10 Interesting Facts About Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow is one Heisman trophy winning QB that takes his team to the playoffs, gets traded the next year and never starts another game in the NFL. Here are 10 interesting facts about him.

 

Tim Tebow who was born on August 14, 1987, has played for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets and been in the NFL since 2010. He is a two-time Collegiate Champion, High School State Champ, and Heisman trophy winner.

 

10 interesting facts about the football player, Tim Tebow.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #1:

Tim Tebow was born in the Philippines as his parents were Christian Baptist missionaries.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #2:

Time Tebow started displaying religious messages in the black paint under his eye to deflect direct sunlight in college till the NCAA banned such messages. Tim re-adopted that in the NFL and put a different verse for each game, his homily of sorts.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #3:

Tim professes to be a virgin and is saving himself for marriage.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #4:

Tim Tebow started the “TEBOWING” celebration in the end zone after scoring and that has been duplicated by many and made fun of by an equal amount.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #5:

In 2010, Tim started the Tim Tebow Foundation which helps children in the United States and the Philippines. They grant “last wishes” to terminal children, help finance the building of facilities including the building of playrooms in hospitals and orphanages.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #6:

First college sophomore in college history to win the Heisman trophy.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #7:

Tim Tebow’s favorite actor is Will Smith, favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston and favorite meal is his mother’s homemade tacos.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #8:

Although Tim Tebow played for his high school football team, Tim was home-schooled and his high school team, Nease High School, won the state title primarily because of Tebow’s ability to run people over.

 

Tim Tebow Facts #9:

Standing 6’3″ and 240 pounds, one NVL coach is quoted as saying, “the strongest human being that’s ever played the position of quarterback.”

 

Tim Tebow Facts #10:

Tebow is one of the few NFL QBs in history that brought his team to the playoffs, traded and never started another NFL game at QB for any team.

 

 

 

Sources: CNN, Sporting News, Biography, ESPN, jockbio, ducksters, Forbes

 

 

New York Jets Coach Rex Ryan Will Be Fired by End of the 2014 Season

The New York Jets Have No Option but to Fire Rex Ryan Regardless of His 2014 Season Results.

 

The New York Jets have become the Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus of the NFL. This hasn’t been a rush in evolution, it has been orchestrated by a string of mistakes that should never have been made. Mike Tannenbaum, the ex-Jet GM, now sports agent for Priority Sports and Entertainment, deserved a lot of blame but that dog doesn’t hunt anymore with the Jets freeing up their salary cap space. Will the circus leave town now that the Jets have a new GM, John Idzik?

Dysfunction personified

The New York Jets are to dysfunction as the Magic Kingdom is to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” The last few years in New York has been a series of laughs and fits of crying. Just look at the affable, loud mouth Rex Ryan , now, “I am skinny Rex, the timid one” as the ringmaster of this circus environment. Comes in and guarantees the playoffs, makes two of them but loses fast in both first rounds. Cue the circus music, the show is coming to town and it is staying for a long time. From “The Butt Fumble” to the Tim Tebow media circus, it is one tragic event after another. To dismantling a defensive secondary by not signing LaRon Landry, to trading Darrelle Revis and now the release of Antonio Cromartie is a ridiculous strategy if the goal was to win. They created their own QB controversy, had a glaring need to replace their entire receiver corps and then decided to self implode their secondary. Who does these things? The general idea was to build upon the secondary, not have to re-invent it. But that’s The N.Y. Jets and this is their world and no wonder they took to that reality show, like ducks take to water.

Jets hire new GM to fix things

With the hiring of John Idzik has come change. Proclaimed falsely as one of the builders of the Seattle Seahawks, he was able to capitalize on this nonsense and become GM of the Jets even though he has never held that position in the NFL. In reality, he was the paper pusher who did player contracts and watched the salary cap, his title with the Seahawks was “Vice President of football administration.” A glorified accountant, not a good judge of football talent.

GM Idzik’s strange moves

Some strange moves since becoming GM have been the recent passing on wide receiver DeSean Jackson when he was released by the Philadelphia Eagles. The cutting of Darrelle Revis and then the subsequent passing on re-acquiring Revis when he was released by the Tampa Bat Buccaneers. Then unforgivably allowing Jet enemy #1, the New England Patriots sign him for $4 million less than the Jets would have paid him. Not resigning CB Antonio Cromartie and allowing the Arizona Cardinals to sign him for pennies on the dollar after Cromartie matures as a man and understands New York better than any player on the team. A true leader, an excellent player and Idzik lets him walk . The signing of running back Mike Goodson who found himself in a legal mess almost instantly with the possession of a firearm illegally, the signing of veteran QB David Garrard who quickly retires with a knee injury in two short months and THEN comes back in October saying his knee is fine. Then in last year’s draft The Jets use the 1 ^st round pick that they got from Tampa Bay for Revis and they spend it on a CB. Are ya kidding? This is the world of Gang Green, my beloved New York Jets. You just can’t make this up.

