Why do people hate tebow

He played games in total and had some memorable moments, hitting a home run during his first plate appearance in Single-A minor league baseball for the Columbia Fireflies.

His dating life also made news. In the days following the news of his possible NFL return, some national media turned the conversation toward questions of talent, how far your name really goes, privilege and nepotism. Other people Tebow has a lot of fans and has been a media darling for years.

Talent does play a role here as McFarland suggests. Does Tebow deserve to return to professional football after six seasons off? As far as baseball goes, he did perform better than expected for some scouts. But baseball and football could not be more different. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush II and Jemele Hill both brought up what might be the biggest discussion topic — Tebow is returning to the league before Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who knelt for the national anthem.

Kaepernick has become a symbol of the power of Black athletes to stand up to racial injustice. He signed a deal with Nike in In , Public Policy Polling surveyed fans about their favorite quarterbacks. Part of the appeal for Tebow was in his good nature, his faith and his clean-cut attitude.

Our own Doug Robinson explained it pretty well back in February when Tebow said he was hanging up his cleats. In high-profile games they generated the most Google searches — as many as 90 million — for the next 24 hours — but then the NCAA banned eyeblack messages. Tebow seems a safe bet to stay away from drama and he is, for better or worse depending on who you ask , well-liked. But Tebow could get a longer experience with the Jaguars if he takes on a role similar to — yep, you guessed it — former BYU quarterback and current New Orleans Saints stud , Taysom Hill.

I would say there are more Tim haters than doubters. He is passionate about every aspect of his life, yet isn't arrogant. He's dedicated. He's respectful of others, even those who don't respect him. He's a leader. He's polite. He's humble even though he's better than most people at everything he has ever attempted. Those who truly know him have nothing but praise for him.

You never hear a bad thing about him from someone who has ever spent significant time around him. I think a lot of people are jealous of that because they don't have as strong a set of values as he does. So, they try to find fault in him to make themselves look better. It's not that he's a Gator. Or that he wanted to be an NFL quarterback. Or that he wants to play baseball.

Or that he's disingenuous, because he's not. Tebow isn't shy about sharing his beliefs or crediting God for his life. But it's not as if he is forcing people to listen to him. If you don't want to see it, turn off the TV, turn the page, move on to something else. It doesn't mean you have to have the exact same faith, but you can sure respect someone who has those strong beliefs. That's a positive way to live your life. Whether you try to do that in religion, or in college football, or the classroom, or in a TV career, or in missionary life — or in trying to play pro baseball — that's a very hard thing to do.

Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Based on those numbers, you would be led to believe Tebow would have to accomplish something in the NFL before he became such a household name. Instead, he has skyrocketed to a level of fame that is independent from his on-field performance. That doesn't sit well with a lot of fans, especially those of Kyle Orton who think he might be getting unfairly pushed out of town by a quarterback that hasn't earned the spot. Religion has become one of the biggest hot button issues in this country even though the entire premise of the United States of America was to be tolerant of all religions.

To call it backwards would be an understatement. Nevertheless, it is quite clear that Tim Tebow has no problem discussing his beliefs and that rubs a lot of people the wrong way. Tebow can't help himself, that's just the way he was raised and how he has decided to live his life. When he says those things, he isn't thinking about shoving God down the throats of everybody that will listen to him talk, it's just Tebow being Tebow.

But, for whatever reason, people just can't accept that. They believe that he is talking directly to them and making an attempt to convert them through the television set. Due to that, no matter what he eventually achieves on the football field, he will still have a group of detractors.

Tim Tebow is astonishingly popular. Whether it is because of his success at Florida, his staunch support of religious beliefs or some other reason people can't quite comprehend, a gigantic army of people love the guy.

Because of that popularity, all the major sports media outlets and most notably ESPN, are going to exploit him to improve their ratings.

If it means they have to tirelessly discuss a year-old backup quarterback that completes 50 percent of his passes, so be it. If you don't think the media roots for certain athletes, you're crazy. That's the only chance they have of getting a big rating. You can bet your bottom dollar that ESPN is hoping that Tebow is the starting quarterback for that game. If he isn't, the rating won't reach it's peak potential. Think of some other athletes that the media overhyped. Brett Favre?

LeBron James? Barry Bonds?