Tebow turning down '7-Figure Endorsement Deals' to focus on football
by John Bena on May 13, 2010 5:36 AM MDT
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PrintAll's been quiet on the Tim Tebow front since the end the end of the Broncos' Rookie mini-camp. Turns out Tebow has been quite busy, living in Memphis, TN with his agent, Jimmy Sexton. Tebow has been using the time to work out - the NFL bars rookies from working out at the team facility - and staying focused on football. He has also been inundated with endorsement offers says Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post.
"I’m trying to work hard and not get my mind cluttered with all that," Tebow told the newspaper about endorsement deals that come his way. "When it gets to the point when something needs to be presented to me, I see it. Right now, it’s all ball for me."
It's hard not to like that last statement, "....it's all ball for me." Part of becoming great is the desire to work for it. Tebow obviously has that in spades.
Is it hard for Tebow's agent to see one of his star clients turning down such lucrative offers?
"Within the next five years, Tim clearly has a chance to be one of the most endorsable athletes on the planet," Sexton said. "I had one CEO of a major Fortune 500 company tell me, ‘You know what, Jimmy? For a corporation to put a face on their brand, this guy (Tebow) is the real deal. He’s the one guy who’s not going to be a scandal two or three years from now.’"
That's huge point #2. Tebow is highly unlikely to end up on the back page in some kind of scandal. That will leave to endorsement deals open - assuming he is successful and the Broncos are winning.
For now, Tebow is doing the Brett Favre routine - working out at private high schools, going through drills with high school players.
"I got in a lot of good work, and I met a lot of good people," Tebow told the newspaper. "It was so much fun to get back in high school facilities, to get back to your roots and just know that level is where you started. I worked, hung out and just had a great time."
Of course, the well isn't completely dry for Tebow - he's already signed deals with EASports and Nike. Beyond that, however, the commercials can wait. It is all football - and that has to make all Broncos fans happy.
There was one more tidbit in the article that made me smile - Tebow has been trading texts with John Elway.
"I’ve texted back and forth with him (Elway), and that’s truly an honor," Tebow said. "He has been very supportive of me. He’s one of the all-time best."
Another example of how Tebow gets it. Several quarterbacks in Denver have almost shied away from shadow of Elway. Tebow will seemingly bask in it. In Denver, that is half the battle.
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Thanks John...got to love this kid, his attitude and his moxy!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
by boydy2669 on May 13, 2010 5:51 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Way to go Tebow
But if I were him, I’d sign some deals with sponsors. It hasn’t hurt Peyton Manning, and I’m sure it won’t hurt Tebow either. There will come a time, if he pushes them all aside, that they no longer want him.
Other that that, I think it’s fantastic that he’s so focused on football. That’s what we need, and he shows his maturity and dedication with every word, and every action that he does. He truly is one of the only players who’s actions speak louder than his words, for the good, not the bad.
2/3 of the world is covered in water
the other 1/3 is covered by Champ Bailey
But with Manning, how many deals did he sign before his 3-13 rookie year?
That was an important developmental stage in his career – if he did sign any big deals, I didn’t hear about them back in the day.
Tim Tebow 2010.
Bring the hate.
Feed the beast.
I don't think anyone really offered him any deals
Until later in his career.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on May 13, 2010 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
of course they did
after all, he was the son of another QB by the last name of… ummmm…. i can’t remember Manning’s dad’s last name :(
Archie
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on May 13, 2010 11:49 AM MDT up reply actions
I think it was a joke.
Archie Manning’s last name, after all, was not Archie…
by The Commenter Formerly Known as Not You on May 13, 2010 1:00 PM MDT up reply actions
If I remember right I wasn't seeing him all over the tv til he won his first superbowl
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Because Montana has no professional sports, I gotta support the land of my birth.
Socrates was once executed for 'trolling'.
^Needs explaining: don't call someone asking uncomfortable, slightly antagonistic questions *for the purpose of learning* trolls. It's real easy to differentiate a 'Socratic' post from a trolling one.
plenty
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/article/60946
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 1:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah those EAsports and Nike deals probably don't amount to much! Let's be real here. He's got his money heading down the right road already (wouldn't respect him if he didn't), good to see him focusing on BALL now!!
I like this
“assuming he is successful and the Broncos are winning”
No problem haha, look forward to it.
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 8:09 AM MDT up reply actions
Got to disagree with one sentence.
There will come a time, if he pushes them all aside, that they no longer want him.
I can see a company using that to their advantage. They could say something like Tim Tebow turned down indorsement offers from Company A, Company B, and Company C, but agreed to indorse our product. Could work out very well.
Absolutely...
If he pans out, he could be one of the most loved athletes in the country. I don’t see any company shying away from having him tied to their product.
That also depends on how they were rejected
if the PR guy says “sorry but Tim will never sponser your product” – then they will never be back.
If the PR guy says “Tim wants to get his feet wet with the team before doing any endorsements” then the companys will call back in about 6 months
It has affected Payton
Payton Manning has only won 1 superbowl and appeared in 1 other and this is his 13th season coming up. Elway won two and carried his team to 3 others in 15 seasons, yet Manning is on pace to break all QB lifetime acheivment records. He’s too distracted by his commercial whoring to win the big games. I really don’t like how many commercials and advertisements he’s in (mostly because he’s not a bronco and I have to stare at his face during Bronco game commercial breaks, although the one where he’s getting all pissed at the 4th grade kids in a pickup game is pretty funny, oh and some of those Sony HDTV commercials were funny too.) He’s still a commercial slut.
GO BRONCOS!!!
that still didn't beat out Brett Farve's Sears commercials
Farve has a really good sense of humor to be able to do that with all the flack he took for not officially retiring, stating he was going to but then deciding otherwise…. twice lol
Wow that's got to be the most unfounded statement I've ever heard
To say he lost the Super Bowl because of his commercials, which were filmed long ago, is complete crap.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on May 13, 2010 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed Max..
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
Gimme a break
The reason the Colts only won 1 SB in 10 years is not because of Manning… its because there are 32 teams trying to win the prize every year, and some of them are equally good or better as TEAMS than the Colts have been… aka NE, Pitt, NOLA last year, etc.
Manning is the best QB in the game, and blaming any lack of success on him is patentedly absurd. If anything, he’s the only reason the Colts have been as good as they have been (which has only been one of the best teams in the NFL for the past decade).
As maxwellsdemon said… one of the most unfounded comments ever…
by cjfarls on May 14, 2010 1:27 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
This dude is killin me!
I was so pissed when we gave up 3 picks to draft him. I was yelling at the t.v, cussing my beloved Broncos, making my wife think I’m cuckoo for cocoa puffs. Well, she already knew that. Anywho, I am really warming up to this pick. Tebow is really making it hard not to be anything but thrilled about getting him. I am still skeptical on whether he can play or not, but off the field this kid is Rod Smith times 10.
What a drag it is getting old. - Mick
by orangeblood on May 13, 2010 6:25 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
I'd say he's Rod Smith times 1, which is still pretty good
Most NFL players work hard. I think when he actually gets in the league he’ll find that his work ethic, while good, is not as extraordinary as he thinks.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drink+the+kool-aid
I should probably tone it down a bit with the Rod Smith comparison.
But you see I have been hittin the bottle for breakfast today and I’m fired up.
What a drag it is getting old. - Mick
slow your roll on comparing him to one of our greatest just yet eh?
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 8:10 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
hard to compare him to Rod Smith
Two totally different people playing two totally different positions :P
But if you are comparing him to his work ethic and priorities with the game, you could be on track with something!
I think thats exactly what he means
hence the words “off the field”
This kid has all the personality traits and work ethic, and priority valuations of some of the ALL-TIME Bronco best. I mean WHO TURNS DOWN 7 FIGURES BEFORE EVEN PLAYING?!
think about that….marinate in it a minute….if you were playing a sport where a working life-span of 10 years is a GOOD LONG RUN in the league….where injury could dismantle your entire career ANY GIVEN DAY….even TODAY!!! and he turns down 7 figures on top of what he’s gauranteed…..I LOVE THIS PICK….man I hope he makes all our excitement worth it ON the field
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
LoL
marinate in that…..golden
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
by T.Dot_Bronco on May 13, 2010 8:06 AM MDT up reply actions
who turns down 7 figures? Somebody who's already getting that and about to sign another one with us! Can we at least not Saint the man just yet please?
Goodness gracious!
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 8:13 AM MDT up reply actions
I was completely like you OB during the draft. I’m starting to warm up to Tebow slowly. You can’t deny his hard work ethic and determination to prove everyone wrong. I just hope he stays that way and doesn’t get persuaded by the money and all that mess…we’ll see.
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I am in the same boat as you. I just about cried, but now I have convinced myself that he will bring us to the promised land
Good to see Elway involved.
"To be honest, I will wear whatever number they want me to wear. If that's 15,
I'll wear 15. If that's 95, I'll wear 95. I don't really care, just as long as
I can wear a Denver Broncos jersey. That's my approach and my attitude."
TT 4/23/10
I wonder what the Vets think about him?
