The Book of Tim Tebow | NFL Films Presents

two subjects polarize Americans more than any other there are a lot of folks who said Tim Tebow won going to be a very good NFL quarterback one is politics the other is religion our Father Tim Tebow story has elements of both he was the most polarizing player of 2011 and with the 25th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft the Denver Broncos select Tim Tebow quarterback Florida Tebow slow and awkward release made many consider him a longshot to succeed Timmy get it up don't be doing this okay you're spinning and it's coming down in and back out come on the little things you gotta quit making mistakes like that you tell me when to go in his second start of 2010 he threw for over 300 yards I let a fourth quarter comeback there's only one person that carries the ball right here one person that carries the ball on the hog we go snap they think the quarterback drop he's in trouble he can run the left side [Applause] and Dickens got touchdown Broncos rally to win [Applause] leave instead of leading the huddle to begin 2011 Tebow played sparingly used more as an athlete than a quarterback he was the backup to Kyle Orton [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] after a one-in-four start to the season Tebow was named the starter [Music] [Music] you can't overthink stuff yeah Jimmy do your job have you don't need to do what you're talking trained to do his first start of 2011 came in front of Urban Meyer Meyer had been t-bo's head coach at the University of Florida it's a ball you look like an when you go on the field learn a game or don't that's up to you you will not play does you embarrass yourself Mayer was demanding Tebow became dynamic he won two national championships and a Heisman Trophy he passed 488 touchdowns broke the school record for rushing touchdowns and was known for fourth-quarter heroics it's very simple one way to evaluate a judge's fourth-quarter domination is it may be about time the standard up and go play and become an elite football player elite the best of the best [Music] away from would be tackler now throws on the run past Aunt Mary's Thomas touchdown don't go away yet 25 seconds to go in the game Evo quarterback draw Tebow's gonna be in the end zone Broncos with 734 to go in the fourth quarter were behind 15 to nothing he'd play poorly for 55 minutes and be unstoppable in the last five analysts didn't know what to make of him so you may win in Miami but you may not win anybody anywhere else if you can't play the game traditionally the quarterback you don't need to go back in the pocket read it out and deliver the ball to your receiver go right to the most talked-about player in the National Football League Tim Tebow when I was done with that tape there were too many plays that Tim Tebow left on the field open receivers as the starter Tebow won seven of his first eight games Oakland 17 Denver 7 he's been very good in the fourth quarter for whatever race and throws has to be caught Broncos touchdown 37:24 Denver one thing that jumps out with Tim Tebow right now his ability to find people open Depot looks left throws pass is going to be to Eric Decker Decker stair big touchdown Denver des a 13-10 lead over the Broncos go away to go Tebow looking like he's going to max blitzed he does Tebow escapes that he can run 2120 Tebow 15 instead of 10 [Applause] Tibo mania was spreading 2011 chinch Evo's been a lightning rod not because he's bad everyone knows he's bad but because he's the least first-ever Christian Christians aren't built for this league [Music] satire aside religion has hardly been hiding in caves in the NFL with Tebow it is front and center but it's always been there if you look back I will be done on earth [Music] to take [Music] t-bo's faith was both mocked and admired it was on full display week 14 against the Chicago Bears I god is an awesome god [Music] Denver's down hit nothing with 311 to go oh he was gonna do this side figure it out man don't go away just yet snap - Tim Tim steps up he could run Tim's at the ten throws past caught Demaryius Thomas touchdown Denver Broncos scored twice in the final 208 we are headed into overtime hey coach Fox same deal [Applause] [Music] - screams now inside the Denver 42 the 38 handoff Murray Barbara right side big hole Barbara Omaha fumble is free dippers got the football [Applause] Terry Sean what is up Tim brakes contain jumps up inside tries to run away for whacker toss breaks a tackle and he's down to the 34 Matt Prater can win it 41 yard line and attempt to 51 yards snap placement Prater with plenty of leg on the way and it is [Applause] now [Applause] yeah I'm all ready for the next level let me tell you I hope I am the tim tebow of the Iowa caucuses this has turned into a rout are now getting embarrassed like his successes t-bo's failures played out in front of the cameras [Music] fourth interception of the game Denver lost its last three games of the regular season by a combined score of 88 to 40 desperate attempt by Tim Tebow to make something happen [Music] then the Broncos shocked the Steelers in the playoffs Tebow ran for one touchdown and threw for two including the game-winner in overtime tim tebow once was a phenom now he's a phenomenon [Applause] his story is far from over but one thing is certain his 2011 season will make a fascinating chapter

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Length: 8min 33sec (513 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 07 2016