# Tim Tebow as tight end **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [May 21, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639 "2021-05-21T17:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LauderdaleFort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/41 "2021-05-25T16:15:56Z")
I see your point he’s a bit on-your-face on that aspect, but I’d rather have attention-seeking humility than drugs, DUI, and spouse abuse. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/42 "2021-05-25T16:18:00Z")
> [@LauderdaleFort](#): > > I’d rather have attention-seeking humility than drugs, DUI, and spouse abuse. I would agree, but in some minds hypocrisy is worse than many other public sins. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/43 "2021-05-25T16:34:55Z")
Do we have evidence of “hypocrisy” or is this more mind reading into his intentions? Look, I don’t like the guy at all, and he’s not a good NFL player. But I also don’t go out of my way to find reasons to hate on him as a person either. Save the hate for his legion of idiot fans who mistake his measure of athletic talent, his success in high school and college, and (most importantly by far) his whiteness, for NFL caliber talent. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/44 "2021-05-25T19:12:39Z")
Tebow is talented, just not talented enough to make it in the NFL, and certainly not as a tight end. I like him and – unusually for me – don’t find his overt Christianity offputting. He seems far more sincere about it than most. But Urban Meyer has a history of hiring his friends, whether they’re qualified or not. > **[The Jaguars’ Tim Tebow Signing Puts Urban Meyer’s Worst Habit on Full Display](https://slate.com/culture/2021/05/tim-tebow-urban-meyer-jacksonville-jaguars-nepotism.html)** > > Shocking as it may seem, the reunion in Jacksonville is not the first of its kind. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/45 "2021-05-26T23:06:55Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I’d argue maybe putting him in as a trickeration type back who could occasionally run for 10 yards and throw a 40 yard TD. I always thought QB for a 4th and short inside the 30 play. Option to run if a hole opens or dropkick for a field goal if the play wasn’t there but I think he would not be able to handle all the choices. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/46 "2021-05-27T21:19:56Z")
My mental image, from his previous stint at QB, was him loosing the pocket and running around with the Benny Hill theme playing in my head. So, yeah, giving him multiple options while under pressure? Sure, should be fun! ---
**Author:** ![stuccosuperstar2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/47 "2021-05-28T23:09:13Z")
Washed up white 33 year old Christian athlete gets a shot at a position he’s never played in the NFL after not playing a down in the league since 2012. Tons of shit quarterbacks in the league, 33 year old black athlete who quarterbacked his team to the Super Bowl but dared speak out against police brutality hasn’t been in the league since 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/48 "2021-05-29T01:38:32Z")
> [@LauderdaleFort](#): > > Narcissistic? He’s pretty much down-to-earth, at least compared to most pro athletes Apparently, somebody in Denver referred to him as “the most self centered humble guy I ever met.” He reportedly charged $50k to show up at churches to speak, so when he was asked to do a charity thing by the team, he demanded the same payout. > **[Tim Tebow destroyed in new John Elway book](https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/florida-football/tim-tebow-john-elway-book-2020/)** > > A new book examines Denver's 2011 season with Tim Tebow as the quarterback. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/49 "2021-05-29T06:36:20Z")
> [@stuccosuperstar2020](#): > > Washed up white 33 year old Christian athlete gets a shot at a position he’s never played in the NFL after not playing a down in the league since 2012. Tons of shit quarterbacks in the league, 33 year old black athlete who quarterbacked his team to the Super Bowl but dared speak out against police brutality hasn’t been in the league since 2016. And he’s smart enough to milk the poor little blackballed me thing for all it’s worth. Remember the private workout? He’s already got millions from Nike. ---
**Author:** ![gadzookery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9dc877/32.png) [@gadzookery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gadzookery)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/50 "2021-05-29T23:37:36Z")
Many athletes have Nike deals and arrange special workouts. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/51 "2021-05-30T01:22:08Z")
But Kaepernick and his cult have been whining about being blackballed and never getting a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/52 "2021-05-30T02:15:41Z")
I mostly find it tiresome how much credit he gets for being extremely competitive and working very hard. I’ve consumed my fair share of sports journalism over the years, and I’ve lost count of how many stories describe their subjects as “the most competitive guy you’ll ever meet” or “no one hates losing more than him” or “he’s the first guy into the locker room and the last to leave” or whatever. But somehow Tebow is special. He’s really, really, really, really, really, really, really competitive and works extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra hard, I guess? All those other stories were wrong? ---
**Author:** ![stuccosuperstar2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/53 "2021-05-30T08:29:30Z")
The “whining” is well warranted. Why not just come out and admit you are a racist? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/54 "2021-05-30T12:19:38Z")
[Moderating] @dalej42’s post is perhaps phrased a bit confrontationally, but commentary about athletes and their fans is within bounds for this forum. “Why not just admit you are a racist?”, however, is not. If you absolutely must make personal attacks against other posters, the BBQ Pit is the place for that. This is an official Warning. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/55 "2021-05-30T16:18:05Z")
Can I say that anti-fans of Kaepernick are racists? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/56 "2021-05-31T03:28:33Z")
Sure you can. I’m not sure if you can (or should) say it here in a thread about **Tim Tebow** in _The Game Room_, but I, for one, fervently defend your right to say it - however generalizing and inaccurate it may be. As for the actual topic of the thread, I think the post above about Tim’s jersey going straight to number one on the bestsellers list is all the answer anyone should need as to why he was brought on the Jags. He probably won’t (and definitely shouldn’t) actually make the squad, but he did his job already. He made money for the team. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/57 "2021-05-31T06:17:57Z")
I think it’s a win-win-win-win. Tim Tebow raises his profile and is in the news again. Tebow’s fans get to crow about him again. People make money off of jersey sales. The team doesn’t have to actually waste a roster spot on him when all is said and done, and a more deserving TE doesn’t get left out. I see no downside unless some football fan purist wants to gripe about how dishonest the circus is, in which case I’d ask who should really care? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/58 "2021-06-01T05:12:49Z")
I thought jersey sale profits were entirely shared, but either way, the league is fine with it. I’m fine with him taking a 90-man spot for buzz and shiggles. If he makes the 53-man roster but his play doesn’t warrant it, then somebody’s got some 'splainin to do. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/59 "2021-06-01T16:20:27Z")
> [@gadzookery](#): > > Many athletes have Nike deals and arrange special workouts. Tebow signed a minimum salary contract with no guarantees. Kaepernick was looking for much more than that despite being a back up QB when he left. There is no downside to giving Tebow a chance other than maybe hurting the chances of another marginal player of making the practice squad. The team gets their share of Jersey sales, Meyer gives a friend a chance, the team is out very little if he doesn’t make the team. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639/60 "2021-06-01T17:15:48Z")
There’s an axiom in business that the damage a bad employee does isn’t due to their poor work, but to the impact they have on all the rest of the good employees. Bringing in an undeserving person like Tebow runs the risk of pissing off other players. It’s poor motivation when they see that personal connections and jersey sales are more important than hard work and skills. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639.md?page=4)