Good Moves BY GM Idzik

I am a fair guy and have no issue giving credit where it is earned. GM Idzik drafts Sheldon Richardson, a true star that will anchor the Jets front four for many years to come. The free agent signings of WR Eric Decker, QB Michael Vick and Chris “CJ2K” Johnson are sure to upgrade the Jets immediately. The 2014 NFL draft saw the Jets prioritize their secondary again by taking Safety Calvin Pryor with their first round, 18th pick. I can’t say it wasn’t a good move as they needed the help desperately at Safety but I wonder why they didn’t draft a wide receiver like Brandin Cooks who was on the board and get a safety later.

Rex is under the gun

Rex is in his 5^th season and most likely his last if the Jets don’t figure out how to win on the road and make the playoffs. I am almost certain Rex Ryan had little say in the 2014 NFL draft as evidenced by GM Idzik conservative style. He should have been trading up and down all day, cherry picking the players that would immediately impact on the field. He didn’t , he started the day with 12 draft picks and finished with 12 draft picks and didn’t get a bona fide #1 wide receiver. Jets finished 8-8 last year and with the great job GM Dennis Hickey is doing with the Miami Dolphins and the perennial AFC East, odds on favorites to repeat, the New England Patriots, the Jets will be lucky to break the .500 mark. Personally, I see very little chance of them making the Playoffs. Oh well, I still love my Jets and I like Rex Ryan but he will be fired at the end of the 2014 season unless they win the division and make a VERY deep run in the playoffs.

 

Will Johnny Manziel and Kyle Shanahan Bang Heads?

Can Kyle Shanahan Make Johnny Manziel into a Star QB like RGIII?

 

I read a quote the other day regarding Cleveland Browns Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan. It was attributed to Rex Grossman who played for him as backup QB for the Washington Redskins. It got me thinking about how well Johnny Manziel will fit into new offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan’s world.

The Quote

Grossman said, “During the course of a regular game, Kyle Shanahan wants you to run the offense exactly how he wants it, down to the amount of hitches you take to go through your progressions,” former Shanahan pupil Rex Grossman said back in 2011.”

Bang your head

I read that a few times and everytime I did, I had a sudden disconnect if I was Johnny Manziel. Manziel loves to create as a QB. He plays like a more refined version of Tim Tebow but slower than Colin Kaepernick. Will Cleveland Browns Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan and Johnny Manziel bang heads? Without Josh Gordon and the Browns most likely having a tough season ahead, will a few losses get Manziel under Center and Brian Hoyer riding the bench? If so, does a huge battle of willpower take place between Manziel and Shanahan both being new to the Cleveland Browns?

Kyle Shanahan and RGIII

Kyle did a great job with RGII but Manziel is a different story altogether. RGIII was drafted to start from day 1. Manziel has been drafted to ride the bench. How does that sit with Manziel and this is the “x factor” to worry about. Will Manziel freelance to the point where a schism will occur? Will it get bigger and bigger until one of them falls into the pit? Only the future can tell this story.

Fans want Johnny

There hasn’t been a bigger Johnny in the media since Johnny Carson and Johnny Unitas. Fans have flocked to buy season tickets for the Cleveland Browns and his jersey. Fans will want him on the field and not on the bench. How long till owner Jimmy Haslam forces the issue? It is a business and if Josh Gordon gets suspended, they really don’t have a competitive leg to stand on.

Is Herm Edwards right?

Former player and New York Jets coach Herm Edwards has been very vocal about the Cleveland Browns announcing that Johnny Football is the backup and Hoyer is the starter.

Here is what Herm Edwards said, “We don’t know he’s a backup. Who said he has to be the backup? If you draft a player to be a backup, why did you draft him?” Edwards asked. “You’re drafting a guy because you think he’s worthy of being drafted at that spot, but you’re also drafting him because you think he can compete.”

I personally think he is right and I believe that the coach owes it to the team and the fans to make it a competition and announce who the starter is once one has proven they are better.

Football is Capitalism

Both players should get an equal right to compete. Both players should be judged by their ability. As they say, “May the best man win.” Cleveland Browns Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan needs to be a little less robotic and more of a laid back coach. It will benefit everyone on the team.