There was a loud, almost frenetic, chorus of screams and yelps emerging from south Philadelphia around half past nine on Saturday night.
Tim Tebow had to be involved.
Playing into the fourth quarter of a contest the Eagles led a more or less hapless Baltimore squad 30-7, the No. 4 signal caller and quasi-deity sat under center to resume what was a decent showing the previous weekend. He rushed for a touchdown and went 6-for-12 to the delight of his head coach.
It didn’t start quite so miraculously the second time. He was sacked on his first snap, though it was called back on a defensive penalty and his handoff to reserve back Kevin Monangai didn’t last long. Curling around left end, the rookie from Villanova fumbled.
Tebow would return and lead a drive nearing the end of the game, rushing for what was but for a moment a 4 yard touchdown. A review would overturn that feat, but even had they not, it would have been a mistake.
Rolling left, Tebow had reserve receiver patrolling the back of the end zone, first somewhat open, then open, then very open. Still, he took off and thought better of the rushing option, with inches to spare along the pylon and three Ravens defensive backs on duty, waiting to nab him. That he took the latter option shows poor decision making.
Tebow lost the battle on Saturday between he and No. 3 Matt Barkley, going 2-of-5 for 12 yards. Barkley looked better than his poor outing last Sunday, completing 6-of-14 for 86 yards and no turnovers.
So, Chip Kelly has a decision to make. Now that Barkley has seemingly settled himself on the field after an impressive summer camp, do the Eagles hear trade offers for him and keep Tebow, or hang on to a reliable third-option and discard the talented player with the unique (and rare) skills?
As long as Tebow is remotely an option to make an NFL roster, there will be two insatiable camps on either side of him: those who irrationally believe he can make any play imaginable, and those who irrationally think he cannot make any play imaginable.
Whichever decision the Eagles make, they’ll have one of those rabid sides to deal with.
Reading this tells you all you need to know about the biased writer. Not so much as a mention of the fact that Tim Tebow rushed for a 25 yard gain and was the 3rd leading rusher of the game. Yes, Tim made some errors. However, only in the world of Tim Tebow and the anti-Tebow media would call what was almost a touchdown that led to a touchdown "a mistake"
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I would say I'm "anti-Tebow." I've been very complimentary when he has done good things in camp and on the field. But when you have a wide open man, throw it. Don't risk your throwing shoulder in the collision.
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