You hear guys like Ray Lewis popping off about him in the media and now you hear about him turning down 7 figure deals. On the surface it sounds great that he is interested in only football but I wonder if there’s going to be some resentment in the locker room from some of the vets that dont get the big offers like Tebow is.
You probably get this a lot. This isn't the real Caesar's Palace is it?....Did Caesar live here?
You know where I wanna go? I'll tell you where. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talking about a little place called Aspen
I don't think so
He’s rejecting those offers, it shows dedication to the team, leadership – that alone is something a fellow teammate, especially one who isnt getting those offers – can respect
I have to imagine its nothing new for them
Every year the first round pick comes in with a bigger contract than the majority of the team before doing a damn thing on the field. I know it would frustrate me, but it comes with the territory and you just have to hope the kids live up to there contracts and don’t measure their own success by their relative paycheck.
You don't know what the offers were, either.
Maybe he didn’t want to be the coverboy for BenGay Medicated Ointment or make terrible Hanes underwear commercials…
So I see you rolled your way into the semis?
by OutOfYourElement on May 13, 2010 8:10 AM MDT up reply actions
lol
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 8:16 AM MDT up reply actions
a 7 figure deal
just isn’t worth making commercials explaining how you love your Valtrex
So I see you rolled your way into the semis?
by OutOfYourElement on May 13, 2010 11:14 AM MDT up reply actions
Valtrex is an anti-viral,used for Herpes Simplex viruses,
and initially designed for genitial herpes. Not sure that is in Tebow’s wheelhouse.
Hanes underwear LOL
CREEPIEST ads ever!
“Michael, i bought you some new underwear.”
“Why, thanks, Cuba!”
eesh. just the thought that tebow might have possibly passed on that puts him up a notch in my book. :-)
Ray Lewis is a grad of the Miami Hurricanes. Tebow has destroyed them every time they played. Need I say more?
by Matt Burris on May 13, 2010 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions
How Can You Not Love This Guy
I think and hope Denver fans look back on the drafting of Tebow the way that 49er fans (and I was a few decades ago) felt when Joe Montana was drafted (running QB, weak arm, a winner in college who can’t play pro ball). I can still remember the day Bill Walsh announced Montana as his starter over Steve DeBerg, the prototypical pocket QB. The entire 49er community was in such an uproar about what an idiot the new coach (a professorial type at that) was and how the 49ers were destined for 5 more years of horrible football. Not saying Tebow will have Montana’s career path. Just a lot of the same jibber jabber from then seems to be rehashed here and now.
by John in Castle Rock on May 13, 2010 7:03 AM MDT reply actions 2 recs
+1
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
et tu Yallas?
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 8:17 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh my god,
I can’t wait. This dry spell is killing me.
by BroncosBassist on May 13, 2010 7:13 AM MDT up reply actions
Love it John
Gotta love this guy. This action SHOULD create a domino effect, but sadly it probably won’t. What a classy move here by Tebow. I love that Elway is giving the kid tips and pointers. Wonder why he’s never reached out to our other young QB’s, or at least from what I know…
A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.
Part of it
I would imagine, is that he did. Elway has always been somewhat involved in the organization. He probably has talked to many of our QB’s, of course when a QB comes out and says I have a better Arm than Elway had….I wouldn’t expect Elway to keep talking to him after that.
I also think that part of Elways absence from the hallowed halls of Mile High may have something to do with a power struggle between him and Shannahan…..(this is purely and entirely speculative) I wonder if his reason for wanting to be more involved is
A. Shannahan the Czar of football (whom i’m hoping to meet at Redskins Training camp this year and get my Broncos hat signed!!!!!) was there and would not give St. John ANY say in anything….
B. He likes McD and now that he feels the organization is going in the right direction, we get some talent that he respects, he feels he has been gone long enough and established his life enough that he can afford the time!
I don’t know if ANY of this is true, but it would make sense.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
by DenBronx on May 13, 2010 7:20 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
See Woody Paige article in DPO - Confirms your thoughts
on the ‘tif’ between Elway and Shanahan.
Link Here
Mike and John were thisclose when John was playing. John really expected to be a part of the management and the ownership when he retired.
Mike didn’t really want John’s interference. He wanted to run the team almost dictatorially.
The two best buddies, who used to play golf, eat together and even script plays together (behind Dan Reeves back, Reeves claimed), had a falling out.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also DREAM; not only plan, but also BELIEVE.
I thought I remember hearing about something,
but wanted to keep it as speculation since I think of where I may have heard it HAHA.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
ROFL wait a minute....
that article is from today?! lol wow maybe I’m just psychic then HAHAHAHA
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
Please pick six numbers for the Lotto for us :-)
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also DREAM; not only plan, but also BELIEVE.
ummmm ok....
