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From the 5th down blog. I hope Houston and the boys get to take a few Te-Bows

First, some background on why two Detroit players might have poked fun at Tim Tebow during the Lions’ rout of the Broncos on Sunday:

Pat Graham, The Associated Press:

DENVER — Tim Tebow inspired a phenomenon when he dropped to a knee and began praying as his teammates wildly celebrated around him after an improbable overtime victory in Miami last weekend.

That was simply Tebow “Tebowing,” a phrase coined by a fan sitting in a bar in New York watching the popular yet polarizing quarterback rally the Denver Broncos.

Jared Kleinstein was mesmerized by Tebow’s peaceful demeanor kneeling on the turf amid all the chaos that ensued. He launched a website in which fans could submit photos of themselves “Tebowing,” which means getting down on a knee and praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different.

And later in the article:

On Friday after practice, Tebow said he appreciated the spirit of the website.

“Yeah, some people don’t necessarily take it seriously but they’re on their knee praying, so who knows what you’re going to think about after that and how that can affect you?” Tebow said. “Hopefully, it’s a good example for people.”

The Lions’ Stephen Tulloch (after a sack) and Tony Scheffler (after a touchdown catch) imitated the one-knee prayer Sunday. They might have also been inspired by a portrayal of the Lions-Broncos matchup on the N.F.L.’s Web site as good versus evil.

In his own way, the Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla mocked Tebow: (He also called him the worst quarterback in the N.F.L.)

So maybe we need a new definition for Tebowing.

It’s a prayer for mercy.

Please, in the name of heaven, bring us somebody who can actually play quarterback.

Extra point Is it all in good fun? Tebow invites scrutiny with the very public nature of his religious beliefs, his evangelistic side. But let’s imagine that a player displayed a Muslim religious ritual or one based on Hinduism? Would it be fair to mock those displays as well? If not, why is it fair game for Tebow?

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Lions defender on Tebow: “That’s your quarterback? Seriously?”
Posted by Mike Florio on October 31, 2011, 11:30 AM EDT

Getty ImagesAs Biblical figures go, Broncos Tim Tebow most often is compared to the Main Character of the New Testament (whose middle initial may or may not be “H”). As Tebow’s pro football career is going, perhaps he’s best likened to one of the many leading men of the Old Testament.

Job.

Tebow is facing a torrent of criticism after Sunday’s butt-ugly loss to the Lions, both from within Denver and from the team that dismantled Tebow and the Broncos.

An unnamed Lions defender shared this assessment of Tebow with Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports: “Can you believe 15? Come on – that’s embarrassing. I mean, it’s a joke. We knew all week that if we brought any kind of defensive pressure, he couldn’t do anything. In the second half it got boring out there. We were like, ‘Come on – that’s your quarterback? Seriously?’”

Defensive end Cliff Avril was a bit more restrained. “As long as he felt our pressure, he was gonna make crazy decisions.”

And defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, referring to a controversial Friday headline from NFL.com that couched the Lions-Broncos game as a battle of good vs. evil, put it, “Evil prevails.”

As explained in the Week Eight Monday 10-pack, it’s time for the Broncos to begin planning the next chapter of the Book of Tebow. And if the goal is for the Heisman winner to continue playing football in the NFL, the story will begin with an exodus to a new position.
 
The blowback had become too much.

Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch(notes), who after a second-quarter sack of Denver quarterback Tim Tebow(notes) struck the “Tebowing” pose – praying on one knee – had become the center of a growing controversy that’d he crossed the line and mocked Tebow’s religion.

[ Video: Lions defender ‘Tebows’ all over the Broncos QB ]

“I have a love & passion for the game of football,” Tulloch wrote on Twitter Monday morning. “Football is a form of entertainment. Have a sense of humor. I wasn’t mocking GOD!”


Tim Tebow's rough day included 7 sacks and 1 INT.

