[LEFT]In an ESPN survey of 1,502 Americans age 12 or older, three percent identified Tebow as their favorite professional athlete. Tebow finished in front of Kobe Bryant (2 percent),Aaron Rodgers (1.9 percent), Peyton Manning (1.8 percent), and Tom Brady (1.5 percent).So let’s put this in perspective. ESPN polled 1,502 people. Of those, three percent – i.e., 45 people — said Tim Tebow is their favorite pro athlete. And because 45 people in America picked Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow is suddenly now the most popular pro athlete in America?[/LEFT]

[LEFT]In an ESPN survey of 1,502 Americans age 12 or older, three percent identified Tebow as their favorite professional athlete. Tebow finished in front of Kobe Bryant (2 percent),Aaron Rodgers (1.9 percent), Peyton Manning (1.8 percent), and Tom Brady (1.5 percent).So let’s put this in perspective. ESPN polled 1,502 people. Of those, three percent – i.e., 45 people — said Tim Tebow is their favorite pro athlete. And because 45 people in America picked Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow is suddenly now the most popular pro athlete in America?

Skyhook79;1049939 wrote:Bill Maher does that I don't hate him.

ManO'War;1049960 wrote:Well...he's one of the top 32 QB's in the world, since he is starting in the NFL.

And...he's not even the worst QB left out of the 8.

ManO'War;1049960 wrote:Well...he's one of the top 32 QB's in the world, since he is starting in the NFL.

And...he's not even the worst QB left out of the 8.

hoops23;1049948 wrote:So the fuck what? Everybody is different, especially with how they display feelings.

Tebow backs up his religion by doing the things he believes in and it's his freedom to do those.

Mulva;1049974 wrote:Yeah, he's better than the 3rd string rookie starting for Houston. Kudos to him for that. And obviously I meant he's not a good NFL quarterback. I wasn't comparing him to an average citizen, because that's really not relevant considering quarterback is his profession. I wouldn't compare my surgical abilities to a doctor either.

He's one of the 5 worst starting QB's in the NFL. Worst completion percentage, 2nd most fumbles, and for all of the "he just wins" talk, they went 0-3 to end the season and the offense put up 3 points on Kansas City in the season finale with a playoff birth on the line.

He's lucky the Raiders shit down their legs (1-4 to end the season) or nobody would even be talking about him right now. I have nothing against him personally. I think he seems like a dork, but a nice guy. I just don't like watching wobbly passes sail 5 yards wide of receivers.

sleeper;1049975 wrote:Teams have backups that are better than Tebow. And he is definitely the worst QB left of the 8.

ManO'War;1049997 wrote:So the muslims should be forbidden to pray x number of times a day in public because it annoys people??

Skyhook79;1049998 wrote:and 24 of them are gonna be at home watching him in the Playoffs this weekend.

ManO'War;1049983 wrote:He's better than Yates.

And I'd take him before Alex Smith.

Skyhook79;1049996 wrote:I would argue if he started from the begining of the season they probaly wouldn't have started 1-4. So its a wash.

Then you probaly enjoyed the spiral he threw on the first play of OT.

ytownfootball;1050006 wrote:Your damn head will likely explode if the Lakers are on at the same time...

Little Danny;1049871 wrote:The NFL is full of guys who have committed murder, rape, armed robbery, extortion, sold drugs, abused women, committed assault and battery and many other heinous crimes and people have no problem with it.

A guy takes a knee to say a prayer after scoring a touchdown to win a game in the playoffs in dramatic fashion and people think that is the most vile thing they have ever seen. No wonder our world is such a messed up place.

ccrunner609;1050050 wrote:I dont care about what he does........but he sure as hell doesnt miss the opportunity to make sure the cameras were on him Tebowing in the end zone the other day. He is a media bitch and is all about "Look at me".

Also I am not a bandwagon guy, in 2 weeks when Tom Brady or Rogers is winning the SB Tebow will be a distant memory

JerseyBuck;1049961 wrote:http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/12/tebow-is-americas-most-popular-pro-athlete-according-to-45-people/

Skyhook79;1050114 wrote:Because the camera's are never on the guys who score the Td.:rolleyes:

hoops23;1050119 wrote:That is hilarious. What an absolute small and fixed sample size. So 1,500 people now voices the popular opinion of America?

SMH...

DeyDurkie5;1050123 wrote:I'm pretty sure he's talking about the game winning td pass. :rolleyes:

Skyhook79;1050127 wrote:"Tebowing in the end zone"

Wouldn't Tebow have to be in the endzone to be Tebowing in the end zone?

ManO'War;1049764 wrote:I'm not religious at ALL. I don't believe in any supernatural being.

That said, I like Tebow. I don't mind his religious views because I believe his is genuine. He practices what he preaches and I can respect that.


Same with Jmog, I don't believe he is right on the religious issues, but I respect that fact that he really believes it, and while I don't know him personally, it seems that he lives his life that way.

What bothers me is when convicts, or sports thugs use religion and Jesus to try to cover their tracks.