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- Unsurprisingly, the comments on my "Tebow was impressive" article were all like "WHAT GAME DID YOU WATCH?!? HE PLAYED AGAINST SECOND- AND THIRD-STRINGERS!" That's true. But you know what? Tebow is so freaking amazing that he's inspiring media members to ask him for autographs -- according to Alex Marvez on Twitter , two members of the press walked up to Tebow after the game and asked for his signature. That's a big no-no (doi), because not only do you immediately shred any sense of objectivity about the person you're covering, but it's a clear-cut case of abusing the access that press members have. Next thing you know, they'll start serving us delicious food at games too! No, but seriously, this is embarrassing; a quick Twitter-poll reveals that most people agree what they did was quite annoying, etc.
- Bonus -- SB Nation's Joel Thorman has video of Tebow scoring and ergo proving how awesome he is.
- Also, Tebow was a helluva lot better than Curtis Painter, who is one Peyton Manning injury away from leading the Colts to a 2-14 record. I mean, he could be the first quarterback to get booed in a home preseason game if he keeps this up.
- Of course, all the Tebow love in the world won't change the top spot on the Broncos' depth chart -- Dave Krieger of the Denver Post writes that "it's not close" when it comes to how far ahead Kyle Orton is. That's true, but as a I mentioned last night, it would be somewhat surprising if Tebow didn't hop Brady Quinn for the No. 2 spot in Denver.
- Not everything on Sunday night was about Tebow though -- the Bengals played too. Josh Kirkendall of Cincy Jungle thinks the difference was "night and day." Joe Reedy's Good/Bad/Iffy list at the Cincinnati Enqurier is similarly tilted towards a strong performance by the Bengals..
- There were three No. 1 overall quarterbacks involved in the San Francisco - Indy tilt, with David Carr, Peyton Manning and Alex Smith all getting action during the game. That may be a fact that interests only me. (And it only interests me because I have a weird obsession with Carr, aka "Mister Mittens." )
- Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News has a handy "10 things to watch" list for the Jets preseason opener. You'll never believe it, but a Darrelle Revis-less defense's play is near the top. On a fairly random note, my girlfriend (who does NOT care for football) watched "Hard Knocks" and freaking loved it. Downside: she asked if it was okay to cheer for the Jets in 2010. I begrudgingly said yes.
- Kent Somers notes that Larry Fitzgerald -- he of the recently sprained MCL -- was prepping to have his best season ever as a pro and wants people to not "write him off." Geez, Larry. That's a lot to ask. From what I hear, he's going undrafted in almost every fantasy league after this injury.
- Could Dwayne Jarrett be "getting it" in his fourth year as a pro? Apparently he's sounding "almost serious" and "almost professional" which is, um, good news? If I were John Fox I would have strangled him a while ago.
- Chicago Breaking Sports has video of Jay Cutler stating that the Bears were just "a few blocks away from some big runs." Yeah, and I'm just "a few hundred thousand dollars away from being a millionaire." (10 to be exact.)
- Javier Arenas, and not Dexter McCluster, could be the "next great Chiefs return man" according to Randy Covitz of the Kansas City Star . Or, perhaps the Chiefs won't even have to go on offense because Arenas and McCluster will score on every return this season. Seriously though, this team has home run weapons.
