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El Supremo

(20,377 posts)
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:23 AM May 2021

Tim Tebow!

Tim Tebow is back in the NFL after signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars

(CNN)The NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars have signed former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the team announced on Thursday.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy award winner will reunite with his former college coach Urban Meyer in Jacksonville, where he will transition to tight end.

"I want to thank the Jaguars for the opportunity to compete and earn the chance to be part of this team," Tebow said in a statement.

"I know it will be a challenge, but it is a challenge I embrace. I am dedicated to taking the direction of our coaching staff and learning from my teammates. I appreciate everyone's support as I embark on this new journey."

Tebow, 33, last played in the NFL in a preseason game in 2015 before switching to pursue a broadcasting career and then spending some time on MLB's New York Mets minor league system from 2016 to 2019.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/20/sport/tim-tebow-jacksonville-jaguars-ngl-spt-intl/index.html

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Tim Tebow! (Original Post) El Supremo May 2021 OP
Wasn't he the one who... 2naSalit May 2021 #1
yes FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #3
Well, he's definitely no longer a virgin True Dough May 2021 #7
yeah, that was his schtick FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #11
Even worse, Chainfire May 2021 #17
I wonder what the reaction MuseRider May 2021 #10
That was one of my first thoughts. 2naSalit May 2021 #12
Not going to hold my breath MuseRider May 2021 #16
Is his blocking and receiving at TE going to be as bad as his passing was when he was a QB? RockRaven May 2021 #2
+++ Diamond_Dog May 2021 #4
+1 TheRealNorth May 2021 #5
It's fine, he's probably no good. He'll be gone soon soothsayer May 2021 #13
Praise Teebus! Blue Owl May 2021 #6
I'll be watching with great interest True Dough May 2021 #8
He should provide a good media distraction from Trevor Lawrence. bluedigger May 2021 #9
A little clip... True Dough May 2021 #14
On the bench at Denver when losing, he looks over his shoulder and sees he's on camera. brewens May 2021 #15
FLOP Xoan May 2021 #18
I seem to recall he's a fan of Trump ? left-of-center2012 May 2021 #19
Bad move by Urban. Yavin4 May 2021 #20
Too Slow ProfessorGAC May 2021 #21
But, but, but... El Supremo May 2021 #22
Actually, That's My Reason... ProfessorGAC May 2021 #23
Fake football player??? El Supremo May 2021 #24
You Heard Me ProfessorGAC May 2021 #25
Stillers fan huh? El Supremo May 2021 #26

2naSalit

(92,665 posts)
1. Wasn't he the one who...
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:28 AM
May 2021

would wear xtian garb and symbols and take a knee to pray whenever the mood struck him?

FoxNewsSucks

(10,787 posts)
3. yes
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:37 AM
May 2021

Constantly making a spectacle of himself with his phony christian antics.

I think he also claimed to be a virgin

FoxNewsSucks

(10,787 posts)
11. yeah, that was his schtick
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:51 AM
May 2021

when he used to go on fox "news" to get tongue baths from Hannity and the morning couch tumors

2naSalit

(92,665 posts)
12. That was one of my first thoughts.
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:57 AM
May 2021

I hope he gets called for it if he does. And I hope it will make clear the hypocrisy about the whole kneeling thing.

RockRaven

(16,261 posts)
2. Is his blocking and receiving at TE going to be as bad as his passing was when he was a QB?
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:33 AM
May 2021


He's 33 and never played the position. The Jaguars could have signed any of dozens of Nth string TEs at 2/3 the age with a near decade of experience between high school and college. This is all nepotism and hype, and has nothing to do with putting good football on the field.

TheRealNorth

(9,629 posts)
5. +1
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:42 AM
May 2021

It usually takes a good college TE 2-3 years in the NFL to reach their potential. Maybe Tebow might have made a good TE if he had started the conversion after he was drafted, but now he's already at the age where most player's physical skills start declining, and he will be 35 before we know for sure how good a TE he may have been.

True Dough

(20,243 posts)
8. I'll be watching with great interest
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:45 AM
May 2021

The odds are stacked against him, just as they were in baseball. But I admire his pluckiness, even if I don't agree with the right-leaning and religious ways he carries himself.

bluedigger

(17,148 posts)
9. He should provide a good media distraction from Trevor Lawrence.
Thu May 20, 2021, 11:45 AM
May 2021

It's his only football purpose, that I can see.

 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
15. On the bench at Denver when losing, he looks over his shoulder and sees he's on camera.
Thu May 20, 2021, 01:18 PM
May 2021

He immediately kind of bows into praying mode to play the rubes. Bullshit act! It was so obvious.

He should have signed with the Jags in the first place. Where else would he have had a better opportunity to start and stick? They love him down there. That year with the Jets was a joke. I kind of think that's more reason to think he's a phony. He wanted to play in the big market. Bright lights big city. The toast of N.Y. if he got it going with the Jets. That may have been what I would have told him if I was his agent.

His throwing problems were totally mechanical. If he got set right, he usually threw a good ball. It's entirely possible a good QB coach can straighten him out.

Yavin4

(36,362 posts)
20. Bad move by Urban.
Fri May 21, 2021, 09:24 PM
May 2021

This is the NFL, not Division I football where you have massive talent disparities. That guy that Tebow will have to block is a veteran defensive player who will destroy Tebow on his way to Lawrence.

There was talk of Meyer coming to the Jets if the Jets got the #1 pick. I'm slowly coming around to the idea that the Jets lucked out.

ProfessorGAC

(69,854 posts)
21. Too Slow
Sat May 22, 2021, 06:37 PM
May 2021

ESPN reported that his 40 time clocked at 4.83. Was discussed Friday on KJZ, Get Up, and First Take.
The average 40 time for NFL tight ends in 4.56. The average time for linebackers is 4.62.
Pretty sure it was Orlovsky that said there are 19 defensive ends faster than that.
So, he's too slow, has no experience at the position, spent his whole football life not blocking anyone, and he hasn't played football in 8 years.
That ought to work just fine.

ProfessorGAC

(69,854 posts)
23. Actually, That's My Reason...
Sat May 22, 2021, 07:13 PM
May 2021

...for really disliking him.
Self-promotion disguised as religiosity.
Fake sentiment from a fake pro football player.

ProfessorGAC

(69,854 posts)
25. You Heard Me
Sat May 22, 2021, 07:37 PM
May 2021

But, you're not willing to review the context of that short term string of success, after which he was a bust.
He was a fraud as a QB in the NFL.

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