New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Tuesday called New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebowa “valuable” player, highlighting both his offensive and special-teams versatility.
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“We saw him play last year. He quarterbacked that team to the playoffs, (the) Denver (Broncos),” Belichick said of Tebow. “In addition to some of the quarterbacking things, he’s done a lot of other things with the Jets, so, yeah, of course he’s a valuable guy.”
Despite not reaching the end zone yet this season, Tebow has forced opposing defenses to prepare for two quarterbacks leading up to matchups with the Jets.
“They’ve pretty much used him at every spot,” Belichick said of Tebow’s role in the offense. “He’s played more quarterback than anything else, but he’s also played running back, I would say tight end, he’s also played a little bit of receiver. They put him in some different spots.”
Tebow’s versatility is particularly apparent while aligned at his natural position of quarterback, where Mark Sanchez is New York’s starter.
“When he’s the quarterback, he’s the quarterback: He can run, he can throw, he can run the option, he can run their regular offense,” Belichick said. “They can run Tebow-type plays that Denver ran last year, or that (offensive coordinator Tony) Sparano ran when he was in Miami.”
