The Jaguars' interest in signing Tim Tebow makes absolutely zero sense
This is the Morning Win, by Andy Nesbitt.
So it looks like Tim Tebow is going to get another shot in the NFL as it was reported on Monday that he and the Jaguars will soon be agreeing on a one-year deal that will give the former QB a shot at making the teamā¦ as a tight end.
I think what Tim Tebow did back in the day with the Denver Broncos was pretty cool. I think what he did chasing his baseball dream with the Mets was pretty gutsy and awesome. His athletic career has been very impressive.
But there is no bone in my body that understands why in the world the Jaguars would want to bring Tebow back to the NFL, especially as a tight end.
This whole thing makes absolutely zero sense and if Iām a member of the Jaguars Iām sitting around my house today wondering what in the world my franchise is thinking by even considering this move.
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Letās look at the reasons why this doesnāt make sense:
1. Tebow has never played tight end in the NFL.
2. Tebow hasnāt played in a NFL game since 2012, when he was barely a QB for the New York Jets. 2012!
3. Heāll be 34 years old when the season stars.
4. He had one receiving target in his NFL career and it didnāt go well at all.
5. HEāS NEVER PLAYED TIGHT END IN THE NFL!
I get that Tebow has a lot of heart and a lot of grit. Good for him. But those two things shouldnāt be the determining factors in bringing in an old dude who hasnāt played in the league in nine years. You can find guys with heart and grit who also have TALENT and have played the position for years and can be productive for you. Itās really not that hard to do that.
Whatās hard is pointing at Tebow and going āThatās our guy!ā
I mean, what in the gosh darn world is Urban Meyer even thinking?
Now, I know what youāre gonna say ā Tebow will sell a lot of jerseys and tickets to Jags games.
My question to that is ā will he?
Chances are heās not going to make the roster but even if he does, are that many people buying Tebow jerseys to make the team enough extra side cash to see this move as a success? And if he makes the team are people really buying more tickets to watch some likely below-average tight end maybe take a few snaps?
I canāt buy that at all.
Jags fans are going to be buying lots of tickets for one very big reason ā Trevor Lawrence.
So I donāt see this as being a big money grab for the Jags. I just canāt buy into the idea that theyād make a lot of cash off the former Florida Gator. Do people love him in Florida? 100 percent. Are people going to spend a bunch of money on a jersey of a player who hasnāt played football in so many years and is trying to make a comeback at a position heās never played? I gotta think the answer to that is no.
This is all an embarrassing look for Meyer as he begins his first stint as a NFL coach. This league isnāt college football. Heās not coaching a bunch of kids. Heās coaching men who play football as their job. He owes it to those men to take things seriously and not make moves that make the rest of the football world scratch their heads and likely point and laugh at them.
Tebow, by all accounts, is a great human being who has done a lot of special things in his life. Thatās all great.
Bringing him onto your football team, though, isnāt great. Itās mind boggling.
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