OT: Tebow

[BigRedRage]

makes sense, mcdaniels drafted him.

 

[Buckybird]

Jets cut Tim Tebow



Knew this was coming. What a difference a year makes.

His NYJ era never began.

He's complete trash...I wouldn't have him on my AFL or CFL team. The Pats signing him is almost laughable. Take snaps away from Brady or someone else...yeah ok

 

[BigRedRage]

His NYJ era never began.

He's complete trash...I wouldn't have him on my AFL or CFL team. The Pats signing him is almost laughable. Take snaps away from Brady or someone else...yeah ok

I doubt taking snaps from Brady. He is either playing a different position or being a backup for the league minimum IMO

 

[HoodieBets]

word here in NE is he will play TE and be a Cooley type player

 

[GuernseyCard]

word here in NE is he will play TE and be a Cooley type player

One difference: Cooley can catch.

 

[Heucrazy]

Expect 95% of all ESPN NFL coverage to be on the Pats for about a year.

 

[HoodieBets]

One difference: Cooley can catch.

How do you know tebow cant? Edelman was a QB before the pats turned him into a WR and PR

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I'd wager that Tebow can catch a football much better than he can throw one.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Patriots Sign New Long Snapper

http://www.theonion.com/articles/pa...g&utm_campaign=standard-post:headline:default



:theonionrules:

 

[TruColor]

Happy for the guy - although I'm a bit biased.

Some of his relatives live here in the Twin Cities and are very close friends to my wife's immediate family.

We had a "Tebow" play piano at our wedding back in '97.

 

[BigRedFan]

How do you figure? There are a glut of stiffs in the NFL who still have jobs. Tebow is more successful then Kolb and yet Kolb was sought after. John Skelton was able to find work in Cincinnati. Chad Henne will be battling Gabbert for a starting job. Speaking of stiffs, Gabbert. Derek Anderson is still drawing a paycheck for Pete's sake. The truth is, Tebow is hated because he wears his religion on his sleeve, nothing more, nothing less.

I disagree with this. He is one of the least accurate passers in the NFL, at 47%. I'm not sure without checking, if any other NFL QB has a % that low. Even Ryan Lindley is 5 points higher. As for the media circus reason, there was plenty of media hype for Peyton Manning as well and that didn't stop anybody. Simple fact is, if he could throw the football more accurately, he'd have many more pursuers. The QB position is more competitive these days, there is no team he would have a chance winning a starting position at this point. Even the Jags with the Florida connection and the worse duo in Henne/Gabbert wouldn't take a chance on him. He's good for an occasional gadget play or special teams (which he will be for NE) but as a long term starting QB, forget it.

 

[ndhillst]

I guess this means Tebow is willing to go and not be a QB. I don't really care that much about him or the Pats, but it is an interesting turn of events to ponder this time of year.

 

[Duckjake]

Expect 95% of all ESPN NFL coverage to be on the Pats for about a year.

Up from the 90% of previous years.

 

[NJCardFan]

His NYJ era never began.

He's complete trash...I wouldn't have him on my AFL or CFL team. The Pats signing him is almost laughable. Take snaps away from Brady or someone else...yeah ok

Why is he trash? Something tells me it has nothing to do with his ability or lack thereof because he's far more successful than Skelton, Derek Anderson, Josh McClown, Lindley, to name a few who are still employed in the NFL.

 

[Divide Et Impera]

One difference: Cooley can catch.

The exact rule he should have been in all along. He has potential in this role and he could thrive. Count me among those who are interested in how this turns out. I actually think I compared him to Cooley during his draft. I would have posted that in this board.

 

[ajcardfan]

Why is he trash? Something tells me it has nothing to do with his ability or lack thereof because he's far more successful than Skelton, Derek Anderson, Josh McClown, Lindley, to name a few who are still employed in the NFL.

He can run better than those guys, but is a worse passer than any of them.

The Pats are probably the only team that can get away with signing him, because it is so stupid to take Brady off the field under any circumstance. Even the stupidest, most bible-hugging Pats fan will get that. So, what exactly is he going to do up there? TE? They have the best pair of TEs in football, and even if they didn't, that is still a huge question mark. Special teams? He hasn't been that good at those. RB? Please.


The best theory I've read today is that Belicheck did this as a favor to Urban Meyer because they are coaching BFFEs and Meyer emotionally adopted Tebow.

Tebow is trash. When the Pats cut him, he's done for good.

 

[Buckybird]

He can run better than those guys, but is a worse passer than any of them.

The Pats are probably the only team that can get away with signing him, because it is so stupid to take Brady off the field under any circumstance. Even the stupidest, most bible-hugging Pats fan will get that. So, what exactly is he going to do up there? TE? They have the best pair of TEs in football, and even if they didn't, that is still a huge question mark. Special teams? He hasn't been that good at those. RB? Please.


The best theory I've read today is that Belicheck did this as a favor to Urban Meyer because they are coaching BFFEs and Meyer emotionally adopted Tebow.

Tebow is trash. When the Pats cut him, he's done for good.

I couldn't have said it better! He's such a wasted NFL roster spot.

 

[cardpa]

I could really care less who Tebow signed with and which team he is on. He will never make it in the NFL as a QB and is questionable at any other position. Will his 15 minutes of fame PLEASE be over with already!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The exact rule he should have been in all along. He has potential in this role and he could thrive. Count me among those who are interested in how this turns out. I actually think I compared him to Cooley during his draft. I would have posted that in this board.

Here is what you posted:

The only way I see Tebow breaking out in the League is in an H-back type role. He would also do well in Miami because they utilize the Wildcat moreso than any other team. I do not at all see Tebow as a full time QB, but give him a Slash type role on the O and he'll blow up. Somewhere between Percy Harvin, Reggie Bush and Kordell Stewart. Some of you football wonks might be able to explain it better....


Edit: H-back is an undersized TE/RB hybrid, isn't it (a la, Chris Cooley)? That's not what I mean. I stick with the Harvin/Bush/Stewart amalgam....

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

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[GuernseyCard]

How do you know tebow cant? Edelman was a QB before the pats turned him into a WR and PR

I've seen the clips! Evidently, you haven't.

 

[GuernseyCard]

I'd wager that Tebow can catch a football much better than he can throw one.

... and that irrelevant wager would cover you too.

 

[moosehead]

So, what exactly is he going to do up there?

Ron Wolfley pontificated that primarily they will use him to work with the defense, teaching them how a QB runs the read-option offense. He'll be a #3 QB that is serving an alternate useful purpose.

 

[Buckybird]

Anyone else wanna change their mind, now that we know for sure he will be playing QB?

As Charles Barkley says "he's tuuurible"!!!

 

[Mulli]

Woo hoo. Go Pats.