Jacksonville Jaguars Tim Tebow to retire

The gang is not lying.

Tim Tebow found out on Saturday night when a clip of his weak blocking abilities hit social media – proving his time in the NFL is finally over.

While the tight ends in the current version of football can be seen as bigger and taller wide receivers, blocking still takes up a large part of their job description. And as you saw in this clip, Tebow is unable to apply any kind of resistance.

And if you think it was fluke or a bad coin, it wasn’t. This happened again on the next descent.

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When Urban Meyer signed Tebow in May, I wasn’t originally opposed to the idea like most. And while I understood why people were so upset and stunned by the decision, I figured it might work under certain circumstances – like making Tebow strictly a wide receiver, short runner, or decoy on games. of stuff. But, as I see it now, there is no situation in which it works, given its lack of awareness on the ground. And to make matters worse, it was this same lack of awareness that led Tebow to host an episode of ESPN + Detail, in which he broke down a play movie about Trevor Lawrence.

I repeat, Tim Tebow had the audacity to criticize his QB’s quarterback skills – on film, where he will live forever.

The Jaguars could save this situation if they offered Tebow a job – that is, if he doesn’t want to return to television. I’m sure it wouldn’t be too difficult to create a role for Tebow on the sidelines or at the front office. Because while it’s easy to crack jokes, there’s no denying that Tebow was once one of college football’s greatest quarterbacks and was loved by his teammates for being a great leader and motivator.

Remember this?

“To the fans and everyone in Gator Nation, I’m sorry. I’m extremely sorry. We were hoping for an unbeaten season. That was my goal, something Florida never did here. I promise you one. thing, a lot of good will come out of it. You will never see a player all over the country playing as hard as I will the rest of the season. You will never see someone pushing the rest of the squad as hard as I will push everyone the rest of the season. You will never see a team playing harder than we will see the rest of the season. God protect you. “

That’s the famous “The Promise” speech Tebow gave at a post-game press conference after the Gators’ loss to Ole Miss 31-30 at Gainesville in 2008. Tebow became a prophet after that day , as Florida would go undefeated the rest of the way, beating their opponents by an average of 33.8 points per game. Tebow finished third in the Heisman vote – a year after winning it – and Florida won the national championship.

The guy in this video is someone any NFL team would love to have, but not on the field. It is always best to quit a job before being made redundant. And since there’s no denying the inevitable will happen in Jacksonville, Tim Tebow might as well make it easier for Urban Meyer and clear his locker before he’s told to return his playbook.