Some people get their kicks stompin' on a dream -- Lyrics from Frank Sinatra's song That's Life.
Ol' Blue Eyes couldn't have put the Tim Tebow situation any better. In a nutshell, Sinatra sang it like it is.
In case you missed it, Tebow just signed on with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end.
This, after the ex-Florida University star had come up short trying to make the NFL as a quarterback 10 years ago.
True to form, a number of media types and social media trolls have begun crucifying the move by the Jags and Tebow.
Those scribes and commentators are acting just as they did when Tebow tried to make it as a professional baseballer in 2017 with the New York Mets, after his first attempt at an NFL career had fizzled out.
People who have never snapped on a chinstrap or worn a protective cup are now pooh-poohing Tebow's attempt to make it in the NFL at a different position.
A key element in Tebow's attempt is that his coach in Jacksonville will be Urban Meyer, his collegiate mentor at Florida.
Though Tebow is soon to be 34 (in August), Meyer sees an athlete who can fill the tight end/H-back/fullback position just fine, thank you.
Tebow is still in terrific shape. He just retired from pro baseball this winter when Covid-19 derailed his attempt to move up to the Mets' big league club after he had spent four years in the minors.
True, Tebow last played in an NFL regular season in 2012 when he started two games at QB for the New York Jets.
But one has the sneaky feeling that Tebow doesn't possess just your average body. Tebow's considerable athleticism and size (6ft 3in and 245lb) should help him make the adjustment to tight end just fine.
Just as his skill set enabled him to make a respectable showing in the Mets organisation. Tebow held his own in working his way up the minor league ladder to the Triple A level.
He wasn't a world-beater but he showed enough promise for the Mets to not give up on him.
Now taking a chance on Tebow's ability is his old football coach, who has proven he knows a thing or two about picking ballplayers. Meyer has coached three NCAA national champs at Florida and Ohio State.
How dare the carpal-tunnel inflicted media and those "writers" still living in their parent's basement doubt Meyer's coaching acumen.
Tebow's relative lack of NFL success was due to the fact that he was a run-first QB at Florida.
Not that he couldn't throw the ball as well.
His NFL rookie year, Tebow led the Denver Broncos -- who drafted him as a QB in the first round in 2010 -- to a play-off berth.
Tebow then defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers with a long touchdown pass on the first snap of overtime in an opening round post-season game.
But the Super Bowl-hungry Broncos couldn't pass up a subsequent chance to acquire Peyton Manning as their signal caller.
Tebow's NFL career went downhill after that and he never could catch on successfully in stints with the woe-be-gone Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Curious thing about these failed pro attempts is that the general populace had been all in with each endeavour.
At each of Tebow's NFL and baseball stops, he has had the wholehearted backing of the visible fans.
And that's still the case. Simply put, they love the man. Need proof? His Jags jersey is already the NFL's top-seller.
It was only some clueless media members who exhibited negative behaviour towards Tebow's career changes.
The man has a reputation for being as decent a human being as there is.
Wiggins' World was there for Tim's spring training debut as a New York Met in Port St Lucie, Florida, in 2017.
In the clubhouse before the game, WW asked Tebow if he was more nervous now than he was before, say, an NCAA title game or an NFL play-off contest.
In between bites of chicken, Tebow politely replied: "I get nervous anytime I have to perform. Whether it's a title game or a speaking engagement before 50 people, the butterflies are the same."
He was so friendly, WW thought to himself afterwards, how could anyone in their right mind not pull for Tim Tebow.
Unfortunately, Sinatra's tune answered that question perfectly.
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