This year’s NFL draft has probably been one of the most analyzed (and prime time) ever. One of the biggest stories of the draft has certainly been that of Tim Tebow, and his celebrated college football career…now coming to the Big Show. I have read a number of articles that have focused on the polarizing nature of Tebow’s draft prospects…there are the Tim Tebow supporters and those who say he won’t make it as an NFL quarterback, period.

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In his article in today’s Star Tribune, Mark Craig said this draft will be remembered as the ‘Character Draft’. Craig pointed out that a number of other talented NFL draftees suffered by sliding down the draft board after character ‘baggage’ was uncovered, or couldn’t be avoided. This weekend also brought news of a six game suspension for Ben Roethlisberger (the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers) for his own character failings in the off-season. These seemed to highlight the images of those who weren’t carrying around an arm load of Samsonite.

When interviewed, Tebow’s new coach, Josh McDaniels, insisted that he had made a smart decision. “There are a lot of things he has that you can’t coach. And the things that we would like to improve, and tweak relative to his game, those are the things you can coach.” Of course, McDaniels is talking about character, heart, drive, etc.

How much does character play? If we talk business, is a company better off with sales stallion who sets corporate records every quarter, but cheats on his wife, and does whatever it takes to get results? Or does character trump results?

I am not a Florida fan; never have been…however, I have become a Tim Tebow fan, and I hope that he succeeds just to prove the doubters wrong. For I too, believe that character plays a much bigger role, whether in the game of football, or the game of life.

How important is character?

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