There hasn’t been a backup, in professional or collegiate football, who has single-handily steered underachieving teams to victory quite like Tim Tebow. With the Jets drafting Geno Smith over the weekend, though, New York had no choice but to cut Tebow, who struggled in a traditional NFL offense. His future is unknown.
But the story doesn't end there. Another league is calling on Tebow to guide its teams to victory: the former Lingerie Football League.
Recently rebranded as the Legends Football League, the LFL has asked Tebow to be its national quarterbacks coach. And after taking a deep dive into LFL quarterback statistics and the available photographic evidence, it's clear these ladies need all the help they can get.
The quarterback that is going to require Tebow’s attention the most is Green Bay Chill rookie quarterback Anne Erler. She finished the season completing 15-of-27 passes, throwing only for 172 yards for the league's second-most anemic offense. Bah.
The Seattle Mist may have just missed out on a Western Conference playoff berth, but Mist QB Laurel Creel could benefit from some augmentation, as well. She only attempted two rushes all of last season. Knock Tebow’s throwing mechanics if you must, but the former Heisman winner is lethal carrying the rock.
The friendship would have benefits for everyone. If Tebow believes he still belongs in the National Football League, he will have to improve his abysmal 47.9 percent completion rate. So, while working as the LFL national quarterback coach, he can learn accuracy from Los Angeles Temptation QB and Lingerie Bowl co-MVP Ashley Salerno, who finished the title game tossing three touchdowns and completing almost 70 percent of her passes.
Timothy Richard’s road to redemption starts in the Legends Football League.