Someone tell me I’m wrong.
Tell me I’m crazy.
Tell me I’m absurd for even thinking it.
Does it not make absolute and outright sense for Tim Tebow to develop an NFL throwing style in a league that wouldn’t oust him at the first sign of struggling?
Would it not benefit a guy that will – not may – go down as one of the best Florida Gator quarterbacks of all-time to go straight back to the field instead of riding the bench and not getting playing time for possibly years?
Break out the straightjacket for me if it means I’m crazy for saying it, because I’m saying it.
Tim Tebow should come to the UFL.
Three months is not enough time to change the same throwing style that he’s had his whole life. Maybe he never will. But wouldn’t he have a better chance of doing that playing in a league that he’s guaranteed to get playing time in?
If Tim Tebow is going to make the transition successfully from being a Heisman winner to a starting quarterback in the NFL, something tells me that a hands-on guy like him won’t learn nearly as much riding the bench in Jacksonville or wherever he might end up.
Something tells me he won’t be the type of complete player he’ll have to learn to be by watching the likes of someone else do it, year after year.
I get the sense from a guy that plays with more heart and soul than many players nowadays can even relate to, that while he may take a seat to a tried-and-true slinger if it’s within the best interest of whatever team gets him, he will still want to be on that field. He’ll still want to make mistakes, because he’ll learn from them. He’ll still expect to fall, because he’s always gotten back up, better than ever.
I say “Tebow 2.0″ should be developed on the field, not the bench.
Please tell me the UFL, NFL and Tebow wouldn’t benefit immensely from it in the long run.
I think you are right…because if his throwing motion do not change he will probably be a 4th or 5th round pick. Just my thought
You’re nuts.
Tebow would be a superstar in the UFL, however trying to convince him that it would it would pay off for him to come and join the UFL would be a task in and of itself.
Remember though, the old USFL got guys like Herschel Walker to come to their new league and added to their appeal. If Tebow did decide to come to the UFL he would instantly be its poster boy, what better poster boy could you ask for? He plays with passion and always give his all, no matter what he’s doing.
With the league expanding to the midwest and Texas this season the league needs to at least go after one somewhat big name guy, Tebow could be that guy.
i aree he should play in the ufl first…but i really dont think he can every make an impact in the nfl.
I think if he plays in UFL that he should stay in the UFL. This isnt a D-league.
First, and probably most important; this is a “D-League”. It’s been expressed on more than one occasion, even by the Commish himself, the goal is to provide an alternative to develop NFL players.
With that out of the way; “Should Tebow give serious consideration to playing in the UFL?” Yes. Will he? No.
Tebow will go to a team that most likely needs a QB in the NFL, so he’ll play. However, he’ll be behind a line that probably needs work, and it will make him suffer and not progress. By the time he has a line to protect him, the GM will feel the team has passed him by, he’ll be relegated to the bench, or worse – the CFL. Then, he’ll be exposed as not being as “mobile” as once thought (totally disregarding the fact he’ll be late twenties or early thirties). Next, he’ll then spend a season or two in the re-surging AFL where he’ll really look terrible, (because he can’t throw, folks)and eventually “home” will be an assistant high school coaching position somewhere in Central Florida. Finally he’ll split his time between the coaching and used car lot ads with his trophy in the background.
I give you the mis-managed career of a Heisman-trophy-winning-QB.
First off it is not an “alternative to develop NFL players”. It is to provide an affordable, high quality football in underserved markets. Read the UFL mission statement.
Now that we have that out of the way…. what makes you think Tebow could start in the UFL?????
There are many QB’S with NFL pedigrees that struggled.
Go UFL the “alternative major football league”.
Tebow would be a superstar in the UFL, however trying to convince him that it would it would pay off for him to come and join the UFL would be a task in and of itself.
Remember though, the old USFL got guys like Herschel Walker to come to their new league and added to their appeal. If Tebow did decide to come to the UFL he would instantly be its poster boy, what better poster boy could you ask for? He plays with passion and always give his all, no matter what he’s doing.
With the league expanding to the midwest and Texas this season the league needs to at least go after one somewhat big name guy, Tebow could be that guy.
So, I must have imagined the slogan “Where future stars come to play” and the UFL beating it’s chest over stars getting picked up by NFL teams. It’s nice to quote the mission statement, but the marketing and meadia relations have made it clear there’s no “competition” with the NFL from the UFL.
And, guessing the “what makes you think Tebow could start in the UFL?????” was posed in my direction; two words, “Quinn Gray”.
Besides, Tebow would start based solely on an ability to put asses in seats. He’d sell tickets even if it was just because folks were hoping to see him fail.
Tim Tebow would be a tremendous asset to the UFL. A HUGE marketing coup for the league….. I don’t disagree. However, don’t assume he would come in and dominate. The quality of the league is exceptional and will only get better.
As far as the “not going against the NFL”…. this is a poker game.
The NFL clearly has a stronghold, maybe even a monopoly on Major League Football. They have squashed all comers in the past.
The UFL has learned from the other leagues mistakes and has assembled a very bright group of former NFL executives. They have learned that it makes better sense to publically, harmoniously, co-exist with the NFL… instead of getting into a public pissing war which they will surely LOSE!
As far as letting players walk to the NFL, this only reinforces their marketing message- that the UFL is a high caliber league- which in turn gives them added press coverage for free and allows them to get better players to consider the league in the future; including guys like Tim Tebow.
It is my hope that behind closed doors this tactful and shrewd approach is really a slow stepping stone to insure the UFL’s talent pool increases and incremenatlly develops them into a true “alternative major football brand”.
I dont want UFL to be minor or development league. I want to see UFL= NFL EQUAL. periodically