Atlanta Falcons could it be Tim Tebow time in Atlanta

The Atlanta Falcons desperately need quarterback help for their final pre-season game. Could they look to former Broncos quarterback and failed Jaguars tight-end Tim Tebow for their final pre-season game?

Okay, okay, yes Tebow hasn’t played the position of quarterback in years and is coming off of what was a sideshow at Jacksonville attempting to play tight-end at age thirty-four.

However, Atlanta is hardly in a position to be picky until rosters are trimmed after the final week of pre-season and they have legitimate quarterback options.

Tim Tebow lining up under center in Atlanta in prime-time on NBC would be not only one of the most-watched games in pre-season history, but would certainly be one of the most-watched games of the season and playoffs.

Tebow getting one last ride at a position he has actually played at a high level in his career would be entertaining and certainly couldn’t be worse football than we have seen the first two weeks from A.J. McCarron and Feleipe Franks.

Signing Tim Tebow only for Atlanta’s final pre-season game would be a move bringing both fans to seats and one getting plenty of media attention for an Atlanta team whose off-season while solid has been boring.

To be clear, Tebow has never been a great NFL quarterback and is likely even less than what he was when we last saw him given a true chance to start for the Denver Broncos. However, this is the type of move the Falcons and the NFL should be making to make pre-season interesting with third and fourth-string players spending the majority of the time on the field.

Pre-season is becoming increasingly irrelevant with only a handful of coaches playing their starters even for a series.

Giving players like Tebow or Colin Kaepernick a chance to see what they have left in a meaningless pre-season game is the type of fun and entertainment fans want to see.  The NFL is a business after all one that will see less and less revenue from pre-season unless stars begin to play again or teams begin to take interesting chances like the Jaguars did with Tebow.

Tim Tebow’s time in the NFL is done as entertaining as it would be the Falcons signing him for one final pre-season game is a narrative that will never happen. The team will likely opt for an experienced backup to bore fans and fail to score points until a legitimate backup becomes available after final roster cuts.