Today's Top Tim Tebow Trade Tweets

By now, you've heard that Denver has traded Tim Tebow to the New York Jets.

The announcement nearly killed the internet (Twitter loves Tebow), and as usual there are a few gems among the approximately 10 hundred zillion Tweets.

No worries though - you won't need to weed through all the chaff to get to the wheat. I've already spent seconds doing it for you. Some Tweets are funny, some are true, and some are funny 'cuz they're true. Enjoy.

The Shallow End - Hitler's Rant About Tebow

I ran across this ridiculous funny video on YouTube today. It's a little outdated as Hitler is expressing his outrage over Kyle Orton getting the Broncos QB starting job over Tim Tebow, but in light of Tebow's ongoing newsworthiness I decided to share it anyway.

Now that Tebow has proven Hitler right (only with respect to the starting QB job, just to be clear), I am hoping there will be an updated video.

Viewing Tip: Click the title bar at the top of the clip to view in a larger window.

Tebow Steps Up and Speaks Out

Broncos QB Tim Tebow

ESPN's Skip Bayless

If you know who Tim Tebow is then you probably either love him or hate him.

Tebow, the NFL quarterback who wears his commitment to Jesus on his sleeve (and figuratively on his shoes and helmet and pants) continues to be a remarkably divisive figure in the world of professional sports. He was interviewed this week on ESPN's First Take by Skip Bayless, the journalist and sports personality who arguably has a giant man crush on Tebow. 

To Skip's credit, he pulled no punches with Tebow, tackling tough topics head on such as Tebow's anemic passing accuracy rating, critical comments about Tebow from other legendary NFL QBs (John Elway, among them), and of course, Tebow's very public and often controversial passion for praising Jesus. 

To Tebow's credit, he answered each question honestly. At first, I felt the Broncos QB was being overly politically correct in the interview, or perhaps naive, but by the end, I came to realize he was simply being genuine, 100% Tebow. I came away from the interview with more respect for Bayless (who didn't hold back at all) and with more appreciation for Tebow. 

Take a look at the video clip and decide for yourself. 

In Tebow We Trust - QB Facts and Stats

Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos Starting QB

The Facts
Tim Tebow is not an accurate passer and he boasts a scant 45% completion rate. Most of the time when Tebow drops back, balls are grotesquely over or under thrown. Sometimes, he scrambles around the backfield in such a frenzy that he looks like a true college freshman sent out to execute the two-minute drill against a Ravens-Steelers all-star defensive squad. There's no denying it, sometimes it's ugly. But...

The Stats
Tim Tebow is 3-1 as a starter, since taking over as quarterback in Denver.

• Tebow's NFL QB rating is 81.6. That's higher than:
• Phillip Rivers (80.2)
• Michael Vick (79.8)
• Joe Flacco (75.6)
• His 81.6 QB rating is also better than most other high visibility college QBs who recently entered the NFL including: Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford, and Christian Ponder.
• Tebow's 81.6 QB rating also exceeds anyone who has thrown a pass this year for Washington, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Miami, or Jacksonville.
• In his four starts with Denver this year Tebow has thrown 8 touchdowns and 1 interception. In the four Denver games prior to Tebow, Kyle Orton also threw 8 touchdowns but had 7 interceptions.

Oh yeah, and Tebow has run for 320 yards this season and averaged almost 7 yards per carry.

I won't bother going into the intangibles Tebow brings like leadership, guts, and a never quit attitude (and maybe an occasional extra set of downs, as the hand of God almighty nudges the first down marker back a yard or two). 

I'm not saying Tebow is a rock solid NFL quarterback. I'm just saying we all jumped on this kid pretty quickly after seeing some sloppy and sophomoric execution in his first couple of weeks, and to be fair, now that there are some statistics to look at, they can't be ignored in evaluating him.