7-87-30-80-82-84
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
The bonus number is 2!!
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
Split the winnings?
How much do we each get when we all buy those numbers?
by WABroncoFan on May 13, 2010 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Well I guess that depends....
I won’t be buying a ticket so I expect 5% of everyone’s winnings thank you very much.
Also….another Fan from my Old stomping grounds in the evergreen state? nice!
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
AND THE DECODING REVEALS....
Elway, McCaffrey,TD,R Smith,(?),S Sharpe
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also DREAM; not only plan, but also BELIEVE.
Stephen Alexander TE #82
????
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also DREAM; not only plan, but also BELIEVE.
Can anyone say 3 Amigos?
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
Everyone knows I was the best one.
Go back and look at the playoff comeback against the Houston Oilers. I’m the man!
Tebow, Thomas, Decker?????
If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.
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by Troy Hufford on May 13, 2010 2:04 PM MDT up reply actions
come on KB....I expected better from you of all people haha
of course your age gives you a little le-way….assuming you are in fact younger than me, who is really too young to even remember the amigos actually playing….
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
Age is just a number
lol at least thats what I told her……….
ok thats too creepy even for me I take it back!!!!
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
nope....unfortunately....
if there was I would look a lot less dumb and creepy HAHAHA
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
I know the 3 Amigos. I was just being sarcastic.
It should have been in italics. Sorry, Harv….
If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.
PS3 ID: broncomaniac6
by Troy Hufford on May 13, 2010 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions
lol alright, just making sure HAHA
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
ty
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
So it comes out to be
Elway, Eddie Mac, TD, (RSmith/Mark Jackson), Vance Johnson, (Rick Natiel/Shannon Sharpe)
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
DenBronx - the code maker/ breaker
How about working on the Enigma called Josh McDaniels and his plan?
P.S. How many MHRs read the numbers and never realized there was a code in place?
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also DREAM; not only plan, but also BELIEVE.
If the Number 7
which I purposefully put first…and should always come first….didn’t tip them off, they deserved not to know…..
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
Kinda like McDaniels Plan...
They Deserve NOT to know…………….Hmm
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also DREAM; not only plan, but also BELIEVE.
and even with all the Tebow talk...
… no one has yet even brought up
that 15 is the product of two prime numbers.
Whoa, scary tin foil hat stuff right there
Shanny REALLY needed to rely on SOMEBODY
As a Redskin (the team) hater I hope he hasn’t learned…
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 10:05 AM MDT up reply actions
Rec'd DenBronx, I think you hit the nail pretty square...
John has always been around the club when he has time. His businesses took up a lot of time early in his retirement and maybe now he has them under control and wants to be available. I know he mentioned that early last year.
by bfree2bronc on May 13, 2010 10:30 AM MDT up reply actions
I am a Tebow skeptic.
And I will be until he produces on the field, but you gotta respect this kind of stuff. It’s comforting to know that if he doesn’t succeed it won’t be for a lack of focus/effort, which is more than you can say about most prospects.
until he produces on the field
this could be part of the reason he turned it down. Just saying.
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
isn't that the type of guy Tebow is?
That alone shows leadership!
Just think, when someone offers you something that someone else has worked hard for in life – WWTTD?!?
Hahaha!!
Oh no, it’s starting….WWTTD
I just hope he is our savior…at least in Broncos country.
GO BRONCOS!!!
It's nice to be excited
We’ll find out soon enough if he can play at the NFL level, but I have to say it’s nice to be excited about what the future may bring once again.
The jury is still out on TT as an NFL QB until he starts winning us some football games
but the jury sure isn’t out on his ethics and his prioritization! The guy has it right. We have to let this play out — there will be highs and there will be lows. But I’m thrilled to have him as a Bronco!
"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.
by broncosmontana on May 13, 2010 7:20 AM MDT reply actions 2 recs
+1, for sure
Take my advice... I'm not using it!
"If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague."
He’s the one guy who’s not going to be a scandal two or three years from now
Just like what they used to say about Tiger Woods.
I wish no ill on the guy but a statement like that is just tempting fate.
Exactly...
…and with someone who’s reputation is partially tied to how good he behaves, there is a much higher standard. It will take half as much to set the mediaoffp and they’ll crucify him twice as fast. Hope the best for him, but it’s a tough road when you’re supposed to be the good guy. No room to be human.
by jayhawk bronco on May 13, 2010 7:27 AM MDT up reply actions
Yes but Tim Tebow seems to get it
Tiger suffers from narcissism. Tiger is in love with himself (and apparently 100 other women, boo ya) I don’t see this with Tebow. He’s about as genuine a guy as I’ve ever seen. You look at this guy and you think, okay he can’t be for real he is a creation of the media or his own success. But the more you get to know him and hear other people talk the more you realize he is for real.
