Tebow to the CFL
http://www.sbnation.com/2014/8/18/5998715/the-tim-tebow-cfl-chronicles
SBNation with the scoop. What surprises me about the CFL is the whole jav-in or jav-out scheme. And also, the bound-for-street rule. Is there any reason the NFL hasn't instituted these yet?
What an adventure!
Edit: To ensure the longevity of this thread, I feel like I must inform all that this is satire. Or is it?August 19th, 2014 at 3:22 PM ^
While I am nor have ever been a Tebow fan I feel like he got a raw deal. He led the Broncos to the playoffs and even won a playoff game but wasn't even given a chance to start again the next year. I realize he had a ridiculous run of luck but he still produced while he was starting. The reason he never got another chance is that he doesn't function like a typical QB which seems like a dumb reason to me.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:28 PM ^
That hellacious defense that scored TDs in something like 6 of their wins "led the Broncos to the playoffs and even won a playoff game." Simply happening to be the quarterback on a team that wins does not equate to being responsible for the team winning. Go look at the scores from that season, there's a handful of games where the Broncos' offense scored like 7-10 points and they still won. That's not a credit to Tim Tebow.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:30 PM ^
I'm not here to claim Tebow was great, but people who claim that Denver defense was somehow the greatest defense ever are selling Tebow and the offense short as well. It's not like they were dominating with Orton.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:24 PM ^
46.5 completion percentage during that year tells you all you need to now. They also won 4 games in OT.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:31 PM ^
45-10. Tebow was sacked 7(!) times. Oh, it was a glorious fall Sunday in the Mile High City.
August 19th, 2014 at 5:14 PM ^
disagrees. Just ask him; he is amazing!
August 19th, 2014 at 5:45 PM ^
I watched that playoff game against Pittsburgh where Denver scored 29 points with a wow offensive finish by the quarterback, and Tebow won it. That much was clear.
August 19th, 2014 at 5:50 PM ^
Tha is true, so what is your point? Are you claiming Tebow is better than Roethlisberger? Or are you just saying?
August 19th, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
Wasn't the "wow offensive finish" a catch-and-go play on a blitz that Thomas took 75 yards after the catch for the TD?
Wasn't that also the game that the Steelers limped into with huge chunks of their team out with injury?
August 19th, 2014 at 7:45 PM ^
Yes tebow hit his receiver who was what 7/8 yards downfield and then the receiver made the play. Everyone is forgetting that the broncos did have an ok offense but it was not because of tebows arm.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:32 PM ^
I think they gave him a chance to run the offense they wanted and he couldn't do it. That was his tryout; most NFL teams aren't going to alter their offense so profoundly as to allow Tebow to be successful. In college you are more flexible, but the offense Denver was going to run with him puts a huge pressure on your defense to keep the game close and let you grind out wins, which isn't going to win you a title. I think Tebow is a great college player who was never going to succeed in the pros - nothing wrong with that. Eric Crouch won a Heisman that way, and that's fine.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:53 PM ^
Some NFL guy was on Dan Patrick like a week ago and was asked why Tebow isn't a back up anywhere and his answer was basically, "a backup QB has to be able to hit guys in practice consistently, and Tebow throws it ten yards over a guys head and its just a wasted practice rep. He has no value unless he's starting." It was pretty interesting.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:39 PM ^
I thought the same thing at the time that he kind of got a raw deal in Denver. Then he went to the Jets and couldn't outduel Buttfumble Sanchez. He just wasn't that good and had an incredible string of luck.
August 19th, 2014 at 7:49 PM ^
I am more surprised that no coach or GM walked up to Tebow and said, "Would you like to try a few snaps at H-back or TE?"
