Written by Matt | 28 September 2007

There comes a time in a man’s life that you disagree with people that you usually agree with. Your girlfriend says no and rolls over and your wife does the same when you get home, your boss telling you to work on Saturday. It's just happens. It happened this week with one of my favorite blogs, which will remain anonymous because of their idiotic view on the subject, but they are still a Friend of the Family to the right. The idea behind the subject was Florida QB Tim Tebow.

I started off the conversation by stating that “Tim Tebow, just as Sam Keller and Jimmy Clausen, are all overrated”. One of their top contributors (and well respected in my book) said I was comparing all three, which if you read the sentence correctly, is incorrect. I was not an English major, but I seem to have enough practice using the language to know that that is not a comparison, but a grouping. All it stated was that all three are way overrated. A comparison would have been Sam Keller sucks more that Tim Tebow, but that’s neither here nor there (Keller sucking is a widely known fact. Tebow is above average). Back to Tebag: watching the game against Tennessee, all Verne Lundquist talked about was how Tebow was Superman and the Tennessee backup QB actually dressed up in a Superman costume to run the scout team. Yeah, I scratched my ginormous head on that one. Superman? Yeah, Tim Tebow is over-fucking-rated.

Tebow isn’t even the best QB in the SEC. That title belongs to Andre Woodson from Kentucky. It’s a little tough to be touted as winning the Heisman and owning the world in his back pocket, whenever you aren’t even the best in your conference at your position. I would put Tebag in as the third best quarterback in the SEC behind Woodson and Georgia QB Matthew Stafford, but that’s debateable. Needless to say, for the anonymous blog to schlup the third best QB in his own effing conference as the next best thing makes me wonder how drunk they were before they put letters on the screen to write.

To one up the conversation, I said to compare Chase Daniel to Tebow. Tebow gets lovin' from Fowler, Herbstreit, and Corso each Saturday and twice on Sunday. Chase has gotten no love, even with the whole ‘not throwing an interception until he throws his arm off’ thing (235 consecutive w/o a pick). Chase consistently hits for 300+ a game and at least three to the house. Tebag has less of everything, including about half the amount of passing yards.

Daniel 116-176, 1311 yards, 13 TDs, 4 picks (all in last two games)
Tebag 65-95, 1096 yards, 10 TDs, 1 pick

“But Tebow runs!!”. True, but Mizzou has something called a ‘running back’. See, Florida has a pile of debis they like to call Kestahn Moore. Urban Meyer, same as last year, likes to just have Tebow run. Pinkeltoes likes to give the ball to Temple, Maclin, or Goldsmith a hell of a lot more than to have Chase run. Lets kill that argument: Chase has rushed about half as many times as Tebow, and still both basically the same rushing average per run. Funny thing is, most of Tebow’s runs have been called; most of Chase’s haven’t and have been basically sacks on that crappy QB Choice Option that Pinkeltoes calls. I won’t question either coach’s offensive philosophy (Meyer has a hell of a record and a ring on the finger from last year. Pinkel is 4-0 this year and throwing up points like its Galaga), but you saw Chase get smoked by Vonte Davis from Illinois. Tebow will have the same done and twice as much. It’ll be interesting to see him if he makes it to the end of the year.

To nobody’s surprise, my problem with the entire argument is the undeserved hype for Tebow (ie ‘overrated’), and players like Daniel miss the boat for the hype because dickheads like ESPN serve up Kool-aid for the new shiny object. Tebow played for the national champion Gators (had a minor role on that team) and got a ring. Nice job, you earned a letter. Chris Leak was the starter and took about 92% of the snaps. Tebow didn’t do shit other than run and throw that strange terrible pass that made it on the ‘Not Top 10’ on schluper ESPN. Deserving of preseason Heisman talk? No. Deserving of being called ‘Superman’? Hell no. Being overrated? YES.

If you have half a mind, you’ll see that Tim Tebow is essentially Brad Smith with a couple things in each other’s favor. Brad had 10x better legs, Tebow a little better of an arm. Brad never had the national championship talent Tebag has around him. That alone helps just a hell of a lot in both running and passing.

Would you still take Tim Tebow over Chase Daniel? Not a chance. This also goes back to the argument of Chase or Brad, which I would take Chase in a heartbeat again. Side note; I think Fowler just finished rubbing Tebow’s inner thigh. He’s off for a facial from Lee Corso.

(I will give you the fact that Tebow has a smoking hot sister. Yes, that's the picture of him and his SISTER)

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