“You have a certain skill set. Will you work hard on that skill set and will you give it all you have? You can look in the mirror [and say], ‘I gave it all I had, and I don’t have anything to be ashamed about or embarrassed by.’ That to me is what I see in the Denver Broncos and in Tim Tebow. I’ve been wrong on a lot of levels, and I’ve become now a huge fan in watching not only the Broncos play but Tim Tebow play.”Read more key parts of the transcript over at OnlyGators. The key idea: Hoge has been converted.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Hoge Finally Gets It About Tebow
Merril Hoge was the loudest critic of Tim Tebow in the media -- and, from his place on the set at ESPN, certainly the most visible. This morning, on the radio, he came around:
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Wonder how sore his throat is after having to swallow his words.
ReplyDeleteI dunno, I don't really believe him. lol
ReplyDeleteI think the upper brass at ESPN is telling Hoge to change his tune probably because ESPN is trying to secure Tim's first sit down interview since becoming a starter. The interview will probably go to Bob Costas though. Just my conjecture.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Hoge has been converted. I think he's just been shamed into coming around b/c this team has kept winning when he said they couldn't w/Tebow starting. I also find it significant that he did this on the radio & not on tv. Eating crow on the radio is less painful than on tv, I guess.
ReplyDelete@Te: I think Tim already did his first sit down interview since becoming starter & it was w/Shannon Sharpe (another former loud critic of Tim's) on CBS.
I was so upset at the way Merril Hoge was trashing Tim Tebow that I felt obligated to start a blog of my own regarding his obvious dislike for the young man!...but now I see that there are many others out there who noticed the same thing as I did. No point in starting a Blog about Hoge's attacks now! However, before I sign off...did I mention I searched info on Hoge? He was never of superstar status in the NFL and maybe if he worked a little harder, maybe he could have helped the Pittsburgh Steelers have a better record! Unfortunately his only claim to fame are all the concussions received while playing and generating his lawsuits...sorry case that Hoge!
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