Yet when Tim Tebow was cut on Sunday, some in national sports media immediately interpreted that action in the lens of their own narrative, namely that Tebow stinks so bad he could never be an NFL QB. According to them, not even Bill Belichick could fix Tebow, and the Patriots had closed the door on him for good. The media leaped to the conclusion that Tebow might be done in the NFL forever.
Right away I had my suspicions that there might be more to the story. There were just too many things that didn't add up. Why would they bring him in for long term development, and then cut him loose before he had the chance to develop? Why would they install a package of plays for him during training camp if they didn't think they would get return on the time invested? It just did not make sense for the door to be permanently closed as the media narrative would have it.
Tedy Bruschi, as much a Pats insider as you will find without actually being on the staff, floated another possibility on the day before the cuts with these comments:
"I could envision a scenario where he is initially cut and not on the 53-man roster, but he comes back at another point down the line. Maybe multiple times...It sort of depended on the overall health of the team that week ... "
Today, Belichick confirmed that possibility:
"I don't know what's going to happen year-to-year in a certain week. We've had a lot of players that have left here and come back here. I don't think that would be any different. That's already happened multiple times this year."
No, Tebow does not stink so bad that the Patriots have given up on developing him. The truth is far more prosaic: Belichick simply does not need 3 quarterbacks on his roster. He never did! Right now, he needs depth on his offensive and defensive line and backfield more. Meanwhile, he can get the value he wants from Tim Tebow without expending a roster spot on him. If Belichick can get what he wants without spending anything, that is what he will do.
There are two key tell-tale facts that suggest what Belichick might have in mind for Tebow. First is the idea of "week to week" status, which both Belichick and Bruschi suggested. That could be a coincidence ... or it could be a revealing insight into team deliberations.
Second, the Pats installed a block of read option plays in their playbook. Reporters documented the time invested practicing those plays in training camp. For what purpose? Surely not to see if Tebow could run the read option effectively. Even his biggest critic concedes that. Certainly not for Tom Brady or Ryan Mallet to run those plays. Not even Rex Ryan would try that.
The Patriots under Belichick are the ultimate game-planning team. Each week they tailor their playbook to the team they face. If their opponent is great at stopping the run, the Pats pass. If the pass defense is tough, they run. Belichick is a master of scheming to attack his opponent's weaknesses and mitigate their strengths week to week.
So now Belichick has an installed package of read option plays, and a talented athlete on call to run them. If he faces a team with weak defensive ends or outside linebackers who can be overmatched on runs, but a strong pass defense, he can activate Tim for the week and bam, instant read option threat. They could even bring him in for a week on the scout team when they face an opponent with a read option threat or a mobile QB. That could be very valuable if they face the Skins, Niners, or Seahawks in the Super Bowl.
If you think this is crazy, consider this: it will cost the Patriots next to nothing to bring him in for a week. His contract, at the NFL minimum wage for a 4th year player, calls for $630,000 annual salary payable in 17 weekly installments. If they activate him for a week, they only pay him $37,000, the weekly installment. And there will be plenty of temporary roster spots once injuries start taking their toll in the regular season.
The Patriots also get depth at QB. If Brady or Mallet are injured or unable to play any game for any reason, they have a backup on call who knows the system and has practiced with the current roster. Carrying only two QB's really is a huge risk, since you are banking on both QBs being available for all 16 games. If Tom Brady sprains his ankle or Ryan Mallet has the flu and has to miss just one game, the team is at risk. Having a backup on call who knows the system goes a long way to mitigate that risk. All without costing them one red cent or a precious roster spot until they need him.
Meanwhile, Tim can continue to refine his mechanics and learn the Pats offensive system, to develop as the pocket passer the talking heads say he can never be. Next spring, with the offseason roster limit of 90 players, he can participate in OTAs. At that point they can assess his progress and decide whether to bring him to camp again. By then, he should know the system and be ready to genuinely compete as backup. Mallet will likely be traded for a high draft pick after this season, so the Pats will need a new backup next season anyways. They will probably draft a prospect in the middle rounds, but Tebow will give them an added option.
If none of that works out, Coach Belichick can cut him again at any time. He can sign and cut him multiple times over the course of the season. As long as Tim trusts he is being treated fairly, and no other teams come calling with a better offer, he will probably remain available. Ruthless genius indeed.
