The interesting issue of Tim Tebow

Wow, I never thought that my first real post would be on Tim Tebow, but he just sort of came to my mind, so I guess i'm going to write about him.

Everyone seems to have a huge problem with his throwing style, and this is due to one main reason. The routine he does before his throws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhLgjuyckEo - This video explains it best.

As we can see, Tebow pushes his arm down behind him before getting off the throw, essentially meaning he has a slightly longer throwing motion. Now for those who don't follow NFL, this is a problem because as stated in the video, NFL linebackers and d-liners can get to Tebow extremely quickly.

By removing the part of his throwing motion that has his hand going backwards, apparently he would get sacked a lot less.

Now i disagree with this for a few reasons. firstly, in the video the d liner or linebacker is shown as being able to magically get to the quarter back in a ridiculously short amount of time.

I hate to break it to Sports Science, but the offensive line is a lot more than a bunch of punching bags. these people can hold up the defensive line for enough time to allow Tebow to get his throw off, therefore meaning his throwing motion really does not matter.

But even if the offensive line was a bunch of weight bags, it still doesn't really matter. This is because of two reasons. Firstly, Tebow is a mobile QB, meaning he has plenty of time to roam around the pocket (the area behind the offensive line) before he is even at risk of being tackled.

Secondly, if Tebow is comfortable with the throwing motion, it means that he throws quickly and feels comfortable throwing the football. This means, there is really no point trying to change him because short of working a million hours of the motion, it will never change. And it doesn't need to, for the reasons that I have explained earlier.

Now, onto Tebow's playing history. Tebow should not have been dumped by Denver for Manning (Peyton) for two reasons:

Firstly, Tebow was fine. He really wasn't that bad at Denver, and I am sure that he would of gotten them near Superbowl contention in the coming years, but obviously the Denver GM was just incredibly impatient.

Secondly, Peyton Manning himself.  SERIOUSLY? you want to trade a young Tebow reaching his peak, for a tired, old injury prone Manning??? Maybe i'm just odd, but that really does not seem like the most intelligent decision to make.

But, as we all know, Tebow did leave Denver, so now ill move onto my opinion on his time in New York.

Quite frankly, I was disgusted with the way the Jets played Tebow. They had a quality quarterback in him, and they just wheeled him out on fourth down as some supposedly hilarious circus act. Why would you waste a talented player like him, like that???

It just doesn't make sense.

Anyway, as far as what happens to Tebow now, I have no idea, he may change position, or may stay in the QB position. Only time will tell.

For some reason, Americans seem to have a major problem with the way Tebow throws, I suppose it like tarnishes their beloved game of football. Again, I cannot emphasize how much I think they should get over it. he is a good player, let him be and let him play how he wants to.




Well, that's it for my first ever topical post. It will be interesting to see what Tebow does in the future.....Thanks for reading!