This is where the Tebow phenomenon, already over-the-top considering he’s a replacement quarterback on a horrible NFL team, goes to a new level.

And this is where Tebow’s throngs of fans and admirers have to step back and relax. They can’t have it both ways.

If they are overjoyed that football has allowed Tebow to very purposefully and very publicly promote his faith (and it has), then they can’t get up in arms if another player makes fun of his actions in a very purposeful and very public way.

This is the NFL; just about everything is fair game. And while things such as religion, race or ethnicity would often fall into the “unfair” category, Tulloch wasn’t bashing Evangelical Christianity.

If later this year he sacks the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers(notes) and then signals he’s wearing a pro wrestling championship belt, he’s mocking Rodger’s touchdown dance (or is it the “Discount Double Check”?) – not saying the WWE shouldn’t exist.


It’s great that Tebow’s intention seems pure when he makes on-field – or sideline – displays of prayer. However, they are still displays. They are still something out of the ordinary.

This is the NFL; if you want to shut up the other guys, then you beat them.

Sunday Denver lost 45-10, the Christian thrown to the Lions.

Tebow has expressed no issue with this stuff. Not now and not through his entire career. His fans should follow suit.

The quarterback has always been comfortable in his faith, even as his public displays of it have made some uncomfortable. It’s almost the beauty of it. He’s so relaxed that it feels natural. It’s tough to bash him for it.

Some do, of course.

“Religion stays in the locker room with the lords prayer,” Lions tight end Tony Scheffler wrote on Twitter. “… football’s a nasty GAME … deal with it.”

Subsequently, anything Tebow related inspires such intense reaction. Sunday was filled with sack dances, touchdown dances, first-down dances, even five-yard gain dances.

Only one got any attention.

Tebow wore Bible verses on his eye-black at the University of Florida. He proudly told of stories of preaching to prisoners in America and circumcising babies in the Philippines. When he was asked at SEC media days prior to his senior year of college whether he was a virgin, he didn’t flinch, welcoming the chance to offer the world an answer.


Stephen Tulloch gets into his formation after taking down Tim Tebow.

“Yes, I am,” he responded.


A lot of people went crazy at that, claiming the question shouldn’t have been asked. Tebow said he appreciated the opportunity to discuss it and laughed at the other media who were uncomfortable. He said he’d been asked that before when speaking to youth groups.

“Y’all can’t even ask a question,” Tebow said that day. “I was ready for the question, but I don’t think y’all were.”

Tebow has always understood that this is a two-way street; he’s always been more at ease with the stuff than the masses on either side of the debate. He’s never sought, nor expected, protection.

He’s willingly put himself out there, using his fame as a football player to promote his beliefs.

And he’s well aware that if you’re going to jump out there like that, you better be ready to answer every question, deal with every taunt and brush off any sack dance.

Religion is, and always has been, a third rail in this country. Tebow fans see what he’s done as good and wholesome. That’s fine, even the most spirited Tebow critic on the field struggles to find a fault in how he carries himself off the field.

In years of covering him, I’ve always felt he did a masterful and respectful job of putting his faith in front of people’s faces, but not in their face.

It is, however, still out there.

Some would claim Tebow’s public displays of prayer are not “look-at-me” moments but “look-at-God” ones. Others, of course, would note that it could be “look-at-me,” as in, look at how devout I am.

It’s a matter of perspective and there is no question Tebow is benefiting financially from his position as football’s most religious figure (and it’s worth noting the league is filled with the highly-religious).

Very few people think Tebow is doing this for the money, however.

Either way, there is a reason Tebowing became an overnight phenomenon. It may have more meaning than other vapid celebrations, but in the NFL any phenomenon is begging to be teased.

Tulloch seized on it. He said it was good-natured.

It’s the nature of the game – football and faith.
 
If Tebow prays after scoring a touchdown, shouldn't he, after throwing a pick-6, throw up his arms and yell "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

I mean, shouldn't blame for the pick go to the same guy who gets credit for the TD?

