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Urban Meyer revives talk of Tim Tebow to the CFL, which still seems implausible
Talk of Tim Tebow coming to play Canadian football, the CFL's unkillable monster, has surfaced yet again. Never mind that the problems bringing a quarterback with a historically-low NFL completion percentage to a pass-heavy, three-down league have been discussed extensively over the years, or that even Montreal Alouettes' general manager/head coach Jim Popp (who presumably still holds Tebow's CFL rights) said "I don't know if Tim Tebow would ever work in this league" in 2013, or that Tebow opted to return to a better-paying job as an ESPN analyst in 2015 instead of trying to become a CFL backup quarterback, and that he's already 28 and far older than most trying to use the CFL as a path to the NFL, this is apparently still a topic of discussion. This time, it's thanks to Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer (Tebow's college head coach at the University of Florida), who told Rich Eisen and Mike Mayock of NFL Total Access this weekend that Tebow is apparently still considering playing in the CFL:
Talking to Rich Eisen and Mike Mayock during NFL Network's NFL Scouting Combine coverage in Indianapolis on Saturday, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said he spoke to Tebow about the possibility of playing in the Canadian Football League.
"I was actually in a conversation with him about going to Canada ... I think if there's a right (opportunity) I think he'd probably do it," Meyer said.
Tebow was cut by the Philadelphia Eagles just before the start of the 2015 season. He finished Philly's preseason slate with a completion percentage near 60 along with a pair of passing touchdowns and an interception. He rushed for 82 yards and another TD. He also showcased a new throwing motion and improved mechanics, but still struggled with reading defenses.
"He does have somewhat of an awkward throwing motion at times," Meyer said. "I really thought the Chip Kelly experience (in Philadelphia) would be his opportunity. I really hope he gets his foot in the door."
Putting aside all the problems with Tebow as a CFL player, and the idea that he'd give up a lucrative ESPN job to toil in obscurity in Canada, there simply just aren't any good jobs for him. No CFL team is out there looking for a starting quarterback this offseason, which has already led to established and highly-promising quarterbacks like Trevor Harris taking backup jobs. If Montreal does in fact still hold Tebow's rights (we don't know, as CFL negotiation lists are secret), he would come in as at least a training-camp underdog against proven CFL veteran and presumed starter Kevin Glenn. He might even have a tough time beating out backups Rakeem Cato, Jonathan Crompton, Anthony Boone, Tajh Boyd and Brandon Bridge, all of whom have more CFL experience and would seem to have more passing potential. The situation isn't really much better anywhere else in the league, either. No team is desperate for a quarterback, and you'd have to be pretty desperate to take a chance on Tebow at this point; he hasn't even played regularly since leaving the Denver Broncos in 2011!
Of course, if Tebow is willing to abandon a good ESPN job to come into the CFL and compete to be a backup for way less money than he makes as a broadcaster in a league that doesn't favour his skillset at all, it's conceivable we could see him join the league and play a few preseason games before getting cut. CFL teams have often tried to take chances on splashy ex-NFL guys, often with little to no positive result, and that's frequently been done as a marketing opportunity. Tebow's name recognition certainly might make him seem like a good marketing technique, and we might see a CFL team try to bring him in despite the obvious on-field problems with that idea. The concept of Tim Tebow as a successful CFL starting quarterback is no less ludicrous today than it was in 2012, 2013, 2014 or 2015, though, and it's unfortunate that we even have to discuss this again.
[Thanks to Patrick Johnston for the heads-up here.]
