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ESPN Reports: "Tim Tebow played with a boo-boo" Awwwww...

Before I give my take on this article, I'll give everyone a chance to read it for themselves. Here she is -

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2011/story/_/id/7474270/denver-broncos-tim-tebow-played-injuries-vs-new-england-patriots-source-says

That's right, in the physical, violent, often times brutal sport known as football (to Americans anyway), Denver Broncos' quarterback Tim Tebow played hurt in Saturday night's 45-10 loss to the New England Patriots.

This isn't big news. Thirteen Patriots were questionable on gameday and not because they hadn't slept great the night before or wanted to watch re-runs of "Mad About You". They were banged up.

But, okay, I'll give in. Tebow has, rightly or not, become a big name in the NFL, so perhaps this story deserved mention. However, the way it was written made me chuckle. Check out some of Adam Schefter's lines:

"The injuries came as the result of a hit in the pocket when Tebow was pressured after throwing a pass. Even so, he was determined to finish the game with his teammates regardless of the score."

and

"Even with the injuries, it is believed Tebow will begin his offseason training program according to schedule."

The article closed with this - "'It's a great honor to be quarterback for the Denver Broncos,' Tebow told the Denver Post. 'I take that very seriously. I'm excited about this offseason and I can't wait to get to work and get better.'"

So, there we have it. Tim Tebow is a fighter. He's a warrior. He's a god. Oh and let's make an excuse for the 35-point loss to the Patriots.

I commend Tebow for playing through the pain on Saturday night, but professional football players do this week in and week out, big name players at that. Tom Brady was questionable most weeks this season. Michael Vick was battered and bruised for most of the season, but managed to start 13 games. Ray Lewis battled through some injuries this year. Countless other, lesser known players, did the exact same. Why do we feel the need to give a long, detailed report of Tebow's fighting through injury on the field and not the countless others?

Also, it wouldn't have mattered whether Tebow was 100% or 2.3% healthy. The Broncos got slaughtered on Saturday night. New England scored 35 points in the first half and if they hadn't have put it in cruise control in the second, they could have easily eclipsed 50 points (perhaps even 60 or 70). The Broncos did little to nothing against the Pats' sub-par defense. The Pats dominated in all phases of the game. Like I said, what Tebow did was commendable, but fairly common in this league and it had absolutely no bearing on the end result of the game. Come on, ESPN, or perhaps they should now be known as TTPN (Tim Tebow Primetime Network).
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