This week was another awfully tough week to be a Tim Tebow fan. His stats from the game were awful, and honestly he looked awful. However, as Bill Belichick himself pointed out, sometimes what happened is not so obvious unless you understand what was supposed to happen. With that in mind, I taped the NFL network rebroadcast of the game and watched all of Tim's plays multiple times in slow motion, looking for any glimmer of hope. Here's what I saw.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
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What is Belichick up to with Tebow?
There has been a lot of speculation and consternation about why Bill Belichick signed Tim Tebow. Fans and detractors of Tebow alike have wondered why he was signed and whether he would make the team.
The answer is simple. Belichick wants to force opponents to spend time preparing for the Read Option instead of preparing for Tom Brady.
The answer is simple. Belichick wants to force opponents to spend time preparing for the Read Option instead of preparing for Tom Brady.
What happened to Tebow on Friday?
Authors caveat: this blog post is written for Tebow fans, by a Tebow fan. If you don't like Tebow and don't think he belongs in the NFL, then do not bother reading further because it will just annoy you. If you do find yourself annoyed, please do not contact me to tell me how wrong I am. Neither of us is going to change the other's mind, so best to just save yourself the annoyance. You have been warned.
The past year has been incredibly frustrating for Tebow fans. If there could be anything worse than being forced to watch a full season of the Jets, it was watching the Jets and not seeing Tebow play. Add to that having to follow the odious New York media, then listening to humiliating pronouncements last spring that Tebow was finished in the NFL. Yeah, it has been a tough 12 months in the wilderness.
Tebow fans were elated when he was picked up by the Patriots. Here was the golden opportunity he never had: to develop in an established system, under a highly respected coaching staff, studying under maybe the greatest QB ever. More than anything, it was the simple knowledge that we could turn on the TV and see him play again, even if only for a few quarters in preseason games. After 12 months of waiting, it would be hard to overstate how primed we were to see him play and how hopeful we were that he would excel.
Our hopefulness made his 2013 debut on Friday night doubly difficult to watch.
The past year has been incredibly frustrating for Tebow fans. If there could be anything worse than being forced to watch a full season of the Jets, it was watching the Jets and not seeing Tebow play. Add to that having to follow the odious New York media, then listening to humiliating pronouncements last spring that Tebow was finished in the NFL. Yeah, it has been a tough 12 months in the wilderness.
Tebow fans were elated when he was picked up by the Patriots. Here was the golden opportunity he never had: to develop in an established system, under a highly respected coaching staff, studying under maybe the greatest QB ever. More than anything, it was the simple knowledge that we could turn on the TV and see him play again, even if only for a few quarters in preseason games. After 12 months of waiting, it would be hard to overstate how primed we were to see him play and how hopeful we were that he would excel.
Our hopefulness made his 2013 debut on Friday night doubly difficult to watch.
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