Comments on: Urban Meyer: Tim Tebow just needs an NFL team to let him play

By: randomguy9999

randomguy9999 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:14:29 +0000

he needs a college team that will let him play

By: skinsfaninnebraska

skinsfaninnebraska — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:26:06 +0000

If only he could throw the ball accurately…

One of the main things that makes the Skins’ offense so deadly is that Robert is extremely accurate throwing high-percentage, low-risk passes.

Can Tebow do that?

By: 11thstreetmafia

11thstreetmafia — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:06:06 +0000

I think these Tebow backers need to realize that in the nfl it is all about winning. If his coaches thought he gave the team the best chance to win, he would be out there, bottom line. If any team thought he gave them the best chance to win, he wouldn’t be on the precipice of his third team in three seasons. How many qbs are on the punt team? That should give you a clear message on how teams see this clown.

By: cranespy

cranespy — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:35:03 +0000

Simple solution…..Cardinals need a coach AND a QB….. Steal Urban from OSU and bring Tim in as his QB! This would not shock ANY OSU fans as Urban is known for changing his mind after a year and lets face it they really want Teflon Tressel back!

By: nofunleague

nofunleague — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:59:12 +0000

Maybe Timmy’s mommy can go and talk to the principal. and speaking of Teebow, how did the Jets coach escape the firing last week?

By: bassralphy

bassralphy — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:39:20 +0000

I hope he gets a chance this next season to start. I truly believe he will win games. It doesn’t matter how it “looks”. He and whatever team he is with will win.
Yes, he is a team player.

By: bassmaster357

bassmaster357 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:59:10 +0000

Tampa said the same thing about Steve Young, can’t throw , can’t run the ball, holds it to long, never make a good NFL qb. The bucs traded Young to the 49ers and well you know the rest of the story about Young. Tebow needs Young to teach him and how to read defenses. There is no NFL qb that needs to throw the ball 60 yards down the field to a wide open reciever on a dead run any more. John Elway and Dan Marino won many many games by just throwing the “underneath” passes of 10-25 yards. They didn’t have to put it down the field. Every NFL qb needs a system that fits his needs or he doesn’t make it in the NFL. No matter how good you are you need a team that can block well and good recievers to run good routs, not just a loop out there and stand to watch the action, you need great recievers not guys who run their mouth of how good they are and run routs that when you throw the ball to them they are scared to catch it because you throw it over the middle and are afraid to get hit by the safety coming at you like a f-16 fighter. A good reciever makes a qb look good.

By: jaypace

jaypace — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:25:15 +0000

I find it funny, all we heard a couple of years ago from all of the so called experts was “the spread offense and these college offenses cant work in the NFL.” Well, that is why I don’t value the opinion of anyone on espn. when you look at what tim tebow does well, he can be an effective qb in the nfl. for as much as he handles the ball he doesnt turn it over much, he a probably most teams short yardage and goal line best option. And for those of you who still believe he can’t throw because that’s what the media tells you, I have watched every game he’s played in and he is not anywhere near as bad as some would have you believe. Throws an excellent deep ball. Does need to learn how to throw people open. Not saying the guy will be all pro but he has already shown he can lead a team to the playoffs and win a playoff game. but for some i guess that is not good enough.

By: jagtiger

jagtiger — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:19:33 +0000

OMG! Tebow and Urban Cryer together again! Not in J-ville this time. Shad, please save us from the over zealous Gator fans.

By: lesterclan

lesterclan — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:17:40 +0000

Did you really say Tebow is not as athletic as Wilson, Griffin or Newton?! Dude, your nuts…look up the numbers and I think you’ll revise that statement.
Also, where are you people getting this “Tebow can’t throw” crap? Based on what? Last year in Denver? Come on…you need to watch the game film from last year. For example, in the KC game last year, Tebow was 2-8 for 69 yards and 1 TD. He was mocked endlessly for completing only 2 passes. However, look closer and you will see 3 dropped passes: 2 by Decker on throws over 20 yards down field, and 1 on a shuttle pass to Eddie Royal…A SHUTTLE PASS!
Completion % is horrible, you say? Well, let’s take a look…last year he threw a league low 6 INT’s for a 2.2 %. Those bad passes to you “Haters” are called smart throw-a-ways by people with common sense…

By: antneejay2

antneejay2 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:13:57 +0000

Meyer was misquoted. He actually said UFL.

