0000

I have zero confidence in his skills as a full time QB, but he has every right to say his goal is to become the starter.

By: brewcrewfan54

brewcrewfan54 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:57:21 +0000

Going by just reading thi article and not hearing the actual interview, Steven a Smith proves again why he sucks. First off he’s a basketball guy why is he interviewing a football guy. Secondly, the only reason he has the balls to tell Tebow HE doesn’t have confidence in the way Tebow throws is because he knows Tebow wont do anything other than what he did again this time. More trash journalim from Screamin A Smith.

By: savocabol1

savocabol1 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:53:28 +0000

Thank Tebow that there is a lot of Tebow talk left

By: timb12

timb12 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:48:09 +0000

They were asking him questions about himself. What’s he supposed to say? “Tim Tebow wants to do his best, people can hate on Tim Tebow all they want but Tim Tebow can’t focus on that and has to go out and improve to be the best Tim Tebow he can be”. Answering in the first person is the only way to go.

By: sportswannabe

sportswannabe — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:44:26 +0000

If the Jets wanted a QB to blandly be supportive of Sanchez, they could have brought in anybody. Clearly they feel he needs to be pushed and feel pressure to grow. Tebow wasn’t brought in to support Sanchez, he was brought in so Sanchez could finally feel like his job isn’t completely safe and maybe start playing to his draft position.

And Tebow is NOT being inconsistent in his statement. He said “I want Sanchez to be his absolute best, I’m not rooting for him to be terrible. I just want my best to be better than his best.” Which is a common sentiment among athletes, BTW.

Not sure why Mr. Florio feels the need to take “subtle” shots at Tebow throughout his posts on the matter.

By: marlon45

marlon45 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:42:38 +0000

As a person, Tim Tebow seems to be a very decent youngman, However as a QB, He need lots of practice, Jet Fans the only reason Management bought in Tebow, was to capitalize on his popularity, Mark Sanchez has delivered the Jets to 2 AFC championship Games & They have a better chance of success with him instead of Tebow…

By: mazenblue

mazenblue — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:42:23 +0000

Tebow is just praying for the day the Jets release him. A team without morals and accountability had no choice but to bring an outstanding dude such as Tebow. He’s getting lotsa money, so it should be ok.

By: johnnyjagfan

johnnyjagfan — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:35:12 +0000

What on Earth is Tebow doing granting that bafoon an interview?

By: gloryfromheaven

gloryfromheaven — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:34:35 +0000

Tebow is a 1950′s football player. Unlike 90% of the rest of the players in this league who would just cry and complain and ask for a bigger contract if they had to play another positions, Tebow is man enough to play 5 different positions… but hey, this is America, almost 70% of us Americans don’t believe in God so we all have to bag on Tebow……

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:33:12 +0000

If you had ever been on a sports team, you would know that you can support the guy ahead of you while still competing with him. Why is it such a bad thing that a backup quarterback would like to be the starter?