"No more my bad just make the play"-McJedi
by RockyMountainThunder on May 13, 2010 8:11 AM MDT up reply actions
It could be something to do with his Faith as well
resisting temptations – isn’t that something a man of faith would do?
Off topic but I think guys like Haggard wear the mantle of the righteous as a disguise.
They’re hypocrites and I can’t stand them. Tebow seems like he talks the talk and walks the walk.
Some people got nothing to be angry about so they're angry about nothing.
by MrFNSunshine on May 13, 2010 10:11 AM MDT up reply actions
lol
Tebow from what I have read, isn’t out preaching the gospel. However he has acted on it in his way of life, and he has put specific phrases on his “warrior paint” under his eyes.
But not out preaching it to everyone. He’s like Dawkins in this respect – very deep in faith but isn’t going to go pound it in to your head.
Don't go to church...
Be the church!
by WABroncoFan on May 13, 2010 12:18 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 1:35 PM MDT up reply actions
I love Elway
Glad to see him back in the mix.
Now, if only my girlfriend will let me name our first born Elway everything would be fine.
You probably get this a lot. This isn't the real Caesar's Palace is it?....Did Caesar live here?
You know where I wanna go? I'll tell you where. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talking about a little place called Aspen
Thats a cool name...and if your last name is Starr...ELway Starr...pretty cool!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
and it would show up on Roll Call in school as
Star, Elway
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
haha
Thats awesome
You probably get this a lot. This isn't the real Caesar's Palace is it?....Did Caesar live here?
You know where I wanna go? I'll tell you where. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talking about a little place called Aspen
John Elway…………..my hero.
Tim Tebow…………..my new hero
Is this how a fan felt during the weeks after the Elway trade back in 1983? :D
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
The guy formerly known as ZAPPA
ROFL!
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
Hey, don't knock me for being excited.
I didn’t feel nearly this excited when we picked up Cutler…..
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
The guy formerly known as ZAPPA
plus I feel the same way
as does 90% of broncos country. We are obviously enthralled with this potential HOF type of player, or we are enthralled with the dumbest pick in history.
I for one, don’t believe he was a stupid pick, and think he has some of the greatest potential we’ve ever come across – but only time will be the real answer
Me either Tim...
We’ve needed this kind of quarterback for a long time…Since1999…
by bfree2bronc on May 13, 2010 10:33 AM MDT up reply actions
Very similar feeling
Elway was a coup for us….A big time theft and it took him 14 years to win a Super Bowl. Hard to remember the frustrating pre-Championship days but I haven’t been this happy since Elway retired. Can’t wait for the season to start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More so than others
Elways endorsement of Tebow means more to me than Gruden, or Dungy, or anybody else for that matter. Elway knows a winner when he sees one. He never said these things about Griese, Cutler, Orton or Plummer
"No more my bad just make the play"-McJedi
by RockyMountainThunder on May 13, 2010 8:13 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
The last sentence say's it all...
“I think Jay is the guy,” Elway said. “I’m answering those questions until they find the guy, and Jay’s got the chance to do it.”
I'd trust Dungy over Elways, sorry
Elways knows a quarterback he likes, and he may have a good eye for talent, but I don’t hear Joe Montana saying anything, or Dan Marino. Just cause Elway says something, doesn’t mean it’s true, blasphamy I know, but it’s true.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
I remember the Elway trade as clearly...
…as the Reagan attempt, the Miracle on Ice, Challenger, and 9/11. So, yes— there was a particular giddiness. The news broke about 9:45 p.m., and my dad announced it to us with the same wonderment (he heard it on a news flash on the radio) that you’d expect from a kid spying Santa Claus landing on the roof. In fact, he said, almost unbelieving— ‘I think we just got John Elway’, because he wasn’t sure it could possibly be true.
I went to bed counting Super Bowls.
Denialists replace the open-minded skepticism of science with the inflexible certainty of ideological commitment.-- Michael Spector
by PredominantlyOrange on May 13, 2010 8:14 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
awesome, thanks
luckily im a bronco and a blazer fan......#15 and #52 are family
5 shots at it and winning 2 when you had the best team only once is GOAT stuff
luckily im a bronco and a blazer fan......#15 and #52 are family
lol I'm not saying thats John's fault
actually I’m saying this is how spectacular Elway was. To lead a team 4 times to a super bowl without a super bowl team is phenomenal.
