Bill Belichick says Tim Tebow is getting better... Wait, what?

You read right. Speaking to the media today Bill said he thinks Timmy T is "definitely" improving. Um, are you drunk Bill? I would say his performance in the game Friday vs. the Bucs was a major regression from his game against the Eagles, which was also awful.


I'm actually pretty sure that Tebow played about as bad as a quarterback can play. His passes weren't even in the same zip code as his receivers, including the heinous pass he airmailed for an interception. The state line speaks for itself: 1/7 passing for -1 yards and a pick. Where is the improvement there Bill? Here are his exact words when asked if he thought Tebow was improving:

“Oh yeah, definitely,” Belichick said. “You gotta think if you look at the entire week last week that it would look different than the game did. In some cases the game looked better for some reason, in some cases the game may not look as good as some things during the week. We’ll just try to take all that into consideration.” (Quote from BostonGlobe.com)

Not sure exactly what Bill is referring to. Obviously he knows more about the game than me, and I haven't had the oppportunity to watch Tebow practice. But all the reports on his performance, both in practice and games, have been resoundingly negative since he joined the team.

And that is why his presence on the roster is making less and less sense with each two-bounce pass he throws at the feet of his intended targets. They brought him in as a project player with the hopes of developing him into some sort of viable NFL quarterback, and it just clearly isn't working.

The dude straight up can't play quarterback in the NFL. I'm tired of hearing pro-Tebow fans retort by pointing out the fact he won a playoff game in Denver. I've got one response for that logic: flash in the pan. Definition of flash in the pan. That literally may be the most overrated playoff victory of all time.

He played well in that game and made a great pass to win it. What happened in the next game? Oh yeah, he played terribly against the Patriots and the team got annihilated. And what has he done since then? Nothing. Zip. Whatever divine power he was summoning that year in Denver has dried up, and now the Patriots are forcing something that isn't there, isn't worth the time, and isn't worth the media circus that surrounds Tebow.

I'm not doubting Tebow is a good guy, and all-around good presence in the locker room. Maybe that is why the Patriots haven't cut ties with him. And if he really, truly makes that much of an impact on team chemistry that he is worth keeping around, I guess I'm okay with it.

But what I think is wrong is that they are trying to force this guy to be something he's not: a quarterback. They need to experiment with him at a different position because he is contributing nothing to this team as a third-string quarterback: nothing. But he can run. There is no doubt he is excellent when he runs the football. With his work ethic and the guidance of his coaches, I see no reason why he couldn't contribute at another offensive position and on special teams.

But at quarterback, it's time to move on, and it's time for Bill to get a grip and see things for what they are: Tim Tebow is not an NFL quarterback.

@LiamPCunningham
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