I'm beginning to notice a stark similarity on these boards between Tebow and Manziel. I can't even remember the count of how many new accounts posting brand new topics on here clamoring for Tebow. It was blatantly obvious from the start that these people were not Jags fans wanting Tebow, but Tebow fans wanting him. A major argument back then was that it wasn't worth adding a group of transient fans of the player that would never have loyalty to the team unless said player was not just on the team, but starting. As soon as he was signed and not starting they would leave the fanbase, or if he had the chance and failed after a year or two and was released again they would be gone too. I feel that is what is happening with Manziel too. 

 

I feel like this is what is happening with Manziel too (on a smaller level of course...for now). Every week we get a new person on here making a new topic (usually on the Jaguars forum incorrectly, and not the college forum). They all make the same types of heart over head arguments too: forget about the fact that he's probably not even 6' (that just means he's Brees or Wilson!!), forget about all of the perfectly clean pockets that he scrambles from because he panics after 2 seconds in it, forget about the plethora of turnovers and should've been turnovers because of horrible decision making, forget about the fact that he almost tore an ACL and separated a shoulder this year because he has no clue how to protect himself when he does run.

 

Forget all of that because gaudy stats in a souped up offense surrounded by absurdly good talent, and because Heisman (but actually do forget about Detmer Toretta Wuerffel Weinke Crouch White Leinart etc), and because PLAYMAKING, and because SEC, and especially because FORCE OF COMPETITIVE NATURE! 

 

I know I know, TLDR sorry

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