Make room on the Tim Tebow hatewagon for Boomer Esiason. The CBS broadcaster is the latest NFL analyst to blast the struggling Denver Broncos quarterback.
Via�USA Today:
"[Tebow] can't play. He can't throw," Esiason said at a CBS press event in New York on Tuesday. "I'm not here to insult him. [This is always the telltale sign that insults are imminent. -- CC] The reality is he was a great college football player, maybe the greatest college football player of his time. But he's not an NFL quarterback right now. Just because he's God-fearing, and a great person off the field, and was a winner with the team that had the best athletes in college football, doesn't mean his game is going to translate to the NFL." [...]
"What (former Broncos coach) Josh McDaniels saw in him God only knows. Maybe God does know ? because the rest of us don't," Esiason said.
Way to take a timely stand, Boomer. I don't recall hearing these strong words before Tebow was battling to become the third-string quarterback.
Earlier this week I praised Merril Hoge for taking a harsh, anti-Tebow stance on ESPN. In hindsight, I was way off the mark on that one. It's fine to rip on NFL Tebow. Lord knows he got enough adulation when he was in college. All this kicking him when he's down is too easy, though. We know he's playing terrible football; that's why he's fighting for a roster spot. Piling on at this point is lazy. We can all sound brilliant when we're stating an opinion on something that's already come true.
Here, watch:
? Ryan Leaf doesn't have the attitude to win in this league.
? You know, I think this housing bubble seems too good to be true.
? Nobody is going to want to watch a movie about both cowboys AND aliens.
? "Why don't you read a book tonight instead, President Lincoln."
Analysts, go against the grain for once and stake your claim to something unpopular. The Eagles aren't going to be as good as everyone thinks. Cleveland is going to win the Super Bowl. John Beck, 2011 MVP. Best-case scenario you sound like a genius and get to crow about it for the rest of your broadcast career. Worst case, you make a prediction nobody's going to remember in four months anyway.
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