This is the ultimate team sport, however Elway sparked something in those teams that I don’t believe anyone in this world could – that alone is one of the greatest achievements I think he ever had!
your right, i dont think anyone takes those 80's teams to the SB.....certainly not 3 of them
luckily im a bronco and a blazer fan......#15 and #52 are family
agreed. NOBODY.
This is what puts #7 in the running with the best ever.
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 10:07 AM MDT up reply actions
Thanks for rekindling those memories!
Elway’ leadeship and effort was phenomenol, and added to his physical talent was only able to be defeated by far superior teams. BTW, if Elway doesn’t get a huge thigh bruise that keeps him out of the second half against the Bills in the AFC chanmionship, I think he takes us to yet another SB.
Yeah, but I was...
…a kid. So, I was counting on about 14 straight. The thing with Elway was that he was viewed almost unanimously as a paradigm changer. He might have been the first of super-hyped athletes. So for Denver to pull that off was absolutely jaw dropping. It redefined exciting.
Denialists replace the open-minded skepticism of science with the inflexible certainty of ideological commitment.-- Michael Spector
by PredominantlyOrange on May 13, 2010 8:18 AM MDT up reply actions
I think Tebow is redefining that for us yet again
Just my opinion tho. Elway redefined it at his time, however his time has come to a close and other players have stepped in his shoes, or at least tried. It hasn’t been exciting since Elway retired – I feel it again, however!
AaAHHH basking in the memory!!
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 10:06 AM MDT up reply actions
Nice. I remember riding in my dad’s truck, and complaining that this new guy was going to take playing time away from Craig Morton (who barely played in ’82 and ended up retiring before the ’83 season—but I was a big-time Morton homer) who was my favorite. Dad told me to maybe give the new kid a chance.
by Remember Keith Kartz! on May 13, 2010 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions
hrm...you must have gotten to sleep quickly,
if you were only able to make it to 2……
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
i would love to get someone to share how they felt after Elway draft
and Tim im with you as far as excitement. In fact, im going to go watch Tebow live today do some throwing and Q@A. Give you the details later
luckily im a bronco and a blazer fan......#15 and #52 are family
by chikndnnr on May 13, 2010 8:14 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Excited, but Guarded
I was excited when Elway was drafted, but I also was concerned with the pressure that would be placed on him. (I also took lots of heat here in Baltimore!) Dan Reeves was protective of Elway, perhaps too much, and it took Shanahan to release the final talent to get him over the top.
My concern with Tebow is that the pressure on him will be enormous and immediate. McDaniels does not demonstrate a lot of patience and I have concerns about putting Tebow under too much pressure too soon. In addition, I hope Tebow concentrates on football and does not get caught up in other issues. I want to enjoy him playing on Sunday. What he does with his personal life is fine, especially since he is unlikely to get into trouble and hurt the team, but I am not big on putting athletes on a pedestal. Frankly, I am not big on putting anyone on a pedestal… we are all human.
by Baltimore Bronco on May 13, 2010 10:15 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
well said ...i bet you DID catch heat in Baltimore!
And I loved #7 from day one but was a DeBurg guy too.
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 1:39 PM MDT up reply actions
I had watched Elway at Stanford
I thought he was the best college QB I had ever seen. Very, Very excited. His early struggles made me aware of the difference in college and pro, but I knew he was going to be good. However, I did not yet realize how much the rest of the team needed to be improved before we could actuallly win a SB. Eventually, and retrospectively, I decided that “the reason” Elway had so many come-from-behind wins was that he was placed in a trailing-4th-quarter position so frequently by the extremely conservative style of Reeves. Reeves seemed to only release the hounds in that last quarter, and Elway was able to respond. Shanny changed that, and Elway’s stat line and bit time wins moved right on up.
BTW- nobody asked directly, but I think Elway was the better college QB of the two….not statistcally opinion, but the “eye test” on the field variety of opinion.
If there was ever a guy...
…who had a great chance to make a fool of his detractors, Tebow seems to be him. Gotta love the attitude and work ethic!
Denialists replace the open-minded skepticism of science with the inflexible certainty of ideological commitment.-- Michael Spector
by PredominantlyOrange on May 13, 2010 8:25 AM MDT reply actions
I believe ...
… make a fool of his detractors…
… Tim derives a great deal of motivation towards that end.
No controversy my butt...
I thought this guy wasn’t supposed to start controversy? He just made a huge mistake in my opinion. How could he do this?
“Elway is ONE of the greatest QB’s of all time.” Come on Tebow, everybody knows he IS THE BEST of all time. I’m just kidding of course.
This pick may be the greatest thing the Broncos have done in years or it may not work out, we’ll find out in the next couple seasons, but it won’t be because of lack of effort and poor attitude. And I’m fine with that because realistically that’s all you can ask for.
