{"id":686,"date":"2011-08-05T18:36:58","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T22:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=686"},"modified":"2011-08-05T18:37:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T22:37:56","slug":"are-you-ready-for-some-football-over-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/08\/are-you-ready-for-some-football-over-analysis.html","title":{"rendered":"Are You Ready For Some Football Over-analysis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What would we do without the NFL?<\/p>\n<p>That question won&#8217;t have to be answered since the league and its players worked out an agreement to save the season.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did DirecTV breathe a huge sigh of relief, so did ESPN and its gaggle of analysts who would otherwise have little to gab about.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t even take the start of the season for some of them to overreach, either, as ex-Steelers back Merril Hoge did the other day in ripping into second-year quarterback Tom Tebow.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ier86MdW2OI\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ier86MdW2OI<\/a>\n<p>It was odd for a mediocre ex-player and fortunate-to-be broadcaster Hoge to be so critical of Tebow, a former Heisman trophy winner and just winner period to this point.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s embarrassing to think the Broncos could ever win with Tim Tebow at quarterback,&#8221; Hoge tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Hoge is also safe in his assessment because Tebow will only start if No. 1 QB Kyle Orton gets hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Tebow will be OK and get strength from his friends, family and relationship with Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Hoge, meanwhile, will need to find more obvious targets if he&#8217;s going to keep firing away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For a look at more sports of the day please check out: http:\/\/www.orble.com\/a-sports-life\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would we do without the NFL? 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