Just askin'...
 
If Tebow prays after scoring a touchdown, shouldn't he, after throwing a pick-6, throw up his arms and yell "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

I mean, shouldn't blame for the pick go to the same guy who gets credit for the TD?

Just askin'...

One is a sin (the Devil's fault) and the other is a tribute.
 
If Tebow prays after scoring a touchdown, shouldn't he, after throwing a pick-6, throw up his arms and yell "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

I mean, shouldn't blame for the pick go to the same guy who gets credit for the TD?

Just askin'...

Yeah, and this was all sounding strangely deja vuey, and then I remembered our discussion of Stevie Johnson's God-addressed tweet last year, after he (not He) dropped a perfectly-thrown, potentially game-winning pass:

I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO...
Sounds like Stevie might give Satan a try. Get a grip kid. :D
Y'know, Stevie, there are about 500 religions on the planet, each with its own set of dieties and beliefs and definitions of the efficacy of prayer.

Odds are 499-to-1 that the prayers you gave were offered in the right way at the right time to the god who is actually calling the shots.

And even if you got that part right, then there might have been the issue of the other prayers that got sent at the same instant from, oh, say, a malnourished kid who wanted a little food, or a abuse victim who didn't want to be beaten again. Maybe even YOUR god has priorities.

Perspective, dude.

It always cracks me up when guys thank god after having a great game...about time someone blames him when they screw up. I mean, it should go both ways.
:pound: Rep.

I can just see it:

"Well as you can see by comparing our stat lines, God really blessed our passing game, but He seems to have, in his infinite wisdom, visited His fury upon our RBs, as evidenced by our piddiling 1.1 yards-per-carry."

"He clearly smiled upon the other team's special teams unit, especially on that go-ahead blocked-kick-return for a TD. I'm just so pissed at Him for that."

"Bottom line? We'll just have to look at the film and see if we can come up with some more effective prayers."
Like that scene from The Mummy where Beni is praying in every tongue and to every deity he can think of until the mummy hears one he likes. Damn shame.

Good times. :D
 
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OccupyTebow.com (thank you, Raider Bill) has some funny stuff about just how bad Tim Tebow is.

A few of the awful things he's more awful than:

Lebron in the 4th quarter > Tebow

Bobby Petrino's commitment to the Atlanta Falcons > Tebow

Truck surfing with Chris Henry > Tebow

Being the end of a Human Centipede > Tebow

Getting interrupted by Kanye West > Tebow —submitted by Taylor Swift

Walking in the front door of your "date" and being greeted by Chris Hansen > Tebow

Stuart Schweigert > Tebow

Brady Quinn > Tebow —submitted by Kyle Orton

JaMarcus Russell while napping > Tebow

Carson Palmer, while still on the couch > Tebow —submitted by Carrie Prejean

Athiests > Tebow —submitted by God


Join in the fun! It's easy, anyone can play...

:D
 
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You know the Raiders have a knack for allowing the worst players or unknown players to have huge breakout games agasint them. If Tebow does it this Sunday well...



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You know the Raiders have a knack for allowing the worst players or unknown players to have huge breakout games agasint them. If Tebow does it this Sunday well...



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PENALTY - too much pessimism in the forums.

INFRACTION handed out.
 
You know the Raiders have a knack for allowing the worst players or unknown players to have huge breakout games agasint them. If Tebow does it this Sunday well...


Well the yellow in that jersey will really make your liver spots pop...
 
Mad Storks genital and prostate infatuation > Tebow
 
Tebow > Kyle Boller - submitted by the Chiefs secondary
 
Vinny making ♥Tebow♥ a mixed tape > Raiders submitted by Kyle Boller
 
admitting that we are actually in a gay love triangle> Tim Tebow- submitted by Raider Outlaw, Raidermania, and Postmaster
 
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