Day 135: What Would Tebow Do?

The New England Patriots played their first pre-season game last Friday night against the Philadelphia Eagles and the puppy killer. (Sorry... I'll never be able to let that go.) We all had our doubts about the Pats this season after the loss of three key Tom Brady targets, so it was nice to see them beat Philly 31-22. And yes, I know it's just pre-season and yes, I know that what happens before September 8th doesn't mean jack, but it's nice to have some success right out of the gate.

Tom Brady looked good. He played just the first two drives of the game, but both resulted in touchdowns. Brady probably could've sat on the sideline for the first one—all it took was a 62-yard run and a 1-yard touchdown run, both by Stevan Ridley. On the second drive, Brady went 7-of-8 for 65 yards capped off by a 13-yard touchdown pass to Shane Vereen.

Ryan Mallett came in to replace Brady for the remainder of the first half... until he suffered a head injury and was forced to leave the game. He went 9-of-18 for 97 yards, but missed a wide open scoring chance and was inconsistent with his passing. But he still wasn't as bad as Tim Tebow.

The question throughout the pre-season has been, "What the hell are the Patriots going to do with Tim Tebow?" My answer is... who the hell knows! He obviously is nothing more than a third-string quarterback, if you can even call him that. Tebow came into the game at the end of the first half and played the rest of the game. He finished 4-of-12 for 55 yards and he rushed four times for 31 yards. Yeesh!

It's obvious to everyone that Tebow is a shitty passer. The Patriots' backfield in the second half was littered with backs because he just can't hit the receivers. Bill Belichick even referred to Tebow as a running quarterback and it appears he had a whole different game plan for the former Gator. Tebow is not a drop-back-and-pass type of QB like Brady. He doesn't see the field well. He does his best work when he's on the run and at 6-3, 245 pounds, he's difficult to tackle.

How does a guy who had a 66% completion rate in college get to be such a train wreck in the NFL? When you see him play now, you start to question the people who vote for the Heisman winners. If anything, they guy seems to work hard and will at least learn a thing or two from Brady and Belichick. But what the heck is he going to do?

At least he's polite and probably won't murder anyone.