August 20th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
I thought a lot of them tried but he refused to entertain it and said he would only play QB
August 20th, 2014 at 9:39 AM ^
The way I see it is for Tebow to be a top tier quarterback he would need the entire offense revamped to something similar to his Florida days. Easy reads in the passing game, read-option runs, and lots of QB run plays. This offense would require new players and coaches across the board. No way that kind of risk is worth it to maximize one guy's talents, especially considering there's no telling if such an offense would even work against elite NFL defenses. If Tebow wanted to succeed, he would have needed to embrace a non quarterback role, but he was so stubbornly set on being a franchise quarterback.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:23 PM ^
Lol, that's a fake article bro
August 19th, 2014 at 3:26 PM ^
You would think the multiple date references to things in the future would've clued people in.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:26 PM ^
You're not going to sit here and tell me that Canadians don't drink bagged coffee and have a 630,000 seat stadium...
August 19th, 2014 at 3:43 PM ^
I get that you're doing this is as a joke, but this close to football season, the MGoBlog thread titles are one of my primary sources of world news.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:49 PM ^
The main reason I posted it was I really like Bois' writing. The joke was the only way I knew to present it without simply saying "here look at this." Gotta have my panache.
August 19th, 2014 at 5:16 PM ^
It got a big long after that
August 19th, 2014 at 8:27 PM ^
To the house in Iowa in the 70s.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:28 PM ^
on ESPN.com, how is this not breaking news there!
August 19th, 2014 at 3:31 PM ^
They sent all employees to Cleveland for Fingergate. There's no one left to notice this.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^
Speaking of my home town.....
I don't want Tebow to sign with the Canadians. After watching the shitstorm that passed for NFL Quarterbacking last night from my Browns I gotta believe they've got old Touchdown Timmy all qued up and ready for signing.
And you really think I'm the wierdest thing on the board Turd? I don't know if I should be increadibly fllattered or start crying.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:58 PM ^
No, it's not you. You're great. It's your insatiable need to show us your wife's body. That's the weirdest thing on the board.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:10 PM ^
It could be worse though. I could've married one of these gals and still had the same insatiable need.......
August 19th, 2014 at 4:19 PM ^
I just threw up in my mouth... Thanks a lot.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
Thanks. Now my personal "I Can't Unsee That" list has a new entry.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:38 PM ^
...as an avatar is kind of weird. That being said I am happy for you that your wife is in great shape. And thank you for those images....wonderful.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:30 PM ^
Now that is sexy.
August 19th, 2014 at 10:24 PM ^
or her thighs?
August 19th, 2014 at 5:55 PM ^
old one wear out?
August 19th, 2014 at 3:30 PM ^
That's the way to message board excellence.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
I was honestly, truly, thinking this morning why Tebow wasn't in the CFL (he isn't, right?) and then I see this post today. But really, he should play in the CFL, it seems perfect for him and a team can make an offense around him. However, his "marketability" in Canada is probably miniscule compared to what it was here, so maybe it's not worth it to them. They also have more sophisticated players and offenses these days, I think, than in the past. But odd to think he's not even on an NFL roster somewhere, somehow.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:39 PM ^
Are you him?
August 19th, 2014 at 5:38 PM ^
No. Hell no. I'm an attention whore, but not to the extent that I'd post that kind of crap. Was that what people assumed from that other thread?
August 19th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
Damn. I was looking forward to hearing Tim's flawless analysis on the SEC network.
August 19th, 2014 at 10:26 PM ^
Okay. So I actually went through Chapters 1 and 2. This stuff is pure gold. "Bound-for-Street." Lolololol.
August 20th, 2014 at 7:14 AM ^
He's a gamer... a baller... playmaker and shot caller...
All he does is win!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMK9FKMG3Nc
I've no idea how to embed, sorry
August 20th, 2014 at 8:19 AM ^
but I think that the wide-open nature of the CFL might be a perfect fit for Tebow and other college QBs like him.
August 20th, 2014 at 8:42 AM ^
These Chronicles are a MUST READ for football fans!
No, but if you enjoy anything that Jon Bois writes for SB Nation, you will like it. I think it blows everything out of the water. I am no Tebow fan,but that doesn't matter. Entertaining, adventurous, and a bit weird. 4 thumbs up IMO.