1. Tim Tebow
Like Tim Tebow isn’t going to be on any list talking about quarterback replacements.
Look, I understand everything that is a negative about bringing in Timothy Richard Tebow onto your roster, much less bringing him to be a starter. He has major flaws as an NFL quarterback and brings a media circus with him wherever he goes. This is all true and undeniable.
However, the Steelers remarkably present a situation where Tebow could enjoy some success. Tebow, for all his flaws, was quite successful in college while running offenses out of the spread formation. With the weapons that Pittsburgh has, Mike Tomlin could certainly scheme something similar to running the spread that maximizes the things that Tebow can do. Moreoever, having a check-down option like Bell coming out of the backfield would be hugely beneficial to Tebow.
Tebow isn’t the same quarterback as Big Ben, but he does also possess the same trait as Roethlisberger in terms of being hard to bring down and being able to throw his large frame around to his advantage. For a team used to playing with a quarterback as unique as Roethlisberger, Tebow brings some similar qualities.
There are a lot of things that could go wrong by bringing Tebow in, but there’s also at least an inkling of a possibility that it could be the perfect fit for him in Pittsburgh. Even if it fails, Vick will still be there. I’d much rather take the chance of putting Tebow in a wide-open offense than having a past-his-prime Vick in at quarterback. Maybe that’s just me, but that makes Tebow a viable option in my book.
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