(05-11-2021, 02:06 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(05-11-2021, 12:02 AM)rpr52121 Wrote: I think comparing this to drafting Farrell is a stretch. They are both in the same ball park, but one is probably flyout to left with a slim chance of making the gap for a double, and one is strike out on an 53 mph Eephus pitch that Zach Grienke told you he was going to throw to you.

I think many of us have agreed on Khan's troublesome hiring and firing pattern as well as bemoaned the Baalke selection. 

The Tebow thing setting everyone off is because, the absolutely most obvious blunder down this slippery slope. You can say how it doesn't cost anything regarding money or draft capital, but it is so out there that it just puts even the once-in-awhile Jaguar fans on edge with omens that T-Law is going to bust with this franchise.

As someone who has watched Farrell play every game at OSU, I don't. I think Tebow has just as much chance of making the team as Farrell does. The difference is that Tebow didn't cost anything. I honestly don't get all the fuss? As it stands now, there is a 99.9% chance O'Shaughnessey is gonna be our #1 TE. I'm fine with that. Before his injury, I was impressed with him. Manhertz was brought in specifically for his blocking ability, so he will have an important role as well. We may very well bring in another TE, once teams start to trim down their rosters. Remember, we are #1 in waiver wire priority and we still have a ton of cap money if a good TE is released. I believe this is very likely to happen. So, even if Tebow makes the team (which is still highly unlikely), he's probably no higher than 3rd string. Is a 3rd string TE that we signed off the street, worth getting upset about? If we signed some 34 year old street free agent that no one ever heard of, this signing would be a non-issue, but since it's Tebow, the sky is falling. 

I really don't think this is the most obvious blunder. To me, an obvious blunder is something that will either set the franchise back or cost us a lot. This does neither. I'm not worried at all. If Lawrence busts, it will in no way, shape or form be because Tim Tebow got signed to try out for the team. How could a potential bench player have a bearing on the fate of a potential franchise QB? That is a stretch.

I completely agree that from a pure X's and O's standpoint this is not a blunder at all. I'll take your word on Farrell, as I haven't seen him play outside of highlights.

From every other angle of running a team with lot of press/publicity and managing a locker room with a lot of personalities. this is a blunder. But as we have both pointed out this is par for the course for UM and Khan.

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