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
by T.Dot_Bronco on May 13, 2010 8:32 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
at first I wasn't sure where u were going with that lol
Although, when Elway started, he had a horrible beginning that he learned from. I hope Tebow is asking him all the things not to do, and all the things to look for – I’m sure he is! I’m also sure he’s talked to Orton as well!
Tim Tebow = player my nieces/nephews can be proud to support.
That’s the biggest thing to me. This is a player that my nieces and nephews can look up to and not have to make excuses for his personality traits. The last great Broncos quarterback was Jake Plummer, in my opinion, and I would love to hear what he thinks about Tim Tebow joining the MIle High City. I know Jake pretty much hates Shanahan, but if I remember right he was always a fan of this city and the fans here. I would love to know what he thinks about Tim Tebow, considering they have more in common that most people admit to.
Comparing Michael Lombardi to Bill Williamson is like comparing an In-N-Out Cheeseburger to a sh## sandwich.
Williamson would probably eat both – no questions asked.
There's a Reason
That there is a Chunky Soup curse and a Madden cover curse. It has nothing to do with superstition. It has everything to do with those athletes spending more time endorsing and less time focusing on football during the off season.
by SanDiegoBuff on May 13, 2010 9:35 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
What about Manning and Brady?
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on May 13, 2010 11:34 AM MDT up reply actions
I am sure he AND his agent know...
Study, learn, improve, win games. The rest will take care of itself.
Got Tebow?
Exactly
Study, learn, improve, win games. The rest will take care of itself
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YOU KEEP HIM OFF YOUR MADDEN COVER
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by poorboywilly on May 13, 2010 9:55 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
BroncoTillIDie = Nick Castillo
October 11, 2009: Remember the McD Fist Pump.
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Last Name: Ever First Name: Greatest
OK, right here is where the sudden shift to all bold type in the lower box started!!!
Poorboywillie or BTillD, it’s on one of you- who has the special powers? :D
awesome
Tebow is doing and saying all the right things. BUT please everyone, I shudder to think if does get into any trouble, I know that’s blasphemy right now, but let’s remember he is just human. He is a good role model right now, but let’s give him some time.
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. - Benjamin Franklin
by Orange and Blue on May 13, 2010 9:59 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
oh no you di'ent!
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 10:09 AM MDT up reply actions
I love tim tebow....
BroncoTillIDie = Nick Castillo
October 11, 2009: Remember the McD Fist Pump.
Xbox360 gamertag: SnipeMeHarder
Last Name: Ever First Name: Greatest
....damn
BroncoTillIDie = Nick Castillo
October 11, 2009: Remember the McD Fist Pump.
Xbox360 gamertag: SnipeMeHarder
Last Name: Ever First Name: Greatest
This kid won't let himself be mediocre, we've got ourselves a winner whether we want him or not!
Someone down the road we can be proud of, someone who will change the course of history and the hearts of men. Yup…You got him whether you want him or not…
umm....woh nelly......
are you too just sitting at home watching TV? ROFL GO TO WORK!
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
Vacation.....whats that?
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
I love the attitude, BUT...
It kind of concerns me that he feels the need to talk about it. If it’s “all ball,” why even mention the endorsements you’ve turned down? I don’t mean to be nit-picky, but I’d much rather a rookie not be publicly running his mouth about all the endorsements he’s turned down. Hopefully it’s been taken out of context, and the reporter kind of put him in a corner. Am I the only one who thinks this topic would have been better left alone?
- Nick
"Know the enemy, know yourself, and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles."
- Sun Tzu
"if you look close, there’s a hoodie lurking in the background of picture 4. similar to the classic sasquatch shot and equally stunning, as the denver temperature today is relatively fair."
-oxmouth
I'm not so sure Tim said anything about rejecting the offers
things somehow become public knowledge, once the press became aware, they probably questioned him about it. The press talk to family members of players and players agents to get any type of news they can. Afterall, you think a player will offer up everything to them? Gotta dig son – dig!
I hope that's how it went
I don’t know why it’s sitting so sour with me. I was just raised that, if you truly are a “get the job done” kind of guy, you don’t talk about how hard you’re going to work. You just go do it.
- Nick
"Know the enemy, know yourself, and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles."
- Sun Tzu
"if you look close, there’s a hoodie lurking in the background of picture 4. similar to the classic sasquatch shot and equally stunning, as the denver temperature today is relatively fair."
-oxmouth
by ncm42 on May 13, 2010 12:23 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's a good point
Had Orton turned down a deal, people would just ignore it, wouldn’t care.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on May 13, 2010 11:35 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not stated here if somebody asked how much Tebow was already signed in for
It IS the kind of question that gets asked.
