I just think that the league/media have attached themselves to this guy for a couple of reasons. He was such a success in college and it was well publicized. Then so many people said that he wasn't going to cut it in the NFL and he's having some early success. Also he is very easy to root for (along the lines of what Joey has mentioned). It has all the makings of a CBS Sunday night movie.
What's also helping this story is the lack of other storylines going on in the league right now.
It's pretty much a forgone conclusion that the Pack are going to run the table in the regular season. I think the Pack has also taken away a lot of the spotlight away from the 49ers and the tremendous season they are having.
The Texans story is interesting, but really seems to be getting no play (even the Bears to an extent).
You have 2 mediocre teams battling for the NFC East crown and 3 in the AFC west (part of the Tebow story).
The Colts Manning/Luck debate will play out after the season
All the surprise/feel good teams seem to have started their declines (Bills, Bengals, Lions)
The demise of the Eagles has been a season long story and everyone is just waiting on Andy Reid's fate.
A lot of guys are staying out of trouble and others are keeping their mouths shut. Randy Moss and Brett Favre don't play in the league anymore and OchoCinco is a benchwarmer. Even guys like Rex and Jerry Jones have been relatively quiet.
Or maybe it's just the media playing everything else down, so it could be all Tebow all the time.
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