These could be plausible scenarios. The only thing I disagree with is the contention that Mallet will be traded in the future for a high draft pick(s). IMO, no team would give up much for Mallet; he throws a hard ball and is a bit more polished than Tebow is, but he still isn't a #1 QB someday from what I've seen. He reminds me of Jeff George; very strong arm but not much else.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what they'll get for him. Before the season, they reportedly wanted a 2nd round pick. Doubtful he earned that status, but a lot of people around the league do feel he is ready to get a shot at starting. The Pats will undoubtedly field offers for him. They stand to lose him after 2014 as a free agent, so they'd like to at least get a high enough pick to draft his replacement.
ReplyDeleteI like your thinking in Tim's regard. We've posted a couple of your blog entries in our Patriots forum on our message board. I hope you don't mind. This is a 'ask forgiveness rather than permission' moment so if I have overstepped my bounds just let me know and I will make the appropriate changes to accord with your wishes.
ReplyDeleteNo worries, feel free to repost whatever you like. Obviously a link would be appreciated. Thanks for the comments!
DeleteThanks.
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If you come by then you may notice I've put the URL to this site in the 'Recommended' section of the quick links near the top of our Home Page. Hahaha, I guess I had more than one 'ask forgiveness rather than permission' moments.
Anything is possible, but to play Devil's Advocate there's a difference between journeymen and developmental players. I can understand cutting and re-signing a journeyman several times in a season to meet their depth needs at QB; but it seems to me if you have a player on your hands that you want to develop behind Tom Brady, then you leave him on the roster to watch and learn in live games with follow-up coaching in the film room and hands-on reps when possible during practice. To set him aside to study the playbook on his own, work on his mechanics with another non-Patriots coach, and maybe return for a week to watch Ryan Mallett play while Brady nurses a twisted ankle doesn't seem like a beneficial approach to the player at all. This isn't to say I'm convinced I'm right or wouldn't love to be dead wrong. I've misread the Patriots' intents with respect to Tebow from the beginning, and would love for that trend to continue if it means they intend to bring him back. But as for now they aren't saying anything more substantive than "It didn't work out." They're just being much more respectful about it than the Jets were.
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, he took the late flight to LAX last night. Could be he's headed to UCLA for more work with Mazzone. If so, he's either moving forward as promised or simply trying to stay sharp in the event that he gets a call -- from the Pats as you suggest, or elsewhere. Another possibility is that he's en route to a workout for one of the CA teams. If that's the case it could be he got a good reference from BB. And maybe that was the point of the NE stint all along. All speculation of course. At any rate, for either scenario only time will tell. Good blog, always enjoyable to read.
In so far as the Patriots and Tim are concerned, they did about all they could do up until show time for THIS season. Speaking from the point of view of Tim eventually being a Patriot, BB and Co. had an opportunity to get first hand knowledge of Tim's weaknesses and strengths, devise a strategy, collaborate with Tim about that strategy, and send Tim on his way with their blessings...and expectations. All speculation ofc but just as good as the others...maybe better.
DeleteGood point about collaborating on an improvement strategy. I would amend your first sentence to say "they did about all they could do FOR NOW." Right now, they need all their roster spots to snatch up quality players during the post-cut feeding frenzy. As the season progresses and they lose players to PUP, roster slots will come available for periods of time. Nothing says they can't bring Tim in for periods of practice during those times.
DeleteKathryn, I readily admit this could all be wishful thinking. It probably is. However, all we know for sure is that RIGHT NOW the Patriots are unwilling to spend a roster spot on him. They have very carefully calibrated their message so that it could not be construed as "never." That is a sharp contrast from the Jets, Jaguars, Broncos, and other teams. Could that just be respectfulness? Possibly, but it could also be caginess. Roster slots are tight right now, but they will loosen up a bit as players get hurt. Also, look at how many roster changes the Pats have made since Saturday. They can and will game the limit to their advantage.
DeleteDon't get me wrong, Ed. I'm in the wishful thinking tank with you. I'm just trying to also keep in mind that the simplest answer is usually the correct one - perhaps tempering expectations after a spate of false starts. To that end, and to follow up on my previous conjecture about Tim's trip to L.A., he was seen on the USC campus today. I believe he worked with Tom House there a couple of years back -- not a QB coach but a mechanics specialist who works with a variety of athletes. Perhaps they are back at it.
DeleteShould add that Tom Brady has worked extensively with House and credits him for his succinct throwing motion.
