Posted on 08/07/2017 10:16:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Beefore coaxing veteran quarterback Jay Cutler out of retirement this weekend, the Miami Dolphins reportedly considered a number of other options after starter Ryan Tannehill re-injured his left knee during practice last week.
One of those options was Tim Tebow, according to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald.
It actually kind of makes sense. Cutler is seen as a natural choice for Miami coach Adam Gase, who was Cutler’s offensive coordinator in Chicago during the 2015 season. That ended up being one of Cutler’s best statistical years — he threw for 3,659 yards while completing 64.4% of his passes with 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for a career-high 92.3 passer rating.
But Gase was quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos in 2011, when Tebow led the team to a postseason berth and a playoff victory. Tebow’s NFL career fizzled after that, and the former Heisman Trophy winner out of Florida is now an outfielder in the New York Mets’ minor league system.
Kyle Orton was another quarterback for Gase on that Broncos team and, according to Salguero, he was also one of the quarterbacks the Dolphins considered following Tannehill’s injury. So basically it looks like Gase at least gave some thought to some of the quarterbacks he’s had success with before.
But Salguero also reported that some of the names being considered by the Dolphins “were eliminated very quickly.” We can only assume that Tebow was one of those names.
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Tebow has moved on.
I am thinking that Tebow would have brought in more $$$
And I say, Good for him. He doesn't need the NFL.
LOL. Looks like they didn’t even consider Kapernick. Smart.
Put Tebow on the practice squad.
Ross.
5.56mm
Still think he was a better QB, who really never got a proper chance in the NFL. I don't believe he will ever make it in the Majors.
I have always felt, if you had the choice to play professional baseball or professional football, you’re nuts if you don’t pick baseball.
Probably right but for now its balls and strikes until he or the Mets decide it’s over.
Sign a QB who paraded around in a Fidel tee shirt? In Miami? They aren't that dumb.
Like the man said: “You can’t take a knee AND throw interceptions.”
He's ineligible. He's spent too much time as part of the regular roster on NFL teams.
Let’s face it (and I agree with this): no team is going to sign Kaepernick. He would alienate a team’s fan base, at least a large percentage of it, and be a cancer in the locker room. Maybe several weeks into the season after more injuries, some team may offer him a short-term contract. But that’s about the best outcome for Kaeper-dink.
Let’s face it (and I agree with this): no team is going to sign Kaepernick. He would alienate a team’s fan base, at least a large percentage of it, and be a cancer in the locker room. Maybe several weeks into the season after more injuries, some team may offer him a short-term contract. But that’s about the best outcome for Kaeper-dink.
And Cutler may be 34, but no one has ever questioned his arm strength.
Can you imagine the outcry if they signed Tebow and left Colon out in the cold?
I’m almost starting to enjoy the leftist sports media’s 24/7 rant over “Colin Kaepernick” injustice, and that Tebow may have been considered for the Miami opening over him makes it all the more fun.
Kaepernick has suffered from a self-imposed ostracism, fully deserved based on his own actions, whereas Tebow has suffered from bigotry for who he is and not for what he has done.
That ended up being one of Cutler’s best statistical years — he threw for 3,659 yards while completing 64.4% of his passes with 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for a career-high 92.3 passer rating.
Pfft, Tom Brady played 12 regular season games winning 11 of them. His stats: 3,554 yards, 62.4 % passing completion, 28 touchdowns, just 2 interceptions, and a 112.2 passer rating.
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