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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 479259" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The term “ignorant” gets a bad rap. Some use it as a synonym for “stupid” but it’s not. It means “lacking knowledge”, not an inability to process information. Since no one possesses all knowledge, all of us are ignorant regarding some subjects. So being ignorant really isn’t a pejorative but IMO not changing your opinion after learning pertinent information is foolish. You admit you didn’t know what the “current NFL policy is regarding players honoring their contracts.” Frankly I’m not sure how a serious NFL fan wouldn’t recognize that players can’t switch teams on a whim since holdouts and contract disputes have been widely publicized for several decades, but OK, you didn’t know. But now you do and you still stick with the idea Rodgers should walk if the Packers sign Tebow? (Since you equate walking with asking for his release.)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">One of the reasons Tebow is as big a distraction as he is with the Jets is the Jets don’t have an NFL starting quality QB. But that's obviously not the case in Green Bay: No serious NFL fan would view Tebow as a challenger to Rodgers. No more than Flynn was. No more than Harrell or the rookie QB they acquire next spring will be. Its no secret Rodgers is among the top tier of NFL QBs. Rodgers knows it. The Packers and the vast majority of their fans know it. Every fan who has general knowledge of the NFL knows it. Hell, even Tim Tebow knows it. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">A lot of people don’t like Tebow because he wears his Christian beliefs on this sleeve. I get that: Although Christians have a mandate to proselytize I would prefer Tebow and other public figures adhere to this quote from Matthew 6:5-6 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. Butwhen you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” So I wasn’t a big fan of “Tebowing”. OTOH if the entertainment business, professional sports, and more particularly the NFL were filled with more “too public” Christians and fewer thugs (however you define that) I’d be all for it. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I also understand the concern that the “circus” that followed Tebow from Denver to New York could come to Green Bay. Unless Tebow finds a more prominent role on a team my guess is that circus will die down. But the “circus” is hardly new to Aaron Rodgers: Remember when he assumed the starting job, he experienced the worst of Packer “fandom”. He had so-called Packers fans booing him even though he had nothing to do with the Favre-made mess except getting better and better at his job. He has said he even had a "fan" yell “F… you” to his face. The class and poise exhibited by Rodgers during that time foreshadowed how he’d handle the starting QB job. The “Tebow circus” pales in comparison. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Since Tebow would pose no threat at all to Rodgers – he’ll struggle to find a starting spot in the league – the juvenile action you suggest for Rodgers would make him look selfish and stupid. As if he were the only player having to deal with the circus. If Rodgers asked for his release because the Packers signed Tebow he’d be the laughingstock of the league. And he would deserve to be. Thank goodness Rodgers is too mature and knowledgeable to make such a foolish decision. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 479259, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]The term “ignorant” gets a bad rap. Some use it as a synonym for “stupid” but it’s not. It means “lacking knowledge”, not an inability to process information. Since no one possesses all knowledge, all of us are ignorant regarding some subjects. So being ignorant really isn’t a pejorative but IMO not changing your opinion after learning pertinent information is foolish. You admit you didn’t know what the “current NFL policy is regarding players honoring their contracts.” Frankly I’m not sure how a serious NFL fan wouldn’t recognize that players can’t switch teams on a whim since holdouts and contract disputes have been widely publicized for several decades, but OK, you didn’t know. But now you do and you still stick with the idea Rodgers should walk if the Packers sign Tebow? (Since you equate walking with asking for his release.)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]One of the reasons Tebow is as big a distraction as he is with the Jets is the Jets don’t have an NFL starting quality QB. But that's obviously not the case in Green Bay: No serious NFL fan would view Tebow as a challenger to Rodgers. No more than Flynn was. No more than Harrell or the rookie QB they acquire next spring will be. Its no secret Rodgers is among the top tier of NFL QBs. Rodgers knows it. The Packers and the vast majority of their fans know it. Every fan who has general knowledge of the NFL knows it. Hell, even Tim Tebow knows it. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]A lot of people don’t like Tebow because he wears his Christian beliefs on this sleeve. I get that: Although Christians have a mandate to proselytize I would prefer Tebow and other public figures adhere to this quote from Matthew 6:5-6 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. Butwhen you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” So I wasn’t a big fan of “Tebowing”. OTOH if the entertainment business, professional sports, and more particularly the NFL were filled with more “too public” Christians and fewer thugs (however you define that) I’d be all for it. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]I also understand the concern that the “circus” that followed Tebow from Denver to New York could come to Green Bay. Unless Tebow finds a more prominent role on a team my guess is that circus will die down. But the “circus” is hardly new to Aaron Rodgers: Remember when he assumed the starting job, he experienced the worst of Packer “fandom”. He had so-called Packers fans booing him even though he had nothing to do with the Favre-made mess except getting better and better at his job. He has said he even had a "fan" yell “F… you” to his face. The class and poise exhibited by Rodgers during that time foreshadowed how he’d handle the starting QB job. The “Tebow circus” pales in comparison. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Since Tebow would pose no threat at all to Rodgers – he’ll struggle to find a starting spot in the league – the juvenile action you suggest for Rodgers would make him look selfish and stupid. As if he were the only player having to deal with the circus. If Rodgers asked for his release because the Packers signed Tebow he’d be the laughingstock of the league. And he would deserve to be. Thank goodness Rodgers is too mature and knowledgeable to make such a foolish decision. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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