Tim Tebow weighs in on his hire at ESPN, his NFL future

[madinmaryland]

For those seeking an instant broadcasting take, Tebow is a super-nice kid, stays on script like Daniel Day-Lewis and will not be a critical analyst in any shape or form, at least not initially. Some highlights from the conference call:

• On his future as a professional quarterback: "I know I have said this quote a lot: I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds my future. I'm not sure what's ahead of me. I'm very excited to have this opportunity at ESPN, and who knows what the next few months will hold? I'll continue train to be the best quarterback that I can be. I have been training very hard over the course of the last few months, five days a week and I feel like I'm the best that I've ever been as a quarterback right now and I hope I get the opportunity to show that. But I'm also looking forward to being a part of SEC Nation and being a part of ESPN."

• On whether his work with ESPN will impact his training to play quarterback: "Well, I don't think it will impact my training. Right now I'll only be doing one game and that's the national championship (Jan. 6) and then I'll have a little time off. So I don't think I will get too out of shape just by one game."

• On why he wanted this job: "Because of our great relationship. [ESPN has] been so generous to let me pursue my dream of being an NFL quarterback. And I will continue to push myself to become better every single day, not only as a quarterback, but also an analyst. If I get the opportunity to continue to play quarterback in the NFL, I would love to do so. But I also want to be the best analyst I can be for many years to come. I'm thankful for that partnership and, you know, it felt like right now was a great opportunity to start."

• On whether he can be objective as an analyst: "I would love to continue to be someone that is positive but also be someone that is objective. I have never had a hard time saying what I believe or standing up for something and hopefully I can continue to be that same person as an analyst and sharing what I believe about players, about teams, about games. I will look at it from an objective prism and try to share an insight with the viewers just like I always have any time I have had the opportunity to share."

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Well, we know how some of the members here like Tebow threads!!

[BlueStreak]

1. The cameras won't be on him much so hopefully we will be spared

his religious theatrics show in this new role.

Anybody want to make a drinking bet as to how many times he can invoke "Jesus", "Lord" or "God" from his sideline commentary. It seems like that will take a bit more creativity than when a player does it. I mean, it is pretty standard stuff for a player to say that Jesus made him catch the ball or run into the end-zone. But how does a commentator work in a reference like this?

This guy will find a way to do it, no doubt.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. I picture this: "Before we begin the broadcast I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior personally,

for all the goodness, blah, blah, blah... "

[BlueStreak]

3. And if he interviews any players, we know how that wil go.

"I think the people at home would like to hear exactly what it felt like when the baby Jesus lifted you up and cradled you in his arms, carrying you across the goalposts for the winning score. At what point were you certain that Jesus wanted your team to win?"