Is he the best thing that ever happened to the NFL? Or is he the most polarizing, unorthodox quarterback who is completely over-hyped at every single small accomplishment? There are two starkly different views on Tim Tebow, and as this season has proven, neither is entirely true and won't be for years to come. But one thing is for certain: "The Tim Tebow Argument" has captivated sports like nothing before its time.
Never have I seen a topic so profusely, passionately argued over, and over, and over, and over again. In one corner you have the "Tebow Haters" and in the other corner you have the "Tebow Faithful." Like I've said before, neither is entirely correct, which is why the argument continues and will continue for Tebow's entire career (however long that lasts). So Let's take a look at both sides of the argument:
Tebow is a Savior:
- He took over a 1-4 mediocre Denver Broncos team and led them to 6 straight wins.
- Engineered five 4th quarter comebacks.
- Led the Broncos to the AFC West crown (which no one predicted they would win) by inspiring his teammates to believe in one another that they could win.
- Threw for 316 yards (including an 80 yard TD in OT to win it) in a first round playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers who had the No. 1 passing defense coming in.
Tebow is a Sinner:
- He had nothing to do with the defense playing great football, and holding opponents to such low score totals with the Tebow-led offense struggled so bad.
- His season QB rating is an extremely mediocre 72.9.
- On basic routes he struggles to make the most simple NFL passes, and thus had only 28 yards passing in the first half against one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL (New England Patriots).
- In his last two regular season games against mediocre teams (Buffalo and KC), he threw 4 interceptions and only 1 TD, while fumbling it multiple times. Denver only made the playoffs because the other AFC West were extremely bad.
- Even in his win vs Pittsburgh he failed to make a basic throw to WR Demaryius Thomas that could have led to a game winning field goal at the end of regulation.
As you can see, both sides of the "Tim Tebow Argument" have excellent points. But in the end, sports boils down to only one stat that matters: winning or losing. And regardless of what Tebow's stats are, or how fundamentally flawed he is on the field, he finds ways to win. Whether it be throwing for over 300 yards or leading 4th quarter comebacks with a mediocre team that traded away its best WR (Brandod Lloyd). Tim Tebow wins with his best receivers being: Eric Decker and Matt Willis, and a TE in Thomas who's barely played much at all. And in the end, if Tebow continues to win, nothing else will really matter.
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