Merrill Hoge blasts Tim Tebow on Twitter

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Aug 4, 2011 9:48 AM
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Sitting watching tape off bronco offense from last year! Orton or Tebow? It’s embarrassing to think the broncos could win with tebow!!



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Orton or tebow? QB play is not just about who works hard gives rare rare college speeches or who is a good guy!! Because orton works hard

@merrilhoge
And is a good guy as well. It’s about who can play!! I just watched Tebow throw 5 out routes to a wide open WR! He was 1 for 5! 2 went in



@merrilhoge
Dirt 2 in the stands! That throwing motion he changed? U can’t change who u r! Just watched 2 throws and he throws like he did in college!!



@merrilhoge
College credentials do not transfer to NFL raw raw speeches do not work! You must poses a skill set to play! Tebow struggle with accuracy!


Tebow responded with 'appreciate that' and then King Douche swoops in to save the day...

http://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/lebron-james-defends-tim-tebow-against-merril-hoges-criticism/80551
Aug 4, 2011 9:48am
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Aug 4, 2011 9:53 AM
Sounds like Merril was being a bit of an asshole.
Aug 4, 2011 9:53am
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Aug 4, 2011 9:54 AM
WebFire;851471 wrote:Sounds like Merril was being a bit of an asshole.

Well...he WAS a Steeler. ;)
Aug 4, 2011 9:54am
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Aug 4, 2011 10:04 AM
Hoge may be right at this time but hes still a giant douche.
Aug 4, 2011 10:04am
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Aug 4, 2011 10:05 AM
Orton was already named the starter, I see no reason for Hoge to do that other than to be an attention whore, like most ESPN talking heads are. I'm glad Orton is staying and starting in Denver. Isn't Tebow learning a new offense again, with Josh gone? All the pressure is on Orton who was what, 3-10 last year? Tebow will just keep working. Fox and Elway are a disaster in progress.
Aug 4, 2011 10:05am
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Aug 4, 2011 10:10 AM
Tebow for responded as elegantly and calmly as only he can.
That's some good writing right there. Can ANYONE be a journalist now-a-day? I can't believe how many articles I've read in the past few weeks that have countless spelling and grammatical mistakes.
Aug 4, 2011 10:10am
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Aug 4, 2011 10:18 AM
ernest_t_bass;851484 wrote:That's some good writing right there. Can ANYONE be a journalist now-a-day? I can't believe how many articles I've read in the past few weeks that have countless spelling and grammatical mistakes.

totally agree
Aug 4, 2011 10:18am
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Aug 4, 2011 10:20 AM
Raw Dawgin' it;851492 wrote:totally agree

Belly and CCRunner are both better writers than most of these people!
Aug 4, 2011 10:20am
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Aug 4, 2011 11:13 AM
Speedofsand;851479 wrote:Orton was already named the starter, I see no reason for Hoge to do that other than to be an attention whore, like most ESPN talking heads are. I'm glad Orton is staying and starting in Denver. Isn't Tebow learning a new offense again, with Josh gone? All the pressure is on Orton who was what, 3-10 last year? Tebow will just keep working. Fox and Elway are a disaster in progress.
Orton's record is not indicative of how well he played for the majority of the season. He had 4 rough games, but their defense was the reason they were so bad last year.
Aug 4, 2011 11:13am
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Aug 4, 2011 11:47 AM
All is well in the world when LeBron endorses you.
Aug 4, 2011 11:47am
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Aug 4, 2011 12:00 PM
I listened to Hodge this morning on Mike & Mike and COMPLETELY agree with what he was saying. He's an NFL talent evaluator and reports what he sees to the public. He saw that Tebow was severely inaccurate, so he said he had awful accuracy. What's the big deal? People want to cry because he was "mean" to Tebow? Boo fuckin hoo
Aug 4, 2011 12:00pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:01 PM
enigmaax;851576 wrote:All is well in the world when LeBron endorses you.

They were talking about this on Mike & Mike this morning and said that Hoge's tweets obviously hit a nerve with Lebron. Being one of the most, if not THE most, hated man in sports, they felt like LBJ was trying to back Tebow since it seems like nobody will back him (Lebron).
Aug 4, 2011 12:01pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:11 PM
So hodge says something that most ppl have thought/said since Tebow was in college and now all of a sudden he's an asshole? What a joke. I'm glad Hodge said it. Where's Gibby to blow tebow?
Aug 4, 2011 12:11pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:15 PM
BR1986FB;851581 wrote:They were talking about this on Mike & Mike this morning and said that Hoge's tweets obviously hit a nerve with Lebron. Being one of the most, if not THE most, hated man in sports, they felt like LBJ was trying to back Tebow since it seems like nobody will back him (Lebron).

fwiw.....Kobe backed LeBron a few days ago.

