When will it end?

 

Everybody knows that Tim Tebow was the man when he was in college and that he was the biggest name in the state of Florida.  People know about Tebow’s numerous awards such as the most coveted college trophy the Heisman.   People know that he is the all time SEC rushing touchdown leader.  He even had a statue of him built outside of the Florida football stadium while he was still in school.  But many people also know that he was not thought of as being a good NFL quaterback.

            Not only was Tebow such a great athlete but he was also considered to a model citizen with his strong religious beliefs.  He is very vocal about his faith and has maid many retreats to poor countries to help those in need. 

            All this being said, how much attention is Tebow going to get?  How often and how much must he be praised.  Don’t get me wrong, Tebow is both a great person and athlete and I wish him the best, but he has spent the past few years on a pedestal.  He is always the center of the media for every little thing that he does.  This past Sunday Tebow scored his first NFL touchdown on a three-yard rush.  H accumulated 23 rush yards on six attempts for his stat-line on Sunday.  Tebow’s touchdown was on of the top stories on Monday’s sports shows such as “Sportscenter” and “NFL Live.”

            Tebow was not the only NFL rookie quarterback to make a big effort on Sunday.  Colt Mccoy made his first NFL start for the Cleveland Browns.  Mccoy was matched up against the NFL’s best defense in the Pittsburg Steelers.  It was a daunting task for Mccoy as every NFL expert had picked him to fail miserably in Sunday’s game.  Mccoy came out and did the opposite.  Mccoy did not get the win but neither did Tebow.  Mccoy played the entire game for the Browns throwing for 281 yards and a touchdown.  This was the best passing performance against the Steelers all season.  Mccoy did throw two interceptions but this is not uncommon amongst rookie quarterbacks in the NFL. 

            No one wanted to talk about Mccoy’s good performance against the NFL’s best defense.  Instead, the main topic of discussion was Tebow’s first touchdown in the NFL.  I watched multiple highlights on Monday and when the Cleveland Pittsburg highlights were on no one mentioned the performance by Colt Mccoy.  When the Denver Broncos highlight was on Tebow’s touchdown was the focus on the highlight.  Then after the highlight was over Tebow was still a big topic of discussion.  I know that Tebow was an idol when he was in college and I can understand how he would have some hype in the NFL, but how long will he still be the center of attention?  Will every step that Tebow takes on the field always be the center of the media?  There many other players that are going unnoticed while Tebow steals the spotlight for minor accomplishments.