By: alex44842

alex44842 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:59:58 +0000

Can you imagine the firestorm that will hit the sports pages if Tim Tebow is acquired by the Jags and made the starting QB? If Shahid Khan is able to work a deal and bring Tim to the Jags, will he then give head coach Mike Mularkey the boot or keep him on is the next big question. If Mularkey is let go then who would replace him as the head coach? I guess It would be unrealistic optimism to hope Jon Gruden would take the job. During a question and answer interview Mr. Gruden made these comments about Tim Tebow. Q: The spread is being run in high schools and colleges, is it possible it could be a base offense in the NFL one day?

A: “No question. The hard part is, you have to isolate the option. That’s why Tim Tebow is so interesting to me. He’s like Brandon Jacobs playing quarterback. He’s 250 pounds. He’s the strongest human being who’s ever played the quarterback position. Ever. He will kick the living [expletive] out of a defensive lineman. He’ll fight anybody. He is rare. Tebow is the kind of guy who could revolutionize the game. He’s the ‘wildcat’ who can throw. With Tim Tebow at the helm the Denver Broncos were the #1 Rushing Offense of 2011, they averaged 164.5 Rushing Yards Per Game. Tim Tebow passed for 316 yards in his NFL playoff debut breaking John Elway’s previously owned record when he threw for 123 yards in his playoff debut in 1983 vs the Seattle Seahawks, in which the Broncos lost 31-7. In fact Tebow broke the record in the first half where he passed for 185 yards on 5 completion. I will leave you with just one quote from Tim Tebow:
“When you do things different than other people sometimes do them, and
you don’t settle for just being average, you open yourself up for
criticism. But, I’m ready for it. I’ve learned to live with it. I never
just wanted to do things the same way everybody else does.”

By: immafubared

immafubared — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:38:53 +0000

I totally agree with Hoge, Tebow is about promoting Tebow. He got his shot Urban, it was Denver. He got his shot on a very very talented team in need of a QB and they got rid of him for a reason: he ain’t an NFL QB.
Now you think he has earned the right to be on a team? How? He did nothing this year. The reason he did not play, and Urban clearly knows this, is Tebow stunk in practice, team mates said so and the coaches had no confidence in his ability so he sat on the bench.
Thus, he has had two opportunities on two talented teams and did nothing.

By: pilot2011

pilot2011 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:35:02 +0000

we all know he isn’t a starter, but he should definitely go to a team that runs this style of offense.

Any of those teams would be good suiters for Tim as a backup. IF the starters were ever hurt, then he could come in and the offense wouldn’t have to change all.

By: ijahru

ijahru — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:17:03 +0000

Those other guys maybe better athletes but Tebow is a proven leader and a winner. He has a gift for getting his team mates to rally around him and fight for a win. He will never be as great as Brady or Manning but I think he can win in this league if a team is willing to take a chance on him as their QB and commit to him one hundred percent.

By: paulitik74

paulitik74 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:09:04 +0000

Tim Tebow needs to give up the sense of entitlement and earn a starting job on the practice field like every other 2nd and 3rd string QB in NFL history has.

Sorry, but why does Tim Tebow deserve a job more than Dennis Dixon, Terelle Pryor, Greg McElroy, Tyrod Taylor, or any other successful college QB that came into the NFL to sit on the bench? Because his name is Tim Tebow? Because he loves Jesus the most? Because he gets the middle aged lady reporters hot and bothered when he takes his shirt off?

I just don’t get the obsession with a guy. There are dozens of former Heisman and Championship winning College players that didn’t pan out in the NFL. Where were the chants, petitions, and multitude of media cries for their opprotunities to start?

By: nflofficeadmin

nflofficeadmin — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:50:51 +0000

What evidence is there to point to the notion that Tebow would somehow make a good TE…

Come on dingbat…

By: Just a Fan

Just a Fan — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:42:52 +0000

Tebow wasn’t allowed to play QB in NY because if he succeeded, then they would have to stick with him and Sanchez would be exposed as a Matt Lienart, Matt Cassel product of the system.

If is all about selling tickets, Jets offseason in turmoil= traded for a fan favorite and hope he can help the locker room. I truely believe they never had any intentions of giving him a chance to play QB.