DeleteKathryn, that's a great find. Very interesting on multiple levels. First and most obvious is the Brady (and Cassel) connection, which may suggest Tim was steered there by the Pats.
DeleteSecond, House is actually a baseball pitching coach. Tim's mechanics issues have sometimes been attributed to his days as a pitcher in high school, so the choice of a coach who understands both motions is extremely intriguing.
Third, House's specialty is accuracy. He uses a high tech sensor setup to detect and correct inaccuracies, which obviously is a key problem for Tim. Here's an article about him: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82acaf67/article/pitching-guru-tom-house-also-tutors-top-nfl-quarterbacks
Again, I hate to be conspiratorial, but this just makes things smell even more intersting to me.
I hate to be conspiratorial, too. I feel I should be wearing a tinfoil hat at this point. But this set of circumstances - taking into consideration everything from signing to now - at the very least warrants a few questions. I think even some jaded reporters might suspect that something's up.
ReplyDeleteIt's also worth noting that he went to House rather than back to the QB coaches he'd been working with this off-season. (I'm referring to Weinke, Weinke's partner whose name escapes me at the moment, and Testaverde; NOT that idiot hustler Clarkson.) At any rate, Weinke and Co. and Testaverde had made noticable progress with his footwork and tightened up his throwing motion. Enough that several beat writers / photographers noted the improvements during camp. By all accounts Tebow was very happy with those guys, so presumably he would go back to them unless he was instructed to do otherwise. Look, I'm just saying...
::adjusts tinfoil hat::
Clearly I have overstepped my bounds by posting links to our message board in that one of my posts is deleted. Please know I intended no infringement. I imagined more of a collaboration than what is evident. Be assured I'll not infringe again.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what you are referring to. I have not deleted anything. I'm not at all proprietary or territorial ... You can post whatever links you like.
DeleteAre you sure you are not mistaking this article for the one titled "Why did Bill Belichick cut Tim Tebow?" That one has a post from you with a link to your message board.
DeleteI posted them back to back on my same visit to this site...the post here that is no longer here and the post in your most recent blog entry. I reread my comment in this thread after it posted. I had a message to you that began '@ Ed' expressing my agreement with you and a message for Kathryn that began '@ Kathryn' expressing my intrigue in her knowledge of Tim's wanderings and that we were discussing Tim's current activities vis a vis post Pats training in a thread on our board. I linked the thread.
DeleteNow you know all I know.
Hmmm, strange. Well I assure you if anything got deleted it was not intentional. I work on a 7 inch tablet sometimes, so it's possible I fat-fingered a link or something. Anyhow, I appreciate your feedback and you are welcome to post links to your forum or anything else relevant to Tim and the NFL. I have no aspirations to obtain readership or earn ad revenue. I just enjoy writing.
DeleteYep yep, fat-fingering sometimes interferes with intent.
DeleteMy only aspiration is to help provide an oasis for Tim fans that like to talk football, among other sports, in the sea of stink that often surrounds Tim discussions on message boards. Members of our board don't see adds. We pay (it's not much) to have them omitted.
Thanks for your hospitality.
A follower asked you on twitter if the Tom House rumor was confirmed. No, it's just speculation. That said, he was seen in the USC baseball team's batting cage weight room as late as Friday. House conducts his video analysis sessions in the batting cage. That's a fairly strong connection.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathryn. That does sound like pretty strong evidence.
DeleteThat's good stuff! Kathryn, let me know if you ever want to work in the US intelligence community.
DeleteI find the House thing very interesting, mainly beause of the timeline. 3 days is awfully fast to turn something like that, unless it was already in the works.
This is just speculation, but I think that if Tim was hoping to make the Patriots, he would be focused on that. When he got the word that he we as released, I would think he would take a few days to sort out his options, confer with his agent, and put out feelers for other interest.
to me, the fact that he was released on a Saturday of a holiday weekend and on the next working day was there training suggests it was already in the works. And here I am really guessing, but I can see the Patriots and Tim having private discussions along the lines of "look, we don't have a roster spot for you early in the season, but here are the things we want to see you working on, and here is a guy we strongly suggest you work on them with."
In fact, if the reports are true that Tim was always a long term project for JMD, it's entirely possible this whole sequence of events was pre-planned.