Sounds like Hodge was just trying to stir the pot.
Aug 4, 2011 12:15pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:18 PM
SportsAndLady;851580 wrote:I listened to Hodge this morning on Mike & Mike and COMPLETELY agree with what he was saying. He's an NFL talent evaluator and reports what he sees to the public. He saw that Tebow was severely inaccurate, so he said he had awful accuracy. What's the big deal? People want to cry because he was "mean" to Tebow? Boo ****in hoo

I don't have a large interest in what the talking heads say no matter who it is about. The only thing I would say is that there seems to be something personal in the way Hoge presented it. He gave a fact or two (the number of throws in the dirt, etc.), tossed in a line of analysis pertaining to those facts (Tebow struggles with accuracy), mocked an irrelevant speech twice, and summarized his throwing motion with "U can't change who u r."

If I were looking for information, this doesn't really give me much. I mean, I guess he's assuming we all watched Tebow and already know the nuances of his throwing motion, why it worked in college versus why it won't work in the NFL, what else it takes to be an NFL quarterback. But if we already know all those things, is he really doing a great job of evaluating and reporting?
Aug 4, 2011 12:18pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:25 PM
pussyfication of USA America
Aug 4, 2011 12:25pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:28 PM
ernest_t_bass;851602 wrote:ETBfication of USA America

FIFY
Aug 4, 2011 12:28pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:33 PM
Commander of Awesome;851607 wrote:FIFY

sick PWN, dude! Man, you're rockin' today!
Aug 4, 2011 12:33pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:36 PM
ernest_t_bass;851602 wrote:****fication of USA America

Is anybody really being a pussy about it, besides LeBron? I haven't seen/read much news in the last few days, but before the Hoge stuff the little bit I caught was:
1) Orton is pretty much burying Tebow and taking most of the 1st team snaps
2) Speculation that Orton was on the trade block, but got his roster bonus so that doesn't seem likely
3) Speculation that there's an actual competition going on, based mostly on the Denver coach's lack of real clarity on the topic
4) Hints that Denver's players won't be real happy if Orton gets the shaft
Aug 4, 2011 12:36pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:38 PM
enigmaax;851596 wrote:I don't have a large interest in what the talking heads say no matter who it is about. The only thing I would say is that there seems to be something personal in the way Hoge presented it. He gave a fact or two (the number of throws in the dirt, etc.), tossed in a line of analysis pertaining to those facts (Tebow struggles with accuracy), mocked an irrelevant speech twice, and summarized his throwing motion with "U can't change who u r."

If I were looking for information, this doesn't really give me much. I mean, I guess he's assuming we all watched Tebow and already know the nuances of his throwing motion, why it worked in college versus why it won't work in the NFL, what else it takes to be an NFL quarterback. But if we already know all those things, is he really doing a great job of evaluating and reporting?

Sounds more like he's squashing hype than reporting.
Aug 4, 2011 12:38pm
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Aug 4, 2011 12:44 PM
ernest_t_bass;851612 wrote:sick PWN, dude! Man, you're rockin' today!

Yeah the best part of the pwn is that youre a teacher and teachers really are part of the pussification of america.
Aug 4, 2011 12:44pm
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Aug 4, 2011 1:14 PM
Commander of Awesome;851624 wrote:Yeah the best part of the pwn is that youre a teacher and teachers really are part of the pussification of america.

LOL. Reaching.
Aug 4, 2011 1:14pm
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Aug 4, 2011 1:14 PM
enigmaax;851596 wrote:I don't have a large interest in what the talking heads say no matter who it is about. The only thing I would say is that there seems to be something personal in the way Hoge presented it. He gave a fact or two (the number of throws in the dirt, etc.), tossed in a line of analysis pertaining to those facts (Tebow struggles with accuracy), mocked an irrelevant speech twice, and summarized his throwing motion with "U can't change who u r."

If I were looking for information, this doesn't really give me much. I mean, I guess he's assuming we all watched Tebow and already know the nuances of his throwing motion, why it worked in college versus why it won't work in the NFL, what else it takes to be an NFL quarterback. But if we already know all those things, is he really doing a great job of evaluating and reporting?

Enig, I don't know how to post the podcast, but if you listened to Hodge explain himself this morning on Mike & Mike, you would understand what i was talking about. I don't really remember what he was saying in detail, but he talked for probably about 5 straight minutes about Tebow; he's watched and studied every game he's been in since a junior at UF, including his pro games and any practice tape he could get ahold of. He explained his throwing motion, his lack of accuracy, his "I can do it myself" attitude that will not work in the NFL (as an example he said he had game tape of a game last year in which Denver was in the redzone and Tebow was mic'ed up and went to McDaniels on the sideline and said "no one runs the ball but me".

When I first heard Hodge's tweets and remarks about Tebow I, too, thought it was very harsh. But when I heard him explain it this morning, I changed my perspective. The guy can't just go on air and say "Tebow is a nice guy." He needs to go on air and say what he has seen in his evaluations, and in his opinion, Tebows' accuracy stinks.
Aug 4, 2011 1:14pm
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Aug 4, 2011 1:34 PM
RIP Merrill Hoge. He was struck by lightning today.
Aug 4, 2011 1:34pm
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Aug 4, 2011 1:44 PM
Merrill Hoge just became my favorite sports analyst. This guy must be a freakin genius.
Aug 4, 2011 1:44pm