Tim Tebow Shades of Doug Flutie

The Internet continues to remind me of that Seinfeld episode when Kramer gets pissed at everyone who steals his "invention ideas". Well, this link hits on an idea I had running the other night: that Tim Tebow is less Steve Young and more Doug Fluite. Not the height, but the fact that most scouts/teams/fans write him off because he doesn't fit the "model" franchise NFL QB. Anyway, enjoy the link. It's a short but good read.

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While that might be true

Flutie will always be remembered, but wasn’t really always a winner.

I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.

by Topher Doll on May 7, 2010 8:38 PM MDT reply actions

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He made Boston College relevant and he won in the CFL and gave Buffalo a real QB post-Jim Kelly. I’m not saying he was the end-all be-all, but he was not a loser and was def a winner (at least in my books).

Despair: It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black.

by bcfunk on May 7, 2010 8:48 PM MDT up reply actions

I know that

But if he becomes the next Flutie, he won’t live up to the already big hype surrounding him. I like Flutie, a driven player, but never really stayed with one team long, and struggled to be consistent. That was in part to the teams surrounding him though.

I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.

by Topher Doll on May 7, 2010 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions

Sort of missing the point...

Tebow & Flutie = unconventional but extremely talented QBs who are natural leaders. What McD is doing is tailoring his offense to maximize on Tebow’s abilities because he has that “It” factor, which I’m convinced Flutie (and all great QBs share). The tragedy of Flutie is that he did his thing in the CFL instead of the NFL. In an alternate universe, a good NFL coach capitalizes of Flutie’s talent/leadership and makes him a stud NFL QB.

Despair: It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black.

by bcfunk on May 7, 2010 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions