- Five former NFL quarterbacks examine the phenomenon that is Tim Tebow from five different perspectives.
- Entering the 2012 season, quarterback Tim Tebow was at a career crossroads, and offered is a look at Tebow amid unprecedented national popularity for the player and his on-field heroics and off-field charm, and concurrent bitter criticism of his football acumen. Tebow, drafted in 2010 by the Denver Broncos, had first earned notoriety in college football with the Florida Gators, to where entering the 2010 NFL draft there was significant media attention to the possibility of an NFL team taking the chance on him. When in 2011 under a new head coach the Broncos decided to make Tebow the starting quarterback over an ineffective Kyle Orton, Tebow struggled at the position, but in game after game he clawed the Broncos from behind to pull off improbable victories. As the 2011 season entered December Tebow had rallied the Broncos to an 8-5 record, highlighted by comeback wins over the Bears, the NY Jets, and the Chargers, and his on-field heroics were matched by expressions of his faith, which won him ever-greater popularity (especially with both young ladies and their moms) though also some stinging criticism (shown in a mocking portrayal of Tebow on a late-night sketch-variety series late in the season following the Bears win).
Crushing defeats by the Patriots and Bills and an ugly low-scoring loss to Kansas City - and former Denver starter Orton - could not prevent the Broncos from winning the AFC West, and in the opening round of the AFC playoffs Tebow led the Broncos to a shocking overtime win over Pittsburgh, which became the most analyzed (by NFL analyists and fans alike) playoff game in memory. The run came to an end in another humiliating defeat by the Patriots, and following the signing of former Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning, Tebow was traded to the New York Jets.
The "five faces" of Tebow are examined by former quarterbacks Joe Namath, examing Tebow's off-field popularity in the face of New York expectations - Kordell Stewart, examining Tebow's style of play that emphasized running more than passing - Doug Flutie, examining resistance to Tebow's unconventional approach to quarterbacking within the league - and Steve Young, examining the prospect of playing amid an enormous shadow reminsicent of the long-running controversy between Young and Joe Montana.
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