TwistedHusky":160i8u5e said:To be a success, the bar for production does not have to be high.
Maybe he can still be a gadget guy at the goal line. If he scores TDs then he is useful to the roster. Not much upside due to his age, but you are taking TDs where you can get them.
Nobody should have a problem with someone wanting to work to realize their dreams. I don't begrudge Tebow for continuing to try.
The problem isn't even really him but his repugnant entourage of fans. That is the issue, the benefits have to outweigh whatever chaos that cloud of dumb creates.
And there is the other issue with the other players, what does that do to team chemistry?
We already had our own issue with a Marshawn faction and a Wilson faction in our locker room where the factions create schisms. This would be so much worse. Even greater considering Tebow was ounce a QB and might try to continue to play a leadership role on a team that does not need or want that from him.
If Tebow is a gadget H-back that scores TDs, great. But even if Tebow ends up producing as a bang average NFL TE, would that really be enough to make up for the circus of freaks sure cause distractions?
If somehow Tebow can discourage that crowd from following him, and it might not even be his fault but he did seem to encourage if not cultivate it, then maybe he can worthwhile. But honestly, even a gadget H-back years removed from football is going to have trouble getting back into effective form so upside seems pretty limited.
As a roster move to build a winning team it makes little sense. But if the whole point is just to sell tickets and merch to the brigade of fools that follow him? Then it makes more sense.
I think the move was probably heavily motivated to sell tickets, rather than for his limited upside as a 33 year old playing TE for the first time. And while his crazy national fans are probably going to come out crawling out of their holes, I think it's more likely the Jags are bringing back this local hero. The guy played for the University of Florida, won a Heisman trophy, and 2 national championships down there, all while playing for their new head coach.