The backstabber … add Demaryius Thomas to list of Tim Tebow detractors!

Add Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius 

Thomas to the list of people that trash Tim 

Tebow for no reason at all.

Add Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas to the list of people that have stabbed polarizing quarterback Tm Tebow in the back – despite the fact that Tebow has never done anything to – or said one bad word – about Thomas.

When asked last week on 790 The Zone in Atlanta whether or not he would miss Tebow now that the team has veteran Peyton Manning running the show and Thomas ripped Tebow, even though he said he wasn’t trying "talk bad" about the controversial signal-caller.

"I ain't going to say I was sad because the only thing they (fans) remember is that pass," said Thomas, referring to the Broncos’ playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime that came courtesy of an 80-yard strike from Tebow.

"You gotta go back and look at the rest of the games. I wasn't getting no balls and you had to make some of these plays where some players were open and he is not making the throws. But I don't want to talk bad about Tim, but hey I am happy we got Peyton."

Okay, so Thomas wants everyone to know that he feels like he should have been getting more passes from Tebow and that the former Florida superstar isn’t quite the thrower that you need to be in order to have success in the NFL.

In other words, all Thomas did was bad-mouth Tebow while rehashing what most football people and even casual fans know – that Tebow need to become a better passer if he wants to become a starting quarterback in the NFL.

Unfortunately, what Thomas didn’t say was that Tebow has a ton of good qualities that far outweigh his inability to make big-time passes.

Tebow is a character guy that is arguably the best locker room leader in the entire league – and one that truly lifts the play of those around him, mostly because of his rock-solid belief that his team is never out of a game. Not only that, but unlike a lot of more experienced NFL quarterbacks, Tebow generally saved his best play for when it mattered most – in the fourth quarter.

Say what you like about Tim Tebow’s inability to pass the ball efficiently, but there’s one thing you must also call Tebow while trashing his passing – and that would be – winner!

Manning to suit up for Denver Broncos!

Peyton Manning (L) is in while Tim Tebow (R) is out!

The Denver Broncos officially landed future Hall of Fame inductee Petyon Manning on Tuesday by reaching an agreement on a five-year, $96 million contract with the beloved signal-caller that they hope puts the franchise back into perennial Super Bowl title contention.

The Broncos will now look to move blossoming young quarterback Tim Tebow, less than one season after the polarizing signal-caller led the team to a surprising playoff berth – and victory over the defending conference champion Steelers.

By all accounts, it was the influence of former franchise quarterback John Elway, now the team’s vice president of football operations that sealed the deal for Denver.

Manning will turn 36-years-old in just a few days and will look to rebound after missing the entire 2011 NFL season because of multiple neck operations, making him expendable to his former the rebuilding Indianapolis Colts.

Tebow Learning the Hard Way!

Not since Jesus Christ himself walked the earth has one man caused so many people to get on one bended knee, but young Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow clearly has a lot to learn if he ever wants to become a successful passer in the NFL. Right now, Tebow’s shortcomings as a passer are quite evident. Still, I’m not putting anything past this kid, who is arguably the best role model for young athletes, nit just in the NFL, but in all of professional sports.

Charles Barkley’s Still a Jackass Hater – Duh!

Okay Eye on Sports readers, it was just about a month ago when I had to rip Charles Barkley a new, ‘you-know-what’ for basically being a Tim Tebow hater of epic proportions.

Now, Barkley’s back to bad-mouthing the most polarizing professional athlete in the world today – and I’m just about sick and tired of Barkley’s big-mouth – despite the fact that I’ll go to my grave actually liking the guy.

Yes, Barkley’s a jackass of epic proportions that doesn’t mind telling people where to go or how to get there, (which, ironically, is why I like him) but he’s way off base for ripping on Tebow the way he has recently, particularly when the multi-faceted Denver Broncos signal-caller has never, ever said one bad thing about him.

Barkley was on air with iconic Philadelphia sports talk guy Mike Missanelli of 97.5 the Fanatic in the City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday when he shared some more of his idiotic, hate-filled feelings on Tebow.

"The national nightmare continue,” Barkley began. “Hey, listen, I like Tim Tebow (that’s a lie Eye on Sports readers) but there comes a point, he had a great game. He's supposed to have a great game," Barkley said.

