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Drafting Tim Tebow would require massive change to NFL team, Jimmy Johnson says
The debate over whether Florida senior quarterback Tim Tebow is NFL material continues to grow as Tebow gets closer to the end of his Gator career.
But at least one former coach, Jimmy Johnson, says Tebow has no shot at being successful in the NFL in a pro-style offense and a team would have to make a drastic overhaul for him to be successful in the league.
“I don’t think Tim Tebow can play in the NFL if it’s in a pro style of offense,'' said Johnson, now a FOX NFL analyst, on today's Dan Patrick television show. "I think that if somebody’s gonna draft Tim Tebow, they’ve gotta do one of two things. They’ve either gotta say, 'OK he’s gonna be an H-back, he’s gonna be a blocker and a sometimes receiver' or if I’m gonna have him as a quarterback, I’m gonna have to change my entire offense and probably oughta change my coach, hire me a coach who’s gonna run a spread offense and be able to use Tim Tebow in that fashion, but in a pro style of offense, I don’t think Tim Tebow can be successful.”
Florida coach Urban Meyer said on Monday that he hopes Tebow will one day become a head football coach, but Tebow said he hopes to "play a little football'' at the next level before having to decide on his future in other areas.
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