Uhh, no he DID-n't!!
He didn’t turn down any figures of any endorsement deals. He is not getting involved in the NEGOTIATIONS!! When something needs to be “presented” to him, that’s when he gets involved. He bascially just said, “I have a professional agent and PR guy. They do their jobs. I do mine.” That. Is. All. He is not a saint. At least not until he wins us a couple of titles. Then we can talk sainthood, knighthood, etc. So like in a couple of years.
by JohnElwayOverdrive on May 13, 2010 11:21 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
knighthood is a joke
I mean, Micheal Jackson and Elton John are Knights – why? because they were singers?
Have you SEEN Sir Elton Joust? Bite your tongue man!
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
by Whidbey Bronco on May 13, 2010 1:40 PM MDT up reply actions
point taken
but Tebow is boss. When the PR guy and agent comes to him and says “Timmy – we can make you even more rich by these lucrative contracts” and Tebow responds with “I don’t care as long as it doesn’t require me to do anything other than sign a contract – I’ve got to get focused on my team, not commercials” and then comes back with “But if someone comes to us with a charity benefit such as what happened in Haiti – let me know!”
But do we REALLY think he's the first guy in the history of the NFL to act like that?
- Nick
"Know the enemy, know yourself, and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles."
- Sun Tzu
"if you look close, there’s a hoodie lurking in the background of picture 4. similar to the classic sasquatch shot and equally stunning, as the denver temperature today is relatively fair."
-oxmouth
Tebow
was asked specifically and repeatedly to admit that the Superbowl ad cost him some potential endorsements. It seemed the questions got pretty “pointy” as if to show him as being stupid for having done that. I thought it all very petty.
He’ll have his choices of endorsement deals and I’m sure he’ll be valued as an endorser.
Tebow is still human
I remember when we got Elway and that was all you heard about. If I remeber right some questioned his winning ways at Stanford. When he didn’t come right in and win right away people dogged him. He was under such scrutiny it was unbelievable. They even questioned his choice of what kind of candy he gave out at Holloween. Remember that? I wasn’t thrilled when we drafted Tebow. I wanted some major OL help. Tebow has his feet on the ground and I do like that. I even think he may run some Wildhorses formations this year. Tebow seems to work real hard and that is what I respect. You can have someone that has all the talent in the world and not suceed. Give me someone who is willing to work hard anytime.
by L M Alzado #77 on May 13, 2010 12:09 PM MDT reply actions
Ya, I remember that... Crazy stupid
what kind of candy he gave out at Holloween. Remember that?
Are you the actual real Lyle? Or Lyle’s biggest Fan?
We have probably said it several times,
yet how can you not like Tebow whether you are a Bronco fan or not. I mean this shows where his mind is at (not that we didn’t know already). Concetrate on football and deal with those other endorsements at a later time. I also think that because of who he is personally, you know he is going to be careful about what he endorses anyway.
All the blocked quotes were perfect epeciall the last one. Denver is Elway’s town along with the whole state of Colorado. It is a big shadow when you are a QB for the Broncos. However I think Tebow is the guy who, as you said, will bask in it.
Floyd Little: HOF Class of 2010.
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2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant
The headline is an overstatement I think
Not to put too fine a point on it, in the first quote Tebow did not say he has or would turn down any offers. I think all you can take from the statement is he isn’t personally seeking them out. I’d interpret that as he is letting his agent work out the details to the point of a singable contract. I am in fact glad to hear the things he is saying, but I don’t see him saying he won’t do endorsements. If I missed something in the article, my apologies to you John, but in the absence of hard evidence I’m still betting we see him with an endorsement contract or two by training camp.
One note
Tebow’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, is also Philip Rivers agent as well as some coaches, and isn’t the type of agent to thrust his clients onto the market. So while I’m sure Tebow wanted to stay focused, he sure wasn’t arguing with his agent over this, his agent has shown that he doesn’t need his players and coaches to be in the spot light, as long as they get big, long contracts, which they do, then he’ll be making plenty of money.
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“The kids were just awed by how far he hit the ball,” Sexton said. “The best thing about Tim is he thinks he’s just another guy and acts that way. He’s oblivious to everything going on around him. He doesn’t think he’s a big deal. I asked him the other day how he stayed so humble, how come he didn’t get the big head compared to a lot of other athletes.”
“You have to decide what you have to be proud about, and being a football player doesn’t make you any more special than anybody else,” Tebow said. “Football gives me a platform and with that platform comes a responsibility and obligation to make a difference in people’s lives.”
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