Tebow

When he was in college I wasn't a Tebow fan, nor a Tebow hater.

During the Denver QB controversy I became interested.

Over the last three weeks I've become a fan.

As much as I've enjoyed the comeback victories, the hard nosed running style, and the unpredictability that give everyone a break from the standard run and gun nonsense that the NFL has become...even more I've enjoyed tuning in on Monday mornings and listening to the old retired dinosaurs bitch and moan about how Tebow isn't a real quarterback and how this winning streak can't possibly last.

What I don't get with guys like Mike Golic and Steve Young et al is that they're the same guys who have been yelling for years about how soft the game has gotten. Golic especially has a regular schtick about the rule that protect the QB and he longs for the days of Sonny Jurgussen and playing without facemasks. Well in Tim Tebow, he's getting exactly what he wants and the first thing he does is criticize the guy.

The only explanation for this has to be religion. The don't like Tebow because he wears his faith on his sleeve....literally. And in some cases he wore his faith on his face. Worse yet, according to those who know , its not an act...he's actually a genuine guy who carries himself the same way whether the cameras are on or off.

Now I'm not a religious guy, but I find this whole thing fascinating.

Muhammad Ali is an icon for devotion to his faith. Tiger Woods is vilified for his lack of morality. Its heart-warming for NASCAR to have a pre-race prayer, but Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ) got chased out of the NBA for refusing the national anthem in favor of his religion.

In sports, as in the rest of American life, we love just a little bit of religion.

No religion and you're a faithless amoral monster. Adhere to the tenants of your faith and your a extremist zealot. But give the sign of the cross after hitting a home run, and then jack yourself full or steroids, and you're a first ballot hall-of-famer.

God Bless America. Just not too much.

Peyton Manning is on his way out. You've Rothlesberger and Vick abusing man and beast(I know Steelers fans....allegedly...I mean allegedly). Eli Manning is perpetually confused. You have wide receivers shooting themselves and defensive backs shooting other people. Who are you going to build the image of this league around for the next 5 years....Tom Brady ? Great...make Brady your poster boy, get Fabio to be the commissioner and every Sunday will be filled with the charisma of an old sock.

Tebow is bringing some excitement to a season where Oakland and Houston are leading two of this divisions. My message to the media...Enjoy it. If you don't want religion in your football, then stop letting religion affect your football, and start enjoying a QB who crosses the line of scrimmage head first instead of feet first, and has done nothing less than gone 5 - 1 with a mediocre team in his first year.