I’m hooked. I’ve got a case of Tebow fever. His first 300-yard passing day against the NFL’s top-rated defense, led his team to a playoff win. The TV ratings for Tebow-versus-Tom Brady II will be off the charts this weekend and I’m just glad the Cats’ game at Tennessee will be over in time for me to get back home from Knoxville to see it.
A few weeks ago, I had former Wildcat linebacker, Wesley Woodyard, Tebow’s Denver Broncos teammate, on my “Leach Report” radio show. Two things he said about Tebow stuck out to me. First, he said Tebow’s teammates were taken by his work ethic. And second, it was how the Broncos see Tebow as being “genuine.” For all of the hype and other people and groups trying to co-op Tebow for their own causes, there’s nothing phony or manufactured about this kid. If there was, his teammates wouldn’t follow his leadership the way they do.
I’m not sure Tebow is a long term answer to Denver’s QB position. Just look at the previous three weeks to understand the issue is far from settled, but I do know this—Tebow is a winner and if he’s in my organization, I’m going to find some way to take advantage of what he does best.
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Yes, it was great to see Terrence Jones break out for a 20-point game, but to me, the key storyline to Kentucky’s win over South Carolina was the play of point guard Marquis Teague.
And it wasn’t the season-high 17 points he scored, but the way he ran the team and took advantage of opportunities to do what he does best—get to the rim.
Teague unfairly gets compared to Calipari’s previous point guards instead of other freshmen point guards this season. All he needs to do to be successful, in my opinion, is to focus on being the best Marquis Teague he can be and not worry about comparisons to John Wall, Brandon Knight or anyone else.
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–Tom Leach