FWIW, when Tim was cut, multiple reports I saw said that Belichick thinks the 2 most important qualities in a QB are accuracy & decision-making. Then, on the 1st workday after Tim got cut, Tim apparently started working w/a guy who specifically helps w/accuracy. And who has a connection to NE.
DeleteAs an exercise, let's take a look at the simplest explanation: upon getting cut, Tim asks for advice about how best to progress toward his goal. He is referred back to Tom House with an earnest "Good luck," and the door closes on his brief tenure with New England. Tim, disappointed and determined, makes arrangements to start work with House right away.
ReplyDeleteThis could very likely be what happened. In fact, it is most likely what happened. But the fact that it enjoys the best odds as a plausible scenario doesn't mean that other scenarios don't have decent odds.
As you've pointed out, Ed, the timing is interesting in that it is the weakest link in the 'simplest explanation'. In that scenario, he presumably does not know the fate of his roster status until Saturday morning. To start sessions with House on Tuesday leaves hardly any time to pack up and so much as touch base with the family, let alone deliberate his options and develop a serviceable path forward. It's also worth pointing out that House would likely have had to engage in some of his own scheduling acrobatics to accommodate him. All of this falls to some degree in favor of your theory that it was already in the works.
It's also significant to me that House is not a QB coach. Prior to joining NE Tim had spent the offseason working with and developing a trust and rapport with several QB coaches that had made noticeable progress with his footwork and throwing motion (progress that even Steve Young, Jets coaches, and NE beat bloggers had noticed). Why not go back to those coaches? Why immediately go to House? In the speculative world where the Pats want him training off the roster, perhaps they'd want someone that doesn't mess around with the QB coaching that he got during camp. It will be interesting to watch and see if he does return to those QB coaches at some point.
Something else to note: the Tebow Foundation had been heavily promoting their W15H program up until about the first week of August, after which all mention of it ceased. Now they could've put the brakes on it out of simple pragmatism, or to not appear presumptuous, but to bring such an abrupt stop to their promotional efforts suggests the possibility of prior knowledge on Tim's part that he would not be on the opening day roster.
Lastly, he did not update his Facebook page to reflect his signing and relocation to NE until nearly the first preseason game, yet immediately updated it upon release. I don't know what that means, if anything at all, but it's interesting that he seemingly closed his Patriots chapter in a quick, deliberate manner, and with a message of goodwill toward the team - much unlike the dead air that continues to linger between him and the Jets. This leads me to wonder -- again, in our speculative scenario -- if the Pats released him not only to allow the roster to shake out on their end, but to allow any opportunities to shake out on his end. This could also explain, in part, why they continue to try out QBs.
I admit that I want to believe this, but that it's also a thick plot that takes much to digest.
"Why not go back to those coaches?"
DeleteMaybe because whenever Tim comes back from being 'fixed' by his latest QB guru(s), he's gotten worse. He's regressed every year he's been in the NFL-until he got w/NE. He showed signs of improvement there. As I said above, the 2 qualities that Belichick considers most important in a QB are accuracy & decision-making. With the other QB coaches, Tim was working on things that may, or may not, improve accuracy. Things like footwork & speed of release. I'd imagine speed of release has more to do w/avoiding either his being sacked or intercepted than it does w/accuracy. By going to an accuracy coach, he's finally emphasizing the desired result (improved accuracy), instead of the countless mechanics-based theories of how to get to that result. Even if this wasn't set up by anyone w/NE, it sounds like Tim might finally be going in the right direction. At least I hope so.
Also, I agree w/Ed. You should work in intel. Or at least TMZ. :)
I have to correct something I said above. I'd forgotten that Tim's accuracy, & the way his passes looked, when he was w/the Jets was better. Maybe that was b/c he worked w/House last year, too:
Deletehttp://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82ab55e8/article/tim-tebow-at-usc-getting-coached-up-by-tom-house
He desperately needed to fix his footwork and release. Those are entry level skills for an NFL quarterback.
DeleteI personally think he needed a full makeover of his throwing motion, rather than tinkering, but that he was not willing to accept it until he hit rock bottom. The events of the last 9 months have shocked him into realizing he has to take radical measures to salvage his career.
Muscle memory takes time to change. The refinements he made this spring are not yet natural. He needs a full season of throwing for them to take hold. Hopefully the work he does with House will build on and improve the work he did this spring with Clarkson and Weineke.
