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      Can Tim Tebow be an NFL quarterback?

      October 8, 2008 /

      Last year, Florida QB Tim Tebow became the first underclassmen to ever win the Heisman Trophy. His blend of size and athleticism make him one of the best football players in college football.

      But is he an NFL quarterback? Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports doesn’t think so.

      Meyer isn’t screwing up Tim Tebow. While it’s true that Meyer’s spread offense isn’t conducive to producing an NFL quarterback — how has 2005 No. 1 pick Alex Smith panned out? — it’s also true that Tebow doesn’t have what it takes to play that position in the NFL. Not if his coach was Urban Meyer. Not if his coach was Pete Carroll. Not if his coach was David Cutcliffe, Norm Chow or Grantland Freaking Rice.

      Now then, a slight digression. If the NFL continues its meandering toward the single wing, with direct snaps to versatile backs, Tebow could have a future. So could Vince Young, for that matter. Because Tebow can take a shotgun snap and make a decision and then run or pass or hand the ball to someone else. He can do that.

      What he can’t do is drop back five or seven steps and throw a 30-yard laser with pinpoint accuracy. He can’t, and it’s not because Urban Meyer won’t let him do it. It’s because his genetics won’t.

      Again, don’t misunderstand this column. Larry Bird couldn’t jump. Manny Ramirez can’t catch. Deion Sanders couldn’t tackle. Those are still great players, great talents.

      Same with Tebow. Great player. Possibly even a great NFL player. I can see him at tight end or fullback. Maybe linebacker. And I can see him being some team’s third-string quarterback, good enough to run the scout team and provide behind-the-scenes leadership and mentoring. But start at quarterback in the NFL? Sorry. I can’t see that.

      What I see is a great college quarterback who can complete a high percentage of the (mostly easy) passes Meyer asks him to throw. I see a quarterback who can run for tough yardage. I see an inspirational leader whose quotes after the loss to Ole Miss had me fired up to hit somebody.

      But I don’t see an NFL quarterback. Never have, never will, and it has nothing to do with Urban Meyer and everything to do with the fabulous athlete with the average arm named Vince Young Tim Tebow.

      I’m not an NFL scout, but I agree with Doyel on his assessment. Tebow is going to have a future in the NFL because he’s a tremendous athlete. But he’s not a true NFL quarterback in the sense that he’s going to be able to dissect a defense and run a traditional pro-style offense. Some team will probably draft him a round or two higher than he should go, but he should still have an impact at the next level because simply put, the kid can play football. If I were Tebow, I’d stay at Florida as long as possible and give pro teams plenty of time to evaluate his skill set and figure out how it translates into the NFL.

      College Football

      Woman stalks Luke Walton

      October 7, 2008 /

      34 year-old Stacy Elizabeth Beshear has been charged with one count of stalking for following Luke Walton to his home in Manhattan Beach.

      Walton told police last year that Beshear was harassing him in November and December.

      “She had been following him to his practice site and following him home and repeatedly asking him to sign basketballs after he’d already done so,” Tobias said. “At one point, she got upset and was taking a Sharpie pen to his vehicle after he refused to sign a soccer ball.”

      But Tobias said on Sept 15, Beshear “crossed the line.” Beshear followed Walton to the house of Lakers teammate Jordan Farmar and pulled up next to Walton, Tobias said.

      “She was following him for a large part of the day and at one point drove side by side with him and gestured at him, extended her hand out the window and acted like she was cocking a gun,” he said.

      A trial has been set for Nov. 6 for in Torrance Superior Court, Manhattan Beach district attorney spokeswoman Jane Robinson said. If Beshear is convicted, she faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

      “When I kept seeing her around I knew it was serious and I knew I had to do something. That’s when I contacted the police. I just can’t believe how crazy all this stuff is,” Walton said.

      Everyone is assuming that she’s stalking Walton because she has a special interest in him. What if she’s just upset that the Lakers overspent by signing him to a six-year, $30 million deal?

      That kind of contract will make anyone crazy.

