29-Year-Old With No College or Professional Experience to Revolutionize Baseball
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Fitting that this happens on the same week that Skip Bayless takes his hot takes to Rupert Murdoch. It’s the second most irrational Tim Tebow-related move by a pro team located in the New York/New Jersey era.
I’m not sure what Alderson is thinking, but since the Mets seem likely to play in the wild card game (thank you San Fransisco!) despite losing most of their starting rotation and most of their infield, I can’t really complain.
UPDATE BY FARLEY:
I appreciate that Chip Kelley is well on his way to achieving Enemy of the Blog status (we’ll reserve a suite in the Mickey Kaus wing!), but this is still relevant re: Tebow:
Before Tim Tebow and the Eagles parted ways last week, coach Chip Kelly had a recommendation for the quarterback: head north.
Per Zach Berman of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Kelly thinks Tebow could gain valuable experience in the Canadian Football League (CFL). It would give him a chance to get in more live game reps. He played in four preseason games before the Birds let him go during the final round of cuts.
The Montreal Alouettes own Tebow’s CFL rights, so he would have to play in Quebec if he decided to pursue a career in the league. However, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports says it’s unlikely the former Heisman Trophy winner plays in Canada. Why? Because he already has a cushy broadcasting gig at ESPN waiting for him. He can probably make more money talking on TV than he could in the CFL.
Imagine that; an NFL player who believes himself underappreciated could take active steps to improve the quality of his game! This points to a problem that’s in some ways more significant that Tebow’s lack of talent; he just doesn’t seem all that interested in putting in the work necessary to become a decent football player. To be sure, the talent-based constraints on Tebow seem likely to have limited him, at the upside, to backup and situational contributions, but having a job in the NFL is hardly a trivial accomplishment. Plenty of other players have believed that the NFL has understated their talent, and they’ve worked hard both to improve their game, and to showcase their ability.
The problem with Tebow is just that he’s too damn lazy to do any of that.