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Tebow defies convention on multiple levels, ergo he is a lightening rod. Vick and Young defied convention on one level, on others not so much. Each of them had a franchise handed to them, Tebow not so much. He actually had to overcome an ownership and coaching staff determined to go in another direction. Not to mention teamates who had little interest in playing follow the leader until the results dictated it was in their own best interest to. He's actually become a pretty admirable young man and QB throughout the process, and as an underdog by NFL scouting standards to boot, someone many fans are more inclined to root for. That's the adversity he's overcome.
The hype surrounding him, however, is at a level that at best could be described as nauseatingly annoying. But that's not his doing, that's the media's. They love a storyline and will drive one beyond all reason. He is a polarizing figure. As were Vick and Young. But in his case that has more to do with his style than substance or ultimate lack thereof... Although I think by virtue of his very existence he makes a lot of males in the core sports demographic really uncomfortable because he is emotionally wired so differently than most of them these days, and on and off the field he challenges their perception of alpha male world order... He's got the courage of his convictions, although he remains somewhat naive, he's humble, he doesn't allow what he does for a living to define who he is, he's not arrogant, or self absorbed, or defiant, or apparently miserable and envious on some level...
I guess the same things that intrigued an open minded thinker like BB cause him to grate on many of the same people Bill grates on for whatever reason. Defying conventional wisdom, whatever that is, will tend to make you a polarizing figure. It's human nature to disparage or dislike what you don't understand or cannot quantify. I still don't think he's sustainable long term, but having made it this far who knows. He may have bought himself enough time to become sustainable. Most guys in his situation couldn't even hope to do that.
I don't think guys like Brady and Warner see him as an insult. They are more insulted by the kind of hype that surrounds guys like Russell and Leinart and Sanchez who get handed their shot on a silver platter based on solely on perception of talent only to piss it away.
The hype surrounding him, however, is at a level that at best could be described as nauseatingly annoying. But that's not his doing, that's the media's. They love a storyline and will drive one beyond all reason. He is a polarizing figure. As were Vick and Young. But in his case that has more to do with his style than substance or ultimate lack thereof... Although I think by virtue of his very existence he makes a lot of males in the core sports demographic really uncomfortable because he is emotionally wired so differently than most of them these days, and on and off the field he challenges their perception of alpha male world order... He's got the courage of his convictions, although he remains somewhat naive, he's humble, he doesn't allow what he does for a living to define who he is, he's not arrogant, or self absorbed, or defiant, or apparently miserable and envious on some level...
I guess the same things that intrigued an open minded thinker like BB cause him to grate on many of the same people Bill grates on for whatever reason. Defying conventional wisdom, whatever that is, will tend to make you a polarizing figure. It's human nature to disparage or dislike what you don't understand or cannot quantify. I still don't think he's sustainable long term, but having made it this far who knows. He may have bought himself enough time to become sustainable. Most guys in his situation couldn't even hope to do that.
I don't think guys like Brady and Warner see him as an insult. They are more insulted by the kind of hype that surrounds guys like Russell and Leinart and Sanchez who get handed their shot on a silver platter based on solely on perception of talent only to piss it away.