Dispatches from the Drawing Board

• It’s really hard to hear whining from a guy ( The Bear’s Matt Forte) who just got $7.7 million for next year after getting the teams franchise tag. He was whining because the Bears signed a backup running back. Like in case he gets hurt. Or just wants to sit on the bench and whine.
• This is the reason Tim Tebow is popular. We’re all pretty tired of whining millionaires.
• I’ll be spending my afternoons this week teaching some Denver area kids How to Draw Cartoons for Art Reach. It’s going to be fun. I’ll be keeping my usual deadlines here, so no worries. I’ll still be drawing the cartoons for ya!

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Yet another cartoon summoned from the bullpen after the Jets deal appears to be falling apart. The NFL network has erroneously reported Tebow was headed to Jacksonville. They attributed the news to a twitter account they thought belonged to Tebow which, upon further review doesn’t belong to him at all. THIS is why we can’t lose newspaper reporters but I digress. I’ll stay safe for tonight with this Saints cartoon, although being a Saints fan myself, it hurts. Not as bad as Sean Payton does but you know. I feel kind of like Tebow fans do.

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Dispatches from the Drawing Board

• Wow. This story just gets weirder by the hour.
• To the Jets? With Rex Ryan? Tim will learn words he never knew existed.
• It’s good for the New York economy. Now they have new merchandise to sell besides the stuff with John Lennon wearing the I Love NY t-shirt.
• The Broncos land a 4th and a sixth for Tebow, who should have NEVER been picked in the 1st round to begin with.
• Before you moan about how little the Broncos got for Tebow consider this. Brandon Marshall AND Elvis Dumervil were 4th round picks. and some guy named Tom Brady was a sixth round choice.
• Actually the Broncos deal is fabulous considering Tebow’s value on the open market is not very high. And the fact that once you announce you are going to trade the guy his value immediately drops like a lemon on the lot.
• I hope Tebow does well with the Jets. I mean it worked well for a kid named Namath.
• Of course Namath could throw.
• I just wish Broncos fans would just go back to being Broncos fans. One guy does not a franchise make. I’m totally astonished at the response from some fans who are all Tebow- all the time.
• By the way the Continental Divide is the one now found in the Jets locker room after this trade. I predict it will be Rex Ryan’s last hurrah.
• Trust me, it’s going to be ugly.
• Agree, disagree? I want to hear from you!
• Oh and a HUGE thank you to everyone hwo liked, shared, tweeted, commented or read yesterdays cartoons. The blog logged 11,250 page views. A new Drew record. Thanks! You guys and gals rock!

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Cartoon drawn for 9News KUSA TV Denver

Dispatches From the Drawing Board:

• Nothing quite like signing a Hall of Fame quarterback to get the week started.
• Good stuff for a cartoonist.
• It should be great stuff for Broncos fans, but I get the feeling a lot of people don’t like adding Peyton Manning to the Broncos roster. Or more they don’t like the idea that Tim Tebow is about to be subtracted from it.
• The difference in the two quarterbacks is pretty complex. One can throw, read defenses and run a complex NFL offense from the line of scrimmage. The other one can’t.
• I like Tebow immensely. I like everything about him. But Peyton Manning he’s not.
• Manning gets you closer to the Lombardi trophy. Tebow gets you closer to the Heisman trophy. That’s the difference.
• I know I did a cartoon recently about Manning quitting while he’s still ahead. Here’s the link for it. That said, I’m not a doctor, so I kind of take it all back.
• Though I wouldn’t mind a doctors salary. Speaking of salaries, Peyton reportedly will sign for $95 million over 5 years. That isn’t too bad. Certainly not numbers cartoonists are used to seeing.
• Unless you were Charles Schulz, who made roughly $60 million a year in his prime.
• Yeah, you read that right.
• I can’t remember ever drawing three different cartoons on the same subject in the same day. Can I take the rest of the week off?
• Naw. THIS is too much fun.
• So what do ya do with Tebow? Trade him? To who, for what? Not a big market for running quarterbacks in the NFL.
• I wonder if Josh McDaniels wants him? I know. Bad joke.
• I say they give Tim his very own Tebow jersey concession kiosk in the South Stands. I mean someone needs to help subsidize Peyton’s $95 million contract.
• Got any better ideas. Well, let’s hear ‘em!

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