Interesting you say that. I just read an article yesterday that stated just that. They drew parallels between him and Kaepernick. As dissimilar as they seem to be on the surface, both of them put a GM/HC in a terrible bind, if it becomes necessary to fire them. Therefore, most just won't take the risk...
The differences between him and Kaepernick are so vast it isn't even funny. I think we would all agree they are both good athletes, just not great QBs. Tebow, was much more marketable because of his winning personality and good guy image. Kaep is just a punk.
You can view him as you wish. I think the crap he pulled all last year cast him into the category as previously labeled.
I rarely agree with Stephen A Smith but I agree with him regarding Kaep. He takes a highly visible and passionate stance regarding race, equality etc then proceeds to do the following:
Regardless of intent, the distractions are different between the two in my opinion: one not necessarily negative; and the other clearly negative/destructive.
If the distractions result in a lack of focus by the team (which both would bring) then they are both negative. Tebow's presence on a team brings A LOT of outside clutter and "noise" the rest of the team has to deal with on a daily basis. The constant questions about having Tebow as a teammate, to what he orders at restaurants etc. The team has to deal with all of this while trying to win games and/or prepare for the upcoming season. The end result is it negatively impacts the team. Kaep on the other hand brings distractions of an entirely different nature. But the end results of said distraction is the same as with Tebows. It causes the team to lose focus with the task at hand and that's preparing for the upcoming season and winning games. IMO, they are both negative just in different ways.