      NBA

      Favre hides dead animal in teammates locker as prank

      October 7, 2008 /

      SPORTSbyBROOKS.com (via The New York Times) posted the story of Brett Favre dumping a dead animal inside of teammate Eric Barton’s locker.

      Brett FavreThe NEW YORK TIMES is reporting that newly-minted Jet Brett Favre made a special delivery inside of linebacker Eric Barton’s locker a few weeks ago. The item: An unknown dead animal that was encased in a bag “full of blood and guts”. Oh, Brett Favre. You’re incorrigible!

      More from the NY TIMES:

      Barton could not remember whether it happened last week or the week before. Nor did he know exactly what kind of dead animal Favre shot (presumably), bagged and dumped inside Barton’s locker.

      Some teammates believe it was a wild turkey, but regardless, they all gathered around Barton’s locker and engaged in fits of laughter. The dead animal was inside a bag that was filled with blood and guts.
      “It definitely had the wow factor,” said left guard Alan Faneca, whose locker is next to Barton’s. “I’ve never had a dead animal brought into the locker room, so yeah, it’s up there.”

      Faneca presumably said this through gritted teeth, his eyes pleading with reporters to get him out of this madhouse, where grown men think it’s perfectly normal to hide dead animals inside others’ lockers, a place where madness reigns and no one is safe.

      In any case, move over Ashton! There’s a new King of the Prank! And he’s clearly insane!

      When reached for comment Brett said, “This wasn’t a prank – I was giving Barton an early Christmas gift. The guys in Green Bay would have known that…nobody gets me out here in New York.”

      (Okay, so Brett really didn’t say that, but I’m sure that’s what he would have said if he were reached for comment.)

      NFL

      LSU lineman: ‘We’re going to try and take Tim Tebow out’

      October 7, 2008 /

      Not that the LSU-Florida rivalry needed any more wrath, but it got it Tuesday when LSU defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois said on Tuesday that if he and his teammates get the opportunity, they’re going to take out Gators’ QB Tim Tebow.

      Ricky Jean-Francois“If we get a good shot on (Tebow), we’re going to try our best to take him out of the game,” Jean-Francois told the Orlando Sentinel. If LSU can get in such a hit, Jean-Francois added, the effect will be like “a car wreck without a seat belt.”

      Jean-Francois did extend props to the Gator quarterback, saying, “With his size and his heart, it’s hard to get a clean shot.” But Jean-Francois, who has been hailed as Glenn Dorsey’s worthy successor at LSU, made it clear there will be no regrets if Tebow gets sidelined.

      Said Jean-Francois: “If he does get hurt, there’s a trained medical staff at Florida, so you can go to the training room on Sunday.”

      In fairness to Jean-Francois, he’s not saying that LSU is going to take cheap shots at Tebow, but still, letting it be known that you’re out to physical hurt an opponent isn’t very intelligent. Florida is coming off an embarrassing loss to Ole’ Miss two weeks ago and didn’t play that well at Arkansas last Saturday – why give them any extra motivation to re-focus? Why hand them bulletin board material days before the game?

      College Football

      Grandma Eagle fan moons Redskins bus

      October 7, 2008 /

      Philadelphia Eagles FansWashington Redskins players reminisced about their experience dealing with Eagles fans this past weekend and it was nothing out of the usual: Fans threw eggs at the team buses. Kids gave players the middle finger…Grandma pulled down her skivvies to moon the Redskins’ arrival.

      “You’ve got the six -year olds flipping you off, and the dad’s patting them on the back,” Rabach said.

      “They give us the bird, we wave,” Sellers said. “The universal greeting, I guess, for Philly.”

      “Grandma’s mooning you,” Jon Jansen said.

      “Oh yeah, definitely,” Rabach said.

      “I’ve had some old ladies moon us, oh yeah,” Jansen said.

      “It’s hard to tell from the backside, to tell you the truth,” Rabach said.

      “Oh, you can tell,” Jansen said. “When it’s an old lady, you can tell.”

      Only in Philly would someone’s grandmother reveal her bare ass at one of the Eagles’ opponents. You gotta love what Eagle fans bring to the table.

      Humor, NFL

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