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1. I had an allergic reaction to all the hype he got (including/especially in college) up until this year, when, for some reason, the tide turned against him in the national media.
2. I wasn't thrilled that the Broncos drafted him, partly because of the aforementioned allergic reaction, partly because the McDaniels regime did just about nothing right, partly because I didn't believe (and am still not convinced, although I'm certainly enjoying this run) that he's a long-term solution at QB.
There may be other reasons, but they're all a function of reason 1. Even his focus on the family super bowl commercial wouldn't have bothered me much (there are plenty of conservatives and preachy folk in the NFL) were it not for other factors, such as the hard-core Tebow worship that preceded it and accompanied it.
That said, though, I'm not a Tebow hater, and I've found myself pointing out his positives in recent weeks, for the following reasons.
1. After the Detroit game it seemed to me that the tide really turned on Tebow and that there was a lot more irrational Tebow hate than irrational Tebow worship. I often feel contrarian about such things.
2. Obviously, the fact that the Broncos are on a 6-1 run helps.
3. More importantly, though, he's showing improvement in every game. He still has to work on his throwing motion, but today it was the best it's been all season. His patience and decision-making have improved every game.
I said during the game thread for his first start in Miami that he reminded me of Elway's early years not in terms of talent, but in terms of him being handcuffed by a system that doesn't fit him for most of the game, until the coaches have no choice but to turn him loose at the end of the game. Since then, though, the Broncos have been tinkering with the offense to give him more that he's comfortable with, and it shows. At the same time, he's improving in his fundamentals and so they're able to bring more of that into play with him. Today they brought some straight drop back passes that they hadn't used before. And, for the most part, they were successful.
That said, I haven't completely come around yet, because I know that once I do the gods of football will remove whatever charm they've placed over him just to spite me. I want to make sure we're in the playoffs before that happens :rofl:
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