(08-17-2021, 11:14 AM)Race Bannon Wrote:

(08-17-2021, 10:04 AM)anonymous2112 Wrote: Unlike us, he will be consoled by his Miss Universe wife tonight.

Good on him for giving it a shot, good on the Jags for granting it.  So where are the Tebow folks now in the stages of grief?  Are we finally to "acceptance"?

Acceptance occurred years ago -- I still enjoy following the guy's exploits.  I was skeptical (way back when) when his critics said "You should have switched to tight end."  Because I think that is a very difficult proposition -- playing TE at the NFL is incredibly difficult.  I think he was right (back then) to take his shot as a quarterback and play it out to the end, and not assume a position switch would be successful. 

I commend him for trying -- real life is more like the way Tebow does it.  You have to try without fear of failure, and see what works.  I thought his only role would be gadget guy -- the blocking alone is just not in his skill set. 

I thought this would be a good place to get news and updates.  I knew there would be some people rooting for his failure (there have always been those).  I must say, it was even more negative here than I was expecting -- I'm not a big fan of the character and attitude that many of you have displayed.  But I don't think the general public and the general Jags fandom is oriented that way.  I think they don't blame a guy for trying and appreciate that he gave 100% to the end. 

The overall message I've heard 1,000 times over the years is "I don't hate Tebow.  I just hate his fans."  Well, that's me you hate.  Those of you that feel that way, just rest easy in the notion that that message has been received loud and clear over  the years.  You hate me.  Got it.  I don't hate you.  But I must confess, the thought of being like you, what it must be like to even summon that kind of feeling, makes me sad. 

To those of you who don't feel that way, but you're just not a fan of Tebow -- we see you.  That's the way most people are -- no vitriol either way.  I choose to look for the best in people or a group of people.  I appreciate your input and that we got to interact along the way and get to know each other a little bit, even if it is just the internetz.

I think mj summed it up best.

The pushback from the opposite side was more rejection of TT fans who immediately dismissed any post that wasn't a mirror of their own view. It was a bitterness aimed at the myopic belief that everybody else in the room was blind, led by hate, or took personal offense to Tim's off-field endeavors rather than hearing the statements those people were making. Basically a disrespect being met with further disrespect, resulting in an escalated cycle of ugliness.

I for one do not hate any poster on this board. I may disagree with the message they post or how they get their message across, but in the end, we're all the same bunch of doofi who tie our emotions to men playing a game. As long as the game is entertaining, I'll keep watching. As long as the posts are good natured and worth reading, I'll keep reading. I hope that this is the case with most of the other folks on both sides of the conversation, that while we may not agree on any particular topic, we still aren't going so far as to hate any person trying to participate in a forum.

I've enjoyed the back and forth (to a point) in this thread. As I've said before, this place would be unbearable if everyone had the exact same opinion or decided only to post sunshine-laced comments. The banter is healthy. We need yin to offset the yang. I hate that anyone here would feel personally hated here. This place is to be a community. A family. Doesn't mean we don't occasionally argue, or have to endure that weird uncle who drops by every now and again, but in the end, this should be somewhere we all want to come visit and know that we're welcome regardless of how the last get-together ended.

Sorry for the rant, but this struck a nerve with me, and I needed to unload. Thank you for the catharsis. Let's go Jags.

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