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Broncos players were very supportive of Tim Tebow when they were stuck with him as their starting QB. Now that he's gone, there's no reason to feign enthusiasm, so some of them are speaking out on the QB whose on-field performance never seemed to match up with the hype surrounding him.In particular, Demaryius Thomas had some less than glowing words about his former signal-caller. Keep in mind that it was Thomas who was on the receiving end of a few of Tebow's most highly praised passes, particularly in the playoffs against the Steelers.
"I ain't going to say I was sad because the only thing they remember is that pass. You gotta go back and look at the rest of the games. I wasn't getting no balls and you had to make some of these plays where some players were open and he is not making the throws."
Clearly, as anyone who watched the games could easily suspect, Thomas was frustrated with Tebow's inability to hit his receivers on a consistent basis.
While the mindless fanboys and blind Tebow-maniacs would praise him for his late-game "heroics," Thomas was stuck trying to chase after uncatchable balls and dealing with constant frustration with a stagnant offense led by someone who was clearly unqualified to be there.
"You would have people calling him out saying, 'Tim, you gotta make that throw. You gotta read the defenses better.' Players on offense trying to get him better."
Despite the accolades, this is what was going through the Broncos WR's head, as his QB tossed passes that looked more like dead ducks than tight spirals.
Still, despite his painfully poor overall performance, Tebow continued to get a lion's share of the credit for the Broncos' streak of success. Thomas knew it, and the rest of the team knew it as well.
"Everything on ESPN was all about Tim. That bothered some players, too, because they would say, 'Tim Tebow Time.' I felt like it was a team thing. If it wasn't for the defense most of the time, there wouldn't be no supposed Tim Tebow Time."
Thomas makes an excellent point. While people were heaping praise on Tebow, the Broncos defense was quietly putting together some dominant performances.
Perhaps now, people will realize that the Broncos really weren't winning because of Tim Tebow. Maybe they'll see the Broncos offense with Peyton Manning and realize how much damage they can do with a REAL quarterback. Maybe they'll see Tebow flounder around with the Jets and realize they were wrong about this football Messiah.
But then again, if logic has eluded them for this long, why would it change now?
4/15/12 | derms33 | 17465 respect
If you think Tebow was a viable QB then look at how the odds changed in Las Vegas, a town that makes money buy handicapping and foolish people, when Peyton took the reins...without even knowing if he has a good neck. They basically said, hey, anything other than Tebow is an upgrade for the Broncos
4/15/12 | derms33 | 17465 respect
Everyone was happy to see Tebow traded, well except the AFC West and the Jets
4/14/12 |
Pat
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4558 respect
Like I said... if logic has eluded you for this long, why should anything change now?
I have no idea how anyone could watch Tim Tebow play football for 4 consecutive quarters and still come away thinking he's a viable option as an NFL quarterback. Either you're not paying attention, or you simply have no idea how to evaluate quarterbacks. I see no other possibility.
4/13/12 | scquwi1 | 1192 respect
Lets go back to those games and see the drop passes Thomas had too. Of course Tebow had to get better and people were helping him, again he was in his second year. The only games the defense held the Broncos in where against sorry teams which had no real offense. Really this is sad that people are going out and quoting a man who has only been in the league two years and until ESPN repeatedly shown the bit of Thomas dropping a pass that should have been caught and ran in for a touch down, and seeing Tebow go over to him and say don't worry you are going to catch the one to win the game later, which he did catch to tie the game. No one in America really knew who he was. Still bottom line when 90% of the calls from the coach is to run the ball you are not going to improve on reading a defense when passing. Steve Young said that, and I am pretty sure he knows little more then Thomas or Decker combine.