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Tebow playing TE-catching passes,Lining up with back and receivers

Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:01 pm
Posted by Iona Fan Man
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27462 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:01 pm
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Tim Tebow was catching passes and lining up with running backs and receivers in addition to his quarterback reps at Patriots camp Friday.
Coach Bill Belichick indicated Friday morning that Tebow wasn’t locked into playing quarterback exclusively, and he could continue to see practice reps at tight end


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Asked whether he's willing to play different positions, Tebow told reporters he'll do "whatever the coaches ask."
This post was edited on 7/26/13 at 12:04 pm
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:02 pm to
Might as well try him there, especially now.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:03 pm to
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
30049 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:03 pm to
hernandez replacement
Posted by Chaz95
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Member since Nov 2007
19503 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:07 pm to


who is #15 on the Patriots?

ETA: Ryan Mallett
This post was edited on 7/26/13 at 12:08 pm
Posted by iliveinabox
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Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 1:05 pm to
it's about time..maybe the Lord came to him a dream and said give up QB before you are out of a job
Posted by papasmurf1269
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Member since Apr 2005
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 1:29 pm to
I have always liked Tim Tebow and he is a good role model for kids. I wish him all the best.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112362 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 1:47 pm to
Well good to see he finally stopped his "im a quarterback!!" Mantra. But i still highly doubt he makes the roster at any position unless the Pats face a lot of option offenses this year (not sure if they do) and want him around to run scout team


Pats are just too deep at some positions than QB/RB/TE.

Id rather keep and extra lineman like Cunningham as a situational pass rusher over Tebow for example because injuries happen in a snap of a finger
This post was edited on 7/26/13 at 1:49 pm
Posted by Hurricane Mike
Member since Jun 2008
20059 posts
Posted on 7/30/13 at 10:29 am to
lol, these Sportscenter guys trying to make it sound like no NFL team has ever faced what the Patriots are facing.

Apparently no team has ever played a season without their head coach

Hernandez is out of sight out of mind and the Patriots probably don't even care at this point, it's not a distraction, he is forever gone. Having TO on your team would be more of a distraction
Posted by wrlakers
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 7/30/13 at 12:51 pm to
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Tebow playing TE-catching passes,Lining up with back and receivers


This article says the opposite:


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Off the Snap: Tim Tebow spending ’99 percent’ of his time at QB in Patriots’ practices
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If Tim Tebow is to make the Patriots’ roster (and, yes, it’s still an “if” proposition), he’s going to have to do so as a quarterback. Despite all the hype about Tebow possibly helping out New England at tight end, with Rob Gronkowski injured and Aaron Hernandez no longer on the team, very little in the team’s practices thus far indicates any ultra-creative usages for the ex-Jet.

Ben Volin of the Boston Globe reported that “Ninety-nine percent of Tebow’s activity during his time with the Patriots has been spent learning to play quarterback in the team’s system,” with the lone outside venture being a short drill in which Tebow joins the skill players for a catch-and-run exercise.

“Hate to burst everyone’s bubble, but Tebow isn’t preparing to play tight end, fullback or any other position except quarterback,” Volin wrote. “As McDaniels explained on Monday, the Patriots are only including Tebow in the drill because he has the potential to be a ballcarrier as a scrambling quarterback.”

This all ties back in to the initial argument against Tebow as a tight end: He’s never been one. It may be fun to speculate on the off-the-wall ways the Patriots might employ him (as it was prior to his monotonous turn as the Jets’ backup QB), but players do not oft switch positions and thrive in the NFL.

Tom Brady’s obviously going to be the Patriots’ starter at QB, and Ryan Mallett is all but certain to hold on to his backup job. So, that leaves the No. 3 role — and little else — for Tebow.



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