Greg McElroy now joins a growing list of current and former players who are not fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars signing Tim Tebow.
Appearing on SiriusXM ESPNU radio this week, the former teammate of Tim Tebow ripped the Jaguars for trying him out as a tight end, while dismissing the idea he could be a Taysom Hill-esque utility player.
McElroy feels the Tebow signing is just “a sideshow” and head coach Urban Meyer is setting a poor tone for the rest of the team by bringing him on board in any way.
Via Saturday Down South:
“Everyone’s saying ‘oh he’s finally doing what he should’ve done 10 years ago by switching to tight end.’ Y’all, we were with him on the Jets. They tried to switch him to tight end, he wasn’t good. That’s what you do in college. ‘Oh they’ll just use him as a Taysom Hill player.’ Tim ran a 4.8, Taysom Hill runs a 4.4. They’re just two totally different players. Tim is a good dude and I hope the best for him but it’s a sideshow. That’s what it will be come training camp time. I think it kind of undercuts, undermines what Urban Meyer is trying to build. I’m not saying… maybe he makes the team, maybe he doesn’t but it’s going to take away from the task at hand which is trying to put together the most competitive roster in camp.
“I’m sure there’s going to be players, as someone who’s gone through training camp with Tim, there’s going to be players rolling their eyes at how much attention the fourth or fifth string tight end gets. It’s going to piss people off. As a result, it’s going to affect locker room chemistry, like it did with us with the Jets. Not because there’s animosity towards Tim, but there’s animosity toward the coverage Tim receives. I think that’s a stupid move.”
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All of this outrage could all be for not as Tebow would still have to make the team.