Missanelli asked Barkley if he has had enough of Tebow.

"I think the world has," Barkley replied. "First of all, Mike, I don't know anything you said about Tebow but let's just say the jury is still out on Tebow. He seems like a nice kid but these ups and downs are so different. The jury is still out on Tebow. Just because he had a great game and made four or five great throws yesterday doesn’t mean he's gonna’ be a great starting quarterback in the NFL."

Maybe it’s me, but I have never seen a retired professional athlete that is in the Hall of Fame no less, consistently rip one of today’s generation of players for absolutely no good reason whatsoever.

First and foremost, Barkley never played in the NFL so his opinion really shouldn’t carry much weight (pardon the pun) at all. However, when you’re as big and loud – and funny – as Charles Barkley is – then someone, somewhere is going to listen – and in the end – maybe that’s all Charles wants to begin with … to remain relevant!

No matter the reason however, I say Barkley’s wrong – and at his age – he should already know, karma’s a bi**h!

Sage Advice From a Jedi Master!

Okay, so John Elway isn’t a ‘Jedi Master’ but here at Eye on Sports, we believe the Hall of Fame quarterback can still do just about anything besides wield a light saber. Having said that NFL fans; I just want to ask gridiron lovers everywhere one question.

How smart was Elway for just telling Tebow to ‘pull the trigger’ earlier in the week leading up to the  biggest NFL game to date for the young signal-caller?

Absolutely ingenious I say.

Clearly, Tebow – and head coach John Fox – took Elway’s sage advice to heart – and installed a surprising passing attack to match their beliefs – even though they were facing arguably the league’s best defense this season. 

Back on the Tebow Time Bandwagon!

With rumors swirling that he was going to be on a short leash for Sunday’s AFC wild card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, not to mention word of John Elway’s future quarterback plans being up in the air – and young quarterback Tim Tebow put on the best passing performance of his still blossoming career. 

The southpaw signal-caller completed 10 of 21 passes for a whopping 316 yards with two TD passes and one touchdown jaunt to silence his legion of critics that continue to harp on the polarizing quarterback’s atypical quarterbacking style. Still, it’s kind of hard not to be on the ‘Tebow Time’ bandwagon – and since I’ve been praising his leadership skills and ability to motivate everyone around him – I’m going to continue to drive the bandwagon bus – at least for another week. 

The Wheels on the Bus Go ‘Round and ‘Round

Apparently, Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson doesn’t just throw people under the bus – he rolls right over them all in one fell swoop.  

Jackson went on a strange, ‘organization-wide’ rant in which he ripped everyone except the hotdog vendors, following his team’s season-ending 38-26 loss to the San Diego Chargers in a contest that could have catapulted them into the postseason.

Tim Tebow Trouble!

Tim Tebow had a ‘game for the ages’ against the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s regular season finale, but not the way you might think Eye on Sports readers.

You see Eye on Sports followers, the controversial Tebow completed just six of 22 passes for a pitiful 60 yards with just 16 rushing yards on six carries. Now, I’m a staunch Tebow supporter, but as I wrote in last week’s Eye on Sports blog concerning Tebow’s recent play, it’s become very clear that Tebow is still a long ways off when it comes to being a genuine NFL passer. Having said that, let me also say that it’s also clear that the Denver Broncos made a huge mistake in jettisoning veteran quarterback Kyle Orton in favor of the still learning Tebow.

Oh, well.

Brian Urlacher’s A Tebow Hater Too!

Like Charles Barkley, apparently, Brian Urlacher is a ‘hater’ too – and not a real good judge of quarterbacks either.

Urlacher joined Barkley on the Tim Tebow ‘Hate Train’ following his Chicago Bears’ 13-10 loss to Tebow’s Denver Broncos on Sunday by saying of denver’s gifted young signal-caller, “He’s a good running back, man. He runs the ball well,” Urlacher said.

Maybe it’s me, but maybe Urlacher doesn’t know that it was Tebow’s 18 completions in the fourth quarter and overtime that really hurt Chicago.

Maybe if Urlacher stopped worrying about Tebow’s running he would have been able to better defend some of

those late-game passes.

Charles Barkley’s A Jackass!