Everyone is tired of hearing about a 3rd string QB, but how can you hate on him for tht? Dude just shows up and gets paid! I never heard of him calling a press conference or his agent whining!

By: toonsterwu

toonsterwu — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:37:18 +0000

What Tebow needs is a good NFL QB Coach and an organization that has an entrenched QB in place. I don’t doubt Meyer’s assertion that Tebow could succeed. Meyer seems to think that Tebow has the football IQ to do it, and it might be true. Simply put, though, his mechanics suck and even in a spread offense, they’ll get exploited as NFL defensive players are that much faster. What he needs is to go to an organization that has time to try and revamp everything, an organization that has a QB in place. He needs a few years to simply learn.

Considering the rumored team going after him (Jaguars) and his desire to play, I doubt that will happen. I wish him the best, but he really needs to take a long term view of his NFL career.

By: Just a Fan

Just a Fan — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:29:34 +0000

“What does RGIII, Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton have in common?”
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Lets see….. RGIII, Newton and Wilson were given at least 1 full season to play. 16+ games. Cam has had 32.

Kaepernick has been given the same amount of time as Tebow, coming in as a back up to finish the season. Lets see if he can win his playoff game like Tebow did.

By the way, all of these guys you mentioned, used their legs to win too. Lots of bad passes at weird angles for all of them.

Come on Son……

By: deathmonkey41

deathmonkey41 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:24:54 +0000

“tlmoon2112 says:Jan 2, 2013 11:20 AM

Anyone who says Tebow can’t throw hasn’t seen him pass for 316 yards against the Steelers in a playoff game.”

Probably because they were too busy laughing at the wounded ducks he threw up against everyone else.

By: patswillreign

patswillreign — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:11:07 +0000

don’t we all?

By: dikhurtz

dikhurtz — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:05:44 +0000

In college Tebow threw for 9,000 yds in his three years as a starter and had a passer efficiency rating of 170.8 SEC record. He can throw. He just needs to have a shot, with the right team and right coach, and a quality qb coach to help him better his game.

By: broncostevenp

broncostevenp — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:05:31 +0000

It is pretty obvious he is headed to Jacksonville next year. If I was Shad Khan I would get a seat on the competition committee asap and legalize the “bounce pass.” You might have a shot at a winning season if you can get that done.

Of course once/if Tebow fails in Jacksonville his fans will blame it on a lack of talent.

By: rpiotr01

rpiotr01 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:05:27 +0000

I also need an NFL team to just let me play! I’ll go in there and play crappy, lead the offense to no points, and collect a fat paycheck like Tebow. Me and Timmy, in the same boat. Come on NFL coaches, just let us play!

By: hjworton46

hjworton46 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:03:53 +0000

It’s difficult to understand why folk are still arguing about TT as an NFL QB after he started for almost a full season and won a playoff game for an average team. People either love or hate him and are unable to assess his play without allowing emotion into the argument.

By: notoriousjebus

notoriousjebus — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:00:58 +0000

Tim Tebow did not make the Broncos a winning team last year. While he was starting the broncos went from 1-4 to 8-8. And unless I am mistaken, finishing at .500 is not considered a winning season.

You can credit rather epic collapses from the Raiders and SD for the broncos making it into the playoffs almost as much as you can credit Tebow, don’t forget about the unnamed Chicago running back that inexplicably went out of bounds, and about half a dozen LONG FG’s by Matt Prater.

Also the Broncos, who had limited personal change for 2012, finished 13-3 and are the one seed in the AFC. So it’s not exactly like Tebow carried an overmatched team of untalented buns to an 8-8 record last year.

By: chachooga

chachooga — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:57:32 +0000

No tebow fan here.

But the Jets for whatever reason doinked him.

It can’t be hidden that he won a playoff game as a QB.

Worth a shot somewhere that will let him play? Heck yeah.

Great athlete, leader and teammates love him. We will see.

Jets and Rex Ryan are supe lame for their doody decisions with tebow. IMHO the circus is all Ryan’s fault…entirely

By: bonniebengal

bonniebengal — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:53:38 +0000

I have no doubt that he will prove all the naysayers wrong if given the chance to play. What does he have to do? Beat the Steelers in the playoffs? Oh wait, he did that already. Give the guy a chance!

By: shackdelrio

shackdelrio — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:47:16 +0000

Comparing him to RGIII is becoming a joke. Anybody making that comparison is just embrassing themselves.