It's Teeeeeeebow time!
Man, all I heard all week was how Tebow can't throw spirals, that teams have him figured out now, that he's not a "real" NFL QB. Blah, blah.
All I know is he's got game. Somehow.
What he lacks in blessed Brees or Brady or Rodgers accuracy and quality he makes up with all sorts of intangibles. He can always learn, I reckon, to throw if they work on him.
Just when the world was hopping off Tebow's ark he passes for 316 yards including - BANG! - a vicious 80 yard pass on the very first play in OT to knock out the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers. Now you can hear his PR director telling people, "Two per species folks...Those who never got off can stay. The rest...Hope you can swim."
Next week it may come to an end simply because the New England Patriots are a superiour football team.
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Sometimes when someone is unorthodox we simply can't compute into our minds it can be a real deal since we can't account for it in whatever models we create. From time to time, an athlete comes along that is not meant to make any sense. At which point, you just have to go with the flow.
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Tebow got me thinking of how professional scouts, commentators and coaches etc. try and rationalize "their guy." You hear a lot about all sorts of metrics that sway so much and are applied so selectively makes you wonder about whether people are full of shit.
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Saw that Barry Larkin was inducted into the Hall. Ok. So, when's Alan Trammell going in? Larkin's numbers look a little better but are they a significant improvement to enough to keep Trammell out?
Hey, hey relax. I don't want this turning into a Reds-Tigers brawl.
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Quick word on the Montreal Canadiens. Heard the GM Pierre Gauthier sorta apologize for hiring Randy Cunneyworth. For shame. Not only that, they don't even have the balls to stand by their decision. Man, just give him the chance to, you know, learn the language.
If the Habs mean so much to nationalists who feel it's natural to merge politics with sport, then why didn't they get together to buy the team when it went up for sale twice? It's not, afterall, a public institution.
The silence is deafening when you don't put your money where your mouth is, huh?
On Tebow... people forget it isn't just the QB, it's the defense too. The offense can score big but if the defense stayed in the locker room, well...
ReplyDeleteYes, the Denver defense is solid. I know it's been talked about. Though Bailey dropped an INT that should have been caught. World class like you can't be doing that stuff in a key game!
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