Steve Clarkson is a media whore that had next to nothing to do with Tim's offseason progress. Tim worked with him for a day as a favor, and even giving him that much time was a mistake. Clarkson approached Tim asking if he could consult. At the time, Tim had already been working intensively with Chris Gile and Mike Giavondo in Arizona for several months - we're talking up to 500 throws a day - and had already come a long way with his footwork. (Noel Mazzone had referred Tim to Gile and Giavondo.)
ReplyDeleteAccording to Gile, Tim agreed to let Clarkson briefly work with him as a favor - as in, he's a guy who has a hard time saying no. So Clarkson worked with him for a day - presumably mostly taking pictures - and then immediately began pimping out their sessions on Twitter and to any media outlet he could find. He would go on to pen an article titled "Quarterback Sabotage" about Tebow and Sanchez, and suggested in a nutjob radio interview that the Broncos had conspired to ruin Tim's career. So of course it grew into a ridiculous media storm at a time when Tim was trying to keep his head down.
Clarkson would continue to suggest throughout the spring that he was the reason Tim's footwork and mechanics were showing signs of improvement. Eventually Gile gave an interview complaining that this scheister was taking all of the credit. Incidentally, Clarkson is also the "Quarterback coach" cited in recent press stories about how Tim isn't ready for the NFL and should go to the CFL. So a real fair-weathered mentor in adversity there.
The coaches that made the biggest difference in the offseason were Gile and Giavondo. After they wrapped (I want to say in March), Tim headed to IMG in Bradenton, FL (Ed help me out is that near Tampa?) where he hooked up with Chris Weinke and Vinny Testaverde, to continue working on his footwork in the runup to OTA's. It was in the first day of OTA's this year that some Jets coaches had taken note of how much progress had been made in Tim's throwing motion and footwork during the offseason, leading some in the press to speculate that he might still have a chance with them. It wasn't to be, but those same improvements were noted by numerous observers / bloggers etc. during training camp at NE.
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DeleteThank you for pointing that out, Kathryn. Clarkson did nothing for Tim. Here are articles that back up what you said about him:
Deletehttp://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/9184298/tim-tebow-instructor-criticizes-mark-sanchez-new-york-jets
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/4/18/4240162/tim-tebow-qb-coach-steve-clarkson-jets-nfl
Excellent synopsis and consistent with my understanding.
DeleteA guy named Austin Brock wrote an article for Football Nation http://www.footballnation.com/content/the-trouble-with-being-tim-tebow-fan-today/24657/ named "The Trouble With Being A Tim Tebow Fan Today". The article is so-so and seriously breaks from a Tim fan's reality but that's not why I'm bringing this article up. This article has a reply that is pure gold to a Tim fan. We featured the reply by Justin Furst in our 'Featured Op-Ed Articles' forum http://timtebowfans.forumotion.net/t1871-the-trouble-with-being-a-tim-tebow-fan-today-reply
ReplyDeleteI'm posting an excerpt of the reply here (4096 character limit) for your convenience. I trust you guys will enjoy it as much as we do.
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Justin Furst replied:
Austin -
I read and enjoyed (and appreciated) your article on Tim Tebow. I too am a huge Tim Tebow fan though, unlike you, I'm a fan of the man AND the football player. I'm all too familiar with the ups and downs of being a Tebow fan, not to mention the "media circus" that comes with it. Regardless, as you pointed out, Tim Tebow brought fans back to the game, some who weren't previously even football fans, because his charisma, his attitude, and the sheer positive energy he brings to everything he touches was simply irresistible to millions. He became the ultimate "underdog" who many hated to love while, sadly, others loved to hate. I make no apologies…I root for Tim Tebow 100%, and I am not giving up on him as long as he continues pursuing his dream.
You stated that "The trouble with Tebow is he isn't a prototypical NFL quarterback" and, while I also "believed the hype", I began to see that his unconventional style was not necessarily his "trouble", but rather something that may well ultimately prove his greatest asset. While you also state that the Broncos acquiring Peyton Manning rendered Tebow's offensive style "obsolete", I would argue that it may ultimately prove that it's the other way around. Not to take anything away from Peyton Manning --- he is, after all, one of the all-time greatest QBs to ever play the game --- but the fact of the matter is that at the end of the day Peyton's offensive style didn't get the Broncos any closer to a Super Bowl than Tebow's did --- and Tim Tebow did it for a whole lot less money. Not that this matters, but it's a point that shouldn't be completely discounted either. Football is, after all, not just a sport...it's a business.