I’ve always been a huge Charles Barkley supporter, mostly because he’s a tell-it-like-it-is kinda’ guy, much like myself. Having said that, I’ve got to remain true to my personality and give it to my readers straight with no chaser. Charles Barkley’s a jackass!
On Friday, Barkley jumped in the driver’s seat of the Tim Tebow ‘Hate Train’ by coming out with some of the most foolish comments I’ve ever heard out of the former Round Mound of rebound.

"I want to make a personal plea to Lance Briggs, Brian Urlacher, Mr. [Julius] Peppers, please stop the madness," Barkley went on air to say on Friday. "I'm just so tired ... I like Tim Tebow. He seems like a good kid, and I wish him success, but I am Tebowed out. So this is my personal plea for you three guys, please stop this madness."

Barkley went on to add that Tebow’s is only getting so much attention because of the media.

"It's clearly a media-drive story," Barkley said. "They just want you to argue about Tim Tebow. Dude, let the kid play. If he can play, good. If he can't play it will show. But to have this argument every single day after five or six games is just ridiculous."

My words for Barkley are simple, but meaningful. First and foremost, dude, you’re a hater of the highest degree.

Second, Tim Tebow’s never done anything to anyone and really lives a life that backs up the morals and values all Christians should have, so maybe Barkley should redirect all of the ‘hate’ he’s sending towards Tim Tebow to some of the multitude of morale-less, law-breaking thugs that mostly define today’s thuggish NBA players.

Last but not least, maybe Barkley should remember that he too was once thought to be a ‘curiosity’ more than a ‘real basketball player’ coming out of Auburn University as a seriously undersized 6-foot-6-inch ‘power forward.

If Barkley could overcome his massive lack of height that is reserved for ‘traditional’ 6-foot-9-inch power forwards and become a Hall of Fame player at the position then he should realize that Tim Tebow could very well do the same of the gridiron.

Sure, Tebow’s not ‘conventional’ in any sense of the word, but neither was Charles Barkely – and yet he succeeded. Now he’s ripping Tebow for absolutely no good reason at all – which tells me that Charles Barkley is a jackass!

Unconventional Wisdom

Sure, Denver Broncos controversial quarterback Tim Tebow is as unconventional as they come, but I don’t care what anyone says at this point. It’s crystal clear to me that Tebow is a winner through and through despite the fact that he’s not the prototypical pocket passer everyone keeps ripping him for not being.

As I said in my highly popular video on Tebow on the Bullseye Sports Views YouTube channel, statistics are for suckers, final scores are for winners!

Tebow on Center Stage, Chargers Aren’t in AFC West

AFC West The Oakland Raiders are sitting pretty in the AFC West right now, thanks to the mediocrity of both, the Chargers and Chiefs this season – and I expect they’re going to continue to get better as quarterback Carson Palmer becomes even more immersed in Hue Jackson’s offensive system.

Tim Tebow may be getting the Lon’s share of credit for leading the Denver Broncos to a perfect 4-0 mark over their last four games, but it is Denver’s blossoming defense under head coach John Fox that is really getting the job done for the Broncos NFL fans!

Call me crazy, but I’m thinking the Kansas City Chiefs got a really good deal by acquiring veteran quarterback Kyle Orton and that he cold eventually replace Matt Cassel as the team’s starter come next season.

I’ve been saying it for years … the San Diego Chargers are the biggest bunch of underachievers in the league – except Philly stole their annual title this season.

Drew Brees is a Magician!

Forget Criss Angel and David Copperfield, for my money, I’m going with Drew Brees and his own special brand of sleight of hand.  Brees and all of magical-like greatness were on display for the entire world to see on Monday night.

The former Purdue signal-caller sliced and diced the New York Giants into tiny little pieces before sweeping them up and discarding them in the trash!

The best for me though – and one that Tim Tebow lovers can revel in – is the fact that Brees is not your prototypical NFL quarterback.

Sure, Brees has always been a gifted thrower, but the fact of the matter is that he stands just 6-feet tall and fell to the 32nd pick of the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft simply because of his lack of height.

In essence, Brees has scored one for un-prototypical quarterbacks everywhere, even if NFL pundits everywhere never mention this fact!