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[quote=Monkeydad;1283503]He said he wanted to pursue the Olympics and I think he did, but being fast and training as a sprinter are two different worlds, as he just learned.

The actual sprinters likely got really motivated to not get beat by a football player thinking he could just show up and beat them.

Hopefully he's a humble guy.[/quote]

If he wants to make Olympic trials he has a long ways to go for sure. He was last in his heat so very far from qualifying for the finals and the Golden Games don't really draw top talent not a single runner was ranked in the top 20 in world in the 100 m field. Whatever though it is good for T&F headed into a bizarre Olympics.

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Considering how much bigger Metcalf is than those sprinters he was really impressive.

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Agreed. 10.36 is no joke. I'd like to see him indoors run the 60m .

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1283529]Jax has signed Tebow per NFLN LOLOLOL[/quote]

Yep, it's official!

[url]https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/football/nfl/player/6114/tim-tebow[/url]

I hope he proves all of you wrong. :D

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Props to Tebow for not giving up, but honestly if he actually makes it to week 1 I'll be surprised.

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He has basically no competition at TE in Jax.

Here are the other TEs on their roster:

James O'Shaughnessy
Chris Manhertz
Ben Ellefson
Tyler Davis
Luke Farrell

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[quote=Monkeydad;1283539]He has basically no competition at TE in Jax.

Here are the other TEs on their roster:

James O'Shaughnessy
Chris Manhertz
Ben Ellefson
Tyler Davis
Luke Farrell[/quote]

And they all have several years of actual experience playing the position. He's got a tough road ahead.

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[quote=MTK;1283538]Props to Tebow for not giving up, but honestly if he actually makes it to week 1 I'll be surprised.[/quote]

Not a surprise really , a College Coach giving a former College star a job.

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[quote=MTK;1283538]Props to Tebow for not giving up, but honestly if he actually makes it to week 1 I'll be surprised.[/quote]

Props for wasting the prime years of his career insisting he was a QB even when noone would pay him to play there and ignoring the opportunity to switch to TE until it is way too late?

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[quote=MTK;1283540]And they all have several years of actual experience playing the position. He's got a tough road ahead.[/quote]

Farrell is a 5th round pick who had 12 total receptions in college, pure blocking TE.

He should easily beat him out at least.

I'd think a QB would be able to grasp route running pretty quickly. Logan Thomas did. Edelman made the transition to receiver well too.

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[quote=Monkeydad;1283547]Farrell is a 5th round pick who had 12 total receptions in college, pure blocking TE.

He should easily beat him out at least.

I'd think a QB would be able to grasp route running pretty quickly. Logan Thomas did. Edelman made the transition to receiver well too.[/quote]

Blocking is one of the toughest things about playing TE.

Logan Thomas made the switch in 2016. These things take time.

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Fact Urban Meyer has never won a championship in Florida without Tim Tebow. Fact Jacksonville is in Florida. Fact bears eat beets.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1283551]Fact Urban Meyer has never won a championship in Florida without Tim Tebow. Fact Jacksonville is in Florida. Fact bears eat beets.[/quote]


Bears.
Beets.
Battlestar Gallactica.

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[quote=pervis_griffith;1283552]bears.
Beets.
Battlestar gallactica.[/quote]

michael!!

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Expect Tebow to also play fullback and get goal line carries. Runs and even passes off jet sweeps could happen.

He'll be a gimmick player, a lot like Taysom Hill. To think Urban will only use him as a traditional tight end is foolish.

It may not always work, but it should be fun to watch.