You also stated that if Belichick (Yes, it's spelled like that, not "Belecheck") can't fix Tebow, no one can --- But that's assuming you know what one of the winningest head coaches in NFL history is thinking as he oversees his potentially broader long-term plan. We don't know what was said to Tim Tebow by TPTB at The Pats when he was released, but we do know that it made no sense to keep 3 quarterbacks --- at least not at that time --- and it's quite likely that Tim Tebow himself would rather be off the team than riding the bench at #3 --- ESPECIALLY after the embarrassing and humiliating misuse of him by the horribly inept Rex Ryan in 2012.
You attempted to make your point when stating that Tebow "would be great if he had a quick release and could put the ball on a dime 40 yards downfield, but he can't", but you neglected to mention that Tim Tebow also has several NFL "passing" records --- To name a few…"Most Yards Per Completion in a Playoff Game" (31.6 yards), "Most 30 Yards + Passes in a Playoff Quarter", and "Fewest Passes to 300+ Yards in ANY NFL Game". THIS from a quarterback that ESPN's Stephen A. Smith continually insists "Can't Throw".
I decided to post the rest of the reply in this reply.
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Of course, we Tebow fans have heard it all over and over again ad nauseam from the so-called "experts" and talking head pundits on any and all sports channels who will all too gladly tell anyone who will listen that Tim Tebow simply isn't an NFL caliber QB. It doesn't matter that Tim Tebow is the only (that's right, I said the ONLY) quarterback in the last 50 years to throw 300+ yards in just 10 completions…nope, the only thing that seemingly matters is that Tebow's completion rate his first official starting season in the NFL (Yes, that would be the season that captivated the whole country when Denver made it to the playoffs for the first time in 6 years) was at 47.8%. We should discount the fact that Tim Tebow has the shortest overtime win (11 seconds) in NFL playoff history because, well, "his mechanics suck". I guess we Tebow fans should let the so-called "experts" sweep under the rug the fact that Tim Tebow --- NOT John Elway…NOT Peyton Manning --- has the highest "passer rating" at 125.6 in Denver Bronco playoff history against, of all teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers (Yeah, Yeah…I know, I know, the Steelers were depleted that day)These are the same "experts" who are falling all over themselves this week predicting the next SUPER BOWL game teams before a single regular season game has even been played. Pardon me if I roll my eyes and let out an unimpressed SIGH.
Which brings us all to the HERE and the NOW --- Tim Tebow has been released by the New England Patriots, and is seemingly (if you want to believe the so-called "experts") finished in the NFL. Maybe it's just me, but I find it somewhat ironic that of the 4 New England Patriots pre-season games, the one game the Pats lost (and it wasn't even close) was the only game that -- wait for it -- Tim Tebow DIDN'T play in. Coincidence???? YOU decide. Tim Tebow is the only Heisman Trophy-winner in a quarter of a century to win an NFL playoff game but, as we Tebow fans have all become all too accustomed to hearing…"it was a fluke"…"it was the Denver defense"…"Pittsburgh had a lot of injuries"…blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.
So, having said all of the above in admittedly long-winded fashion, allow me (being one of those pathetic unrealistic members of that shunned group known as the "Tebow's cult") to make a prediction. Notice that not once did I bring up Tim Tebow's religion…or the fact that not a single team --- NOT ONE --- that Tim Tebow has EVER started for has had anything less than a WINNING season. I know, I know…."Tebow lacks consistency"…Well, he certainly does NOT lack consistency when it comes to WINNING --- Pssssst --- but that doesn't matter in the NFL where "It's ALL about STATS". Forget that Tim Tebow won championships in high school…two in college…a Heisman…or that he helped to revive a beaten down Broncos team so that a Peyton Manning would even look at them twice. It ALL doesn't matter. Listen to the "experts", they MUST know what they are talking about, right? And they say Tebow is finished…kaput…even the Canadians don't want him. But I am here to tell you…HOLD IT ONE COTTON PICKIN MINUTE….NOT SO FAST BUCKO…I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YA!!!!!! IT AIN'T OVER!!!!!! Tebow's NFL story has a few more chapters that have not even been written yet, and I'd bet my last dime that it's going to be one hell of a ride…an out of left field…didn't see THAT coming…thrill a minute SHOCKER that will have all those so-called "experts" over-dosing on TUMS if not jumping off of bridges.
Stay tuned….
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