Just one Tebow thought by me. The thing that upsets me most is that I knew, absolutely knew that his football dominance was over in college. Even his success this season was satisfying as a "time will catch up to him" as to the fact that he will not be a successful pro QB. And then last night happened, an ambush of sorts. But you know what, I have suffered some crushing sports teams losses in my lifetime (Duke v UK 1992 East region finals, Dallas v Pitt SB XXX, Celtics v Lakers 85 & 87 Finals to name a few) and gotten redemption for each and every one of them. No doubt that this crushing loss will be avenged and preferably before Tebow loses his starting job and becomes a league afterthought. To sum up, I wish Tebow enough success so that when next the Steelers and Broncos meet, the Steelers will crush his hopes and dreams and maybe, just maybe, he will lose his faith in God and go on a 3-4 day bender of hookers and blow.
Haaah...funny.
I think you're still holding onto something fantastic, and not real, which can definitely be said of his supporters as well, but let me explain. Tebow has shown what he can do in pressure situations, all that's left is for everything else to be filled in. What do quarterbacks like Sanchez or Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco do? They all win against the riff raff, but crack under pressure in spite of their high, pro-style, pedigree. I have no idea how Tebow will fair in the future because it all depends on the rest of the team, but can't the same be said of any quarterback? I feel like he's proven he can hang, (and his ability to hang might lie on some unusual factors, but it's there all the same), now all that's left to do is for the rest of it to play out.
No doubt Pittsburgh wasn't banging on all cylinders, and their secondary situation was atrocious, but that's not Tebow's fault. Ike Taylor is a highly respected NFL cornerback and he just got beat all day, simple as that.
In my opinion, if you can sustain any kinda win-streak in the NFL, you can (potentially) win a championship, and he's proven that he can do that. In that sense he's just as formidable as anyone because even the elite have been known to not look so hot when they get punched in the mouth, and he's shown an ability to take a punch with the best of em, which speaks to his presence of mind. In that sense he IS elite, especially considering his limited skill-set.
Really is it's all just too much hype, for both the good and bad about him. I look forward to the day when that changes, but I really don't think he'll be going away as soon as anyone thinks, barring injury. Then again maybe Sanchez will be a highly sought-after back-up within a few seasons. Who knows what's gonna happen?
