(07-03-2021, 07:36 PM)scottyg Wrote:

(07-03-2021, 10:22 AM)MarleyJag Wrote: Tebow won't make the final roster. He probably won't even survive the first round of cuts.

There's really only one round of cuts now - they go straight from 90 to 53.  It does happen over the course of a couple of days though, so it might be more accurate to say he will likely be released in the first 'wave' of cuts maybe?

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(07-03-2021, 07:28 PM)Race Bannon Wrote: No, you misunderstood on the "getting hit."  Let me unpack -- I made a crack in response to the "can you imagine how it would feel" line about the pressure of being between Tebow and the goal line.  My point was the pressure of making the tackle, not letting him score, etc.  Because of all the attention it will get if he were to ever score again, and you'd be the guy that he got by.  Another poster misunderstood, and thought I meant an NFL player would be afraid of taking the hit -- which is laughable; that NFL player is going to be looking to deliver a hit, not worried about getting hit.  So I tried to clarify (as I have again above), but you then you went down the road of thinking I somehow meant tackling doesn't involve hitting.  That was a wrong turn -- the point is the "all eyes are watching" pressure if Tebow ever sees the field.

As for resurrecting his career -- that's not where I'm at.  I've already said I have a hard time imagining him making the team.  I'm in my 50's, and I remember the degradation in my abilities as I hit 34.  So I'm following this like watching the movie Rudy or something -- i.e. questions like can he make the team? Can he contribute?  Could he help on special teams?  If he's able to hold down a backup position, will they have some plays that are designed for him?  It would be such a rush to watch Tebow throw a key, sacrfice-your-body block to put somebody in the endzone for a key touchdown, near the end of his career and he finds a way to help his team.

It's a potentially cool subplot, and one I'll enjoy no matter how things go.  The only way I really differ from most fair people here is (1) I think he was good football player to begin with; (2) I think he's one of the most talented short yardage runners of all time, and (3) I think he's an NFL caliber athlete by any measure.  I think my opinions on that are the conventional ones -- that's pretty much the official book on Tebow from an NFL perspective, and I don't think Jags fans should think there's some crony-conspiracy if he makes the team or sees the field.  Trust the process -- he'll get cut if he can't play.  You can't hide in this league with only 53 on the roster.  Every single player has to be able to flat out play.

Your passive-aggressiveness is approaching legendary status.  And don't sell yourself short - you are a fantastic troll.