(05-10-2021, 11:08 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(05-10-2021, 09:21 PM)rpr52121 Wrote: There is the argument about optics. The only reason Tebow got this chance was because his name is Tebow and he knows the coach, basically the good old boy network.

There are probably a 1000 NFL players who haven't gotten another shot since Tebow last played in the NFL  and would completely welcome the chance to try out to be a TE whether or not that was their original position.

Now there is nothing to fault Tebow in this. 

The question is that for a rookie HC who has never coached professional athletes who has already gotten public backlash for Strength coach with recent bad publicity (even if overstated) and some panning for his draft after T-Law, this is your next big move?

It tips the scales about the FO as people who is not completely aware of all the moving parts, or someonewith the arrogance to think they just know better than everyone else. Sure it may work, but I've already seen two of my favorite teams partly fall apart because of FO arrogance that essentially made them difficult to get agents, FA and other teams to work with them or hold them in any kind of light.

Didn't I argue this exact point about Luke Farrell last week? Yeah, I think I did. I warned you all. The only difference is that we wasted a draft pick on Farrell and Tebow cost us nothing. 

You're surprised by this? Given what Meyer has said and done so far, this latest move seems like something that should've been expected. 

Again, it's typical. Look how long we held on to a bad Head Coaches and GM with Gus Bradley, Doug Marrone and Dave Caldwell. It all starts at the top with ownership. They let those guys pull this team down way too long and the decision to bring back Tom Coughlin was an unmitigated disaster. That was also signed off on by Khan. Then instead of going after one of the highly respected GM candidates out there, they stay in house and hire Baalke, because he will be a "yes man" for Meyer. Again, a decision by Khan. There is a very clear pattern here and if you've been paying attention, it's typical of things that have been occurring already. 

My issue is why is the Tebow move the one that seems to be setting everyone off, when this is basically the most harmless move that has been made by this team in a while? Again, this is basically just a tryout. It's doubtful Tebow even makes the final roster and he may not make it past the first round of cuts. We didn't waste a draft pick on him so, who cares? The best players will be the ones on the final roster. Tebow will have to prove it, if he wants to make the team. I don't care one way or another. I just want the best talent on the field.

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.

---