[pepsi_junkie]

But Tebow is not like, say, Kaepernick in that he has fullback type power. In the red zone or short yardage situations, defenses have to commit to stopping him. And not just with a spy; he'd bulldoze a single spy. But if they over commit to stopping him, he goes shovel pass. It's a flip on the read option; generally there the plan is to run first but if the QB reads overcommitment to defending the RB, he keeps it himself and takes off. This is sort of the inverses scenario.

Some speculate that this is one reason Tebow has value to the Eagles, as a 2-point conversion specialist. However I doubt it as the Eagles generally don't dress their 3rd string QB. I think Tebow could make it just because Matt Barkley stinks so why not keep a guy like Tebow who can at least be a threat to plow through a defense personally? Nothing to lose, if 3rd string QB is starting games the season is over anyway.

[stormer]

Given Tebow’s passing, on the read option the defense only really needs to worry about two guys - the QB and the RB. In a two point conversion the field is so short the corners can come up and cover the receivers while the LBs and safeties can key on the run threat. I’m sure Kelly has a plan. but with Tebow, what you see is what you get, and without a passing threat, that won’t fool many defenses. He should go play rugby.