Put Tim Tebow's name in a headline and it is guaranteed to get looked at, but this isn't just pandering for web hits. ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that Tim Tebow to the Jaguars in 2013 is "a virtual certainty."
Mortensen goes on to say "League sources say it is a virtual certainty Tim Tebow will land a job back home with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013. Tebow reportedly will be traded or released after the season, but league sources say the Jets are likely to honor Tebow's forthcoming request to be released and therefore become an unrestricted free agent.
Circumstances in Jacksonville have changed since Tebow chose the Jets over the Jaguars when he was traded by the Denver Broncos in March.
Jacksonville owner Shad Khan wanted Tebow, but there was no assurance that the former Heisman Trophy winner would get an opportunity to play because the team was still committed to 2011 first-round pick Blaine Gabbert.
In 2013, the Jaguars will have an open quarterback competition and a team source conceded it's a "high likelihood" Tebow will be part of the mix.
An open quarterback competition is fair to Gabbert and to Tebow. Should Gabbert win the job, though, the worst thing that could happen to the Jags would be to have Tebow as a backup. Every errant throw from Gabbert or every 3-and-out the Jags offense delivers, the roars of "Teeeee-bowwww" throughout Everbank Field would resound more and more, possibly dividing a locker room. Give Tim a chance in camp, if he wins the gig, great. If he doesn't he should not hang around to cast a popularity contest-sized shadow on Gabbert.
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