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I agree that is why they are doing the Tebow thing, but I also think it's an example of Meyer being shortsighted. He has a young team to develop and he thinks a media circus is good for that? He already had the thing with hiring his good old boy strength coach and now this. Doesn't make sense to me.
I'm in NE. They haven't stopped talking about Tebow this week. When the Pats brought him into training camp 8 years ago, they had so many media requests they couldn't fit everyone in their media room and had to move press conferences outside.
I personally still don’t get the appeal. Is it only because Tebow is a hardcore Christian or am I missing something else?
This is an excellent point that should not be overlooked and I will explain at least partially why there's a major disconnect.
Fan contest back in the day to pick their name, right? I guess Florida Man liked the alliteration.
Giant buildings, Giant machines, Giants in Business, there's lots of them. But that name goes back 75+ years it would seem and so it's not an issue. There's no Lions in Detroit except in maybe a zoo but the history starts so long ago it's a non-issue in these places.
Before we all get carried away, Tebow is far from a lock to make the final roster and no one has suggested he will be their regular starter. I don't believe he's officially signed yet, but I am guessing his contract will be for the league minimum with little or no signing bonus or guaranteed money. Essentially, he will be brought in for a tryout with very little risk or financial obligation from the team. Maybe he makes it through camp and ends up on the 53-man roster, but I doubt he will a) cost much, b) make the regular season roster, or c) be their starting TE. At this point he is famous for being famous. Who knows, maybe Meyer is looking at him as a player / coach, but I would be shocked if Tebow made any meaningful contributions on the field.
Based on this thread title and the fact they are even thinking about how to make Tebow a part of the 53-man roster after almost a 10 year hiatus from any meaningful NFL games after he was run out of the NFL and one of the worst 1st round selections ever for a QB.
No offense, GB, but it's the media and football fans that are making the Tebow situation way more of a thing than it really is. I lived the Tebow-mania experience in NE. There was very little chance he made the roster. As I said, the Pats gave him nothing financially for a tryout. It was a media circus, but the media doesn't make roster decisions. Some felt that BB was doing Meyer and Tebow a favor by trying to create some buzz and potential interest from another franchise to bring in Tebow for a look, as all involved already knew he was never going to make the NE roster.
I’ve been in Florida most of my life and outside of Gainesville where people wear his jerseys I haven’t seen Tebow stuff in ages. Where are you seeing this at?
As I explained, we were at UF a year or two ago and in Gainesville and they might as well changed the name to Tebowville. I am sure the rest of the state is not as infatuated, but there he was still an immortal.
Denver taking Tebow in the 1st was stupidity by the front office. Hiring McDaniels as head coach was stupidity on a new level.
That’s any heisman winner in any small college town. Maybe not as infatuated but if you go to Tallahassee you’ll see plenty of Ward and Winston jerseys too.
Nah, this is common. They bring guys that know the system.
This is about as strongly as I can disagree with someone ever on a post. McDaniels was arguably the most highly qualified coordinator candidate of the last 15 years. His 2 seasons before getting the Denver job, he called plays for the best offense in NFL history to that point in 2007, as part of the only undefeated regular season in 16 game history. Then he called plays for a top-10 offense that lost arguably the best player in NFL history in week 1.
Surely it's been adjusted over the years. With his study habits, knowing the terminology, he's surely in good shape to teach
Getting reps at HB and WR would be great but only at WR..?Jaguars coach Urban Meyer told reporters that first-round RB Travis Etienne will take all of his minicamp reps at WR. “Worst case scenario you have a running back that's elite with receiver skills,” Meyer said. Similar, it seems, to Le’Veon Bell in his prime.
Maybe it is just for minicamp and not the main training camp. I see this as a positive since this might put his potential in that Kamara, McCaffery category.
He hasn't signed him yet, so maybe there's hope for Meyer after all. I won't hold my breath though.
It is an interesting angle to think about is the NFL does do things for marketing purposes and to get fans in the stands.
Rapoport said the chances of him making the opening day roster were 50/50. For the sake of all of us, I hope he is exaggerating to keep a story in the news for the rest of the summer.
Wait I can get Hou somewhere other than .5 wins? I gotta call my bookie!
Is being an assistant coach considered "making the roster"? Because I feel like that was the plan all along.
I think that's the best case scenario.Jaguars coach Urban Meyer told reporters that first-round RB Travis Etienne will take all of his minicamp reps at WR. “Worst case scenario you have a running back that's elite with receiver skills,” Meyer said. Similar, it seems, to Le’Veon Bell in his prime.
