Cmartin Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 For those of you still following the career of Tim Tebow when the quarterback joined the Patriots, there was some buzz about the QB taking on another role in New England. Could he be a tight end? Fullback? Nope. He's still lining up under center. According to The Boston Globe's Ben Volin, Tebow has participated in a drill in which he catches passes and turns upfield, leading to speculation about his role that seemed to start when he joined Bill Belichick's squad. "As [offensive coordinator Josh] McDaniels explained on Monday, the Patriots are only including Tebow in the drill because he has the potential to be a ballcarrier as a scrambling quarterback. The drill emphasizes ball protection and escaping defenders," wrote Volin. McDaniels clarified that point further: "He’s just practicing his open-field running. Matt Cassel and (Doug) Flutie and some of those other guys I've had a chance to coach, I think we did the same types of things with them." Volin said Tebow could be the Pats' primary backup quarterback if he continues to learn the offense and improve, giving them a chance to deal Ryan Mallett. So any dreams of seeing Tebow using his athleticism elsewhere on the field should be squashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 can we re-sign mo lewis for the patriots game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmartin Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 OOPS, My post written by By Charles Curtis/NJ.com Follow on Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Tom Brady is officially on the Coors 6 pack hot seat Back to you, Stuart Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjets Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 can we re-sign mo lewis for the patriots game ? haahaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjets Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 does Mcdaniels really think people are going to believe that hes not playing other than QB ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 lol. So sell on Mallett and keep Teblow? LOL. Can we take a flyer on Mallet please? Oh wait, don't need it. We got the future here already. Sims, baby, Sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 can we re-sign mo lewis for the patriots game ? Larz- this is awesome! (I stole it btw thanks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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