Quick Hits on "The Book of Tebow"

By now, any Tebow fan has read the Sports Illustrated longform article The Book of Tebow.  Overall I thought it was a well crafted and thoughtful article.  Here are some aspects of the article that I liked or disliked:

The Nuclear Option - Final Update

This will be the last update.  I don't see any more predictable scenarios emerging for Tim Tebow to get signed during this season.  If something happens, it will be from somewhere out of the blue.

Time is the fundamental problem.  It would take at least two or three weeks for a team to integrate Tim into their system and get any kind of payoff on his skills.  That applies for any QB, as the Vikings demonstrated with Josh Freeman, but especially for someone with an unconventional skillset like Tim.  But there are only 6 or 7 games left for most teams.  That's not enough time to invest 2 or 3 games on a solution that may or may not work.  In that situation, most teams will go with a QB that has been practicing with them and knows their system, regardless of how bad he is.   

The Nuclear Option - Week 9 Update

The NFL has reached the midpoint of the season.  Every team has played at least 8 games.   What possible opportunities does Tebow have?

On the List

• Jaguars: as I wrote last week, the Jaguars have run out of football reasons not to sign Tebow.  Unfortunately the time to sign him was last week, before their bye.  It's probably not going to happen, mainly because GM Dave Caldwell doesn't seem like the guy who will voluntarily eat his words.

• Rams: Kellen Clemens wasn't that bad in either game he played, but he is not going to win games for the team.  Coach Fisher must realize his season is gone unless he does something drastic.  The Rams won't beat the Colts next week regardless of who plays, but after that they have a bye week.  If it doesn't happen then, it's probably not going to.