Mock Draft--Please Read ALL 17. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Pro Football Talk...

Mock Draft--Please Read ALL
17. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
Pro Football Talk recently published a story speculating that the NFL owners have agreed to allow Tim Tebow to slide all the way down to Jacksonville in the 2010 NFL Draft. There's no question that Tebow needs to fix certain things in his game, including his footwork, release and comfort in a pro-style offense. However, he's the only one who can save the Jaguars.

You'd expect any 7-6 NFL team to be able to sell out home games. However, that's not the case in Jacksonville. Thousands of seats are empty every Sunday. The exception was the Dolphins game, where 60,000 people filled the seats. Unfortunately, most of them were Miami fans. When the Dolphins scored a touchdown, it seemed as though everyone in the stands stood up and cheered. It was pathetic.

Some experts believe Tebow won't be able to transition to the NFL. I don't completely agree with them - Alex Smith and Vince Young's improvement has strengthened my argument - but it's not about Tebow being an NFL quarterback here, and it has absolutely nothing to do with his draft stock.

This selection simply makes all the sense in the world because Tebow is an iconic figure in Florida, and thousands of people would go to every Jaguars game just to see him. Football is a business, and Tebow would be a tremendous financial investment for Wayne Weaver.

--Im about to go look up the PFT Article. This is ludicrous. Has anything such as this supposed act ever been done before?

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/08/rumors-fly-that-tebow-to-jags-is-a-done-deal/

“..There’s a rumor making the rounds that a wink-nod-sneeze-fart arrangement has been made to ensure that Tebow will be on the board when the Jags pick in round one — and that no one will trade up to get in position to draft him.

The goal would be to help the Jaguars regain financial viability in Jacksonville via a run on the box office following Tebow’s arrival. And that would go a long way toward killing the concept of the Jags becoming the L.A. Leopards or the London Shaguars.

Any such agreement, of course, would constitute collusion, a blatant violation of the labor deal between the NFL and the union. And it likely would be impossible to prove the existence of a “Magic Johnson in the ’92 All-Star Game” understanding (yeah, I used to follow other sports) that the other 31 teams will step aside and give the Jags a free run at Tebow.

Still, that’s the rumor. "

stupid.

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by Surteal on Dec 22, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Do you really seeing Al Davis or Bud Adams agreeing

on anything like this if they wanted the guy? Both of them would use the single finger answer.

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by Tkopa on Dec 22, 2009 4:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

unless compensation is under the table

this whole things stinks

i don’t like it and don’t believe it

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by Surteal on Dec 22, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bap

You might have noticed, all of our draft talk has been about BAP. Anything else isn’t coming from Gene. Not to say he isn’t interested, but this sounds totally suspect.

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by DownTownJax on Dec 22, 2009 10:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

i wouldnt be surprised if the owners agreed to let him fall ro 17

seeing how he shouldnt even be drafted in the first round

by jags2732 on Dec 23, 2009 12:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Exactly!

If they did agree to let him “slide” to the Jags, behind closed doors they were laughing!

The Jags can fill the stadium if they win. Drafting Tebow will not make them any better than they are now. If drafting one guy gets the masses out, then what would happen if he fails? Doesn’t get on the field? Jags realize he was not worth a number one?

Getting some DL help would be a great start. Applying pressure to the QB leads to holding penalties and turnovers (drive killers). That is what the Jags need, not Tebow. They have a good group of younger players, build on that, don’t throw away a pick because it may impact the attendance figures for a year or two. Building a winner will do a better job of that.

by imike29 on Jan 11, 2010 9:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I saw a tons of mock drafts

Giving us #15. The good thing is: No matter how loud everybody yelling-Gene Smith will pick. I think if we pick someone from Florida, it will be everything else then a QB (Spikes anyone?)

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by Zoltan from Budapest on Dec 23, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs